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It has been a long time since I have posted any indexing reports to this blog. I hope that I can now get started back at keeping all of our 735 Stake Indexers updated on the valuable service that they are doing. I would like to thank all of you that have indexed or arbitrated this year. We hope to have an even better year in 2015. There are lots of Obituaries to work on and I will be posting helpful hints on how to decide what the relationship to the deceased should be. Please check back here often to see new hints! Obituaries are very valuable and there are tons of them to do. They contain lots of information and many names, , we need your help!
FamilySearch is looking for anyone who is an arbitrator, to learn how to arbitrate the obituary project. If you can, please take time to arbitrate an extra obituary this month. After Christmas, in January, we will have a training session for all indexers and arbitrators with specific training in obituaries. Thank you again for all that you do to help with this great Service effort.
November 2014 Indexing/Arbitrating Report
53,863 total names for month!
(our highest month this year)
Thank you everyone!!!!!
Stake Year to Date Indexing/Arbitration
417,558 names !!!
Thank you everyone!!!!!
Stake Year to Date Indexing/Arbitration
417,558 names !!!
- Clinton 734
- Edmond First 6821
- Edmond Second 5612
- OKC Fifth 2820
- OKC First 16,404
- OKC Third 3492
- Quail Creek 5676
- Village 6502
- Woodward 3211
OKC Youth Totals for November
- Okc First Ward 2591
I would like to Challenge all of you to help us make it to 500,000 names by December 31st!
Obituary Helpful Tips:
These tips come from mistakes that I see when I arbitrate obituaries. The most common mistake is trying to determine the correct relationship to the deceased. Since you can not determine the gender of an individual by the name, you have to decide if you will need to use a generic relationship term.
For Example: when do I use Parent verses when do I use Mother or Father?
- If the obit says: daughter of John and Mary Metzger Smith
Parent = John (given name) Smith ( surname)
Parent = Mary Metzger (given names) Smith (surname)
You can not determine the gender from the given names.
2. If the obit says: daughter of John and Mary (Metzger) Smith
You would index it as: Relationship would be Father, then Mother
Father = John (given name) Smith (surname)
and Mother = Mary (given Name), Metzger Smith ( surnames)
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You can determine that Mary is a female by her maiden name in Parentheses
3. If the name of the Deceased (always entered as the #1 name in all obits) is shown to be Ruby Mary Metzger Smith, and you can see the name Metzger with her father's name, ie., John Metzger, then you can use Metzger Smith as the Surname of the Deceased. But, you can only do that if you see that the father's surname matches. You should read the whole obit before you start indexing.
It would look like this:
Deceased: Ruby Mary (given Name) Metzger Smith (surname)
If the Father's last name is different and does not match that of the deceased, then it would be entered this way:
Deceased: Ruby Mary Metzger (given names) Smith (surname)
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