The Zanesville FamilySearch Center (3300 Kearns Drive, Zanesville) has a fun service project scheduled for Saturday, May 27th (Memorial Day Weekend) specific to Family History. This will be a service project that can include all members of the community (young, old, ambulatory, not-so-ambulatory, computer-savvy, not-so-computer-savvy, etc.). The service project is open to Zanesville as well as surrounding communities. More details will be forthcoming in the coming weeks but here it is in a nutshell:
Name: “Help Find A Family” Service Project
Date: Saturday, May 27, 9am-3pm (2 hour shifts)
Place: Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville
What: Assist in completing the documentation of Woodlawn Cemetery for genealogy researchers using BillionGraves.com technology.
Activities:
- Cleaning of grave markers (primary age children on up).
- Take photographs of the grave markers using the BillionGraves app (iPhones or Android only). The photos would then be uploaded to BillionGraves.com for transcription.
- Transcribing the names and dates and other grave marker information on BillionGraves.com
- Connecting the individuals and families to FamilySearch.org through BillionGraves.com website.
If interested in participating in this Service Project, please use the contact information below:
Dan Bravard, Zanesville FamilySearch Center (formerly called Family History Center)
Email: oh_zanesville@familyhistorymail.org
Phone: 614.361.5895