Yeah. That's my thought as well but it really makes it hard to read sometimes particularly without the punctuation. Thanks, Lou Lou Emeterio (724) 663-5149 H (614) 206-4945 C [email protected] In a message dated 3/22/2010 5:56:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: I don't know the actual rules regarding this, but I would think that one should always transcribe anything EXACTLY as it is written. Even if it is deemed wrong by our current standards, I think it should be transcribed as is. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 2:59 PM Subject: [S-I] Transcribing Tombstones Could I get some opinions / guidance on transcribing tombstones as far as: · Do you transcribe it exactly in terms of capitalization (i.e. Many/most names are entirely in capitals, DIED is often all caps, etc) · Do you transcribe exactly with regard to dates (i.e. many of my headstones have one date over another (or side-by-side with another) without a dash) · If you have a multiple person headstone that lists the Surname then lists the individuals by first name and initial, (e.g. I have a person Samuel T. Carroll. The family group stone - 4 members listed - is CARROLL. Would you transcribe it as CARROLL Samuel T. or Samuel T. Carroll or Samuel T. CARROLL or something else) · Finally, for now, do you put punctuation marks where there should be but often aren't (e.g. a name listed on one line Joseph P Ward - there is no period after the P but...) This technical stuff drives me absolutely crazy. Thanks in advance, Lou Lou Emeterio (724) 663-5149 H (614) 206-4945 C [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message