>> Some of you may have heard about the project to create a statewide >> marriage index that goes up to 1957. It is not-for-profit--when >> completed, >> the index will be put online and will be accessible to the public >> (similar >> to the every-name index to the 1880 census that LDS did a few years ago). >> At a time when access to vital records is being restricted, we feel lucky >> to >> be getting the cooperation of some of the county clerks (who are giving >> permission to microfilm some of their marriage books for use in the >> project). The more volunteers, the quicker the index can be completed. >> Here is the official information: >> >> ==================== >> Work is now underway to create an Indiana marriage index from 1790 to >> 1957. >> The Indiana Genealogical Society (http://www.indgensoc.org) and the >> Genealogical Society of Utah (http://www.gensocietyofutah.org) are >> working >> together to index the marriage records for every county in Indiana, >> beginning with the earliest surviving records and going up to 1957. GSU >> staff are working to digitize the LDS microfilm that already exists for >> several Indiana counties, as well as microfilming the original marriage >> books for all other counties. >> >> Indexers work from home, at their own pace, via an Internet connection >> (broadband is recommended, because of the large file sizes involved). >> Once they are signed up with the project, they can login to the indexing >> site >> (http://www.familysearchindexing.org) with their username and password >> and >> then download a small batch of marriage records, which take just 30-45 >> minutes to index. >> >> When the Indiana Marriage Indexing Project is completed, it will be >> placed >> online as a searchable database that is free to the public. Entries in >> the >> marriage index will link to a digitized version of the actual marriage >> records (including marriage applications, when available). >> >> To sign up to help with the Indiana Marriage Indexing Project, or to see >> some screenshots from the indexing software, please visit >> http://www.indgensoc.org/indexing.html >> >> Questions can also be directed to the project's coordinator, Shirley >> Richison Fields-e-mail indexing@indgensoc.org or phone (317) 209-9637. >> ====================