This is to publicize a "wiki", (a type of collaborative website), that I have started regarding a petition that was circulated c. 1858 on behalf of my ancestor, Isaac Glenn, in San Joaquin, Fresno & Tulare counties, and perhaps other adjoining counties as well. http://glennpetition.wikispaces.com/purpose I'm anticipating that the prospect of finding one's ancestor as a signatory on a petition from this period may interest many descendants to the extent that it places their ancestor in a given locale during a given period, and even allows them to see how they signed their names. The collaborative aspect comes from the fact that I'm hoping to enlist volunteers to help transcribe the signatures, as I've found the estimated 1100 signatures to be much more than I can manage alone. The expectation is that, as these are transcribed, folks will be able to search and find their ancestors much more easily, (since you can't search names on an image). I'm also hoping this experiment will explore to what extent "wikis" can be used to collaborate on undertakings of this kind. As a bonus, I've also included information about the trial which many may find of some interest from a historical perspective. As it happens, this case, People vs. Glenn, became a significant legal precedent for admitting dying declarations into evidence, one that my father even studied in law school during the 1960's. Hope this finds some folks for whom this will be of interest.