What, How and Why of Indexing - Emily Fowler - No Registration Required

The March 9, 2017 speaker is Walta Evans.  Walta will speak about “Indexing”. FamilySearch indexing is a volunteer transcription effort that makes valuable genealogical records freely searchable online. Hundreds of thousands of volunteer indexers have participated from around the world. Since 1921, indexing has been essential to making records available, but in the last 7 years, the digital revolution has made it easier for everyone everywhere to participate. Everyone deserves to be remembered and you can help make this possible. No special skills or time commitments are required. You can help people from around the world find and trace their ancestry for free.

Walta Evans became interested in family history as a teen at paternal family reunions and hearing stories about her mother’s paternal line who came from Jersey, Channel Islands, and France. Walta earned a B.S., M.Educ. and MLS from University of North Texas. She worked for 49 years as a teacher and librarian. She was the Genealogy/ Librarian at Van Zandt County Library and a contributor to Van Zandt County Texas Histories and Biographies. Walta serves her church calling as a Family History Consultant. She has been a presenter at the Denton Stake Family History Fair 2015-2016 and for the Denton County Genealogical Society. the different purposes and types of applications for family history

The Denton County Genealogical Society will hold its monthly meeting on the second Thursday of each month at the Emily Fowler Library. Refreshments and networking will start at 6:30 p.m. and the program will begin at 7 p.m. Visitors are welcome.