Is there some sort of viewing limitation. I've sampled some counties with the same result. The kbs count down and evidently load, but only a blank screen results. I have netscape 4.6. I've had my pen poised for a contribution, but not quite until I can see something. "Donna@MBS" wrote: > >Hi all; > >Weekly update time for the pre-1905 project. For those that are not aware > of the project, we are entering the vital statistic information for the > period of statehood (1850) to 1905 (time of CADI and CABI). > > > >First of all, I would like to thank those that have sponsored counties by > donating sufficient funds to acquire the copies of the death records for a > given county. This is greatly appreciate by not only those of us working on > the project, but soon will be appreciated by all those who will have the > records online. Thank you ever so much for your help. > > > >Secondly, I would like to thank all those that are volunteering on this > project. We now have close to 100 persons volunteering in areas of > acquiring records, transcribing records, working with county recorders, > etc; then there is my #2s, Steve and Laura who have been indispensible in > their undying work on the project, website and all the technical support > they have given. This project would not be as far along as it is if it > weren't for the two of them. We all owe them alot. > > > >Now, for what is happening on the project: > > > >We have acquired some of the records for San Francisco County. I have to > admit that I was totally dumbfounded when I realized the number of records > that are available for pre-1906 earthquake because I was under the > impression that alot of the records were gone and there was very little > available. This may be partially true in that alot of the records burned, > but the records that I have just gotten access to have changed my mind on > what is available. Let me explain. There are 6 microfilms of just death > records that I have acquired. In those films are records of over 200,000 > deaths in San Francisco County for the period of 1863-1903. That is more > than in any other county in the state, and may be equivalent to all other > counties combined. This is alot and will take some time and lots of > donations to make all the copies. At 40 entries per page, that is over 5000 > copies to be made at .35-.50 per page. That means the cost factor for San > Francisco county alone will be in excess of $2000.00 and that is before > postage costs to get these records to the transcribers. This means we will > need lots of donations. This is where we scream HELP, HELP, HELP. We need > your help on this. Donations are desperately needed. They can be sent to me > at the address below. > > > >As far as the other counties are concerned, we will be doing them > simultaneously to the time we are working on San Francisco. Although about > 75% of our transcribers will be working San Francisco, the other 25% will > be working on the other counties. We have had some people sponsor some > counties and those copies will be made and transcribed. We have the > Genealogical Society that will be working on Santa Barbara County. We have > our precious Janie and Elaine who will be working Shasta County (in > addition to others if needed). We have a husband-wife team doing Butte > County, Beverly Stone working El Dorado County, Sharon Dulcich photoing and > transcribing Kern County, although she will be getting some additional help > in the transcription portion of this. Betty Vickroy has just finished Marin > County and book two will be online, probably this week. Modoc County has > been funded and will be in the transcription phase as soon as the records > come in (they have been ordered). Jacqui Marcela is transcribing Placer > County. Beverly Stone is working on accessing the Sacramento County > Records; Dee Sardoch is currently transcribing San Benito County; Barbara > Erden is transcribing San Luis Obispo; Laura Melton is transcribing > Siskiyou County; Elvina Fernandez is working on acquiring the ordered > Tulare County records which will be transcribed by her and the Sequoia > Genealogical Society; Steven Miller is transcribing Mariposa County and on > and on and on. We have gotten several genealogical societies that have > expressed interest in helping us with funding as well as with transcription > of records. > > > >Some of the counties that will be transcribed in the very near future, > pending funding or records orders coming in are: > > > >Shasta County > >Modoc County > >Del Norte County > >Fresno County > >Lake County > >Modoc County > >Monterey County > >Orange County > >Klamath County > >Santa Cruz > >and more.... > > > >And these will all be done during the same time in which Los Angeles > County and San Francisco Counties (the two largest) are being done. > Counties are going online within 7-10 days of completion of the > transcription. We only started this project in January and already have all > or part of 8 counties online. That means there are 51 more to be completed. > > > >For those of you that have read the "History of the Project" on the > website, I would like to share this with you. I recently contacted Megan > Smolenyak, the original grantor of funds for the project, to give her the > website so that she could take a look at what she had started. I recently > got this reaction from her in regards to what has been done and wanted to > share it with you. > > > > > >"Hi Donna, > > > >All I have to say is wow, Wow, WOW!!! I just went and checked the link you > >sent and was blown away! You give me so much credit, but you're the one who > >deserves it! I can't believe how much you've done with so little. Thanks > >for inspiring me further in my grants. You can't believe how good it makes > >me feel to think that I had even a tiny role in nudging you! I'm going to > >add a brief update to my site, including a link. > > > >Thanks so much for telling me all this and for all your incredible efforts! > >The genealogical world needs more folks like you! > > > >Take care, > >Megan" > > > >Megan gives grants to genealogical projects of worth and thought this > project was worthy, back in the days when I was just talking about doing > San Diego County. She is a gift to the genealogical world. Not only does > she give out grants monthly, but she has written several articles for > Ancestry Magazine as well as others and speaks regularly on this topic. > This is only one of several "good words" that we have gotten on the project > and they are all appreciated. > > > >Finally, although not least, I would like to thank all of those that have > donated cash, checks, postage, etc. to the project. Although we are not > completely "out of the woods" on the project because of so much more that > we will be needing, we are now at least seeing a potential of getting all > the records that we need with your continued help in this area. Although I > hate to admit it, there was a time when I was trying desperately to keep > the project going with little to nothing to work with and depleting my own > finances in the process. Your continued support has made me see "a light at > the end of the tunnel" and we will make it with all that we need and desire > to do here. I cannot say thank you enough and pray for the continued > support of all. You have no idea how much your donations help, regardless > of the size. On an average, every penny you send adds one more entry online > for those who need it. We acknowledge all of you, both here and on your > special page on the website. You deserve an extra special pat on the back > for we could not do this without the financial support. > > > >For those wishing to donate to the project. Please make checks out to, or > send funding or postage to me at my address below. We keep a FULL > accounting of all funds updated daily which is available upon request. > Donations pay only for copy fees and postage. Steve and Laura Melton and I > are absorbing all other costs (phone calls, travel, programs, etc). > > > >The website can be viewed at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~cabf1905 > > > >Thank you...and till next week... > >Donna Bradley > >Project Coordinator > >Pre-1905 California Project > >P. O. Box 391368 > >Anza, CA 92539-1368 > > > > > > > >