World Archives Project: Scots in the USA and Canada, 1825-1875
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About this project
This collection contains information for Scottish immigrants to the United States and Canada mostly compiled from Scottish newspapers. We will be keying names and various vital dates and places.
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Project Instruction
This collection contains information for Scottish immigrants to the United States and Canada mostly compiled from Scottish newspapers. We will be keying names and various vital dates and places.
Not all records will contain all fields.
Project-specific sample images and form field help:
Choose a sample image from below to see the corresponding form field examples.
Record Page
Cover page, Section header, etc.
Image with no data
Record Page
Choose the Record Page form type for all images that contain keyable records.
Prefix
Key any titles before the given name, such as "Dr", "Rev", "Mr" or "Mrs" as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
Given
Key the first name or initial and any middle names as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
Surname
Key the surname as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
Suffix
Key all titles, such as "Jr" or "III", following the surname of the primary person to whom the record applies as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
Alias Surname
Key any alias given name as seen on the record using the dictionary to assist you. Alias names may be denoted by parentheses, quotation marks, or may br preceded by the abbreviation "for" or the words "nee" or "formerly".
Father Given
Key any given names or initial with any middle names or initials of the father of the primary person to whom the record pertains as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
Father Surname
Key the surname of the father of the primary person to whom the record pertains as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
Origin Place
Key the place that the person is listed as being "from" as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
Separate geographical locations with a comma, such as "Newport, Rhode Island".
Birth Day
Key the birth day from the birth date.
All dates will be in day-month-year format. A date that appears as 10.6.1753 should be keyed as 10 Jun 1753. If a date appears as simply 12.1753 the first number is indicating the month, and should be keyed as Dec 1753.
Birth Month
Key the three letter abbreviation of the birth month from the designated birth date using the provided dictionary.
All dates will be in day-month-year format. A date that appears as 10.6.1753 should be keyed as 10 Jun 1753. If a date appears as simply 12.1753 the first number is indicating the month, and should be keyed as Dec 1753.
Birth Year
Key the birth year in the birth date.
All dates will be in day-month-year format. A date that appears as 10.6.1753 should be keyed as 10 Jun 1753. If a date appears as simply 12.1753 the first number is indicating the month, and should be keyed as Dec 1753.
Birth Place
Key the birth place as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
Separate geographical locations with a comma, such as "Newport, Rhode Island".
Spouse Given
Key the given name or initial and any middle names of the spouse of the primary person to whom the record applies as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
Spouse Surname
Key the surname of the spouse of the primary person to whom the record applies as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
Spouse Father Given
Key the first name with any middle names or initials of the father of the spouse as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
Spouse Father Surname
Key the surname of the spouse's father as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.
Marriage Day
Key the marriage day from the marriage date.
All dates will be in day-month-year format. A date that appears as 10.6.1753 should be keyed as 10 Jun 1753. If a date appears as simply 12.1753 the first number is indicating the month, and should be keyed as Dec 1753.
Marriage Month
Key the marriage month in its three letter abbreviation from the marriage date using the dictionary to assist you.
All dates will be in day-month-year format. A date that appears as 10.6.1753 should be keyed as 10 Jun 1753. If a date appears as simply 12.1753 the first number is indicating the month, and should be keyed as Dec 1753.
Marriage Year
Key the marriage year from the marriage date.
All dates will be in day-month-year format. A date that appears as 10.6.1753 should be keyed as 10 Jun 1753. If a date appears as simply 12.1753 the first number is indicating the month, and should be keyed as Dec 1753.
Marriage Place
Key the marriage place as seen on the record.
Separate geographical locations with a comma, such as "Newport, Rhode Island".
Death Day
Key the death day from the death date.
All dates will be in day-month-year format. A date that appears as 10.6.1753 should be keyed as 10 Jun 1753. If a date appears as simply 12.1753 the first number is indicating the month, and should be keyed as Dec 1753.
Death Month
Key the death month in its three letter abbreviation from the death date using the dictionary provided to assist you.
All dates will be in day-month-year format. A date that appears as 10.6.1753 should be keyed as 10 Jun 1753. If a date appears as simply 12.1753 the first number is indicating the month, and should be keyed as Dec 1753.
Death Year
Key the death year from the death date.
All dates will be in day-month-year format. A date that appears as 10.6.1753 should be keyed as 10 Jun 1753. If a date appears as simply 12.1753 the first number is indicating the month, and should be keyed as Dec 1753.
Death Place
Key the death place as seen on the record.
Separate geographical locations with a comma, such as "Newport, Rhode Island".
Residence Year
Key the residence year from the residence date.
All dates will be in day-month-year format. A date that appears as 10.6.1753 should be keyed as 10 Jun 1753. If a date appears as simply 12.1753 the first number is indicating the month, and should be keyed as Dec 1753.
Residence Place
Key the residence place as seen on the record. The Residence Place will normally follow the keyword "of [Place]".
Separate geographical locations with a comma, such as "Newport, Rhode Island".
Arrival Year
Key the arrival year from the arrival date.
All dates will be in day-month-year format. A date that appears as 10.6.1753 should be keyed as 10 Jun 1753. If a date appears as simply 12.1753 the first number is indicating the month, and should be keyed as Dec 1753.
Arrival Place
Key the arrival place as seen on the record.
Separate geographical locations with a comma, such as "Newport, Rhode Island".
Keying Image Samples
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Cover page, Section header, etc.
Use the “Cover page, Section header, etc” type for images that don’t contain any data, but might be interesting to look at because they provide some type of context for the image set. For instance, historical notes, affidavits, and so forth.
Additional Image Samples
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Image with no data
Use the “Image with no data” type for images that don’t contain any data or any useful context that might be interesting for someone to look at. For instance, an image containing only the blank background or an image with a microfilm target on it.
