Alternative Family History Projects: Update #2 on Improving Place-Names

  

Improve Place-Names

A month ago, I posted about an update on improving place names on FamilySearch. Well, I checked back on the feature, which is available online and via the FamilySearch app, and now there are over 90 different locations to choose from. (Specifically, there were a whopping 93 locales listed.) Some of the locations are nations/countries that no longer exist today, such as Prussia. This is definitely a welcome change.

Based on this change, there appears to be plenty of work left to be done. So if you are looking for a "small and simple" way to help out or just an opportunity to use your foreign language skills, try out the improving place names feature on FamilySearch.

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