Other treats:

Amy also found a family all living in one house where the father, son, son-in-law and grandson were all named William. 

Krista wants to know if it was abbrev. Wm?

Lindsey Gladden indexed a woman who was 100 years old. Is that the record so far?

I want to know what sex this person is:

Some fun couples

Amy Gladden found these couples:

Mary and Joseph

Lucien and Lucy

George and Georgia

Francis and Frances

Jesse and Bessie

I found one the other day doing marriage certificates: Willie and Willie.

Have you found any good ones?

HELP is on the way

The FamilySearch people have added a Forum where you can go to discuss projects and find answers.

http://forums.familysearch.org/en/

Thank You, Pretty Handwriting Census Lady

After the horrible batches we've had for a while, I had to stop and appreciate this one. Wow. I should write the census-taker's great grandson a letter about how grateful I am for her legible handwriting.

Born At Sea

Have you tried the death certificates?

Maybe I'm morbid, but those are a treat. I'm so happy to live in a time where we have modern medicine. The "cause of death" section is FASCINATING.

Recent Stats:
53,537!

top indexers:
amy g 11,498

becky w 6,627

me 6,226

krista 5,660

ray f 4,831

3,001 arbitrated

robin b 2,720

richard h 2,515

clark d 2,132

shauna m 2,101

lindsey g 1,750

amy c 1,265

jane h 1,164

sarah j 1,136

dale h 1,100

we are FOUR names away...

49,996...

Is today the DaY?!

We are currently

49,095

Will today be the day we reach our goal? FIVE WEEKS early? 

Top Ten:

Amy Gladden - 10,168 - CONGRATS on your 10,000!

Becky Wright - 6,550

Little ol' Me - 5,956

Krista Morrow - 5,160 - CONGRATS on your 5,000!

Ray Fearing - 4,681

Robin Burchett - 2,720

Richard Hair - 2,415

Shauna Miller - 2,101

Clark Dickson - 1,508

Lindsey Gladden - 1,150

Newcomers:

Bruce Burchett

Lynne Gibson

Karen Petitt

Natasha Johnson

What's new?

Total as of midnight?
46,447!
That means we could get our goal by Thanksgiving instead of Christmas! Go us. We need a new goal. Any ideas?

In an unrelated note, O'Fallon 1st has 42,699. Good for them.

Top Indexers:

1. Amy Gladden
Indexed 9,168
2. Becky Wright
Indexed 6,534
3. shelby stroud
Indexed 5,876
4. krista morrow
Indexed4,860
5. Ray Fearing
Indexed 4,381
Arbitrated 2,651
6. Robin Burchett
Indexed 2,720
7. Richard Hair
Indexed 2,215
8. Shauna Miller
Indexed 2,101
9.Clark Dickson
Indexed 1,307
10. sarah jacobs
Indexed 1,050

Other Individual Statistics:

11. lindsey gladden 1,000
12. Amy Cima 965
13. Jane Hair 914
14. Dale Helfer 800
15. Laureen Hughes 550
16. Heather Getz 544
17. Jaymeson Stroud 200
Bishop Logan 200
Deor Jorgensen 200
Julie Ayers 200
18. Brenda Ringo 150
Sienna Stroud 150
19. Lelia Logan 100
20. micaela gunn 52
21. Christine Woodbury 50
Vivian Gardner 50
Bruce Burchett 50
Brock Cima 50
22. Karen Petitt 10

Child Labor?

"I've always heard stories about the way the South treated black people, but this is ridiculous. A servant? Really? 10 years old? Apparently there were no Child Labor Laws in 1920." Amy Cima

and love - TRUE LOVE...

What does True Love love? Brownies.

700 names

That's all O'Fallon 1st has us by. Good for them. That's neat.

hmmm

It's a mystery to me why sisters Dilda and Birth Grun never got married.

SCANDAL!

Monday, Nov. 1 Stats

Shiloh
Indexed 38,696
Arbitrated 2,251
Redo Batches 10

Individual Statistics
Amy Gladden
Indexed 7,720
Becky Wright
Indexed 5,320
shelby stroud
Indexed 4,900
krista morrow
Indexed 3,910
Ray Fearing
Indexed 3,781
Arbitrated 2,251
Robin Burchett
Indexed 2,600
Shauna Miller
Indexed 2,001
Richard Hair
Indexed 1,865
sarah jacobs
Indexed 1,050
Jane Hair
Indexed 812
Dale Helfer
Indexed 800
Amy Cima
Indexed 800
Clark Dickson
Indexed 753
Laureen Hughes
Indexed 550
lindsey gladden
Indexed 450
Jaymeson Stroud
Indexed 200
Joseph Logan
Indexed 200
Dior Jorgensen
Indexed 200
Heather Getz
Indexed 182
Brenda Ringo
Indexed 150
Sienna Stroud
Indexed 150
Lelia Logan
Indexed 100
micaela gunn
Indexed 52
Christine Woodbury
Indexed 50
Vivian Gardner
Indexed 50
Brock Cima
Indexed 50

Nobody knows the troubles I've seen

Anyone else having troubles with the upgraded system? On my husband's computer it took about 15 minutes to open the program. Then, there was no available projects. So we gave up. I finished the one I was working on on my computer and tried to download another and it froze.

Anyone else?

Starter Projects

Tell Your Friends!

Several indexing projects are now reserved for new volunteers, those who have never submitted a batch. When a new volunteer clicks Download Batch..., they see a special list of these starter projects.

The batches in these projects are very small. Ideally, one batch should take a new user 5 to 10 minutes to index.

Starter projects may appear in the list of current indexing projects on the Web site, but they will only be available to new volunteers to index.

Congrats, Becky!

Becky has indexed 5,000 names. Go Becky!

O'Fallon 1st

O'Fallon 1st is like our other half. I mean, we used to be one. I don't know anyone who doesn't miss being one with them. But splits happen. Wards grow apart. We wish only good things for them. We'd never want to compete with them. (Like in a game of softball, for example.) So, I'm only mentioning how they're doing so that we can cheer them on and congratulate them on their hard work. It has nothing to do with how close we are to passing them by...

O'Fallon 1st
39,233 names indexed
83 arbitrated

Shiloh
36,370 names indexed
2251 arbitrated

Double Pleasure!

Twins!

Amy G told me of some twins she has indexed:
Myrtle & Myrth
Andrew and Alexandrew
Pleasant & Polite (both boys)

I've done Rixie and Lacey - both boys.

My mom indexed a married couple named Cargle and Gertha. I bet when they met they just KNEW.

What about you? Any twins?

Halloween Post

Norman Bates. Spooooky. Happy Halloween.

Lowe Lowe?

Really? Lowe Lowe? I guess if you're Rob Lowe you can name your kids whatever you want.

What does Wm Stand for?

Krista called wondering what a capital "W" with a lowercase "m" superscripted and underlined beside it meant. It's William. Why does that name get an abbreviation and no others? It's a mystery.

Latest Numbers:

Congrats Christine Woodbury, Heather Getz and Sienna Stroud on their first batches!

Shiloh

Indexed 35,509
Arbitrated 2,251
Redo Batches 7


Individual Statistics

Amy Gladden
Indexed 6,820

Becky Wright
Indexed 5,050

shelby stroud
Indexed 4,300

Ray Fearing
Indexed 3,731
Arbitrated 2,251

krista morrow
Indexed 3,510

Robin Burchett
Indexed 2,450

Shauna Miller
Indexed 2,001

Richard Hair
Indexed 1,363

sarah jacobs
Indexed 1,050

Dale Helfer
Indexed 800

Amy Cima
Indexed 800

Jane Hair
Indexed 660

Clark Dickson
Indexed 651

Laureen Hughes
Indexed 500

lindsey gladden
Indexed 450

Jaymeson Stroud
Indexed 200

Joseph Logan
Indexed 200

Deor Jorgensen
Indexed 200

Heather Getz
Indexed 171

Brenda Ringo
Indexed 150

Sienna Stroud
Indexed 150

Lelia Logan
Indexed 100

micaela gunn
Indexed 52

Christine Woodbury
Indexed 50

Vivian Gardner
Indexed 50

Brock Cima
Indexed 50