Talk:FamilySearch Indexing: US, Virginia—Bible Record Collection, 1700–1900, Project Updates

How would this surname be indexed...

Williams, Maria Ward Skelton (Williams)

Some indexers think it should be indexed as Williams Williams and others think it should be just Williams

Please index the name as it is on the record. Thank you.

How do you index dual years for the preferred event, for example:

Birth: 1854 or 1864 January 8

Marriage: 1895 or 1896 April 12

In the case where there's multiple events on a card are the other events going to be on another card and indexed or are we just leading the researchers to the one card?

Assuming the events are not duplicated (two or more of the same event type) the card should be indexed following the pattern on the presentation that deals with the priority of which of the multiple events will be indexed with only one record per card.

How do you index marriage dates where there are ??? marks? Do we put in the ?? or show as blank? - - The answer to your question is found in the presentation found under the Additional Helps tab. All event dates would follow the pattern shown by the example in the presentation with a date that includes a ?.

If a card is not a cross refernce card and it only has a name and no other data do we mark it as no extractable data? Also, I have run across a number of cards that show a last name, no dates for a marriage - but there is a person who is shown as married to the indexed person. I am showing it as no extractable information since there is only a last name and date, but wish there was a way to show the spouse that is shown - not only for these problem records but for all of the marriage records - I hate to have such precious information not be preserved in a searchable format. Sometimes the woman's name in particular is the missing link in a family record.

Index the first as shown in slide 5 of the presentation and index the second situation as slide number 6. Slide 8 is also an example of marriage that may help with indexing this project.

Could you add a note on Slide 17 that points out how much of the Bible Reference number gets indexed? I am seeing this indexed lots of different ways.

If the birth and marriage both have just the year listed with a ? by them and the marriage has a complete date listed, do we choose marriage for the event or still choose birth?