03/05/2008

Wanted: Volunteer Indexers at Ancestry.com

Just read an interesting post on 24/7 Family History Circle where Ancestry.com is seeking volunteers to index and transcribe new records collections.  This is a curious effort for a commercial company.  All voluntary indexing programs I know of belong to sites offering their records for free.  Will volunteer indexers get free access to Ancestry.com?  I'm tempted to sign up to see what it's all about, but I just don't have the time to do the work.  Like I said - a curious effort by a for profit company.

Mar 5, 2008 5:52:00 AM

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