tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24153667.post7824917692909641748..comments2023-10-23T07:01:09.337-05:00Comments on RootDig.com: Unresolved Issues At Ancestry.comBubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116684507094892060noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24153667.post-58518272220230978992012-11-29T09:19:30.176-06:002012-11-29T09:19:30.176-06:00John-
I'll have to take a look at that, but I...John-<br /><br />I'll have to take a look at that, but I suspect you're right. It's been a while since I've used the Last Residence on the SSDI, but thanks for the reminder. <br />Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116684507094892060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24153667.post-39596397918078976852012-11-29T05:31:22.570-06:002012-11-29T05:31:22.570-06:00I've blogged about an issue I have with Ancest...I've blogged about an issue I have with Ancestry's SSDI database, and their field for Last Residence. I believe the data provides the zip code of last residence and all the potential cities that zip code covers, but Ancestry only lists the first city on the list, implying a definite answer instead of a multiple choice.<br /><br />Here's my post on this<br />http://blog.transylvaniandutch.com/2012/11/inaccuracies-in-ancestry-ssdi-database.htmlJohnhttp://blog.transylvaniandutch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24153667.post-90714073017758544082012-11-26T17:15:20.463-06:002012-11-26T17:15:20.463-06:00Thanks for the clarification. The stickler in me d...Thanks for the clarification. The stickler in me doesn't really like the reason including things that are beyond transcription error. <br /><br />Alternate spellings to help users find the entry of interest aren't so bad I guess, but there are people who I have seen "correct" names that are not even wrong. <br /><br />Personally, if I am unfamiliar with the area and the family, I don't make any suggestions or correction. Someone suggested that my great-grandmother in 1920 is Sjode instead of Tjode. I really doubt a family member made the suggestion as her name is well--known to have been Tjode. And if they had looked at all the upper-case "S"s in the word "Son," they would have realized that the first letter of her name was not an "S."Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116684507094892060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24153667.post-63146157885838386542012-11-26T17:15:07.207-06:002012-11-26T17:15:07.207-06:00Thanks for the clarification. The stickler in me d...Thanks for the clarification. The stickler in me doesn't really like the reason including things that are beyond transcription error. <br /><br />Alternate spellings to help users find the entry of interest aren't so bad I guess, but there are people who I have seen "correct" names that are not even wrong. <br /><br />Personally, if I am unfamiliar with the area and the family, I don't make any suggestions or correction. Someone suggested that my great-grandmother in 1920 is Sjode instead of Tjode. I really doubt a family member made the suggestion as her name is well--known to have been Tjode. And if they had looked at all the upper-case "S"s in the word "Son," they would have realized that the first letter of her name was not an "S."Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116684507094892060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24153667.post-42937612617586543392012-11-26T14:16:21.763-06:002012-11-26T14:16:21.763-06:00Just a slight correction, Michael. If you open the...Just a slight correction, Michael. If you open the dialogue box for correcting information, you get several choices under REASON:<br />* Transcription Error<br />* Incorrect in Image<br />* Nick Name<br />* Maiden Name<br />* Name Change<br />* Variation<br />In other words, it will accept corrections and/or additions to the information in the image as well as corrections in spelling and transcription.BeachWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345183993053568316noreply@blogger.com