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Group Resources

To get the most out of this group: 

• When asking questions, please include a link (or Share Batch code) to the batch so we can see what you are seeing and be able to help you better.
• Instructions on sharing a batch
• In your batch the Project Instructions and Field Helps are great tools to use for many questions.
• We are not to post pictures of the records.

More FamilySearch Community Groups for you to use:

• FamilySearch Tips and Tricks
• How To Use FamilySearch Community
• FamilySearch Family Tree
• List of FamilySearch Groups By Type

Indexing Tutorials:

• Web indexing Training Videos
• Guided Tour/Practice
• Getting Started with FamilySearch Web Indexing - BYU Webinar Kathryn Grant (YouTube)
• FamilySearch Indexing - How It Works (YouTube)
• Indexing PDF (English - 2018)
• Indexing PDF (Spanish- 2018)

Indexing Resources:

• Indexing Glossary of Terms
• Page 1 Web Indexing Key Shortcuts
• Page 2 Web Indexing Key Shortcuts
• Toolbar Icon Meanings & Shortcuts
• FS Help Article Keyboard Shortcuts
• Change Case (Chrome Extension)
• Indexing Tips & Tricks
• Genealogical Word Lists - FS Wiki
• Date Converter: French Revolution/Gregorian Calendar

Handwriting Resources:

• Language Resources & Handwriting Helps
• YouTube- Cursive Writing Lesson
• BYU Script Tutorial
• UK National Archives - 1500-1800 Handwriting
• Learning to read old handwriting - BYU Video
• Reading Early American Handwriting

Review Resources:

• How Do I Become an Indexing Reviewer
• How to Review Indexed Batches
• How Do I Review A Batch
• FS Web Indexing - The New Review Process 2020-YouTube

Language Resources:

• Latin Genealogical Word List - Wiki
• Latin Numbers & Calendar Terms - BYU Tutorial
• England Languages - Wiki
• Reading Early American Handwriting
• English Script Examples 1500's-1600's
• BYU Spanish Script Tutorial
• German Paleography Introduction
• Old German Script Tutorial - Part 1
• Guatemalan Less Common Surnames
• Indexing Chinese Names in English Records

FamilySearch Wiki Pages & Facebook Groups:

• FB: Indexing South African Records on FamilySearch
• FB: The Netherlands and Flemish Belgium: Indexing of Records for FamilySearch
• FamilySearch Live Community
• FB: FS Live with Jason Pierson 8 July 2020 - Beginning Indexing
• Wiki: French Republican Calendar
• Wiki: Catholic Vital Records of Galicia/Halychyna

Additional Resources:

• Guidelines
• Community Code of Conduct
• Editing Names on Indexed Records
• Editing Dates & Places on Indexed Records
• FS Web Indexing - Find A Project 2020 – YouTube
• Deleting Cookies & Temporary Files
• How To Use the FamilySearch Community (Video)
• Logging into/browsing FamilySearch Community (Video)
• Ship Names: US New York-Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving 1897-1902
• Ship Names: Norway Heritage - Hands Across the Sea
• History of the Records

FamilySearch Blog Articles:

• A Family Volunteers From Home
• Editing Dates & Places on Indexed Records - FS Update
• Editing Names On Indexed Records - FS Update
• Free Online FS Consultation - Getting Started
• FamilySearch Live Community
• How Machine Learning & OCR are Changing Family History
• How to Review Indexed Batches
• Indexing in a Second Language Made Easy
• Naturalization Records
• Out-Of-The-Box Indexing Goals and Activities
• Share Ideas & Feedback with FamilySearch
• Why Indexing Is an Important Part of Family History

Patron Added Resources:

• Keeping Your Own Statistics
• Old German Script Class
• Changing Preferred Language in FamilySearch
• WWI Draft Registration Cards - Indexed and partially Reviewed Examples

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