On July 2, FamilySearch indexers and arbitrators from around the world joined together for 24 hours in what became a mind-boggling event in so many ways. Who could have guessed that we... (click "read more")
would MORE THAN DOUBLE what was already an aggressive indexing and arbitration goal to complete 5 million records? Simply unbelievable! In baseball terms, that’s an “out of the park grand slam!”
The final record count for the “5 Million Name Fame” event day is:
Indexed Records: 7,258,151
Arbitrated Records: 3,082,728
Total Records Worked: 10,340,879
Equally astounding is this number: 46,091. That’s the total number of volunteers who participated. The previous high was 34,948, putting July 2nd’s total at more than 11,000 over the previous one-day record!
Just for fun, we went looking for a way to illustrate how many people that represents. It turns out Busch Stadium (above) in St. Louis, Missouri seats 46,861 or just 770 more than showed up to index and arbitrate yesterday. Need a visual? Check out the 360° view (Click this! It is fun to see) from the pitcher’s mound at Busch Stadium. Click here (or look above) to see the stadium full of people. Now imagine that everyone of those people is a FamilySearch indexer or arbitrator and you start to appreciate what really happened on July 2!
Of course, when all is said and done, what really matters is the number one. That’s the number of people it takes to make a difference. You can be proud to be the one who made the difference for someone else who is looking for their ancestors. Because of you, they will know the joy of adding a new branch to their family tree. For that, we (and they) sincerely thank you!
(From familysearch-July 3, 2012)
The final record count for the “5 Million Name Fame” event day is:
Indexed Records: 7,258,151
Arbitrated Records: 3,082,728
Total Records Worked: 10,340,879
Equally astounding is this number: 46,091. That’s the total number of volunteers who participated. The previous high was 34,948, putting July 2nd’s total at more than 11,000 over the previous one-day record!
Just for fun, we went looking for a way to illustrate how many people that represents. It turns out Busch Stadium (above) in St. Louis, Missouri seats 46,861 or just 770 more than showed up to index and arbitrate yesterday. Need a visual? Check out the 360° view (Click this! It is fun to see) from the pitcher’s mound at Busch Stadium. Click here (or look above) to see the stadium full of people. Now imagine that everyone of those people is a FamilySearch indexer or arbitrator and you start to appreciate what really happened on July 2!
Of course, when all is said and done, what really matters is the number one. That’s the number of people it takes to make a difference. You can be proud to be the one who made the difference for someone else who is looking for their ancestors. Because of you, they will know the joy of adding a new branch to their family tree. For that, we (and they) sincerely thank you!
(From familysearch-July 3, 2012)