Those numbers refer to the programs' numbering system, and not actual government numbers that I use. I record this in this manner. 1910 IL Cook Chicago 22th Ward SD 1 ED 955 page 277A 1132 Orleans Ave. 17 Schulther, Gus head male white 47 marr1 27 - - OH GER Ger GER Ger - - English springmaker shop work 0 Y Y - own mortgage house 18 [Schulther], Melfrid wife female white 48 marr1 27 4 3 OH OH IRE Eng - - English none - - Y Y - - - - 19 [Schulther], Albert R. son male white 21 single - - - OH OH OH - - English gas fitter - - Y Y - - - - IL = Illinois SD = Supervisor ED = Enumeration District. I also - all blanks. when it is " " I change "" to [Ill] to show what was actually "" And convert all location abbreviations to one standard one. GER in caps is county Ger is the language I have a lot of coding, because of the six=ze of the DB.\, and starting 30 years ago, when memory was so expensive, and never changed. Rich
--- Jenny M Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have found quite a lot of entries in the IGI which > seem to relate to > my family. I have printed out the relevant sheets > and recorded my > findings in Legacy, but not yet had the opportunity > to visit an FHC to > view the originals. > > When enter data from the IGI, I include as Source > Detail the Batch No, > Source Call No and Sheet No. Is this the > information I would need to > supply in order to order film at the FHC? > > Yesterday I found my first record in an American > Census. I am used to > recording British Census information, where the full > reference is PRO > Class, Piece No, Folio and Page. What is the > correct reference for an > American Census entry - is it just the NA Film > Number and the page > number? > > This particular Census record has the Census Place > "3rd Ward, Brooklyn, > Kings (Brooklyn), New York City-Greater, New York." > I understand the > word Ward and I know Brooklyn is an area within New > York City and I > presume the last part indicates New York State, but > I am confused by the > Kings (Brooklyn) part. Can someone explain, please? > -- > Jenny M Benson > > > > Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy > 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard > Edition. Learn more about these features at > http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.asp. > > Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable > archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > > For online technical support, please visit > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.asp. Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp