Hi Alan, Did you really intend writing to me as my name is Ian not Michael? If you did then all I can say right now is that there are two full-time programmers working on the new Townview.co.uk site and it should replace the existing site in 7-10 days time. It is aimed very heavily at Salford, Eccles, Worsley and surrounding districts. It is hoped it will become a base for locals and ex-pats worldwide. There are a number of features which the keen genealogist will find useful. Not the least of which will be the facility to upload your own personal details with photo and some blurb to go with it. A Scrap Book attached to your site. A facility to look for Old Friends. A Noticeboard. A Forum on any subject you want. Old photographs which you can download. Listings of local services, companies, clubs and societies. And many more features. I will bear in mind your kind offer but at this stage we are debugging and do not require additional programming help. Once the site is up and running, I am sure you will find many aspects that could interest you and occupy much of your time. Help with family history data could well be required at that time. Best regards, Ian -----Original Message----- From: Alan Pike [mailto:Alan.Pikey@btinternet.com] Sent: 08 May 2002 20:26 To: ENG-LAN-ECCLES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ECCLES] Free Census Project Michael, I may be interested in doing some work on this project, could you send some more information regarding this project. The area i would be interested in is Eccles. I have my own computer, access to a microfische, and an HNC in computing and will like to help if i can. thanks, Alan Pike. ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael J McCormick <michael@roseterrace.demon.co.uk> To: <ENG-LAN-ECCLES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 6:06 PM Subject: [ECCLES] Free Census Project > Good afternoon everyone > > The Free Census project aims to transcribe ALL the UK 19th century census > returns to create an online 'free-to-view' database. > > We have projects covering the 1891 returns for Bolton, Ormskirk, Wigan, > Leigh, Preston, Fylde & Garstang. There are two more projects in the > pipeline for Bootle, Kirkby & Liverpool. All of these projects need > volunteers. We would also like to recruit organisers to cover the rest of > the 1891 Lancashire returns. > > To be a transcriber you just need some time, a computer and access to a > microfiche reader. Or if you could use the 1891 discs. Everything you need > is provided by the project, including software and microfiche. > > Organisers recruit and supervise a team of volunteers to transcribe a county > or part of a county. The area you cover is up to you. > > If, like us, you believe that this information should be freely available > and available for free, just drop me a line. > > Rgds > > Michael > Free Census Recruiter > http://freecen.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > ==== ENG-LAN-ECCLES Mailing List ==== > Want details of Mailing Lists? > http://www.cadvision.com/traces/cj/cjmlists.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ==== ENG-LAN-ECCLES Mailing List ==== Have you used Tree Tops? The Free FAMILY TREE & WE'LL MEET AGAIN SERVICE http://freespace.virgin.net/tree.tops ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237