![]() National Archives – Citizen Archivist Hub. ![]() There are indexing projects available through the National Archives and the DAR (if you are a member) as well. After working on so many projects, I got really good at reading old and often messy handwriting.įamily Search indexing is not the only indexing game in town. I was onboard when the 1940 census was indexed in a matter of days, when the Civil War Pensions project was indexed, and for a whole host of state-organized projects through various state societies. I signed up for the FamilySearch Indexing project the year it was released. My first tip and the best thing I can suggest is to take part in a volunteer indexing project. ![]() I know others struggle with this, and I have a couple of tips to share that really helped build my confidence when it comes to reading old handwriting. In my work as a professional genealogist, I have to be able to read old handwriting. ![]()
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