"To the young person attempting to read cursive handwriting for the very first time, or after only a brief study in school, indexing cursive documents can be difficult. In this and other articles, I present styles of different time periods." Published 17 Jul 2008 Read more at The Ancestry Insider
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"To the young person attempting to read cursive handwriting for the very first time, or after only a brief study in school, indexing cursive documents can be difficult. In this and other articles, I present styles of different time periods." Published 15 Jul 2008 Read more at The Ancestry Insider
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"To the young person attempting to read cursive handwriting for the very first time, or after only a brief study in school, indexing cursive documents can be difficult. In this and subsequent articles, I present handwriting styles from different eras." Published 14 Jul 2008 Read more at The Ancestry Insider
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"The FamilySearch Indexing project helps point to information on old handwriting styles by the Genealogical Society of Finland. I didn't find the writing samples helpful for 1800s American records. In particular, there is a form of lowercase e called an "open E". It looks like an uppercase E, but has the height of a lowercase character." Published 20 Jun 2008 Read more at The Ancestry Insider
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"'Account for all the bumps' is a shorthand way of saying that all the bumps, strokes and dots could theoretically match the letters you have in mind." Published 12 Jun 2008 Read more at The Ancestry Insider
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"This will be old-news to all but the newest of indexers. But this is such a gem for all you new and prospective indexers, it's well worth covering here. When you can't read a letter, find it in a word you can read." Published 5 Jun 2008 Read more at The Ancestry Insider
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"It really messes me up when a FamilySearch Indexing (FSI) project has two entry columns for the age when the original census only has one... So what do I do about it? Shush! Don't tell Salt Lake. I hide the Age:Months column." Published 1 Jun 2008 Read more at The Ancestry Insider
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"The semimonthly headquarters message for FamilySearch Indexing (FSI) on 16-May-2008 gave some great hints for adjusting highlights. Unfortunately, without illustrations, my brain glazed over and I got little from the message. Here's my version of the message, with illustrations added." Published 24 May 2008 Read more at The Ancestry Insider
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"When indexing it sometimes slows you down when you have to move your hand from the keyboard to the mouse. The programmers who created FamilySearch Indexing hate to get slowed down, so they implemented a series of keyboard shortcuts. You'll find they work for you too." Published 4 Oct 2007 Read more at The Ancestry Insider
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"You've noticed, of course, that the 1900 U.S. Census includes both the birth year and the age. But have you noticed that adding the year and age together gives 1899 or 1900? Makes sense, doesn't it, since this is the 1900 census. You can use this tip when the year is hard to read, but the age is plain." Published 19 Sep 2007 Read more at The Ancestry Insider
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