User:Caileigholdroyd/Sandbox/Instructions for Finding Aid

Project Leader
Caileigh Oldroyd

Purpose
Make a table to show record coverage of the Catholic parishes, dioceses, and archdioceses in Latin America.

Task List
Santa Catarina, Brazil Task List

Beginning Instructions
Begin by opening these websites and the task list:


 * Task List - Tab "Data"
 * Google

Background Information
Some of the information on town and parish were incorrectly catalogued in many places in Latin America and Brazil. In order to help others, we will be reading the actual records to get municipality names, parish names, and date ranges. Sometimes the metadata is correct and the information within the records matches exactly to what the metadata says. Sometimes it is off in municipality, parish, or date range. Always assume that the metadata is incorrect and never copy it directly on to the sheet without looking in the records first. When transcribing information a good rule of thumb is to write exactly what the records say and not assume anything. They will be sorted and compiled at a later point. The instructions below will tell you how to read through the records.

=Part One=

1. Sign your name in Column A (Name/Nome) next to a link. 2. Click the Link next to your name in Column B (Link). 3. Look at the first few pages to find the following information:
 * Parish Name
 * Municipality Name
 * Date Range

Finding the Parish Name
The first few pages of a parish register typically contain an opening statement that says what the particular book is. It will usually include the parish name and the municipality it covers.
 * You can typically spot the parish name by the words "freguesia de" or "paróquia de", which both mean parish.

You would put this on the spreadsheet as "Nossa Senhora Mai dos Homens" in Column D, "Actual Parish Name / Nome Real da Paróquia" 

Sometimes the parish will go by the municipality name instead of the patron saint. This is fine to put on the spreadsheet as "Araranguá" in Column D, "Actual Parish Name / Nome Real da Paróquia."

Finding the Municipality Name
The Municipality name usually comes after the parish name in the opening statement. The parish may also go by the municipality name it resides in.
 * You can typically spot the municipality name after the parish name. It will look like this:

Finding the Date Range
These books are typiclaly in chronological order, with ocassional add ons. To find the actual date range the book, look at the first entry of events (baptism, marriage, or death), then go to the last entry of the book.
 * In this photo the date is "de mil novecentos e cinco" or 1905.
 * A portuguese and spanish number guide is at the bottom of this page that you can reference if you are English speaking.


 * Once you find the date range, add it to Column E, "Acutal Date Range / Intervalo de Datas"