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Katerimmer: /* Questions and Answers */

Katerimmer — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:48:30 GMT

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	Q: How do we key nicknames? i.e. "Edgar (Ed)" or "Ellen (Nellie)". I assume we ignore the nicknames in parentheses?		Q: How do we key nicknames? i.e. "Edgar (Ed)" or "Ellen (Nellie)". I assume we ignore the nicknames in parentheses?
		+	:A: Yes, we ignore them.--[[User:Katerimmer\|Katerimmer]] 16:48, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

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Katesnw: /* Questions and Answers */

Katesnw — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:34:08 GMT

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	A: If it is a Birth notice which includes death details, you would key Notice Type = Birth and fill in both the birth and death dates on the same record. --[[User:Katerimmer\|Katerimmer]] 10:33, 18 January 2013 (UTC)		A: If it is a Birth notice which includes death details, you would key Notice Type = Birth and fill in both the birth and death dates on the same record. --[[User:Katerimmer\|Katerimmer]] 10:33, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
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		+	Q: How do we key nicknames? i.e. "Edgar (Ed)" or "Ellen (Nellie)". I assume we ignore the nicknames in parentheses?

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Family29hunter at 20:04, 18 May 2013

Family29hunter — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:04:09 GMT

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	A: No.  --[[User:Katerimmer\|Katerimmer]] 10:41, 14 January 2013 (UTC)		A: No.  --[[User:Katerimmer\|Katerimmer]] 10:41, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

-	~~Q: In the Birth section their is an announcement for the arrival of a "5-year-old chosen daughter". How should this be keyed?~~	+	'''Lastly, if the obituary lists a previous spouse, do we ignore this and only list the most recent spouse?'''
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-	~~Q: In the Birth section their is an announcement for the arrival of a "5-year-old chosen daughter". How should this be keyed?~~	+
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-	'''Lastly, if the obituary lists a previous spouse, do we ignore this and only list the most recent spouse?'''	+

	A: Yes, you ignore the previous one and key the most recent one.  --[[User:Katerimmer\|Katerimmer]] 10:41, 14 January 2013 (UTC)		A: Yes, you ignore the previous one and key the most recent one.  --[[User:Katerimmer\|Katerimmer]] 10:41, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

-	~~<br>~~	+	Q: I have a birth announcement for twin daughters, so assume two records.   But they survived only a few hours.  Do I a) ignore that fact; b) repeat the date in the death column; or c) make two more records headed 'death', as that fact was also given???
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-	Q: I have a birth announcement for twin daughters, so assume two records.   But they survived only a few hours.  Do I a) ignore that fact; b) repeat the date in the death column; or c) make two more records headed 'death', as that fact was also given???	+

-	A: If it is a Birth notice which includes death details, you would key Notice Type = Birth and fill in both the birth and death dates on the same record. --[[User:Katerimmer\|Katerimmer]] 10:33, 18 January 2013 (UTC)	+	A: If it is a Birth notice which includes death details, you would key Notice Type = Birth and fill in both the birth and death dates on the same record. --[[User:Katerimmer\|Katerimmer]] 10:33, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

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Katerimmer: /* Suggestions/Additions */

Katerimmer — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:17:15 GMT

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	In the Birth section their is an announcement for the arrival of a "5-year-old chosen daughter". How should this be keyed?		In the Birth section their is an announcement for the arrival of a "5-year-old chosen daughter". How should this be keyed?
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		+	:A: As a birth. --[[User:Katerimmer\|Katerimmer]] 13:17, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

Lauraannjohnston322: /* Questions and Answers */

Lauraannjohnston322 — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:56:50 GMT

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	A: No.  --[[User:Katerimmer\|Katerimmer]] 10:41, 14 January 2013 (UTC)		A: No.  --[[User:Katerimmer\|Katerimmer]] 10:41, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
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		+	Q: In the Birth section their is an announcement for the arrival of a "5-year-old chosen daughter". How should this be keyed?

	Q: In the Birth section their is an announcement for the arrival of a "5-year-old chosen daughter". How should this be keyed?		Q: In the Birth section their is an announcement for the arrival of a "5-year-old chosen daughter". How should this be keyed?

Lauraannjohnston322: /* Questions and Answers */

Lauraannjohnston322 — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:56:23 GMT

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	A: No.  --[[User:Katerimmer\|Katerimmer]] 10:41, 14 January 2013 (UTC)		A: No.  --[[User:Katerimmer\|Katerimmer]] 10:41, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
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		+	Q: In the Birth section their is an announcement for the arrival of a "5-year-old chosen daughter". How should this be keyed?
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	'''Lastly, if the obituary lists a previous spouse, do we ignore this and only list the most recent spouse?'''		'''Lastly, if the obituary lists a previous spouse, do we ignore this and only list the most recent spouse?'''

Lauraannjohnston322: /* Suggestions/Additions */

Lauraannjohnston322 — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:54:28 GMT

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	"Son", "daughter", "child of", "stillborn", etc, should be added to the dictionary for prefixes. --[[User:Flowerchild10791\|Flowerchild10791]] 15:56, 21 March 2013 (UTC)		"Son", "daughter", "child of", "stillborn", etc, should be added to the dictionary for prefixes. --[[User:Flowerchild10791\|Flowerchild10791]] 15:56, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
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		+	In the Birth section their is an announcement for the arrival of a "5-year-old chosen daughter". How should this be keyed?

Flowerchild10791: /* Suggestions/Additions */

Flowerchild10791 — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:56:24 GMT

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	It might be useful to people using these records if there were fields for age at death and age at the time of marriage. --[[User:Flowerchild10791\|Flowerchild10791]] 16:10, 19 March 2013 (UTC)		It might be useful to people using these records if there were fields for age at death and age at the time of marriage. --[[User:Flowerchild10791\|Flowerchild10791]] 16:10, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
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		+	"Son", "daughter", "child of", "stillborn", etc, should be added to the dictionary for prefixes. --[[User:Flowerchild10791\|Flowerchild10791]] 15:56, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Flowerchild10791 at 17:42, 19 March 2013

Flowerchild10791 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:42:35 GMT

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	A: Yes, we key that as the death location. --[[User:Katerimmer\|Katerimmer]] 08:23, 8 February 2013 (UTC)		A: Yes, we key that as the death location. --[[User:Katerimmer\|Katerimmer]] 08:23, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

-	~~''' Suggestion:  I've noticed some adoption notices. Perhaps there should~~ be ~~a notice type for~~ these? --[[User:Flowerchild10791\|Flowerchild10791]] 16:10, 19 March 2013 (UTC)	+	It might be useful to people using these records if there were fields for age at death and age at the time of marriage. --[[User:Flowerchild10791\|Flowerchild10791]] 16:10, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

Flowerchild10791: /* Suggestions/Additions */

Flowerchild10791 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:10:37 GMT

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	A question about Death notices - e.g. - MELNO PARK, CALIF. - Dr. Tyrus Raymond Cobb, 42, one of five children of baseball's immortal Ty Cobb. In the death place field, do I key Melno Park, Calif., or do I leave it blank? I'm thinking perhaps that is the nearest newspaper covering the event, not necessarily his residence.		A question about Death notices - e.g. - MELNO PARK, CALIF. - Dr. Tyrus Raymond Cobb, 42, one of five children of baseball's immortal Ty Cobb. In the death place field, do I key Melno Park, Calif., or do I leave it blank? I'm thinking perhaps that is the nearest newspaper covering the event, not necessarily his residence.
	A: Yes, we key that as the death location. --[[User:Katerimmer\|Katerimmer]] 08:23, 8 February 2013 (UTC)		A: Yes, we key that as the death location. --[[User:Katerimmer\|Katerimmer]] 08:23, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
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		+	''' Suggestion:  I've noticed some adoption notices. Perhaps there should be a notice type for these? --[[User:Flowerchild10791\|Flowerchild10791]] 16:10, 19 March 2013 (UTC)