A challenge for 2017 - become a transcriber for FreeREG

[coombs]

I volunteered as an Essex transcriber and got told I was more than welcome to work on Finchingfield.

The Genealogist has lots more Essex records now I think, so that and FreeREG will certainly help in making it easier to research Essex ancestors.

[coombs]

Well I have just spent some time today transcribing 4 images (8 pages) of baptisms for Sep 1878-Jan 1879 Ormskirk as part of my practise. Transcribed them to WinReg and have sent the transcriptions to the Lancs co-ordinator. WinReg is pretty straight forward and I feel that I will enjoy it when I transcribe properly for FreeREG.

[clairec666]

Well I have just spent some time today transcribing 4 images (8 pages) of baptisms for Sep 1878-Jan 1879 Ormskirk as part of my practise. Transcribed them to WinReg and have sent the transcriptions to the Lancs co-ordinator. WinReg is pretty straight forward and I feel that I will enjoy it when I transcribe properly for FreeREG.

How's it going? Have you started on the Essex records yet? I've just had an email from the Essex coordinator saying we've now reached 1 million records for Essex, next target it 500,000 baptisms.

[coombs]

Well I have just spent some time today transcribing 4 images (8 pages) of baptisms for Sep 1878-Jan 1879 Ormskirk as part of my practise. Transcribed them to WinReg and have sent the transcriptions to the Lancs co-ordinator. WinReg is pretty straight forward and I feel that I will enjoy it when I transcribe properly for FreeREG.

How's it going? Have you started on the Essex records yet? I've just had an email from the Essex coordinator saying we've now reached 1 million records for Essex, next target it 500,000 baptisms.

Very good thanks. I have been quite busy but am on my 3rd practise of training. The lady has pointed out any small errors I have made which will help me when I do Finchgingfield. I now know how difficult it can be for transcribers to try and work out what something says when part of the words looks like a squiggle. One occupation said "Factory Operative" but looked more like "Factory Jolsulive".

[solidrock]

I also volunteered to transcribe Essex registers and got told that I would have to buy my own subscription for SEAX to enable me to do so.

I volunteered as an Essex transcriber and got told I was more than welcome to work on Finchingfield.

The Genealogist has lots more Essex records now I think, so that and FreeREG will certainly help in making it easier to research Essex ancestors.

[clairec666]

I also volunteered to transcribe Essex registers and got told that I would have to buy my own subscription for SEAX to enable me to do so.

If you get a day subscription, you can download as many records as you want so you can work with them after your subscription's finished.

What parish did you want to work on?