Some of the more than 125,000 well trained and efficient “indexing soldiers” are concerned that the completion of the indexing of the 1940 census will be the end of their journey. Not so. This is a “warm up” and ...
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honing of skills needed for a much longer and perhaps a more challenging effort. There is a “mountain” of work left to be done, and it resides in the Granite Mountain Record Vault. The billions of records in this vault are being digitized and made available by FamilySearch at an astounding rate, and researchers around the world are grateful. It is by indexing that these records are being made searchable, so every indexer needs to be prepared to forge ahead in this endeavor.
The LDS church has prepared a way for us to look into the “Mountain” through two fascinating videos that make you feel that you are having a personal tour with your own guide. Click on the websites below to view both videos. After seeing Part 1, you can come back to the next one here, or search for it by name in the right hand column on u-tube.
Granite Mountain Records Vault Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KLea_DPxb4
Granite Mountain Records Vault – Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYkLKAPzCfQ&feature=relmfu
Be of good cheer. There is no danger of running out of records for a long time to come. You might even consider going to some of the language lessons on FamilySearch to prepare to index records from other countries.
Until next time, remember to “Enjoy the journey,” Judy Iverson.
Just one more note: After you have seen the two videos above, here are a few more that I enjoyed and hope that you might also.
Woven Generations
Letters from Estonia
Searching for Emma
Clan McCloud
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory.
The LDS church has prepared a way for us to look into the “Mountain” through two fascinating videos that make you feel that you are having a personal tour with your own guide. Click on the websites below to view both videos. After seeing Part 1, you can come back to the next one here, or search for it by name in the right hand column on u-tube.
Granite Mountain Records Vault Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KLea_DPxb4
Granite Mountain Records Vault – Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYkLKAPzCfQ&feature=relmfu
Be of good cheer. There is no danger of running out of records for a long time to come. You might even consider going to some of the language lessons on FamilySearch to prepare to index records from other countries.
Until next time, remember to “Enjoy the journey,” Judy Iverson.
Just one more note: After you have seen the two videos above, here are a few more that I enjoyed and hope that you might also.
Woven Generations
Letters from Estonia
Searching for Emma
Clan McCloud
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory.