Indexing

So this past week I signed up and began indexing.  I wanted to get a few projects done and out of the way before I began.  It is very fun.

If you are looking for a way to be productive and do some family history work, sign up for indexing.  It is so rewarding and I know from research experience how helpful and valuable it is.  It allows indexers a way to be involved in genealogy without the time commitments and knowledge of researching.  However I cannot stress how valuable it is to researchers.

I look at it this way:
Researching is like fishing.  You select a body of water, or database, and throw your line in hoping to get a bite, or locate needed information.
Indexing on the other hand, is like stocking the lake with fish.  Indexers add the identifying information to the database, or fill the pond with fish. 
Both fishing and stocking with fish are important parts of family history.

Got a few extra minutes, go sign up.  See my blog post here about signing up.