Thought you might be interested in this...Char ----- Original Message ----- From: Gayle L Triller Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 11:34 AM To: MD-BaltimoreCity-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MD-BaltimoreCity] MD STATE ARCHIVES The following was sent to the Coordniator of the State page. Plese let me know if you would like to help. Also let me know if you will need copies sent to your home or if you would be able to go to the archives to do the transcribing. They will also most likly need people to make the copies that are sent to those that can't get to the archives. Iam sure that the more volunteers they have the quicker they will be to move on this and get us to work. Please email me gaylelt@uswest.net and let me know how you can help. I will then pass the list on the Carol at state level and she can let Mr. Lepore know that we are ready to get to work. Thanks all of you for your help. Gayle My name is Greg Lepore and I work at the Maryland State Archives on the Archives of Maryland Project (archivesofmaryland.net). Our project currently has around 200,000 pages of primary material online, including the Muster Rolls for the Revolutionary War. We are looking for ways to expand the site and incorporate other materials. Unfortunately we are employee-short. I would like to open a discussion with you and the county coordinators on this subject. One of the things I had in mind would be the Archives providing work space, access to computers, and access to original material in return for the results which would be posted on our site. Possible collections for inclusion would be: 1812 Muster Rolls, Civil War, etc., County Court records, and other material. I think the benefits would be many, including: a comprehensive collection of material, rather than just certain families, an authoritative location (the Archives), transcriptions along with original scans, one location for the entire State, and permanent retention of records. There is also the possibility of the Archives providing print outs of the original materials for use in remote locations. Would it be possible for you to contact the county coordinators and see if this is something that their volunteers would be interested in? Many thanks, Gregory Lepore Maryland Electronic Capital Webmaster Archives of Maryland Supervisor___________________________________________________________ Get more from your time online. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com