By "not sure of how other sites do the transcribing" I meant that I don't know if they send original documents to the host and have the host transcribe them or what. I hope not, that is a lot of work! Many folks are contributing transcribed documents and my sister (co-host) and I have done a bit as well. I can check with the Alabama Dept of Archives. I have received some things from them, but generally there is a cost associated with it. I know that some of the Civil War source documents came from the ADAH as well. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 8:33 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ALGREENE] List Activity In a message dated 7/30/2005 7:24:32 A.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I am new to the Greene GenWeb. I am not sure how others sites do the transcribing, The Orleans Parish website (New Orleans, LA area) had a group of us that we call NOVA (New Orleans Volunteer Association)....we are mailed lists by the Baton Rouge State Archives, type them up, email them to the site host and she posts them on the site. We have posted a HUGE amount of information. Maybe someone can get in touch with the Montgomery office and see if they would do the same thing? If you want to check out the stuff New Orleans has online: _Orleans Parish Archives_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/orleans.htm) _http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/orleans.htm_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/orleans.htm) We have births, deaths, Marriages, cemetery listings and pictures, obits and much more. All transcribed by volunteers. It's just getting us "excited" about finding new information and relations that keeps us typing away. It's wonderful to read the emails from people who thank the list for helping them find "that loose brick in their wall" just to make it come tumbling down. Lisa Cotten ==== ALGREENE Mailing List ==== There is a Greene County, Alabama webpage at: http://magnolia.cyriv.com/GreeneAlGenWeb/Default.asp ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx