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Published by rtuartbrmstron – Tue, 2005-08-30 06:13 | Permalink

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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@...

Published by kosephouentes – Sat, 2005-08-27 01:12 | Permalink

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I know on the old microfiche they list the "Serial/Sheet Number." Maybe
if you took an area that didn't have batches this number would come
into play as well as the Film number.



joseph







aajay1073 wrote:

Victor,

The only thing I know about [Film Number] Field is what it says in help:

"If a record contains both a batch number and a film number, then use 
only the batch number for your search. Film number searches are valid 
only when there is no batch number."

And as far as [Serial/Sheet Number] I have only ever seen it to be 
[00].  So I don't think that is any help.

Personally, I have never used either field in my searches.

Angie

P.S.  I knew you were jk ... ;-)

--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "v.h.villarreal" <raices_regias@y...> 
wrote:
  
Angie,

Thanks.  I was just joking!
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?

I've tried entering data into the [Film Number] field in a similar
fashion to the [Batch Number] as some recommend field but nothing 
    
happens!
  
Victor 

    





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