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NARA and FamilySearch to Place Major Segments of National Archives Documents Online
23 October 2007FamilySearch intends to do all 1,280,000 files during the coming years and will make the indexes available for free on the FamilySearch Web site or at the National Archives and its regional centers. FamilySearch is committed to being an integral partner in this global effort.” About the National Archives.Full Story
Volunteers Transcribe 250 Million Historical Records
23 April 2009FamilySearch Indexing is that tool. “What makes the 250 million record milestone even more impressive is the fact that each record was actually indexed at least twice to ensure accuracy,” reported Paul Nauta, FamilySearch public affairs manager. “The result is an amazing searchable online index for people around the world,” Nauta added. In 2006, FamilySearch volunteers indexed a total of 11 million records. “Today, thanks to the growth in our volunteer numbers, FamilySearch volunteers are now transcribing about a million names per day.Full Story
Spanish Speakers Have Greater Access to Records on FamilySearch
11 July 2008Familysearch, a nonprofit organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, contains the world’s largest repository of genealogical records. According to Paul Nauta, manager of public affairs for FamilySearch, the time commitment to work on indexing is not significant. “A seasoned indexer could complete a census page in about 15 minutes, while a newcomer may take twice that long,” Nauta explained. “Volunteers may also work in short segments, saving their work online as they go.Full Story
Revolutionary War Records to Go Online
16 May 2007Footnote.com is one of the new breed of genealogy Web sites working with FamilySearch to preserve digitally, index and publish the world’s records in concert with archives around the world. FamilySearch has representatives worldwide who can work with archivists to determine how FamilySearch and affiliates can help them achieve their digital preservation and publication needs.Full Story
Volunteers to Bring Sweden Church Records Online
21 August 2009FamilySearch is the global leader of online indexing. FamilySearch currently has 65 online indexing projects underway.Full Story
10,000 Volunteers Sought to Put Mexican, Other Latin American Family History on Web
11 October 2007The 1930 Mexico Census marks the first Latin American project for the Web-based FamilySearch Indexing program. In addition, FamilySearch indexers just completed the Argentina census of 1895 and will soon start on that country's 1855 census.Full Story
FamilySearch Web Site
The Church’s family history Web site at www.familysearch.org is linked to the world’s largest repository of genealogical resources and a global network of research centers. Although a billion names can already be accessed online free of charge, Full Story
With the help of the 10,000 volunteers FamilySearch is seeking, what are currently hand-written documents will become searchable, digitized, online files.
The volunteers working with FamilySearch will make the work of finding microfilm obsolete as the information will be digitized online.
FamilySearch Sample of an early Swedish burial record.