REGISTRATION
Instructions
Welcome to Phase
3 of this indexing project.
After you have initially
registered and gone through the login page, you will have the option to
begin indexing. But, before you register, let's go over the instructions.
Your task will be
to assign the following information to every image:
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Last name
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First name
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Middle name (or initial)
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Date of death
The images are normally
one individual per record. Though, if there were receipts or other loose
papers involved with the record, they were photographed separately on top
of the original record. You will also index these.
DO NOT enter information
that you cannot find on these images (for example, you might be tempted
to check the death index to find a missing date). Also, please DO NOT guess.
Enter only what you find on these images.
NOTE: Enter ALL first, middle
and last names EXACTLY as they are shown on the record.
Guidelines:
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Some of the individuals
were in the military, were doctors, etc. and/or have titles in their names.
For example, Dr., Maj., Gen. Lt., etc. These titles are not to be
included. Also, if they were John Doe II or III, or Jr. or Sr., those suffixes
(II, Jr., etc.) are also not to be included.
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Some of the records
are for children and may be indicated as "child of", "daughter of", "son
of", "stillborn of", "unnamed", etc. Use the firstname/middlename if they
are given, otherwise use ONLY "child" as the first name.
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Do not enter periods
(".") or commas (",").
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Your goal is to determine
only ONE first name and ONE last name for each individual (unless they
are clearly hyphenated). Two or more names may be entered in the middle
name field.
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If there is NO first
name or NO last name, flag it as "unknown." It is okay if there isn't a
middle name or initial.
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Occasionally, there
will be an alias, maiden name, nickname, or what you may think is the correct
name listed for an individual. You will have an option to indicate an “alias”
exists for that file.
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If the date-of-death
is not exactly indicated, enter the earliest date on the record. Otherwise,
flag it as "unknown."
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If for some reason there
is no image, the image is completely blank, or it obviously isn't a record
you will have the option to flag it as “unknown.”
Finally, please note
that we will make two passes through the current set. This allows us to
check for accuracy.
Once again,
if you just want to do a search, please go to San
Francisco Mortuary Records. You cannot search within this project.
Okay, let’s begin. Please
click on the Register button below to continue. |
