www.familysearchindexing.org

Preserving Our Heritage
Volunteers extract family history information from digital images of historical documents to create indexes that assist everyone in finding their ancestors.

Current and Upcoming Projects

Vast libraries of digital images are organized into a variety of projects, each with unique guidelines and rules. Read about what is being indexed now, and see what is coming in the future.

Volunteer

Everyone is invited! Join the thousands of volunteers who are creating automated indexes to valuable family history records. You can also volunteer with participating genealogical and historical societies. and download and install the FREE software to your computer. Read about computer specifications here.

Tutorials

Most of the FamilySearch Indexing training materials designed for stake extraction directors, group administrators, and indexers are self-instructional. In order to be successful and have a positive and rewarding indexing experience, please complete the following tutorial lessons and earn your Certificate of Completion

• Introduction
• Lesson 1: Overview
• Lesson 2: User Setup
• Lesson 3: Indexing
• Lesson 4: Basic Indexing Guidelines
• Lesson 5: Arbitration
• Conclusion