NOTE from DearMYRTLE: From our friends at the 1940 US Census Community
Project we learn of the first five states that will be added to the indexing
queue. PLEASE do your part, pay it forward and sign up to index. We'll be discussing indexing challenges during our webinars next week.
Get Ready, Get Set . . .
Thank you for your interest in the 1940 US
Federal Census. This will be the last email you receive on behalf of the 1940
US Census Community Project before the images start to become available online.
What You Can Expect on April 2
The 1940 US Census Community Project is
creating an index to the 1940 US Federal Census that will be made available for
free. This is a joint effort between Archives, FindMyPast, FamilySearch,
hundreds of societies, and tens of thousands of individual volunteers. The
resulting index will be made available on the websites of the primary sponsors.
On the morning of Monday, April 2, NARA will
release the digital images of the 1940 census to multiple parties, including
the 1940 US Census Community Project. We will immediately start uploading these
3.6 million images to servers, where they will become available online over
time. The ability for people to start accessing some of these images through
the community project will take hours, not minutes.
As the first five states are loaded to
servers, corresponding projects will be set up to index those images as state
projects. We anticipate the first five states will be available for volunteer
indexing by 10pm EDT.
The first five states to be loaded and
ready for indexing on April 2 are the following:
· Delaware
· Virginia
· Kansas
· Oregon
· Colorado
The process of uploading images and setting up indexing projects by
state will continue until all of the states and territories for this project
are published, which may take up to two weeks to complete. Every day more
images will be made available for browsing and indexing, so you will want to
check back often to see which states are available.
The indexing process will be taking place
through FamilySearch indexing. If you are already a FamilySearch indexing
volunteer, these 1940 census projects will appear as new projects in the
indexing software. No new software download or registration process is
necessary to participate. If you are not currently a volunteer but want to
participate in this historic opportunity, get started by downloading the
indexing software and registering today.
What You Can Do Now
1.
Download
and install the indexing software
Watch an Overview | Get Started
Watch an Overview | Get Started
2.
Learn
how to index the 1940 US Census
Watch a Video | Try the 1940 Census indexing simulation
Watch a Video | Try the 1940 Census indexing simulation
3.
Let
others know about the 1940 US Census Community Project
Like the Facebook page | Follow @The1940Census on Twitter | Follow the page on Google+ | Tell friends about the1940census.com
Like the Facebook page | Follow @The1940Census on Twitter | Follow the page on Google+ | Tell friends about the1940census.com
You can keep up with the latest updates by visiting the1940census.com often
over the next few weeks. Thank You!
The 1940 US Census Community Project Team