As a reminder, Family Search is looking for volunteers to participate in making historical records freely searchable on-line. This is a great way to give back to a hobby that fascinates us all, and to help keep Family Search free for future generations by assisting them in making their massive archives more readily available to remote researchers.
Examples of current projects you can get involved in:
US-Index to War of 1812 Pension Application Files this is currently on 12% complete
If you have never explored a few actual pension application files it is hard to understand why this is such a worthwhile endeavor, but it really is. You may find letters from parties who are testifying as to who the pensioner is and why they know this person to be the pensioner. Many a story are recanted that fleshes out your ancestor’s life. Truly a fascinating endeavor.
US, Missouri County Marriages 1806-1969, 25% complete
US, New York, New York – Marriages 1866-1938
There are foreign projects from Mexico, Chile, Brazil etc, with 375 current projects going on there is something for all.
Reference:
https://familysearch.org/indexing/
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