{"id":635,"date":"2011-04-06T15:03:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-06T20:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/are-you-up-for-the-challenge\/"},"modified":"2013-07-06T19:36:38","modified_gmt":"2013-07-07T00:36:38","slug":"are-you-up-for-the-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/are-you-up-for-the-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Up for the Challenge?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As many of you know, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fgs.org\/\">Federation of Genealogical Societies<\/a> is working to raise money in order to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fgs.org\/1812\/\">digitize the War of 1812 pensions<\/a>.\u00a0 The goal is to raise $3.7 million and to have the digitization of records completed in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>You can help by contributing to the fund.\u00a0 A $25 donation will digitize 50 images\u2026a $500 donation will digitize 1,000 images.\u00a0 No amount is too small, even $5 will digitize 10 images.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>While you can make a donation directly to FGS (as I did months ago in honor of Marsha Hoffman Rising and two of my 1812 ancestors), you might consider participating in the challenge put out by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indgensoc.org\/\">Indiana Genealogical Society<\/a>.\u00a0 Why? <em> Because IGS is offering matches up to the first $10,000, meaning if you donate $10, IGS will match it with another $10.<\/em>\u00a0 In other words, if individuals contribute a total of $10,000, IGS will also contribute $10,000, for a total contribution of $20,000.\u00a0 That\u2019s a pretty great deal!\u00a0 In September, IGS will present a check to FGS at the FGS 2011 Conference for all the money raised in conjunction with this challenge.<\/p>\n<p>So far IGS has raised over $4,500 and hopes to reach their goal of $10,000.\u00a0 To make a contribution to the IGS challenge, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indgensoc.org\/projects\/1812_pensions.php\">War of 1812 Pensions Digitization<\/a> page on their website.\u00a0 There, you can also keep tabs on how close they are to their goal and see a list of contributors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As many of you know, the Federation of Genealogical Societies is working to raise money in order to digitize the War of 1812 pensions.\u00a0 The goal is to raise $3.7 million and to have the digitization of records completed in 2015. 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