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From: "Ed Gentley" <>
Subject: [TMG] TMG-L@rootsweb.com
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 13:32:11 -0400


Sharon Wells Gabel wrote:

>> How is it possible to find a document filed only by surname if one has
MANY
>> documents concerning that one surname. I am struggling with my filing
@#$=&*!!!

File alphabetically by last name, then by first name.


>> AND/OR How can one file by source number if one has used generic sources
in
>> certain instances?

It may depend on the physical form of the record. I have a book at home
containing all the marriages in a Quebec parish. The book is a single
source, with the citation detail showing "Pg 123, John Smith & Jane Doe."
However, with census records, I hand copy information about a single
household onto a single piece of paper. That piece of paper receives a
separate source number with the source information showing the census role,
enumeration district, page, etc.

Have fun,
Ed

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