Want Free Genealogy Records? Volunteer to Help Create Them!

The LDS Church is the behemoth of genealogy records. They have microfilmed an enormous number of records and keep them all in storage under a mountain. No, really, under a mountain.

Whether or not you agree with the religious reasons for storing the records, the fact remains that the LDS Church has done all family historians a great service by saving the records and making them so available to researchers all over the world. Virtually all of the collection on microfilm or microfiche can be requested by a genealogist and will be sent for the costs of mailing to a local Family History Center.

The church has begun the process of transcribing some of those records to be made available for free online, and needs help. Think you can volunteer? I bet you could. It can be done at home, by applying, downloading their software and then transcribing a batch.

Two people transcribe every record and if there are differences between the two, a third person has to reconcile the differences. So don't worry if you don't have any experience!