Mocavo Announces
Genealogy Karma
Back in 1999, a fantastic resource was established to bring
together members of the genealogy community all around the world. The
brainchild of Bridgett and Doc Schneider, Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness
(RAOGK) was created to help genealogists collaborate with the genealogy
community to document their research, while also offering genealogists a way to
give back to a community that had helped them in the past. RAOGK quickly turned
into a global organization. The group’s volunteers were able to help thousands
of genealogists make progress in their family history research.
Bridgett Schneider courtesy of RAOGK Wiki
The ROAGK website went offline in 2011 because of a computer
disaster. Sadly, Bridgett Schneider passed away later that year, and the
website was never able to come back online. In tribute to Bridgett and Doc
Schneider and all of the participants in RAOGK, many volunteers have created
programs similar to ROAGK to help bring together the expertise of the genealogy
community. Doc and Bridgett’s legacy and the efforts of thousands of volunteers
inspired us to create a place for researchers to come together and collaborate
to help other members of the genealogical community.
Today, at Mocavo, we are excited to announce the launch of Genealogy Karma. Modeled after Random Acts
of Genealogical Kindness, we hope to empower the Mocavo community and connect
researchers all around the country. If you’re looking for documents, records,
or photos from an ancestor who lived far away, we will connect you with family
history volunteers who can do this research for you in other cities. Likewise,
if you’d like to give back to the Mocavo community and have a little time to
donate, you can sign up as a volunteer.
To begin visit www.mocavo.com/karma
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