User:Kerriannprince/Sandbox/texasdeathcert

Purpose
We are indexing new fields in the Texas death certificates: the deceased's race, the informant's name, the burial date, burial place, cemetery, funeral home, and funeral director's name. We will also be correcting the county where the death occurred if needed.

For any questions or problems, please contact Don Goehring at Don.Goehring@FamilySearch.org or Jean Bavender at Jean.Bavender@FamilySearch.org
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Get started...




 * [[Media:Texas Death Certificate Project v7.pdf|Texas Death Certificate Project]] - pdf version of video

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Get help...
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 * [[Media:FSTS Tool Instructions v14 2021-10-2.pdf|FSTS Tool Instructions]]
 * [[Media:FSTS Tool Instructions QR v6 2021 10 1.pdf|FSTS Tool Quick Reference]]
 * [[Media:Texas Death Field Helps v8 2021-10-1.pdf|Texas Death Certificate Project Field Helps]]
 * [[Media:Texas Death Project Instructions v10 2021-10-2.pdf|Texas Death Certificate Project Instructions]]
 * [[Media:Texas Death Project Instructions QR v4 2021-10-2.pdf|Texas Death Certificate Project Instructions Quick Reference]]

FAQ's...

 * Original Index
 * You cannot change anything in the original index except the death county.


 * Amendment or overlay
 * If the image is an amendment or overlay, just type in any information found.


 * Other signs or characters
 * For a slash (/), put a space.
 * For an ampersand (&), type “and”.
 * If there is a hyphen (-), type a hyphen (-).


 * Funeral director:
 * If there are two people listed as the funeral director with one typed and one written, index the typed name.


 * Google can be a great help when you are unsure about the handwriting.
 * Example:  Google what you believe is the name of the funeral home.


 * The word cemetery
 * Be sure to include the word cemetery if it is part of the name.
 * Example:  Conroe Community Cemetery.
 * The word county
 * Do not add the word county when indexing the burial place.
 * Example: Paris, Lamar County should be indexed as Paris, Lamar.


 * Error message
 * If you receive an error message and you see that all of the information is still found in the dark green highlighted row, everything is good and you can move to the next image.
 * If the information is not found in the highlighted row, input the data again and then click Submit.


 * One character is unreadable
 * If you are unable to read 1 letter or number, use a question mark (?) to replace the unreadable letter or number.
 * Example: H?ndley


 * Multiple characters are unreadable
 * For consecutive unreadable letters or numbers, use an asterisk (*) to replace the unreadable group of letters or numbers.
 * Example: Di*son

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