Charlotte; I am moving the end of May so up to eyebrows in packing at the moment...but promise to get back to my transcribing of the marriages and as soon as the move is done. Ingrid Ruddy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Meyer Family" <cmeyer@caves.net> To: <IAJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 5:33 PM Subject: Re: [IAJACKSO] quick survey > > And now that all these fine suggestions have been given, the real tuff > > question is . . . . . . how many of the suggestion givers are willing to > > volunteer to be data gatherers/compilers to get all this on the web site?? > > <BIG GRIN> Thank you so much for saying that for me! If anyone has access > to any of that type of data, my computer can read Microsoft Word and > Microsoft Excel (for tables). If it is text, just type it without > formatting. Fancy formatting cannot be easily transferred to an HTML > format. I can format it myself with HTML code (I do all my code from > scratch). If it is data in tables, just put it in the cells in Excel and > don't worry about changing the size of the cells or formatting it to look > "pretty". Again, that kind of formatting will make it harder for me to turn > it into an HTML page. > > Here is what is already available on/from the web site in cold, hard data: > > Biographies - currently 175 biographies are posted on the biography board > Courthouse - address & phone number for the courthouse and the clerk's > office, plus the start date of records and the fee ($10) > Cemeteries - Barnholdt/Dorr Cemetery is indexed > Other cemeteries have quasi-indexes based on submissions to the > Gravestone Photo Project. > I list the names from each headstone photo sent to the project. > You will need to click on the Project link to see the actual headstone > and related data > Census - Link to 1850 census done by the U.S. GenWeb Project > Orphan Census, 1895, for Andrew Orphanage in Perry Township > Deeds, Wills, and Other Documents - 14 submissions to this board > Family Histories - 10 people have submitted links to their family history > pages > Marriages - 40 pages of marriages transcribed from History of Jackson County > Iowa, Vol. II > Obituaries - Currently 97 obituaries have been posted to the obituary board > 1880 Mortality Schedule transcribed > 1893 Obituary Index transcribed > 1896 Obituary Index transcribed > 1897 Obituary Index transcribed > 1898 Obituary Index transcribed > Queries - currently 129 queries have been posted to the query board. > That does not include what is posted to the Rootsweb query board to > which I have a link. > Towns - all towns past and present of Jackson County are listed > > Charlotte M. Meyer - coordinator > Jackson County, IAGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajackso/ > > > > ==== IAJACKSO Mailing List ==== > PLEASE do not submit virus warnings, chain letters, or off-topic > material to the list! > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >