tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post1180321970646742931..comments2024-03-03T16:35:25.083-05:00Comments on Marian's Roots and Rambles: The Complexity of Online Digital Records - Part 2Marianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-42714897900508850212012-06-18T19:03:28.513-04:002012-06-18T19:03:28.513-04:00Thank you for the very good points in these posts....Thank you for the very good points in these posts. Another would be: look at the next page or two in a browsable set. Often a record (such as non-population US Census schedules) is continued in the next image.<br /><br />In the case of passport applications, the next page might be an affidavit from a parent or other relative regarding the applicant's date and place of birth -- since citizenship is a factor in obtaining a passport. And the back of passport applications often contain another person's notarized certification that the applicant is who they say they are.Geoloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050268303916428230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-33745902144922967032012-06-15T09:59:18.584-04:002012-06-15T09:59:18.584-04:00Very good points you make Marian. I think the key ...Very good points you make Marian. I think the key is to take your time with each view. I am a visual person so I tend to lay all the views in front of me so I can compare and contrast.Steve Hornhttp://www.myfamilyquest.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-46654365585038665252012-06-14T13:53:48.037-04:002012-06-14T13:53:48.037-04:00I used to jump from the index view directly to the...I used to jump from the index view directly to the image view but have learned to check the record view to gather as much of the citing information I can. I hate having to go back and do it again when I enter the information and source into my database. I am so thankful for all of these image views!Lisa S. Gorrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-33359597114089002252012-06-13T13:53:10.084-04:002012-06-13T13:53:10.084-04:00Great points! I also tend to use the indexed view...Great points! I also tend to use the indexed view to narrow down my search results. Another point about this would be to discuss saving title pages and so forth of these images. I think beginners (and those in a rush) tend to save images from the internet without any context for the whole set that may have been scanned. Goodness knows I've had to go back and collect more info after the fact on a few occasions!Jen Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16596879658994744470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-5332547120013323002012-06-13T12:56:48.117-04:002012-06-13T12:56:48.117-04:00Amen, sister! I hit a case last week where the in...Amen, sister! I hit a case last week where the index and the record are both correct, but misleading. Fortunately, clicking thru to the image makes everything clear. Too long for a comment...check out my GeneaJulia post for details.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10600697855703962782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-77703612807119018022012-06-13T12:56:38.353-04:002012-06-13T12:56:38.353-04:00If you are in a hurry you might stick with collect...<i>If you are in a hurry you might stick with collecting your information from Record View.</i><br /><br />It's funny that you mention that. Coincidence has it that last weekend I spent some time on my Lamboo ancestral line. It's a pretty common name in the region and I used the index view to find all the people with the name Lamboo back until 1865, which I then used to build family trees. (I wrote about it in <a href="http://tracingmytreeroots.blogspot.nl/2012/06/bottom-up-and-top-down-research-on.html" rel="nofollow">this</a> blogpost). Without the index view, I never could have done it. There were nearly 300 names just until 1865, and the Lamboo's go back until the early 1700s. Loading the records would have taken too long. Of course, I will go back and check the relevant records of my ancestors in the image view.<br /><br />Anyway, I love these posts about digital records. Not that long ago I read a post about digital records in relation to image manipulation - basically the premise was that digital records couldn't truly be trusted and our work wouldn't be trusted by future generations if we mentioned them as sources. What's your take on that?J.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09435080777088090872noreply@blogger.com