Re: [ranchos] Re: Research Helps

[Stuart Armstrong <stuarta@...>]

Hello v.h.villarreal,

Thursday, August 25, 2005, 1:30:18 PM, you wrote:

> Angie,

> And speaking about research tips, I don't have a clear idea what's the
> purpose of the fields [Serial/Sheet Number] and [Film Number] in the
> IGI search page.  Have you found any use for those?

The best time to use these is when you find a record of interest that
has a batch number. Records were submitted by extraction workers or by
church members in batches. So it is often the case that the records in
a particular batch are either for related persons or persons who lived
in the same area at the same time.

So whenever a batch number exists, try searching for all the records
from that batch. (I think you have to entry a country too.) Some
batches are very large and may have sheet numbers too. If these were
microfilmed or extracted from a microfilm, there may be a Film number.
-- 
Best regards,
 Stuart                            mailto:stuarta@...