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Script_Ancestry.com_Hint_Helper

This script works with Ancestry.com’s hint merge page to properly update data. This helps enforce genealogy best practices and saves time.

As of 2024-05-01. See the latest version.

These are versions of this script where the code was updated. Show all versions.

  • v2 2024-05-01

    Additions with 2

    • Corrects date formats
      • Changes “Est” to “Abt.”
    • Cleans up place names
      • Changes state abbreviations into full names (“MA” becomes “Massachusetts”)
      • If the county is missing, tries to add it
        • Currently works for
          • Added Oregon
    • Adds “County” to the birth place for the following sources:
      • California Birth Index, 1905-1995
      • Kentucky, U.S., Birth Index, 1911-1999
      • Minnesota, U.S., Birth Index, 1935-2000
      • Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-1994
      • Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997
    • Adds “County” to the death place for the following sources:
      • California, U.S., Death Index, 1905-1939
      • Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998
      • Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998
      • Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017
      • Oregon, U.S., Death Index, 1898-2008
      • Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
      • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004
    • Adds “County” to the marriage place for the following sources:
      • Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001
      • Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2017
  • v1 2021-12-12