Transcribing for FreeBMD and FreeCen and ...

[Darcy2016]

That's a great idea! I always thought you had to have a microfiche reader to do that, but there are places you can help out even if you don't have easy access to a microfiche reader!  This is great!   

Kathy
Canada

[Kazza]

Kathy,

You only need the same equipment you already have to access their sites.     

I am a FreeBMD transcriber,  I download an image,  transcribe it and upload to their site.  I keep in touch by email and keep a spreadsheet of my allocations for my own information.

It is easy and I get a great sense of achievement contributing to the project.

Kazza.

[Darcy2016]

Hello!

I just sent an e-mail to one of the coordinators for FreeBMD and I got a reply already, so I'm going to get everything ready and start transcribing once I'm all set.  I'm looking forward to doing this.  As you said, you feel like you're contributing and helping other people in a round-about way!    

Kathy
Canada

[Kazza]

Good for you Kathy,

If we all do a little bit,  there are about a billion records in all,  we all get the beneft.   

Kazza.

[D ap D]

I've been transcribing for FreeCEN for a while. I used to have copies of the census sent by post, but the last batch was scanned, the images put onto CD and I got the CD by post.

It really is easy. Depending on work I can usually get about 10-20 pages done in a week, so it takes a few weeks to complete a district. As far as I'm concerned, the advantages are that not only can I see the original images for my family, but I can also do lookups for others, and I get a better "feel" for the place.

91 is now complete for my main area, so I'm now doing 71. 61 will be next apparently.

Once I've finished these, I'll move onto another parish of interest which hasn't been done yet.

At the end of the day, it does benefit everyone.

D

[kmo]

Do you gat any choice of what areas you transcribe? I would think it would be easier to do areas wher you have some idea of placenames etc.

[D ap D]

If you have a look here:

http://freecen.rootsweb.com/statistics.html

It tells you which areas are already done. I had a look here, got in touch with the county coordinator and offered my services for parishes x, y and/or z.

As it happened, the one I was most interested in was free, so I got that one. As I was born and brought up not far from that area, I know my way around quite well, which helps, but is not imperative.

D

[sadnil]

I have been transcribing for Free BMD for a year and although I offered to do a bit for Freecen as well I have never had a response so presumed they had enough volunteers.

[English Jen]

If you still want to join FreeCEN, Kent 1861 still need people ... send me a PM and I will get straight back to you.