Are you up for a challenge. Join the 1940 Census “No Games” Challenge on facebook.

“I will not play games/Apps once the 1940 census is released. I will use that time to Index. You can even start NOW to practice. The ending date is when the 1940 Indexing is complete!

If you can not give up the games completely, please consider giving up a weekend or a day. Every index counts! Thank you.

To date over fifty people have signed on, will you be one of them?

But you don’t have to give up ALL games.  Play the 1940 Census games for great prizes for you and your society.  Check in each week at Society Games and Prizes for a new challenge.  Even though the census is not yet out there is a contest in play.  Download the software and complete a 1940 census simulation set for a chance to win.  If you are linked to a society you are automatically entered!

Don’t forget to check out all the California societies that are participating.  If your society is not, why not pick another California society to join in the effort.  To add a society or change your society on your profile, sign into Family Search Indexing, click on my info and then on edit when you get the profile page.  Under local level support choose group or society and  under group pick the society that you would like to add.

Sign the ‘We the People Petition’ at this link: http://wh.gov/khE

A total of 25,000 signatures are needed by March 8th. There are less than 5,000 signatures at the present time. We need to show support of this petition put together by the Records Preservation and Access Committee.

Also, sending a letter to your U. S. Representative is of utmost importance. See The Federation of Genealogical Societies website for more information: http://www.fgs.org/rpac/