Can FamilySearch Indexers Break a Record? Join Us for 5 Million Record Day!Here’s a neat way you can not only help make 1940 Census records available to everyone, but also help the volunteer indexers set a new record for indexing at Family Search: join us for 5 Million Record Day! Monday, July 2, 2012 (or July 1, depending on your time zone), will be an amazing day! It ...(click "read more" below)
It could be the first day that we achieve “5 Million Name” fame. That’s right, it might be the day that we index and arbitrate 5 million names (or records) in just 24 hours! No other name transcription project has ever come close. Building on Our Indexing Success
Together, the volunteer indexers and arbitrators have achieved unbelievable success in the past three months. The day with the highest number of records indexing & arbitrated combined—for the last three months and in the history of indexing—was April 30, 2012. On that day, we reached 4.9 million records which were submitted. The amazing fact is that we nearly made hit the 5 million record mark with just our everyday effort!
To make sure we reach the goal of 5 million records, we’ll need help from every indexer and arbitrator out there. Everyone will need to submit an extra batch or two (or more!) during the day. Remember, though, that our “day” starts at 00:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC/GMT), which means 6pm MDT (Utah time), on Sunday, July 1st. Check the Facebook event page for your local start time (see http://www.facebook.com/events/156608427806812).
Quality over Quantity
Now, please don’t think that we’re focusing completely on quantity and forgetting about quality. Next week, to prepare, we’ll provide ways to improve the quality of your work and suggestions for how to get ready for the big day.
Spread the word! Tell your friends and family about the opportunity to be a part of this history-making event. We may not have another chance like this for years, so plan now to get involved. We need you and everyone else out there to reach this goal!
If you’ve not yet signed up to be an indexer with FamilySearch, get started here: http://the1940census.com/getting-started/
And follow the FamilySearch Indexing topics at the FamilySearch Blog (https://familysearch.org/blog/indexing/) for the latest news and helpful information on indexing!
5 Million Day Local Start Times
Start times for various locations:
Together, the volunteer indexers and arbitrators have achieved unbelievable success in the past three months. The day with the highest number of records indexing & arbitrated combined—for the last three months and in the history of indexing—was April 30, 2012. On that day, we reached 4.9 million records which were submitted. The amazing fact is that we nearly made hit the 5 million record mark with just our everyday effort!
To make sure we reach the goal of 5 million records, we’ll need help from every indexer and arbitrator out there. Everyone will need to submit an extra batch or two (or more!) during the day. Remember, though, that our “day” starts at 00:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC/GMT), which means 6pm MDT (Utah time), on Sunday, July 1st. Check the Facebook event page for your local start time (see http://www.facebook.com/events/156608427806812).
Quality over Quantity
Now, please don’t think that we’re focusing completely on quantity and forgetting about quality. Next week, to prepare, we’ll provide ways to improve the quality of your work and suggestions for how to get ready for the big day.
Spread the word! Tell your friends and family about the opportunity to be a part of this history-making event. We may not have another chance like this for years, so plan now to get involved. We need you and everyone else out there to reach this goal!
If you’ve not yet signed up to be an indexer with FamilySearch, get started here: http://the1940census.com/getting-started/
And follow the FamilySearch Indexing topics at the FamilySearch Blog (https://familysearch.org/blog/indexing/) for the latest news and helpful information on indexing!
5 Million Day Local Start Times
Start times for various locations:
- Anchorage, Alaska: July 1 @ 4:00 PM
- Berlin, Germany: July 2 @ 2:00 AM
- Brussels, Belgium: July 2 @ 2:00 AM
- Buenos Aires, Argentina: July 1 @ 9:00 PM
- Chicago, Illinois: July 1 @ 7:00 PM
- Honolulu, Hawaii: July 1 @ 2:00 PM
- Johannesburg, South Africa: July 2 @ 2:00 AM
- Kyiv, Ukraine: July 2 @ 3:00 AM
- London, England: July 2 @ 1:00 AM
- Los Angeles, California: July 1 @ 5:00 PM
- Moscow, Russia: July 2 @ 4:00 AM
- New York City, New York: July 1 @ 8:00 PM
- Ottawa, Canada: July 1 @ 8:00 PM
- Paris, France: July 2 @ 2:00 AM
- Phoenix, Arizona: July 1 @ 5:00 PM
- Rome, Italy: July 2 @ 2:00 AM
- Salt Lake City, Utah: July 1 @ 6:00 PM
- Santiago, Chile: July 1 @ 8:00 PM
- Sao Paulo, Brazil: July 1 @ 9:00 PM
- Stockholm, Sweden: July 2 @ 2:00 AM
- Sydney, Australia: July 2 @ 10:00 AM
- Warsaw, Poland: July 2 @ 2:00 AM