FamilySearch Get Involved Reviews

by Faith, Hope, Charity

Thank you so much for FamilySearchGetInvolved! I like how you can type names from a phone. I just wish you can make your own highlights if needed because sometimes the computer misses parts of a name or mistakes a word for a name.

by JosephBoy

I love the initiative and like the opportunity to pay it forward by being part of the movement to index all documents and pave the path for other the same way that others did before me.

FamilySearchGetInvolved it’s user friendly. You won’t have any trouble using it. I suggest you do.

I don’t understand why you can only review names on FamilySearchGetInvolved , and only able to index on the webpage. It would be convenient to also have the opportunity to index on the road.

I’ve been reviewing names for some time and am able to see the stats on the webpage, but won’t sync on FamilySearchGetInvolved . It always shows empty, on cero (0).

Also, when reviewing names, it often asks me to review the same name several times as if it were a different section or the next name on the list although is the same one on the page.

Please fix!

by TryggBunion

I was skeptical that technology could actually read 19th-century cursive, but was pleasantly surprised. I’ve run through at least 100 names so far just to get an idea of how well it worked, and so far so good. Two issues to raise, though: 1. When I edit a name, there’s no way to ensure that my edits are saved. No button, no “save” indicator of any kind. I made some significant edits, but did they take? Let your users know what’s going on, please. 2. I wish there were a way I could flag the name of the parish priest; his name shows up on every page and doesn’t need to, and that’s a lot of extra temple work. I’ll keep using this and adjust my rating accordingly.

by Catnicbrown

So glad this exists! Can’t give feedback via FamilySearchGetInvolved because it keeps telling me to set up an email. Except I’m connected via my LDS account, so I’m confused.

I wish that I could start typing, then pause to scroll around the record, then go back to typing. It erases what I’m working on each time which is annoying.

by __serb__

A fun form of indexing names! Easy and quick to learn and use!

by MasterYodaBYU

FamilySearchGetInvolved allows you to get involved with the effort to index records conveniently on your phone.

I like to index on my computer, and have tried doing it on my phone using the family search website and it’s just not very feasible. But FamilySearchGetInvolved simplifies the process and makes it easy to do from your phone!

by HarkyHax

I’m doing 1950 Census and accuracy for character recognition is very close to 100%!!! I love it!

by YoDanYo

I love FamilySearchGetInvolved! It is sometimes puzzling, sometimes easy, and always fulfilling. I can help someone find a deceased ancestor by indexing the names from the amazing AI machine learning.

Probate and Census records have the connection part of the story of families.

Well done! I can’t wait to try this with the 1950 Census!
Dan

by Wapy

Simple. Wonderful. Brief. What a great way to get involved with genealogy! You contribute to others while also being engaged in the process! Family Search should have more apps like this one, where ONE function is the focus, and it’s simple and not too time consuming. My teens both saw me do it and said, “wow, let me download it too Dad!” That doesn’t happen very often. Keep it up!

by KHGard444

This is brilliant and so much easier then the old way of indexing. Plus now it can be done over FamilySearchGetInvolved . I haven’t had a single problem with FamilySearchGetInvolved so far. It’s awesome!!!

by TMSmix

This opens up simple ways for youth to draw on the promises of family history without having to “figure out” formats for each indexing project! I hope this translates I to various languages and record types, because it’s beautifully simple!!!

by Mrsuperman171

Super convenient bite-sized family history indexing sessions made so much more intuitive and kinda fun. Try picking a different state if you cannot read any of the names.

Family history is another reason kids should still learn cursive ;)

by Hotpacks

I like this new app for doing indexing of old records. It is amazing how good the computer is at reading this old handwriting, but it is not perfect, so they still need humans to check it. FamilySearchGetInvolved makes it quick and keeps it simple. I really got addicted fast and couldn’t stop. It felt like I was doing something useful in just one or two minutes.