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== Online Records | ==Online Records== | ||
Visitors to FamilySearch.org can search billions [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list digital images and indexes] of records from all over the world. These records include government and church records for births, marriages, and deaths; censuses; probate records, land records, draft cards; and so forth. Millions of new records are published on a weekly basis. | Visitors to FamilySearch.org can search billions [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list digital images and indexes] of records from all over the world. These records include government and church records for births, marriages, and deaths; censuses; probate records, land records, draft cards; and so forth. Millions of new records are published on a weekly basis. | ||
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Many of the records on the FamilySearch website are [https://familysearch.org/volunteer/indexing indexed], making them easier to search. The indexes are created by volunteers. Currently, there over 125,000 active indexers around the world who complete about one million names a day. Anyone can help with this effort, regardless of their age, religion, or technical background; all that is needed is a computer and an Internet connection. The free online application is available in seven languages. | Many of the records on the FamilySearch website are [https://familysearch.org/volunteer/indexing indexed], making them easier to search. The indexes are created by volunteers. Currently, there over 125,000 active indexers around the world who complete about one million names a day. Anyone can help with this effort, regardless of their age, religion, or technical background; all that is needed is a computer and an Internet connection. The free online application is available in seven languages. | ||
== Research Help | ==Research Help== | ||
FamilySearch.org features several resources to help people learn how to discover their family history. For example, this Wiki is an interactive online encyclopedia for family history research. This site contains research helps, guides, and advice from FamilySearch experts, but is also a place where anyone can share what they know about genealogy. Visitors to the site can search by [[Browse by Country|geographic area]] or to get tips and helpful information on climbing their own family trees. | FamilySearch.org features several resources to help people learn how to discover their family history. For example, this Wiki is an interactive online encyclopedia for family history research. This site contains research helps, guides, and advice from FamilySearch experts, but is also a place where anyone can share what they know about genealogy. Visitors to the site can search by [[Browse by Country|geographic area]] or to get tips and helpful information on climbing their own family trees. | ||
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The length and format of the classes vary by subject, but usually include video of the presenter, a PowerPoint presentation, and class handouts. Many of these classes are taught by experts at the renowned [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City, but FamilySearch has also partnered with individual genealogists and facilities like the [[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center|Midwest Genealogy Center]] in Independence, Missouri. | The length and format of the classes vary by subject, but usually include video of the presenter, a PowerPoint presentation, and class handouts. Many of these classes are taught by experts at the renowned [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City, but FamilySearch has also partnered with individual genealogists and facilities like the [[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center|Midwest Genealogy Center]] in Independence, Missouri. | ||
== Quick Facts | ==Quick Facts== | ||
Here are some quick facts about FamilySearch.org, as of January 2020: | Here are some quick facts about FamilySearch.org, as of January 2020: | ||
* Searchable Names in Historical Records: 7.77 Billion | *Searchable Names in Historical Records: 7.77 Billion | ||
* Digital images published in FamilySearch's Historic Collections online: 1.41 Billion | *Digital images published in FamilySearch's Historic Collections online: 1.41 Billion | ||
* Digital Images published only in the FamilySearch Catalog online: 1.73 Billion | *Digital Images published only in the FamilySearch Catalog online: 1.73 Billion | ||
* Indexed records published, 3 year rolling average: 273.2 Million | *Indexed records published, 3 year rolling average: 273.2 Million | ||
* Number of searchable historic record collections online: 2,724 Collections | *Number of searchable historic record collections online: 2,724 Collections | ||
* Number of searchable records: 4.93 Billion | *Number of searchable records: 4.93 Billion | ||
* Number of digital books: 481,000 | *Number of digital books: 481,000 | ||
*Visits per day: 416,000 | |||
*Pages viewed per day: 6.8 Million | |||
*Registered FamilySearch users: 14.6 Million | |||
* | *Family Tree contributors: 5.17 Million | ||
* | *Photos: 35.4 Million | ||
* | *Stories: 2.5 Million | ||
* | *Family Documents: 6.8 Million | ||
*Sources in the Family Tree: 1.4 Billion | |||
*People in the Family Tree: 1.21 Billion <ref>"Company Facts: FamilySearch.org Facts," ''FamilySearch'', January 2020, https://media.familysearch.org/company-facts/.</ref> | |||
==See also== | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/blog/en/whats-familysearchorgmay-2015-part-2 Community Trees Project] | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/blog/en/whats-familysearchorgmay-2015-part-2 Community Trees Project] | |||
*[[FamilySearch Historical Record Collections|Historical Record Collections]] | *[[FamilySearch Historical Record Collections|Historical Record Collections]] | ||
== References | ==References== | ||
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