UVTAGG Press Release: Online Meeting Saturday Morning 9 Aug 2025: CAROL HILL on WHAT HAPPENED TO FAMILYSEARCH INDEXING?
2025-07-29
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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday Morning, 9 Aug 2025 on Zoom and Facebook
10 am - 11 am MDT: CAROL HILL on WHAT HAPPENED TO FAMILYSEARCH INDEXING?
Details on UVTAGG.org and on the UVTAGG blog.
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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday Morning, 9 Aug 2025 on Zoom and Facebook
Details and links to watch are on https://uvtagg.org and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.
10 am - 11 am MDT: CAROL HILL on WHAT HAPPENED TO FAMILYSEARCH INDEXING?
ABOUT THE PRESENTATION:
FamilySearch indexing, in its traditional form, concluded on April 21, 2025. This marked the end of an era and the beginning of a new approach driven by technological advancements. Carol will show how FamilySearch needs volunteers to "Get Involved" checking AI generated information. Instead of typing out records from scratch, you review and edit indexed information to help ensure accuracy and make the names of ancestors easier to find. You can use the computer as well as your mobile device! It's also so much easier than indexing!
ABOUT CAROL HILL:
Carol Hill received her Family History degree from BYU with an emphasis on Southern States Research. She is currently serving a 16 hour/week FamilySearch Support mission taking phone calls and answering emails. Besides her loving husband, 6 children, and 31 grandchildren, her favorite pastime is to help others with their family history. She has a Youtube channel where she shares short videos about how to do simple tasks on FamilySearch and other sites. https://www.youtube.com/@familyhistoryhelpbycarolhill
She also posts these videos on her website: http://www.freegenealogyhelp.net/
She also posts these videos on her website: http://www.freegenealogyhelp.net/
All meetings of the UVTAGG group are open to the public and have the goal of helping people use technology to further their family and personal history. The Group is in its 35th year and was first called the Utah Valley PAF Users Group. On the blog is a way for anyone to receive the press releases via email. Members of the group ($15/year), besides being able to interact with presenters on ZOOM, receive the monthly email newsletter, TAGGology, and have access to the more than 650 videos of past presentations and classes. TAGGology contains a wealth of information about genealogy, including information for Temple and Family History Consultants. Request a free sample copy of the Newsletter by emailing to uvtagginfo@gmail.com.
Officers of UVTAGG are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; 2nd VP (Vacant); Beccy Martin, Secretary; Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer, TAGGology Newsletter Editor (Vacant); Rayanne Melick, Treasurer; Librarian (Vacant); Carol Hill, Social Media Publicist; Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, Jerry Castillo, and Dawn Brimhall, Broadcast and Website Specialists. For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at uvtagginfo@gmail.com (801-
Gerhard Ruf, President
UVTAGGOfficers of UVTAGG are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; 2nd VP (Vacant); Beccy Martin, Secretary; Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer, TAGGology Newsletter Editor (Vacant); Rayanne Melick, Treasurer; Librarian (Vacant); Carol Hill, Social Media Publicist; Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, Jerry Castillo, and Dawn Brimhall, Broadcast and Website Specialists. For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at uvtagginfo@gmail.com (801-
Gerhard Ruf, President
