1. A method for transcribing text from an artifact to an electronic file, the method comprising: providing a computer system, wherein the computer system comprises a non-transitory computer-readable storage device; receiving, by the computer system, an image of the artifact, wherein text is present on the artifact and the artifact is a census document; analyzing, by the computer system, a first portion of the text associated with a data category; accessing, by the computer system, a similar content database, wherein the similar content database comprises a plurality of records comprised of information identified from a plurality of analyzed artifacts related to the artifact; determining, by the computer system, that the artifact is related to a record of the plurality of records; using the data category of the record of the plurality of records, identifying, by the computer system, at a first confidence level equal to or greater than a threshold confidence level, characters representing the first portion of the text; storing, by the non-transitory computer-readable storage device, the characters representing the first portion of the text; analyzing, by the computer system, a second portion of the text appearing on the artifact; identifying, by the computer system, at a second confidence level below the threshold confidence level, a plurality of candidates to represent the second portion of the text, wherein at least one candidate of the plurality of candidates to represent the second portion of text is identified based on characters within the record; and presenting, by the computer system, the plurality of candidates to a user for selection.
1. A method for transcribing text from an artifact to an electronic file, the method comprising: providing a computer system, wherein the computer system comprises a non-transitory computer-readable storage device; receiving, by the computer system, an image of the artifact, wherein text is present on the artifact and the artifact is a census document; analyzing, by the computer system, a first portion of the text associated with a data category; accessing, by the computer system, a similar content database, wherein the similar content database comprises a plurality of records comprised of information identified from a plurality of analyzed artifacts related to the artifact; determining, by the computer system, that the artifact is related to a record of the plurality of records; using the data category of the record of the plurality of records, identifying, by the computer system, at a first confidence level equal to or greater than a threshold confidence level, characters representing the first portion of the text; storing, by the non-transitory computer-readable storage device, the characters representing the first portion of the text; analyzing, by the computer system, a second portion of the text appearing on the artifact; identifying, by the computer system, at a second confidence level below the threshold confidence level, a plurality of candidates to represent the second portion of the text, wherein at least one candidate of the plurality of candidates to represent the second portion of text is identified based on characters within the record; and presenting, by the computer system, the plurality of candidates to a user for selection. 5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the record is based on a second census document.