Chapters: Cott indexes // Russell index // Graves index // Proceedings index // Campbell index // Vowel index // Stark Index // Devisor/Devisee index // Traditional indexes // And others
Summary
This book provides an overview of the different indexing schema used in government record keeping. Most government indexes do not list records in alphabetical order by surname. The Cott index is often employed in indexes for Lancaster County, and this book provides an explanation of that system along with many others. Use of this guide will provide researchers with the knowledge to make their searching of indexes successful.
"And including appendix A: Dutch and Frisian given names with English equivalents; appendix B: English given names with Dutch and Frisian equivalents; appendix C: truncated/superscripted names; appendix D: names used by both males and females; appendix E: a reprint of an article by Donald Lines Jacobus."
