The Iowa Gravestone Photo Project reached a major milestone, early this morning, surpassing a total of 100,000 gravestone photo records now online. The "GPP" is thought to be the largest online collection of gravestone photos anywhere on the Internet. The project, which was introduced in January 2003, allows genealogy researchers to search its large database for surnames of interest within any of Iowa's 99 counties or by doing a full statewide query. Researchers and volunteers can also quickly upload their digital images of gravestones to add to the database. There is no charge to search the database or to add one's own photos. The Iowa Gravestone Photo Project is part of the IAGenWeb and can be found at: http://iowagravestones.org "Thank-Yous" go out to every one of you who have played a role in the success of the Gravestone Photo Project these past 21 months. Those of you who have not yet visited the site are encouraged to do so. If you have digital photos of your ancestors gravestones, you will find them easy to add to the database. The result could be contact with yet-to-be-discovered cousins interested in the same surnames. Rich Lowe IA Gravestone Photo Project Coordinator http://iowagravestones.org

My HATS OFF to this project and all the volunteers....those researchers who contribute by uploading photos....and those of us who edit and approve the photos and to all the crew that Rich has in administrating the site. This is a magnificent milestone.....and one that will keep on growing, I have no doubt. Sioux County alone has contributed 6029 photos since a researcher has discovered our GPP. In 3 1/2 months, Sioux has gone from 2 records to 6031 as of last night. I have not checked today to see if she has uploaded any more. Now this same lady has recruited two more people to photograph two other large cemeteries in the county. HERE'S TO THE NEXT 100,000...........GO RICH......GO GPP. Linda Ziemann IA GenWeb Welcome Hostess, Co-Chair welcome@iagenweb.org Iowa GenWeb County Coordinator http://www.iagenweb.org/ Plymouth County, Monona County, Sioux County, Cerro Gordo County. Plymouth County, IA Old Press Host http://www.iowaoldpress.com/IA/Plymouth/index.html "A Look Back at the Lives & Times of our Ancestors"   -----Original Message----- From: Rich Lowe [mailto:richlowe@web-iowa.com] Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 8:31 AM To: IOWA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IOWA] Gravestone Photo Project Tops 100,000 Records! The Iowa Gravestone Photo Project reached a major milestone, early this morning, surpassing a total of 100,000 gravestone photo records now online. The "GPP" is thought to be the largest online collection of gravestone photos anywhere on the Internet. The project, which was introduced in January 2003, allows genealogy researchers to search its large database for surnames of interest within any of Iowa's 99 counties or by doing a full statewide query. Researchers and volunteers can also quickly upload their digital images of gravestones to add to the database. There is no charge to search the database or to add one's own photos. The Iowa Gravestone Photo Project is part of the IAGenWeb and can be found at: http://iowagravestones.org "Thank-Yous" go out to every one of you who have played a role in the success of the Gravestone Photo Project these past 21 months. Those of you who have not yet visited the site are encouraged to do so. If you have digital photos of your ancestors gravestones, you will find them easy to add to the database. The result could be contact with yet-to-be-discovered cousins interested in the same surnames. Rich Lowe IA Gravestone Photo Project Coordinator http://iowagravestones.org ==== IOWA Mailing List ==== The IOWA Lists now have their own website with unsub instructions, list rules and other useful information. Visit & Bookmark http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist ============================== You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/