----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Line" <[email protected]> Subject: freecen : Hi there, : Some of you may wish to know that the Freecen project is now up and : running for the UK.Check the site to see what areas are covered. : : I'm working for the Notts1891 census. This means that we will, : eventually, all : be able to view the 1891 census on the web at NO CHARGE. Here are the areas : we will be covering: : : Loughborough : East Retford : Worksop : Mansfield : Basford : Nottingham : Southwell : Newark : Bingham : Shardlow : : For more details on the project please check out the Web-site at this : address: : http://freecen.rootsweb.com : : I hope you will all agree that this will be a very valuable tool, and a : worthwhile project. : : There are a few requests I have to put to you, and if anyone can help at : all, : please get in touch with Brenda at: : : [email protected] : : 1) More volunteers are needed.....even if you can only spare an hour a week, : it would be a great help! : : 2) If anyone is able print out copies of the Census fiches, this would be : greatly appreciated. We have volunteers that are keen to get going but who : don't have a fiche reader, or access to one. Until we find volunteers to : help with the printing, these would-be transcribers are tapping their : fingers on the table. : : 3) And finally, if anyone has a microfiche reader that they are not using, : and are willing to lend it out to a volunteer, please let us know. We will : allocate a volunteer to use it. : : I hope you can help : : Thanks : : Sarah : : : : : :