Genealogy Volunteer Opportunities
Want to give back a little to the genealogy community? Check out these wonderful opportunities to volunteer your time, assistance, or expertise to help out other genealogists, including providing lookups, searching out tombstones, designing and maintaining Web sites, and more.
FamilySearch Indexing
FamilySearch, the genealogy arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sponsors a number of online genealogy indexing projects. They provide the records and the free indexing software, and you provide your time and expertise. Once completed, the indexes will be made available for free to all at FamilySearch.org.
FamilySearch, the genealogy arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sponsors a number of online genealogy indexing projects. They provide the records and the free indexing software, and you provide your time and expertise. Once completed, the indexes will be made available for free to all at FamilySearch.org.
Genie Angels
A central place to locate an 'Angel' volunteer who lives in an area of interest who is willing to help you obtain a document from the courthouse, historical archives, library, newspaper article, tombstone photo, etc.
A central place to locate an 'Angel' volunteer who lives in an area of interest who is willing to help you obtain a document from the courthouse, historical archives, library, newspaper article, tombstone photo, etc.
GENUKI
This enormous collection of genealogical information pages for England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man needs your help!
This enormous collection of genealogical information pages for England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man needs your help!
IIGSTM Translation Team
The International Internet Genealogical Society Translation Team is looking for looking for people with language skills who can help translate IIGS™ Web pages into non-English languages.
The International Internet Genealogical Society Translation Team is looking for looking for people with language skills who can help translate IIGS™ Web pages into non-English languages.
KindredKonnections - Extraction Project
This commercial site "pays" its volunteers with free search time.
This commercial site "pays" its volunteers with free search time.
Newbies and New Opportunities
Juliana Smith reminds us of many good reasons to take a "newbie" under our wing.
Juliana Smith reminds us of many good reasons to take a "newbie" under our wing.
Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness
Volunteers on this site offer to do record lookups, cemetery photos, etc. one day per month in the area in which they live. One of the best ideas to come along in free genealogy research yet!
Volunteers on this site offer to do record lookups, cemetery photos, etc. one day per month in the area in which they live. One of the best ideas to come along in free genealogy research yet!
USGenWeb Census Project
The Census Project was started in February 1997 with the mission of transcribing all of the US Federal Censuses for free online use by everyone. They are in need of transcribers, proofreaders, and technical support.
The Census Project was started in February 1997 with the mission of transcribing all of the US Federal Censuses for free online use by everyone. They are in need of transcribers, proofreaders, and technical support.
USGenWeb State Pages
There are always state and county pages on the USGenWeb site in need of adoption. Or if you don't have the time that takes, consider uploading documents you have collected in your research.
There are always state and county pages on the USGenWeb site in need of adoption. Or if you don't have the time that takes, consider uploading documents you have collected in your research.
USGenWeb Tombstone Project
The USGenWeb Tombstone Project was started to encourage people to walk cemeteries and donate copies of the surveys to The USGW Archives.
The USGenWeb Tombstone Project was started to encourage people to walk cemeteries and donate copies of the surveys to The USGW Archives.
USGenWeb Archives Pension Project
This project is endeavoring to provide actual transcriptions of Pension related materials for all Wars prior to 1900. They are still in need of volunteers willing to "host" a war.
This project is endeavoring to provide actual transcriptions of Pension related materials for all Wars prior to 1900. They are still in need of volunteers willing to "host" a war.