The FamilySearch indexing project sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints rolled past an eye-opening number earlier this week. The project, which transcribes genenalogical data from a variety of sources to searchable online media, is now more than one-fourth of the way to its first billion individual records. FamilySearch officials said in a news release that the 250 millionth record was an entry in the Nicaragua Civil Registration database. The entry was added to the system after being confirmed by three different volunteers, in Nicaragua, Guatemala and Honduras -- all records are entered by at least two indexers, with a third indexer taking part if there are any discrepancies between the first two entries.
The project is driven by the efforts of more than 100,000 volunteers worldwide and is open to participation from anyone with an interest in genealogy.
Additional information about FamilySearch indexing is available online at indexing.familysearch.org.
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