Not sure if you're replying to my post or someone else's. I'm working all by myself on a project (so I guess I'm in charge of it)that could mushroom. I want to put together a web site and archive of Harris County history. Databases, memoirs, digitized photos, the works. A repository of Harris County historical information freely downloadable and usable to the public. If it gets too big for my web space--great!---I'll offer to burn CD's of the material for cost of production. First priority for me is to establish it as a work that doesn't infringe on anyone's copyright, particularly that of the Barfield family. (She put a lot of work into her book and her survivors are justly entitled to any profits.) I would insist that all work contributed by me and others to this project must be done as a public service, no strings attached. Currently, I'm conducting a survey of cemeteries in the eastern part of the county (where I'm from and where I currently live)to provide an on-line listing that covers all identifiable graves. Ms. Barfield's book excluded black cemeteries, so that is one area where there isn't an existing baseline to work from. She also included family cemeteries that aren't easy or possible to locate now, so that's another problem. Some grander thoughts occur as I fantasize: --- making sure that all US war veteran's graves have a decent headstone, and applying for VA headstones for those that don't. --- getting the county commissioners to do something (if they can) about cemeteries that are neglected and overgrown with brush. --- getting a Georgia historical marker or two erected if I can dig up (no pun intended) justification. --- encouraging descendants to visit cemeteries on Memorial Day so that Memorial Day becomes a chance to commemmorate all our ancestors (veterans or not) --- getting interested folks together (either as a formal or as an informal group) to share historical and genealogical info Big Dreams. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 12:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [GAHARRIS] Herritage book I have volumes to add to the book on my family and other data I have collected over the years. How is in charge of compiling and publishing? Rex