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'''FamilySearch Indexing''' is a volunteer project established in 2006 and run by [[FamilySearch]]. The project aims to create searchable digital indexes for scanned images of [[FamilySearch Historical Record Collections|historical documents]]. | '''FamilySearch Indexing''' is a volunteer project established in 2006 and run by [[FamilySearch]]. The project aims to create searchable digital indexes for scanned images of [[FamilySearch Historical Record Collections|historical documents]]. | ||
The documents are drawn primarily from a collection of 2.4 million rolls of microfilm containing photographic images of historical documents from 110 countries and principalities. The documents include | The documents are drawn primarily from a collection of 2.4 million rolls of microfilm containing photographic images of historical documents from 110 countries and principalities. The documents include census records, [[Birth certificate|birth]] and [[Death certificate]]s, [[Marriage license]]s, [[Military records|military]] and [[Property records]], and other [[Vital record]]s maintained by local, state, and national governments. | ||
Volunteers install free software on their home computers, download images from the site, type the data they read from the image via the software, and submit their work back to the site. The data is eventually made publicly and freely available at [[Family History Centers]] or at the [[FamilySearch]] website for use in genealogical and family history research. FamilySearch anticipates that the number of names and associated genealogical data indexed is expected to accelerate as more people volunteer to index. | Volunteers install free software on their home computers, download images from the site, type the data they read from the image via the software, and submit their work back to the site. The data is eventually made publicly and freely available at [[Family History Centers]] or at the [[FamilySearch]] website for use in genealogical and family history research. FamilySearch anticipates that the number of names and associated genealogical data indexed is expected to accelerate as more people volunteer to index. | ||