Hello Kevin, Is there any news yet of when we will receive our pre-ordered CD-ROMs??? Not 'pushing' at all, just hoping I haven't been forgotten! Best wishes, Jane -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Quick [mailto:k.a.quick@open.ac.uk] Sent: 17 July 2004 18:52 To: BUCKS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [BKM] Bucks 1861 census project The BGS is taking pre-release orders. The cost of the CD-ROM is 21 pounds (postage 1 pound UK and 1 pound and 75 pence overseas). However for our own BGS members ordering pre-release, we are offering a special price of 18 pounds, plus postage (as above). Orders should be sent to Antony McLaughlin, Varneys, Rudds Lane, Haddenham HP17 8JP (cheques should be made payable to 'Bucks GS' - and should be in pounds sterling) Kevin Quick BGS 1861 Census Coordinator -----Original Message----- From: BUCKS-L@rootsweb.com [mailto:BUCKS-L@rootsweb.com] Sent: 17 July 2004 13:34 To: BUCKS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [BKM] Bucks 1861 census project Importance: Low Excellent news Kevin. is there any way to pre-order copies so that as soon as they are ready you can dispatch them directly to us? >>From: "Kevin Quick" <k.a.quick@open.ac.uk> >>To: BUCKS-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: [BKM] Bucks 1861 census project >>Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 12:45:56 +0100 >> >>Dear Listers >> >>Just to keep everyone updated with the latest status of the >>Buckinghamshire Genealogical Society's 1861 Census Indexing Project. >> >>The project is now into the final phase. The entire Buckinghamshire 1861 >>census has been transcribed to disk. The data has all been checked three >>times and any resulting corrections made. >> >>The final task involves integrating the data with the search engine >>software and production of the CDs. This last phase is expected take a >>month or two, and is the responsibility of the software company that >>produces and develops the excellent search engine software. >> >>Regards >> >>Kevin Quick >>BGS 1861 Project Co-ordinator >> >> >> >>==== BUCKS Mailing List ==== >>Advertising for financial gain is not permitted on this List, although >>subscribers may include a link to their website in their signature. >> > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with cool new emoticons http://www.msn.co.uk/specials/myemo ==== BUCKS Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe, send message to: bucks-l-request@rootsweb.com or bucks-d-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' in the body of the message ==== BUCKS Mailing List ==== As of 16 January 2004: 381 list subscribers 203 digest subscribers 584 total subscribers --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.745 / Virus Database: 497 - Release Date: 27/08/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.779 / Virus Database: 526 - Release Date: 19/10/2004

Hello Jane > > >Is there any news yet of when we will receive our pre-ordered CD-ROMs??? >Not 'pushing' at all, just hoping I haven't been forgotten! No you have not been forgotten. > > The short answer is I don't have a definitive date when the CD-ROMs will be ready, but we are hoping it will not be too long now, so I can only request that people are patient for a while longer - I am personally very keen to see the end product from all the hard work we have put into this. As members of this list are probably aware, we completed the transcription and checking stages of the project some months back, and at that point all the data was passed over to the software company which is responsible for creating the CD-ROMs - the completion is now entirely in their hands. They have to take the census data and import it into their search engine software - the search engine is superb, allowing mapping of data and complex searches etc. but to do this requires the porting of the data (as provided by the BGS) to the format of the CD database and the creation extra relational indexes etc. and its this process which is being worked on. Regards Kevin Quick > >-----Original Message----- >From: Kevin Quick [mailto:k.a.quick@open.ac.uk] >Sent: 17 July 2004 18:52 >To: BUCKS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: RE: [BKM] Bucks 1861 census project > > > > >The BGS is taking pre-release orders. The cost of the CD-ROM is 21 >pounds (postage 1 pound UK and 1 pound and 75 pence overseas). However >for our own BGS members ordering pre-release, we are offering a special >price of 18 pounds, plus postage (as above). Orders should be sent to >Antony McLaughlin, Varneys, Rudds Lane, Haddenham HP17 8JP (cheques >should be made payable to 'Bucks GS' - and should be in pounds sterling) > > >Kevin Quick >BGS 1861 Census Coordinator