Every genealogist has found useful records online, whether on a commercial site or one that offers records and indexes for free. Most of us are thrilled to find birth records, obituaries, census data, and more with just a few clicks of the mouse. When we stop to think about the people who pored over those old records, transcribed them, and then provided workable indexing, most of us are grateful for their labors.

FamilySearch Indexing – Volunteer Opportunities

One of the best of the free sites is FamilySearch.org, the undertaking of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). Long known for their huge stocks of microfilmed records available in Salt Lake City and at local Family History centers, the church is now digitizing many of these microfilmed records. Volunteers, not necessarily church members, are helping in that work, and more volunteers are being recruited all the time.

Anyone who would like to be part of the Worldwide Indexing project is welcome to join. They even provide a quick “test drive” that lets you see how simple indexing can be. There are currently 40,000 registered indexers, though it’s likely that not all of them are actively working.

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