Talk:FamilySearch Indexing: US, Michigan—Manifests of Individuals at the Port of Detroit 1906–1954, Project Updates

Help us improve the indexing and arbitration of this project. Click the Edit This Page button to make suggestions. Messages will be removed after careful review by support and any updates will be posted to the Project Updates page. Many commonly asked questions, such as indexing crossed out information, have already been answered in the Basic indexing instructions.

Nationality - Eng is written in dark ink, Can in light ink. Index both with "and" or "or"? We need an example to make a decision. Thank you.

Surnames - if father is listed in relative field do we put the maiden name in surname field? Example: name is Jane Brown, relative listed is her father John Smith - do we index Smith Brown in surname field or do we only index maiden name if listed as (nee Smith) - We do not assume surnames or maiden names

Resident Alien's Border Crossing Identity Card-How do we index these? I have just downloaded a batch that has several of these cards instead of the "manifest cards." Thank you. If there is a name on the card, please index it.

Dates: I know that when there is more then one date, we are suppose to put the later date, however, on some cards, I noticed that there are dates that are typed along the sides of the card. Should we type those dates if they are later, or just the ones at the top of the page? Please call support and share an example of what you are reporting for evaluation.

The ScreenShot below is of a 'Record of Alien Admitted for Temporary Stay' -- are they to be Indexed as a regular Manifest Card ? An Arbitrator reported, KeyA entered NoExtractableData for the card, and KeyB Indexed it as a Normal card with all the Fields completed --    sorry, the SShot wouldn't copy over  --  the Image is from Film #4857459 [101]  (was the 4th record of 15 in the Batch)  --  SB # 151207353, if she hasn't submitted yet - Enter those please


 * There are some wikitext problems on this page Lynda 19:21, 12 January 2012 (UTC)