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Genealogy Help Wanted

Share your knowledge about your family’s past that may help others trace their descendants. Answer an appeal for information or participate in a forum. Either way, the following project allows you to divulge your past for future generations to enjoy.

1940 Census – Transcribing Historical Records

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes at a time to transcribe sheets from the 1940 US Census
  • Impact:
    Helps future generations to find their past, for free
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

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World Archives Project – Transcribing Ancestors

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes to transcribe archived genealogical records
  • Impact:
    Preserves decaying historical records in digital format, so that future generationsmay be able to research them and discover their roots
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Time, Do Good, Genealogy Help Wanted, Miscellaneous, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes

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FreeBMD – Transcribing Genealogical Records

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes per session
  • Impact:
    Greatly enhances a researcher's ability to quickly and easily locate index entries of potential relevance in the UK Civil Registration records
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Time, Country, Do Good, Europe, Genealogy Help Wanted, Miscellaneous, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, United Kingdom

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Kindred Roots – Sharing Family Records

  • Time taken:
    15 minutes to share your past treasures of genealogical information
  • Impact:
    Share your family's past for future generations to enjoy and research
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Time, Country, Do Good, Genealogy Help Wanted, Miscellaneous, North America, Quickies!, Under 20 minutes, United States

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Migrations

  • Time taken:
    20 minutes to fill in the submission form
  • Impact:
    Helps to further migrations research and develop a comprehensive database to assist genealogists in their endeavors
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Time, Do Good, Genealogy Help Wanted, Miscellaneous, Quickies!, Under 20 minutes

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GENUKI – UK & Ireland Genealogy

  • Time taken:
    Up to 30 minutes per session to update and maintain genealogical record webpages
  • Impact:
    Potential to help others in their search for their descendants
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone!

Categories: Actions, By Time, Country, Do Good, Europe, Genealogy Help Wanted, Miscellaneous, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, United Kingdom

Find out more about   GENUKI – UK & Ireland Genealogy