>Amy Campbell wrote:< > >Hello all. I have the 1850 jay county census on order and its been a few >weeks so it should probably be in soon. (yes..up here in Canada census >records from the US have to be ordered, only three at a time, and it can >take up to 8 weeks for them to come.) While I am looking through it, I may >take the time to transcribe some of it. I would like to put it on the jay >county site. What do I need to know/do? Since I am leaving the site on >rootsweb, do I just give the records to someone who puts them in the >rootsweb archives and then I hot link from the county page , or do I just >put it on the page directly? If I give it to roots web, what format does it >have to be in? > Amy, I'd recommend taking a look at the USGenWeb Census Project page. You can get to this page from www.usgenweb.org. This project is seeking to get volunteers to transcribe the census records for the US. Once you register with the site, you can download a database transcription program set up for the 1850 and 1860 census. There will also be instructions on how to get it into the archives. Gene Andert Kosciusko Co, IN USGenWeb Coordinator genea@ctlnet.com http://user.ctlnet.com/gan155/kosco.htm Listowner: inkosciu-L@rootsweb.com