https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/edit-names-indexed-records/ |
As shown in the Blog post above, when you search for an individual and there is a digital copy of the record available, you can now edit the information that is in the index. Here is an example screenshot:
Here is a screenshot of the edit screen:
The reasons for correcting the index can be either that the name is wrongly indexed or that it is wrong in the original document. The new feature also allows you to highlight the name on the indexed document.
Although the error rate in indexed documents is very low, this new development from FamilySearch will immeasurably aid the search process.
This feature is long overdue but very useful now that it has appeared.
I am very excited for this new feature. The Denmark Church Records collection has many indexing errors.
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