Talk:FamilySearch Indexing: US, Maine—Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, 1780–1980, FAQ

= Arbitration: Common errors - Maiden Name and Cemetery Location =

After arbitrating numerous Maine Cemetery records, 2 error types are most often encountered: 1) Maiden name - either not indexed or not placed in the proper location, i.e., in the Surname field before the married name. (Doubles work for arbitrators in that every record should be checked for this omission.) 2) Cemetery Location - Project instructions say to expand these entries if possible. This means write out the city and county. Leaving the county as an abbreviation is most frequent error.

If these errors could be highlighted for indexers on all the Maine Cemetery indexing projects, arbitration efforts would be greatly reduced and indexing scores improved.

Peter J Codella

= Indexing Images other than Cemetery Index Forms =

While most of the images show a standard form, several different types of images have been encountered: 1) Family Group Sheets, may or may not contain burial information, 2) List of Cemeteries and Associated Graves, and 3) Written notes about an individual or family, may or may not contain burial information. Are there any instructions about indexing these images?

Peter J Codella