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=== Determine the Name of the Parish based on the Film Number (DGS number)  ===
=== Determine the Name of the Parish based on the Film Number (DGS number)  ===
To figure out what parish the image you are indexing came from, do the following: <br>  
To figure out what parish the image you are indexing came from, do the following: <br>  


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2. Once you have the DGS number you can find out what parish the image is from in 2 ways:  
2. Once you have the DGS number you can find out what parish the image is from in 2 ways:  


'''A''' - Go to the Indexing Project Home Page, scroll down to Additional Information and click on Project Instructions, then scroll down to Parish Names and Farms, and then click on no. 2 Click here to see a document that lists parish names by film number. Once the file is open click on Ctrl + F to open a search field. Type the DGS number in the search field and click on the "find next" icon pointing right, or click on the "drop down" icon pointing down and click on "Find Next in Current PDF". After you click, the program will move your screen to the number and highlight the number in blue. Next to the number you will see the name of the parish. <br>
'''A''' - Clicking on the county you are working in from the list below. Once the page is open click on Ctrl + F to open a search field. Type the DGS number in the search field and run the search.  
 
'''B''' - Clicking on the county you are working in from the list below. Once the page is open click on Ctrl + F to open a search field. Type the DGS number in the search field and run the search.  


*[[FamilySearch Indexing for Jönköping, Sweden|Jönköping]]
*[[FamilySearch Indexing for Jönköping, Sweden|Jönköping]]
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*[[FamilySearch Indexing for Örebro, Sweden|Örebro]]
*[[FamilySearch Indexing for Örebro, Sweden|Örebro]]


4. Knowing the parish can help narrow down the list of farm names that may have been recorded. Click here to see a document that lists the farms within each parish.  
'''B''' - Go to the Indexing Project Home Page, scroll down to Additional Information and click on Project Instructions, then scroll down to Parish Names and Farms, and then click on no. 2 Click here to see a document that lists parish names by film number. Once the file is open click on Ctrl + F to open a search field. Type the DGS number in the search field and click on the "find next" icon pointing right, or click on the "drop down" icon pointing down and click on "Find Next in Current PDF". After you click, the program will move your screen to the number and highlight the number in blue. Next to the number you will see the name of the parish. <br>
 


[[Category:FamilySearch_Indexing_of_Swedish_Records]]
[[Category:FamilySearch_Indexing_of_Swedish_Records]]
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