Talk:World Archives Project: Rhode Island, Vital Extracts County Records, 1636-1850 - Revision history

Paulmd199: /* Suggestions/Additions */

Paulmd199 — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:35:17 GMT

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	Q: The records I'm about to review have every field marked "BLANK" except for those with information. I have not seen one completed like this before, should I remove the "BLANK" from where it should not be. I believe I have 3 sets that like to do.		Q: The records I'm about to review have every field marked "BLANK" except for those with information. I have not seen one completed like this before, should I remove the "BLANK" from where it should not be. I believe I have 3 sets that like to do.

-	I am also finding very often while reviewing, that the PLACE NAME has been used on all pages when it is only on every other one. pclesle	+	:A: It is not necessary to remove <span style="color:blue">[blank]</span>. --[[User:Paulmd199\|Paulmd199]] 21:35, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
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		+	Q: I am also finding very often while reviewing, that the PLACE NAME has been used on all pages when it is only on every other one. pclesle
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		+	:A: Technically it should be removed from the pages where it isn't written on. --[[User:Paulmd199\|Paulmd199]] 21:35, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

Pclesle at 21:28, 13 May 2013

Pclesle — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:28:51 GMT

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	::A: I don't know if they always showed maiden names or birth cities in ( ) but in the 1st instance you have a birth city, so the logical choice for the name in ( ) is the maiden name. Maiden names should be in ( ) and birth place as shown as of a place. It gets tricky sometimes even figuring out if a name is a fathers name or a birth place on some names that could be birth places. You just have to do the best that you can do. I don't mean to be evasive just honest. And I can make mistakes too. :) -- [[User:Wiedwoman\|Wiedwoman]] 06:26, 21 February 2013 (UTC)		::A: I don't know if they always showed maiden names or birth cities in ( ) but in the 1st instance you have a birth city, so the logical choice for the name in ( ) is the maiden name. Maiden names should be in ( ) and birth place as shown as of a place. It gets tricky sometimes even figuring out if a name is a fathers name or a birth place on some names that could be birth places. You just have to do the best that you can do. I don't mean to be evasive just honest. And I can make mistakes too. :) -- [[User:Wiedwoman\|Wiedwoman]] 06:26, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
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		+	Q: The records I'm about to review have every field marked "BLANK" except for those with information. I have not seen one completed like this before, should I remove the "BLANK" from where it should not be. I believe I have 3 sets that like to do.
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		+	I am also finding very often while reviewing, that the PLACE NAME has been used on all pages when it is only on every other one. pclesle

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Klfrhodes at 17:37, 17 April 2013

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	:::'''A: Kate is correct. In the Church Records field help for year, which I can now see wasn't added for the County and Newspaper records, we ask that when a year range is given to key the first year.''' [[User:Annafechter\|Annafechter]] 19:26, 28 December 2012 (UTC)		:::'''A: Kate is correct. In the Church Records field help for year, which I can now see wasn't added for the County and Newspaper records, we ask that when a year range is given to key the first year.''' [[User:Annafechter\|Annafechter]] 19:26, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

-	''Hardcoal and all, The answer regarding which year to key came after discussion with the Content Manager resposible for this project and other Ancestry.com staff members. When making decisions such as which date, location, etc to key we review the project as a whole, take into consideration the time period, and location of the records and other criteria to decide how the project should be keyed. As to who I am, I am Anna Fechter and by title am the Community Operations Manager at Ancestry.com and currently manage the World Archives Project. On the message boards Ancestry staff show with the leaf but on the wiki there isn't a distinction for staff - generally you will hear from Lizzy, aka lizzypetersen, and me, aka annafechter or afechter.'' <br>	+	''Hardcoal and all, The answer regarding which year to key came after discussion with the Content Manager resposible for this project and other Ancestry.com staff members. When making decisions such as which date, location, etc to key we review the project as a whole, take into consideration the time period, and location of the records and other criteria to decide how the project should be keyed. As to who I am, I am Anna Fechter and by title am the Community Operations Manager at Ancestry.com and currently manage the World Archives Project. On the message boards Ancestry staff show with the leaf but on the wiki there isn't a distinction for staff - generally you will hear from Lizzy, aka lizzypetersen, and me, aka annafechter or afechter.'' <br>

	::Also bear in mind that this book already contains a mixture of Julian and Gregorian pre-1752 dates and therefore whichever year is selected from the "double years" it would not mean that the pre-1752 dates in the book become standardised to one format or the other. A quote from the introduction to the Newport County section of the book demonstrates that this is true: "We have not changed dates here given, but we give it just as it stands on the record itself. We have observed, however, that the Scotch year is more general in this county than in any others that have come to our notice". --[[User:Katerimmer\|Katerimmer]] 18:14, 14 January 2013 (UTC)		::Also bear in mind that this book already contains a mixture of Julian and Gregorian pre-1752 dates and therefore whichever year is selected from the "double years" it would not mean that the pre-1752 dates in the book become standardised to one format or the other. A quote from the introduction to the Newport County section of the book demonstrates that this is true: "We have not changed dates here given, but we give it just as it stands on the record itself. We have observed, however, that the Scotch year is more general in this county than in any others that have come to our notice". --[[User:Katerimmer\|Katerimmer]] 18:14, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
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	:A: Yes that is correct. Only key information from the page that you see. -- [[User:Wiedwoman\|Wiedwoman]] 17:35, 25 January 2013 (UTC)		:A: Yes that is correct. Only key information from the page that you see. -- [[User:Wiedwoman\|Wiedwoman]] 17:35, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

-	Q: Page 25 New Shoreham births and deaths. Can one use the numbers on the side to decide father? Top of page Mary of John down to Samuel of William can not be just one father as dates overlap. I hope this the right place for questions. PC	+	Q: Page 25 New Shoreham births and deaths. Can one use the numbers on the side to decide father? Top of page Mary of John down to Samuel of William can not be just one father as dates overlap. I hope this the right place for questions. PC

-	: Please post a screenshot here or on the New Project Q&A Board so that I may see it. -- [[User:Wiedwoman\|Wiedwoman]] 17:33, 12 February 2013 (UTC)	+	:Please post a screenshot here or on the New Project Q&A Board so that I may see it. -- [[User:Wiedwoman\|Wiedwoman]] 17:33, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

-	Q; I have been working on Rhode Island Vital Statistics. As far as event city: On the top of the page it often says Rhode Island alone. So I put no city? Also I will see at the bottom of entering a family of births - "first three children born in a certain city other than the heading city. Can I enter in those cities? Also I will see a note born at (certain city) not of the heading city. May I enter that city? Sometimes city in another state?	+	Q; I have been working on Rhode Island Vital Statistics. As far as event city: On the top of the page it often says Rhode Island alone. So I put no city? Also I will see at the bottom of entering a family of births - "first three children born in a certain city other than the heading city. Can I enter in those cities? Also I will see a note born at (certain city) not of the heading city. May I enter that city? Sometimes city in another state? Thanks for any help I would hate to do anything wrong and certainly want to include information that is viable. Regards Pattie, Ohio
-	Thanks for any help I would hate to do anything wrong and certainly want to include information that is viable.	+
-	Regards Pattie, Ohio	+

	:A: If it shows Rhode Island at the top of the page, only list cities that are shown in the paragraph. If you see "first three children born at such and such city", key that city. The others would be left blank unless it says others born at such and such city. You may key a city but do not key a state or county or another country. The next page will usually have a heading of a city. Key that city for every entry unless there is something different on that record. -- [[User:Wiedwoman\|Wiedwoman]] 02:37, 17 February 2013 (UTC)		:A: If it shows Rhode Island at the top of the page, only list cities that are shown in the paragraph. If you see "first three children born at such and such city", key that city. The others would be left blank unless it says others born at such and such city. You may key a city but do not key a state or county or another country. The next page will usually have a heading of a city. Key that city for every entry unless there is something different on that record. -- [[User:Wiedwoman\|Wiedwoman]] 02:37, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

-	Q: When a page is being keyed that has "Vital Records" in the heading, instead of a heading with the Type of records, quite often there are 2 records one after the other. The first would normally be keyed as 'other' since there is no clear indicator of what record type it is, but the 2nd records has the 'd' to designate death date. Should the 'other' record be keyed, as well as the 'death' record, or only the 'death' record? When there is 'other' info on the same record line as the 'birth or death' info, we definitely only key the 'birth or death' info, but what should be done when there are 2 lines in the image?	+	Q: When a page is being keyed that has "Vital Records" in the heading, instead of a heading with the Type of records, quite often there are 2 records one after the other. The first would normally be keyed as 'other' since there is no clear indicator of what record type it is, but the 2nd records has the 'd' to designate death date. Should the 'other' record be keyed, as well as the 'death' record, or only the 'death' record? When there is 'other' info on the same record line as the 'birth or death' info, we definitely only key the 'birth or death' info, but what should be done when there are 2 lines in the image? http://screencast.com/t/bTLvYidu
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-	:A: Please post a snip of a record. -- [[User:Wiedwoman\|Wiedwoman]] 00:02, 19 February 2013 (UTC)	+	:A: Please post a snip of a record. -- [[User:Wiedwoman\|Wiedwoman]] 00:02, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

-	::A: These are birth and death records. -- [[User:Wiedwoman\|Wiedwoman]] 00:25, 19 February 2013 (UTC)	+	:    A: These are birth and death records. -- [[User:Wiedwoman\|Wiedwoman]] 00:25, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
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		+	Q: On a page of Bristol Deaths, I have several instances of a last name, blank first name, and then "negro child of John" or similar. Would I assume John to be the father, and so put "child of" or "negro child of" in the Prefix and John's name in the Father? Or is John not necessarily the child's father and so I should put nothing? Right above one of these lines is a line saying "negro man of Nathaniel," so perhaps the "negro child of" does not indicate actual relation.

	== Suggestions/Additions ==		== Suggestions/Additions ==

Wiedwoman: /* Suggestions/Additions */

Wiedwoman — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:33:07 GMT

Suggestions/Additions

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	Q: When something is in parentheses after a name, as shown in the screenshot link, should it be entered as the Town or the maiden name.(?) On the 1st entry, it looked like it was the maiden name, but the 2nd entry makes it look like it might be the town. This was found in the Scitaute, RI births and deaths records.		Q: When something is in parentheses after a name, as shown in the screenshot link, should it be entered as the Town or the maiden name.(?) On the 1st entry, it looked like it was the maiden name, but the 2nd entry makes it look like it might be the town. This was found in the Scitaute, RI births and deaths records.
	http://screencast.com/t/nf5C1OJ7aG7		http://screencast.com/t/nf5C1OJ7aG7
-	A: This is the place that person was born (Providence). -- Wiedwoman 15:50, 28 December 2012 (UTC)	+
		+	:A: This is the place that person was born (Providence). -- Wiedwoman 15:50, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

	::A: I don't know if they always showed maiden names or birth cities in ( ) but in the 1st instance you have a birth city, so the logical choice for the name in ( ) is the maiden name. Maiden names should be in ( ) and birth place as shown as of a place. It gets tricky sometimes even figuring out if a name is a fathers name or a birth place on some names that could be birth places. You just have to do the best that you can do. I don't mean to be evasive just honest. And I can make mistakes too. :) -- [[User:Wiedwoman\|Wiedwoman]] 06:26, 21 February 2013 (UTC)		::A: I don't know if they always showed maiden names or birth cities in ( ) but in the 1st instance you have a birth city, so the logical choice for the name in ( ) is the maiden name. Maiden names should be in ( ) and birth place as shown as of a place. It gets tricky sometimes even figuring out if a name is a fathers name or a birth place on some names that could be birth places. You just have to do the best that you can do. I don't mean to be evasive just honest. And I can make mistakes too. :) -- [[User:Wiedwoman\|Wiedwoman]] 06:26, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Wiedwoman: /* Common Keying Errors Found by Reviewers */

Wiedwoman — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:41:15 GMT

Common Keying Errors Found by Reviewers

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	== Common Keying Errors Found by Reviewers ==		== Common Keying Errors Found by Reviewers ==
		+	I have a clip here of an image that shows no city at the top of the page for the marriage. The previous page showed Smithfield and the keyer carried this city over to the next page. Also the surnames are not shown for the parents. These errors are showing on most of the sets that I have reviewed.
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		+	[[Image:SmithfieldMarriages.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left]]

	Parents last names should be keyed.		Parents last names should be keyed.

Wiedwoman: /* Questions and Answers */

Wiedwoman — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:59:21 GMT

Questions and Answers

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	:A: Please post a snip of a record. -- [[User:Wiedwoman\|Wiedwoman]] 00:02, 19 February 2013 (UTC)		:A: Please post a snip of a record. -- [[User:Wiedwoman\|Wiedwoman]] 00:02, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

-	::A: ~~Lizzie, these~~ are birth and death records. -- [[User:Wiedwoman\|Wiedwoman]] 00:25, 19 February 2013 (UTC)	+	::A: These are birth and death records. -- [[User:Wiedwoman\|Wiedwoman]] 00:25, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

	== Suggestions/Additions ==		== Suggestions/Additions ==

Wiedwoman: /* Common Keying Errors Found by Reviewers */

Wiedwoman — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:33:36 GMT

Common Keying Errors Found by Reviewers

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	== Common Keying Errors Found by Reviewers ==		== Common Keying Errors Found by Reviewers ==
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		+	Parents last names should be keyed.

	Do not key Jr in given or surname fields. Per keying guidelines: In cases where the name is listed as Rev. John Smith, or John Smith, Jr, and there is not a prefix or suffix field the name should be entered with John in the Given Name field and Smith in the Surname field, without either prefix or suffix. [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=World_Archives_Keying_Standards#How_should_prefixes_and_suffixes_be_entered.3F Keying Standards] -- Wiedwoman 21:35, 17 December 2012 (UTC)		Do not key Jr in given or surname fields. Per keying guidelines: In cases where the name is listed as Rev. John Smith, or John Smith, Jr, and there is not a prefix or suffix field the name should be entered with John in the Given Name field and Smith in the Surname field, without either prefix or suffix. [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=World_Archives_Keying_Standards#How_should_prefixes_and_suffixes_be_entered.3F Keying Standards] -- Wiedwoman 21:35, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
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	Do not key any ranks that may appear.		Do not key any ranks that may appear.

-	Please check that you have keyed the Event City if it appears at the top of the page. Even though the city name may appear only once on the image, if you miss it out of every record on the page, it could have a bad effect on your accuracy stats! --Katerimmer 12:05, 18 December 2012 (UTC). <br>	+	Please check that you have keyed the Event City if it appears at the top of the page. Even though the city name may appear only once on the image, if you miss it out of every record on the page, it could have a bad effect on your accuracy stats! --Katerimmer 12:05, 18 December 2012 (UTC). <br>

	== Questions and Answers ==		== Questions and Answers ==

Wiedwoman: /* Suggestions/Additions */

Wiedwoman — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:26:40 GMT

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	A: This is the place that person was born (Providence). -- Wiedwoman 15:50, 28 December 2012 (UTC)		A: This is the place that person was born (Providence). -- Wiedwoman 15:50, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
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		+	::A: I don't know if they always showed maiden names or birth cities in ( ) but in the 1st instance you have a birth city, so the logical choice for the name in ( ) is the maiden name. Maiden names should be in ( ) and birth place as shown as of a place. It gets tricky sometimes even figuring out if a name is a fathers name or a birth place on some names that could be birth places. You just have to do the best that you can do. I don't mean to be evasive just honest. And I can make mistakes too. :) -- [[User:Wiedwoman\|Wiedwoman]] 06:26, 21 February 2013 (UTC)