FamilySearch recruits 100,000 to save the world’s records
SALT LAKE
CITY (July 11, 2016) — On July 15, FamilySearch International will launch the world’s
largest indexing event with a goal of bringing more than 100,000 people from
around the globe together online during a 72-hour period to save the world’s
records by making them searchable to the public.
“FamilySearch
believes everyone deserves to be remembered,” said Shipley Munson, FamilySearch
International’s Senior Vice President of Marketing. “All should have the
opportunity to find their ancestors, and we provide a simple way for people to
make those family connections.”
During the
72-hour indexing period, volunteers participate by downloading the FamilySearch
software, a program that stores scanned copies of a variety of old records.
Volunteers can then complete as many records as they would like by retyping the
information from the scanned images into the program. Anyone with a computer
and internet connection can join.
"Family
history discoveries online are driven by indexed records. Volunteer indexers
make those personal discoveries happen. Without them, much of what we do would
not be possible,” Munson said. "We invite everyone to join in this
important cause to preserve history.”
Volunteers
have made over one billion historic records searchable online since
FamilySearch introduced online indexing in 2006. The demand for volunteers continues
to grow as millions of historical records worldwide are added online every year
and as more people take interest in making personal family discoveries.
To join
over 100,000 teammates in saving the world’s records, visit familysearch.org/worldsrecords…
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