Volunteer Work - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: familysearch indexing volunteer

geniegreen — 2013-03-09 21:41:49Z

It is safe to download the program, and installation is quite straightforward. There is somewhere in the registration process that asks which languages you are able to work with.

After you get ready to start, when you have an opportunity to download a batch to index, there are still some options. You can work on the ones that have been chosen as priorities, or you can view a list of all batches and choose and Italian batch from that list.

Welcome to indexing!

familysearch indexing volunteer

mytreeresearch — 2013-03-08 14:43:33Z

Im looking at becoming a familysearch indexing volunteer for the Italian collection and i was wondering if anyone else had signed up to this?
Is the programe that you download safe to install etc?

Future book

simongandossi — 2013-02-25 02:19:48Z

Hi All
I am in the process of creating a photo book honoring those who died young between 1896 - 1974. The book will contain photos and a short story about the person.
I am a published author and came up with this idea when I found a letter from a 17 yr old girl who wrote "I am not afraid of dying I am afraid of being forgotten" she died to tuberculosis a month later.
I thought it would be a good idea to publish this in their honor.
If anyone has ancestors that fit into this category I would love to hear from you, my email is sjgando@bigpond.com .

Re: Volunteer Help on Dead End

infosending1 — 2013-01-14 08:57:05Z

Try here...

http://boards.ancestry.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20...

Volunteer Help on Dead End

RayBriggs9999 — 2013-01-05 22:11:57Z

Are there any Volunteers who help with resolving dead ends. ?

Ray

Re: Research Project - please help!

hl80 — 2012-11-02 17:19:02Z

Thanks for your message. If you could please contact me via my Drexel email, I will then explain the project further and see if we can set up a time to meet virtually! My email:

hlw29@drexel.edu

Thanks,
Heather

Re: Research Project - please help!

kumeyaayindian — 2012-11-02 16:52:56Z

I am a drexel MLIS graduate contact me

Re: Research Project - please help!

eGENEee — 2012-11-02 00:37:37Z

I'm interested! I sent a message to your Drexel email.

Research Project - please help!

hl80 — 2012-11-01 23:28:36Z

Dear Family History Researchers,

I am a doctoral student at the College of Information Science and Technology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa., and am conducting research to learn more about how to support information sharing among family history researchers and how archives, historical societies, and other memory institutions can better support collaboration among users and producers of historic records. This is my dissertation research, and my research is not profit-oriented!

I am looking for individuals to participate in my study. Specifically, I am looking for anyone who has contributed information or images to any family history website and is 18 years or older.

What I would like you to do: participate in a phone interview that will last from 30 to 60 minutes, depending what you wish to share.

What you get: helping to advance our knowledge of the ways family history researchers are using web technologies for research and collaboration.

If you are interested in participating or want further information, please contact:

Heather Willever-Farr
hlw29@drexel.edu

You can read more about my research at http://www.heatherwilleverfarr.com

Thank you,
Heather Willever-Farr, MA
College of Information Science and Technology
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Re: Interviews About Genealogical Research

debrastree — 2012-10-23 02:13:13Z

If you are still looking for help I could do that for you.
Debra

Re: Interviews About Genealogical Research

TUMBLE3 — 2012-09-12 13:36:42Z

Hello
Yes I'd be happy to help. If it is of any relavance I am in the UK and the majority of my research relates to UK & Ireland and I use online & local record/parish etc resources.

Re: Interviews About Genealogical Research

BuggBigelowCrosbySherwood59 — 2012-08-25 01:35:52Z

I would be interested. I am an amateur genealogist and have 30 thousand or more people on one tree.

Charlene Willoughby

Re: Interviews About Genealogical Research

cyndi308 — 2012-08-17 02:41:36Z

Feel free to send me one too.

Cyndi

Re: Interviews About Genealogical Research

TownsendKathryn — 2012-08-16 18:19:24Z

Fantastic! I will send you a private message with questions within the next 24 hours.

Many thanks for your contribution!

Kathryn Townsend

Re: Interviews About Genealogical Research

kumeyaayindian — 2012-08-16 18:02:20Z

I would be interested..Karen

Interviews About Genealogical Research

TownsendKathryn — 2012-08-16 17:47:55Z

Hello everyone!

I am writing my Masters dissertation on the search for genealogical information in the archive. Essentially, I will be producing some ethnographic work based upon interviews and experiences with amateur and professional genealogical researchers. I am framing it against the expectations versus the realities of archival research under the influence of popular cultural phenomena such as Who Do You Think You Are?

I was wondering if anyone would be interested in assisting me with this project by participating in a short interview via e-mail or Ancestry messanger. I would be asking you 3-4 questions about your experiences with genealogical research, using archival materials, and sources like Ancestry.

Please let me know if you are interested. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Many thanks,

Kathryn Townsend

need help with 2 ancestors

jdc62866 — 2012-08-05 01:50:35Z

my dad and i have been searching for years no luck. if you could help that would be great. my dads grandpa got married before he married my dads grandma. we dont know hardly anything about her. his grandpas name is james myles martin born may 18, 1875 in anderson county s.c. died june 2 1930 madison alabama. his first wifes name was sarah j. martin dont know her maiden name. only documents showing her is a 1900 census with my dads grandpa saying they married in 1893 or 1894 in anderson county s.c. and they resided there. they had 2 girls mary and martha. i would like to find out about sarah her birth marriage death and if there was a divorce. who knows she might have died early. also my dads grandpa james myles martin when he married the 2nd time to my dads grandma nellie grant vann martin they had a 7mon old baby dont know the sex. there is a grave marker next to theirs at willow mount cemetery in bedford tn. cant find death or birth records. only a obit in the the gazette newspaper dated oct 30 1919 in shelbyville tn so he was born in 1919. could have been born in shelbyville tn, madison county, alabama, or anderson county, s.c. if anyone wants to help email me at jacque.cochran@gmail.com

Re: need help with 2 ancestors

jasche — 2012-08-04 16:46:47Z

If you want anyone to help you we need names. Please include given names; birth dates; death dates; where they lived; if the emigrated and to where; and most of all please ask specific questions. No one can help with some information from you.

Re: Looking for Family History Researchers

helenhunter55 — 2012-07-31 19:08:41Z

Hi

I have only just noticed this message as I haven't used Ancestry for a while. I tend to subscribe to different sites and have been using Findmypast this year.

Are you still looking for Family History Researches. If so I may be interested. I really enjoy doing the "detective work" and am thrilled when I discover new information.

Please contact me on 07917 840171 if you are still looking for researchers.

Thanks

Helen

Re: Random Acts of Genealogy Kindness (RAOGK) will be Offline for Some Time

jasche — 2012-05-26 11:36:02Z

Thanks so much for this update. I contacted them and there is once again a link under my name!

I had tried several times to join the facebook site for RAOGK but they would never accept my request to join --

Re: Random Acts of Genealogy Kindness (RAOGK) will be Offline for Some Time

jackhonour — 2012-05-25 20:56:00Z

I've just seen that after a long closure, the website is back. Http://raogk.wikia.com/wiki/Random_Acts_of_Genealogical_Kind... . It has all the volunteers on but the email addresses have been lost so currently very few are linked up. If you ever volunteered, or have had contact with somebody else who did, get in touch with them so they can relink your email address up again.

So it is very much a work in progress - I noticed there are no links to the England page yet and even when you find it through search, the first page doesn't load but it's back, take a look!

Jack

Have you discovered surprise/secret siblings?

dana_dance — 2012-02-17 23:48:58Z

This process led me to the discovery of two previously unknown half sisters. Do you have a similar story? As a graduate student in psychology, I have embarked on a formal study on the issue. If you have an experience to share please do so by participating in this secure, anonymous, and confidential survey. Your unique story might lead to new discoveries:)
https://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22EUATQ8UEC/

Research Offered

sncarman — 2012-01-11 04:07:40Z

For anyone living far distances from Bucyrus, Ohio(or surrounding areas) and would like/need hands on research, I would be more than willing to help!

Random Acts of Genealogy Kindness (RAOGK) will be Offline for Some Time

MarylouiseFraijoAmbriz — 2011-10-19 09:23:25Z

Random Acts of Genealogy Kindness (RAOGK) will be Offline for Some Time http://bit.ly/pAwrHU

Looking for Family History Researchers

welshspencer — 2011-10-12 19:20:54Z

Looking for Family History Researchers

The work you will under take would be from the BMD indexes and Census,

You should be confident in tracing backward and forwards, and have access to a full Reg index and Census

You would not be required to purchase any certificates, because we would try to get this information from the indexes and census. if a case requires that one needs to be purchased, you would email us the information and we would find out the required information and forward to you.

please inbox me for further details