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<br>All groups need to become visible in order to meet their goals. FamilySearch has introduced several new features that allow groups who participate in FamilySearch Indexing to become more visible. | <br>All groups need to become visible in order to meet their goals. FamilySearch has introduced several new features that allow groups who participate in FamilySearch Indexing to become more visible. | ||
<br>1. [http://indexing.familysearch.org/projects/current_partner_projects.jsf Partner Projects page]: Here you can see the many societies and groups that are partnering with FamilySearch. We would like to put as many society logos as possible on this page.<br>2. [http://www.facebook.com/familysearchindexing?sk=app_6009294086 FSI Facebook page]: Over | <br>1. [http://indexing.familysearch.org/projects/current_partner_projects.jsf Partner Projects page]: Here you can see the many societies and groups that are partnering with FamilySearch. We would like to put as many society logos as possible on this page.<br>2. [http://www.facebook.com/familysearchindexing?sk=app_6009294086 FSI Facebook page]: Over 16,500 people “Like” this page now. This site has become its own genealogy community, with tabs for goals, links, and video. You can now view the FSI partner projects.<br>3. [http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=6a13a38a955e01499f3215f48&id=142fa35c47&e=8d37bf83ff FSI Newsletter]: The FSI Newsletter is where we keep the world up to date on the latest happenings. FamilySearch hopes to spotlight genealogical societies and drive traffic to group websites. [https://blog.familysearch.org/node/1113 Read] February’s article highlighting the [http://mimgc.org/ Michigan Genealogical Council] a society active in the indexing process. <br>4. [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/FamilySearch_Indexing_Updates FSI Indexing Updates]: Bloggers in the genealogical community stay updated through this notification. You can "[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Help:Watchlist Watch]" this page for the latest. <br>5. [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Main_Page FamilySearch Wiki pages]: Are there members of your group or society that know all about certain areas of the world? If so, invite them to contribute their information on the FamilySearch Wiki for all to see. Want to adopt-a-wiki page? See what the [http://www.dallasgenealogy.org/ Dallas Genealogical Society] did [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Dallas_Genealogical_Society here]. <br>6. [http://www.youtube.com/familysearch#p/c/4/1z3kjRiCXpM FamilySearch Youtube Channel]: Want to see an example of societies and groups that have sponsored indexing projects? Subscribe to this channel and view several scenarios. <br>7. [http://twitter.com/FamilySearchInd FSI’s Twitter Account]: Want to follow FSI on Twitter? Sign up to follow. <br> | ||
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