Doing Family History in 1 Minute: How to Get Started With Family History Indexing in 3 Steps

Great news. FamilySearch has a new version of their indexing program.

Here are three simple steps to start indexing. Follow these three simple steps and in less than ten minutes, you will officially be ready to index.

Step 1: Know what indexing is.

Here is a quick video that explains what it is. It is less than two minutes.

Step 2: Register to be an indexer on FamilySearch.

Step 3. Download the software. You need a Windows or Apple based computer to do this. (If you have an iPad, you can download an app as well, but that is another post)

This super short video takes you through steps 2 and 3.

Finished the three steps?

Fantastic! Now you are all ready!

Stay tuned next week to learn how to start indexing. Make sure to subscribe to the blog and like us on facebook to get updates on family history tips. You can do both of those on the upper right of this web page.

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We also provide weekly family history tips on our blog to help others with their family history work.