Dear Barb, and Cousins on the List: You wrote-- "First, the scope of AMXROADS is somewhat daunting and I wonder if it could be compartmentalized with an increaseof focus on specific areas. For instance, each surname with it's own spot (I'm referring to the website) and a database section, and a geographic section. Or something like that. I'm also wondering if it is possible for volunteers to do some inputting of databases that they have available. If I remember correctly, you did ask for submissions. I'm not sure how to do that from my terminal. I do have some original records that I could transcribe either for the list or to be used on the website, if I knew how to accomplish this. Can you or someone on the list who is computer-savvy give ideas on this? Thanks. Barb Temple" YES! YES! First, -- yes -- I am overwhelmed with size of the project and have never gotten my information down to the smaller compartments. I hope to start downloading the first of some of the state-sized databases which will begin to satisfy the need for smaller "compartments." These can be added to by sending me whatever records which fit in. You can start a new "compartment," if you'd like by sending any records you've transcribed. This can be done in two ways. 1. Simply typing the records into a word processing file -- Microsoft Word is probably easiest -- and just sending it to me as an attachment on a regular e-mail to my personal address at cmacdee@teleport.com. Don't send it via the list!! Formatting depends on the type of record, of course, but even that can be rearranged if necessary. The thing to do is create the file in text-only, using a standard size font. So that a census record could be set up like this census index file, which portrays your Arad, and other families listed on page 21 with him is on the Pulaski County, KY index: 1830 PENNINGTON ARAD Pulaski KY 21 1830 BURTON BENJAMIN Pulaski KY 21 1830 GODSBY DANIEL Pulaski KY 21 1830 LOVALL DUTTON Pulaski KY 21 1830 BARNETT FRANCIS J. Pulaski KY 21 1830 PRATHER GEDION Pulaski KY 21 The spaces between are created by hitting the space bar rather than by using tabs and then saving the file as text-only. Then just attach it to an e-mail to me and send it off. I will upload it to the website. The same can be done with non-database information by just typing it as a regular file in Microsoft Word, as several have done with family information. 2. You can also just go ahead and put a database file together in Microsoft Excel to begin with, save it as a Microsoft Excel workbook, then simply attach it to an e-mail to me, just as you would a photo attachment file, or a Word file. Let me know what your data or information might be -- (this is where we can communicate and coordinate via the list) -- it is highly likely that I have already started a database on it and can incorporate it with what I have. The areas I am pledged to putting up for ALLl surnames of interest (for everyone on the List) are: 1790 census; the 1850 census and the 1880 census. I have a good start on the 1790 census and the 1850 census, and therefore just need to go ahead and put up what I have. I have a ton of additional census records and tax records, also extensive land records, and marriage records. (For all localities.) I would be most grateful for helpers to oversee the summarizing of the records and overseeing specific areas. If you (or anyone else) would like to volunteer for either a locality, or a Surname and its' Allied families that would be great! I would sure welcome it. Our Cousin, Mary Yarnall, has generously offered to help wherever she can, and I've got to figure out where to put her. She is very knowledgeable about Quaker records and Pennsylvania families, so that is likely where it will be. Cousin Kay Sayers has similarly volunteered. Cousin Cari -- too, but she is in the throes of the critical illness of her Mother and the care of her Grandmother. And others too, so for the moment, I need to know what individual interests might be, and what you would enjoy doing. The Kentucky land records will be up first -- by tomorrow!! As always, Barb, thanks for your suggestions and your help. Love, Your Cousin, Carolyn