tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793782800729950147.post7405595284198769076..comments2024-03-26T21:29:07.190-07:00Comments on Rejoice, and be exceeding glad...: Ten Common Areas of Concern on the FamilySearch Family Tree - Part OneJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793782800729950147.post-36213153407672334212015-06-14T20:55:29.066-07:002015-06-14T20:55:29.066-07:00Hi, thanks for the comments. I just posted and quo...Hi, thanks for the comments. I just posted and quoted you and pointed out the source and suggested that the "of" location should be categorized as a residence location. James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793782800729950147.post-38957320616952106082015-06-14T09:03:44.759-07:002015-06-14T09:03:44.759-07:00I assume the "of" in place names is pret...I assume the "of" in place names is pretty much just ignored by the search engine. Here is part of the quandary. Custom events are not searched by the search engine. If a birth place is listed as "of Leeds," as in the example, that could by wildly inaccurate and lead some people wildly astray if they are not aware of the old, accepted use of "of." He could have been born far from there. Leaving the birth place blank and putting Leeds as a custom event residence would be accurate but the search engine won't find him if searching by place. So what is the best advice when needing to choose between being accurate and being findable?Gordon Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10501621351412089615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793782800729950147.post-82979729350074851982015-06-13T18:32:08.576-07:002015-06-13T18:32:08.576-07:00Well, assuming that someone comes and listens to t...Well, assuming that someone comes and listens to the training. James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793782800729950147.post-34319914321176477852015-06-13T18:30:53.972-07:002015-06-13T18:30:53.972-07:00I am not through yet. This is only the first five ...I am not through yet. This is only the first five issues. James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793782800729950147.post-33627304459416537532015-06-13T18:24:06.247-07:002015-06-13T18:24:06.247-07:00Thanks for the comment. I guess I need to look at ...Thanks for the comment. I guess I need to look at "of" more completely. I am not sure how the search engines consider the "of" locations. James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793782800729950147.post-8965652668942101572015-06-12T11:56:00.033-07:002015-06-12T11:56:00.033-07:00Something I find just fascinating is how many of t...Something I find just fascinating is how many of these corrections we are doing now were not only acceptable but required in the past. It makes me wonder how much people fifty years from now will be shaking their heads over how we enter data. “Of” is a case in point. To quote from Lessons in Genealogy. (Salt Lake City, Utah: The Geneaological Society of Utah, 1915):<br /><br />“Use of ‘of.’ <br />Going- back to our sample record, we see that there is very little data regarding the names we have. There are no dates regarding John Young. The only fact we have is that he lived in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, and this we may record in the space under ’Where born.’ We do not know he was born in that place, so it will not do to leave the record without some qualifying statement. We therefore use the word ‘of' before the name of the town, Leeds. This shows us that John Young was a resident ‘of' Leeds, the only fact we have to identify him as regards place.”<br /><br />This raises a question. What should we do with all those place names preceded by “of”? Since “of” means “was a resident of,” should we delete the place name entirely from the birth field, enter it into the custom events section as a residence and add the years of residence if known?Gordon Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10501621351412089615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793782800729950147.post-29350844448220793492015-06-12T01:58:51.389-07:002015-06-12T01:58:51.389-07:00IMO, you missed one: "of Shepherdstown"....IMO, you missed one: "of Shepherdstown". In the original record, such a construct normally means that this person was from "Shepherdstown", not from "of Shepherdstown", so the birth place must not include the "of". And indeed, from does not imply birth, so when the data comes from a census, the place is no more than a guess.Enno Borgsteedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212823867293147091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793782800729950147.post-66275769504283033992015-06-11T17:12:29.831-07:002015-06-11T17:12:29.831-07:00In fixing the Other Information regarding Alternat...In fixing the Other Information regarding Alternate Names, folks need to record a name as it appears in a source and even as it was indexed, even though it is nor correct, so that others will know that the source does belong with the person. Many folks do not know to click on the birth name, click edit, see a drop down list where they can choose either birth name, alternate name, nick name, married name of other. Once again training, training, training is needed.Cathy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461484882494138496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793782800729950147.post-58157902588413095712015-06-11T12:38:49.944-07:002015-06-11T12:38:49.944-07:00Oh yes ... I totally agree with you. I clean up an...Oh yes ... I totally agree with you. I clean up any profile I happen to be working on, and these 4 items are problems in just about every person I have touched.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230436754902585388noreply@blogger.com