In 30 minutes
you can help people
find their ancestors!
Why is indexing important?
Volunteers extract family history information from digital images of historical documents to create searchable indexes that assist everyone in finding their ancestors.
Install Software
Click to download and install the FREE software to your computer. Read here about recommended computer specifications for indexing.
FamilySearch Indexing News
Welcome to FamilySearch Indexing!
We hope that you will enjoy the time you spend working with this ground-breaking family history initiative.
Currently, we are updating the indexing application. If you receive a message such as "Unable to launch application," please click here for more information on how to resolve this issue.
The data and images collected through FamilySearch indexing are available on the Record Search Web site at http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch.
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