Thankful Thursday - Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteerism is one of the most rewarding aspects of genealogy work and there are many ways for family history enthusiasts to give back. Show your gratitude for the genealogy miracles you've experienced by giving back today.

Listed below are volunteer opportunities that are available to everyone. Many of these opportunities can be completed from anywhere with Internet access. In some volunteer categories, the opportunities are much too plentiful to list them all. In the social media category, I provide links to the FamilySearch websites.

Volunteer in Your Community

• Family History Center
• Historical or Genealogical Society
• Photograph Cemeteries
  

Indexing Newly Digitized Records

• FamilySearch Indexing
• Ancestry.com World Archives Project
• BillionGraves.com Grave Image Transcription

Share Your Knowledge

• Talk genealogy on Social Media (FamilySearch Social Media links)
• Write a Blog (GeneaBloggers community)
  
• Help with a Wiki (FamilySearch Records Wiki Project)
  
• Help answer questions on forums (Try FamilySearch's forums)
  
• Beta test new technologies
  
• - FamilySearch Labs, BillionGraves Uploader, Family Village, etc.
• Provide Feedback whenever you have a good idea

Legislation: Be Aware and Involved

• PaHR-Access: Open Pennsylvania (Website, Facebook, Twitter)
• RPAC (Records Preservation and Access Committee)
  

Which opportunities are your favorites? Are there any that I have not listed which you feel deserve attention?