Contributing to the FreeREG Project.

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1. We are looking for people who have transcriptions of registers or copies of registers who are willing to donate them for inclusion in the FreeREG database. We are happy to convert them to the required format. Please contact our Data Coordinators

2. We are looking for volunteer transcribers to undertake transcriptions of registers. The only requirement is a good eye for reading handwriting, patience and some very basic skills with a computer. It is a function that can be performed anywhere in the world.

   It involves as much time as you are willing to commit to the project; from as little as an hour per week to several hours per day. It is up to you.

   The following Syndicates are recruiting new transcribers. Please contact the person identified if you wish to join the team.

   Syndicate	Coordinator
   Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire Huntingdonshire	Mary Korna
   Dorset	Bob Wilkins
   Durham	Amanda Doyle
   Kent	Sue Hawkins
   Lancashire	Dorothy Spence
   Leicestershire	Ron Freeston
   Lincolnshire	Mick Claxton
   Northamptonshire	Anna Rufer
   Nottinghamshire	John Turton
   Scotland	Sue Hawkins
   Somerset	Diana Rogers
   Wales	Sheila James
   North Riding Yorkshire	Linda Railton
   West Riding Yorkshire	Janet Ogden
   Rest of England You will be assigned an available register from anywhere else in England	reg-volunteer@freereg.org.uk

3. We are looking for people to undertake the coordination of existing Syndicates. The only requirements are good organisational skills, patience, time and getting pleasure from working with a variety of people from different parts of the world. We will train you on the details. You can live anywhere in the world and be a coordinator. Please contact FreeREG Executive
4. We are looking for people to undertake the development of new Syndicates for which we have a supply of data on hand. This group differs from the preceding group in that the coordinator will have to recruit the team. Once again the only requirements are good organisational skills, patience, time and getting pleasure from working with a variety of people from different parts of the world. We will train you on the details. You can live anywhere in the world and be a coordinator. Please contact: England Coordinators

5. Finally we are looking for a few people willing to look after the technical side of FreeREG

   These people do need to be proficient in html and/or Perl. Please contact our Technical team.

   Want to know a little more before talking to one of us? Then have a look in our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).

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   Last update 8 January 2010 /DKD