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==== '''Rules and Procedures - '''  ====


[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40472119/Old%20English/Rules%20and%20Procedures/Arbitration%20in%20Old%20English.pdf Arbitration in Old English]
[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40472119/Old%20English/Rules%20and%20Procedures/Arbitration%20in%20Old%20English.pdf Arbitration in Old English]  


[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40472119/Old%20English/Rules%20and%20Procedures/Clarification%20of%20Some%20Problems.pdf Clarification of Some Problems]
[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40472119/Old%20English/Rules%20and%20Procedures/Clarification%20of%20Some%20Problems.pdf Clarification of Some Problems]  


[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40472119/Old%20English/Rules%20and%20Procedures/Comparison%20is%20Your%20Best%20Tool%20%282%29.pdf Comparison is Your Best Tool 2]
[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40472119/Old%20English/Rules%20and%20Procedures/Comparison%20is%20Your%20Best%20Tool%20%282%29.pdf Comparison is Your Best Tool 2]  


[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40472119/Old%20English/Rules%20and%20Procedures/Comparison%20is%20Your%20Best%20Tool.pdf Comparison is Your Best Tool]
[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40472119/Old%20English/Rules%20and%20Procedures/Comparison%20is%20Your%20Best%20Tool.pdf Comparison is Your Best Tool]  


[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40472119/Old%20English/Rules%20and%20Procedures/Dark%20Marriage.pdf Dark Marriage]
[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40472119/Old%20English/Rules%20and%20Procedures/Dark%20Marriage.pdf Dark Marriage]  


[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40472119/Old%20English/Rules%20and%20Procedures/Death%20%28Burial%29%20in%20Midst%20of%20Christenings.pdf Death (Burial) in Midst of Christenings]
[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40472119/Old%20English/Rules%20and%20Procedures/Death%20%28Burial%29%20in%20Midst%20of%20Christenings.pdf Death (Burial) in Midst of Christenings]  


[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40472119/Old%20English/Rules%20and%20Procedures/Do%20Not%20Calculate%20Dates%20%282%29.pdf Do Not Calculate Dates 2]
[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40472119/Old%20English/Rules%20and%20Procedures/Do%20Not%20Calculate%20Dates%20%282%29.pdf Do Not Calculate Dates 2]  


Do Not Calculate Dates
[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40472119/Old%20English/Rules%20and%20Procedures/Do%20Not%20Calculate%20Dates.pdf Do Not Calculate Dates]


Do Not Index Employers
[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40472119/Old%20English/Rules%20and%20Procedures/Do%20Not%20Index%20Employers.pdf Do Not Index Employers]


Do Not Index Entries with No Names
[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40472119/Old%20English/Rules%20and%20Procedures/Do%20Not%20Index%20Entries%20with%20No%20Names.pdf Do Not Index Entries with No Names]


Don't Add Information from Other Sources
[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40472119/Old%20English/Rules%20and%20Procedures/Don%27t%20Add%20Information%20from%20Other%20Sources.pdf Don't Add Information from Other Sources]


Duplicate Images
Duplicate Images  


Entry with No Extractable Data
Entry with No Extractable Data  


Hard to Read Dates
Hard to Read Dates  


Hole in the Page
Hole in the Page  


How to Index This Format
How to Index This Format  


Index as Written
Index as Written  


Initials
Initials  


Little Known Shortcut
Little Known Shortcut  


Marriage Banns & Wedding Dates
Marriage Banns & Wedding Dates  


More Hints About the Lookup List
More Hints About the Lookup List  


More Nil Entries
More Nil Entries  


Nothing Ever Changes
Nothing Ever Changes  


Record Matching
Record Matching  


Record Matching in Arbitration
Record Matching in Arbitration  


Sample Entries
Sample Entries  


Should I Return a Batch?
Should I Return a Batch?  


Stillborn Children
Stillborn Children  


Superfluous 'Other" Entries
Superfluous 'Other" Entries  


United Kingdom Lookup Lists
United Kingdom Lookup Lists  


United Kingdom Place Names
United Kingdom Place Names  


Unusual Spelling and Letters
Unusual Spelling and Letters  


Use of Lookup Lists
Use of Lookup Lists  


Use Previous and Next Images
Use Previous and Next Images  


Using Images Found on the Internet
Using Images Found on the Internet  


Verifying Year Dates
Verifying Year Dates  


What Do These Entries Have in Common?
What Do These Entries Have in Common?

Revision as of 14:58, 5 September 2011

New this month -[edit | edit source]

Brevigraphs -[edit | edit source]

Another variation of a ligature.

Brevigraph  =  "es"

Brevigraph for "a"

Brevigraph for "or, ur, ar, er"

Brevigraphs Are Not Abbreviations

Interesting Brevigraphs

More Brevigraphs

New Symbol for "æ"

How To Files -[edit | edit source]

How Not to Deal with Widows

How to Deal with Incomplete Names

How to Deal with Torn or Incomplete Pages

How to Enter Mother's Surnames

How to Handle Alias Entries

How to Use the Lookup Lists to Identify Unusual Name

Latin Files -[edit | edit source]

Ancilla

Dei Sequente

Help on Latin Record

Latin Entry

Latin Marriage

Meatoris

Penultimo Die

Sequel to Die Sequente

Suppositicia

Typical Latin Baptism Entries

Unusual Latin Entries

Unusual Latin Term

Letter Files -[edit | edit source]

Atypical Letter

Difference Between "g" and "y"

Difference Between H and St

Difference Between Letters J and G

Difference Between S & L

Double S and Double F

F's and S's 1

F's and S's 3

F's and S's 2

Interchangeable "I" and "J"

Interchangeable Letters

Peculiar Ending "r"

The Letter W Presents Problems

Think "v"

Unusual A

Names Files -[edit | edit source]

Alisdaughter or Knowle

Difficult Entry

Difficult Surname

Do Not Assume Surname

Found in Warwickshire 2

Found in Warwickshire

Foundling

Goodman and Goodwife

How to Identify a Name

Incomplete Surnames

Interesting Entry

Mather

Misinterpreted Relationships

More Unusual Entries

Place Names

Read Entries Carefully

Several Interesting Points

Simple Name, Repeated Errors

Surnames on Left

Title, Not a Given Name

Totally Misinterpreted Entry

Unusual Ending

Unusual Given Name

Unusual Spelling

Unusual Surname

Variant Spelling

Variations of a Surname

Watch for Aliases

Number Files -[edit | edit source]

Addition to Date Samples

Another Addition to Date Samples

Brushup on Latin Numbers

Date Samples

Date with Tiny Circle

Latin Ordinal Numbers

Ordinal Numbers

Rare Date

Rare Numeral

Paleography File -[edit | edit source]

Beautiful Handwriting

English Handwriting Samples

Handwriting Hints

Rules and Procedures - [edit | edit source]

Arbitration in Old English

Clarification of Some Problems

Comparison is Your Best Tool 2

Comparison is Your Best Tool

Dark Marriage

Death (Burial) in Midst of Christenings

Do Not Calculate Dates 2

Do Not Calculate Dates

Do Not Index Employers

Do Not Index Entries with No Names

Don't Add Information from Other Sources

Duplicate Images

Entry with No Extractable Data

Hard to Read Dates

Hole in the Page

How to Index This Format

Index as Written

Initials

Little Known Shortcut

Marriage Banns & Wedding Dates

More Hints About the Lookup List

More Nil Entries

Nothing Ever Changes

Record Matching

Record Matching in Arbitration

Sample Entries

Should I Return a Batch?

Stillborn Children

Superfluous 'Other" Entries

United Kingdom Lookup Lists

United Kingdom Place Names

Unusual Spelling and Letters

Use of Lookup Lists

Use Previous and Next Images

Using Images Found on the Internet

Verifying Year Dates

What Do These Entries Have in Common?

Special Entries -[edit | edit source]

Funny Entries

Golfing on Sunday

Scottish Poem

Teaching Moments -[edit | edit source]

Teaching Moments 1

Teaching Moments 2

Teaching Moments 3

Teaching Moments 4

Teaching Moments 5

Teaching Moments 6

Teaching Moments 7