Hi Alley, Several of us could make the corrections to VA files, including Harriet, Jeannie, Yvonne and me. We have to be careful about changing original information, or interpretations, or even changing a transcribers' work. In the case of a census transcription, did you contact the transcriber or proofreader? Linda Alley Blackford wrote: > > If the purpose of the archives is to always have info online for > researchers, then shouldn't that info be corrected if what was submitted is > incorrect and proof is offered for corrections? > > Two examples that I know of: > > 1) 1850 Shenandoah Co census lists George McWilliams as George Williams. > > SK Publication has McWms listed as Williams in the index and the info online > duplicates the error. The proof is on the actual census page. I have a > copy and can provide proof. > > 2) Linden Cemetery in Warren Co, VA gives incorrect date of birth for Annie > Showers. > > I have a picture of her tombstone. > > I wrote to two different people about these errors. One reply was that the > writer didn't know if the census online could be changed after it was > online. I didn't receive a reply regarding the tombstone. > > The tombstone records of Linden Cemetery have now been copied to another > website and the copy contains the same error. (The copying is an assumption > on my part because if someone viewed the tombstone they would see the > correct date. I think the submitted date of birth could be a typo.) > > Is it really impossible to correct errors in archives? > > Alley Blackford > Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb CC > alleyb@worldnet.att.net