A challenge for 2017 - become a transcriber for FreeREG

[Old Bristolian]

I transcribed for several years for FreeReg, and latterly did so on my Mac. I used the Mac speadsheet and then "exported" it to Excel before sending it on to the co-ordinator, who uploaded it for me. [/quote]
Transcribers do their own uploading via the website Members page.  As the WinREG output is only a CSV (comma-separated variables) file your process via Excel should be simple, provided the 'header' rows are correct.
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I know most do, but I was just pointing out the help given to me as a beginner, by the co-ordinator. When you start you are also supplied with templates which ensure all the headers are as required,

Steve

[DavidG02]

I did the FamilySearch weekend last year and found it interesting. I had problems with the software at times but managed.

I will chase up the FreeReg idea.

[Meelystar]

Well I have been thinking about it for a while as a way of giving something back - I'd love to be able to help more on rootschat but there are too many cleverer people on here who do a better job.  I just tried to join up to freereg but no email recieved (apparently you need to do some sort of confirmation within 24 hours) so not sure what's going on!

Edit my phone email just wasn't showing it in junk but the link to complete registration doesn't work anyway! Sure I will get there in the end!

[sunflower]

I've been transcribing it for years as well for Freereg.  I agree with Andrew about the niggle if the images are already online.   I've been covering a place in Derbyshire for months and images are on Familysearch which makes me feel I am just duplicating.

I don't upload them myself.  I explained to the co-ordinator that I was a dummy on the computer, so he suggested I just send them back to him and he uploads them for me.  Works well.

Carol

[coombs]

I've got a lot of respect for people who transcribe for FreeBMD. I've made good use of that website over the years so I should really give something back by transcribing myself, but to be honest transcribing pages of unconnected names and numbers seems really boring. With parish registers, you can follow naming trends and occupations, and laugh at some of the annotations in the margins. At 16 baptisms/burials per page it's easy to do in small chunks.

If anyone's interested in transcribing Essex records, you can check out the images on SEAX to see what the handwriting's like, before you choose a parish to transcribe.

Coombs - you must have seen how lovely the handwriting is on the Foulness records, but I see that somebody else has already transcribed them for FreeREG!

But they left out the marriage witnesses for post 1754 marriages. I could offer to add them as well. Witnesses to marriages are vital. It would be good to jump on board and help get more Essex records transcribed as I doubt Anc will do as ERO have them browsable on SEAX.

[Andrew Tarr]

I don't upload them myself.  I explained to the co-ordinator that I was a dummy on the computer, so he suggested I just send them back to him and he uploads them for me.  Works well.

What a nice friendly co-ordinator ....  But if you are able to attach a photo or a document to an Email, you should be able to upload your spreadsheet file to FreeReg.

[3sillydogs]

I did the FamilySearch weekend last year and found it interesting. I had problems with the software at times but managed.

They have recently updated their software, although personally I haven't had any problems with it

[clairec666]

Just in case I haven't convinced you to transcribe yet.... occasionally you come across a name that makes you titter

[Katharine F]

I transcribe for FamilySearch but quite like the idea of transcribing for FreeReg.