Yes, I understand that, especially since I began indexing the 1940 census pages/sheets............ and of course they call them "batches"----! There appear to have been different reasons for assigning page numbers, so that the page consisting of sheets 1A and 1B is not always page 1. Not to mention the method for assigning page numbers was not the same from census to census, and possibly not from county to county. If I can't find the page number (even with going backward and forward through the surrounding images), I'm just leaving it blank for 1940. The image can easily be found for 1940 with only the state, county, city, ED and sheet #. (Since the page number, stamped or written, for 1940 is not being indexed, I'm pretty sure the page number will not become part of a search algorithm after all indexing is complete either.) --Paula
________________________________ From:R G Strong-genes <[email protected]> To:[email protected] Sent: Mon, April 30, 2012 10:38:10 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] 1940 census template questions Paula, The reason for the sheet numbers where that they where I believe two sided sheets numbered in sequence as they used them and the page numbers where usually stamped or written on the front of the sheet thus when citing you would cite p 1 sh 1B for the second side of that page. The reason for the series and roll numbers is because NARA microfilmed them. Russ From: Paula Ryburn Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 5:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] 1940 census template questions Thank you everyone for your answers. I do see a number stamped on this page, but it is smeared and illegible (and *4* digits on sheet 2A???). I will look for the roll #. I have seen the Ancestry source information (lists both itself and the NARA). Hmm... The more I thought about this topic, the more I wondered about this particular census... Did they make microfilm? Or just go straight to digital? Since there are roll numbers, I guess they did make microfilm. Why are there page numbers in addition to the sheet numbers? 1A (lines 1-40) and 1B (lines 41-80) make up page 1. Why would they need another page number? Is it the slide number on the microfilm roll? Within Legacy: If I select "microfilm" as the medium in the SW template, I can see why I would be prompted for the roll and page. However, if I select "online images" as the medium, the roll # and page # have no bearing on how to find my source. I mean, if you are using my citation to find what I found (purpose of the citation, right?), you don't need the roll # and page #. --Paula Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
