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 If you do not know the county, talk to a Family History Center staff member for help.
-=== Step 2. Select The Index===
+=== Step 2. Select The Index ===
-You can find the library call numbers for the Old Parochial Registers Index in the Family History Library Catalog. Search the Locality section of the catalog for the name of the county in Scotland, then for the subject of church records — indexes. The catalog sometimes uses the title Index to Old Parochial Registers.
+At family history centers, the Old Parochial Registers Index is found in the DOS system.&nbsp; The center volunteers can assist in finding the records.&nbsp; You don't need the library call numbers or fiche, as the index itself is on the computer.
-* Four types of indexes were created for each county.
+At the Family History Library, you can find the library call numbers for the Old Parochial Registers Index in the Family History Library Catalog. Search the Locality section of the catalog for the name of the county in Scotland, then for the subject of church records — indexes. The catalog sometimes uses the title Index to Old Parochial Registers.
-* Given name index to christenings
-* Surname index to christenings
-* Given name index to marriages
-* Surname index to marriages
-Select the type of index you wish to search according to the event (christening or marriage) you are seeking.
+*Four types of indexes were created for each county.
+*Given name index to christenings
+*Surname index to christenings
+*Given name index to marriages
+*Surname index to marriages
-People in some areas of Scotland followed the practice of patronymics in naming their children. This caused the surname to change in each generation. For example, Alexander the son of Donald Campbell may have been named Alexander McDonald. For this reason it is sometimes easier to find a person by his or her given name. If you are unsure of a person's surname, use the given name index.
+Select the type of index you wish to search according to the event (christening or marriage) you are seeking.
-The names in the Old Parochial Registers Index are in alphabetical order in each index. See Figure 1. There are hundreds of entries on a microfiche, but only the first name on the microfiche is shown on the label. In the example in Figure 1, the name Thrid, Mary is found on microfiche 0020 because Thrid comes after Thomson but before Webster in the alphabet. The name Tait, Marie is on microfiche 0019.
+People in some areas of Scotland followed the practice of patronymics in naming their children. This caused the surname to change in each generation. For example, Alexander the son of Donald Campbell may have been named Alexander McDonald. For this reason it is sometimes easier to find a person by his or her given name. If you are unsure of a person's surname, use the given name index.
-[[Image:Opr fig 1.jpg|300px|center|Figure 1: Examples of microfiche labels for the Angus County Surname Index to Christenings (OPR)]]Figure 1: Examples of microfiche labels for the Angus County Surname Index to Christenings (OPR).
+The names in the Old Parochial Registers Index are in alphabetical order in each index. See Figure 1. There are hundreds of entries on a microfiche, but only the first name on the microfiche is shown on the label. In the example in Figure 1, the name Thrid, Mary is found on microfiche 0020 because Thrid comes after Thomson but before Webster in the alphabet. The name Tait, Marie is on microfiche 0019.
+[[Image:Opr fig 1.jpg|center|300px|Figure 1: Examples of microfiche labels for the Angus County Surname Index to Christenings (OPR)]]Figure 1: Examples of microfiche labels for the Angus County Surname Index to Christenings (OPR).
 There are three microfiche addenda containing 31,000 entries (FHL fiche 6025610). Search the addenda if a name you expect to find does not appear in the county indexes. Christenings are on addenda fiche 0001 and 0002, marriages on fiche 0002 and 0003.