FamilySearch calls for 72K participants in 72-hour Worldwide Indexing Event

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SALT LAKE CITY — Tens of thousands of people around the world will join together online July 15 to 17 “to save the world’s records by making them searchable to the public,” according to FamilySearch.

FamilySearch International is sponsoring the third annual “Worldwide Indexing Event.” The genealogy organization hopes to draw 72,000 people to the 72-hour indexing event, according to FamilySearch.

According to LDS.org, “FamilySearch indexing lets you type names from old records into a database that people worldwide can use to find their ancestors. The names you index generally won’t come from your own family line but from scanned documents that include census records, birth certificates, marriage certificates, military registrations, and more.”

“FamilySearch believes everyone deserves to be remembered,” FamilySearch International Senior Vice President of Marketing Shipley Munson said in a statement. “All should have the opportunity to find their ancestors, and we provide a simple way for people to make those family connections.”

Those interested in taking part in the indexing event must have access to a computer and internet connection. Volunteers will download the FamilySearch software and index as many names as they want, according to FamilySearch.

Worldwide Indexing Event
Worldwide Indexing Event

“Family history discoveries online are driven by indexed records,” Munson said in a statement. “Volunteer indexers make those personal discoveries happen. Without them, much of what we do would not be possible. We invite everyone to join in this important cause to preserve history.” From the time FamilySearch introduced online indexing in 2006, volunteers have indexed more than one billion historic records, FamilySearch reported.

“The demand for indexed records continues to grow as millions of historical records worldwide are added every year and more and more people are interested in making personal family discoveries,” according to FamilySearch.

Visit FamilySearch to support the cause.

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