{"id":4209,"date":"2017-02-28T17:36:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T17:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/?p=4209"},"modified":"2017-02-28T17:39:34","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T17:39:34","slug":"more-about-soundex-and-indexing-than-you-ever-wanted-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/?p=4209","title":{"rendered":"More About Soundex and Indexing than You Ever Wanted to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These rules for manually creating soundex codes for numbers and how to index names and titles were taken from the images 6 through 19 on\u00a0<em>FamilySearch<\/em>&#8216;s &#8220;Michigan, Eastern District, Naturalization Index, 1907-1995&#8221; (created from the NARA microfilm publication M1917). Images made from digital image of microfilm roll 1 from the M1917 NARA publication.<\/p>\n<p>Interesting reading for those who use images of soundex card indexes to records (post images 1-4) or print indexes (post images 5-14). Card indexes based upon soundex codes for names were created before computerized records made them \u00a0virtually obselete.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4223 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex-1.jpg\" alt=\"soundex-1\" width=\"671\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex-1.jpg 671w, https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex-1-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4222 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex2.jpg\" alt=\"soundex2\" width=\"482\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex2.jpg 482w, https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex2-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4221 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex3.jpg\" alt=\"soundex3\" width=\"480\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex3.jpg 480w, https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex3-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4220 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex4.jpg\" alt=\"soundex4\" width=\"506\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex4.jpg 506w, https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex4-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4219 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex5.jpg\" alt=\"soundex5\" width=\"576\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex5.jpg 576w, https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex5-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4218 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex6.jpg\" alt=\"soundex6\" width=\"499\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex6.jpg 499w, https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex6-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4217 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex7.jpg\" alt=\"soundex7\" width=\"532\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex7.jpg 532w, https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex7-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4215 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex9.jpg\" alt=\"soundex9\" width=\"555\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex9.jpg 555w, https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex9-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4216 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex8.jpg\" alt=\"soundex8\" width=\"496\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex8.jpg 496w, https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex8-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4214 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex10.jpg\" alt=\"soundex10\" width=\"494\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex10.jpg 494w, https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex10-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4213 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex11.jpg\" alt=\"soundex11\" width=\"582\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex11.jpg 582w, https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex11-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4212 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex12.jpg\" alt=\"soundex12\" width=\"481\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex12.jpg 481w, https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex12-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4211 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex13.jpg\" alt=\"soundex13\" width=\"500\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex13.jpg 500w, https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex13-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4210 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex14.jpg\" alt=\"soundex14\" width=\"656\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex14.jpg 656w, https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/soundex14-300x142.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These rules for manually creating soundex codes for numbers and how to index names and titles were taken from the images 6 through 19 on\u00a0FamilySearch&#8216;s &#8220;Michigan, Eastern District, Naturalization Index, 1907-1995&#8221; (created from the NARA microfilm publication M1917). Images made from digital image of microfilm roll 1 from the M1917 NARA publication. Interesting reading for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4209\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}