Have you given thought to scan the 1870 book, and then to validate the names? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:14 PM Subject: [KYBRECKI] 1870 and 1880 Census Transcriptions > Hi all... > > Here in a few I'll be adding the last remaining records for the Big > Spring > Church records that Jess Scott has graciously donated to the GenWeb > Archives. > It should complete the two register/membership books dating from 1848 up > into the 1900's. I'm hoping to get more information regarding other > books that > might be available from the church to add to the site. I'll also be > adding > the text and images from the letters that John Kasey received and were > found > within the contents of the "John Kasey diary" donated by Pam Kasey. > There is > someone presently transcribing the diary, so I'm hoping within the coming > weeks to start getting that typed in and added to the site where the > images are > currently residing. > > Wanted to let everyone know that Judy Hartsock and I are going to work > together on transcribing the 1870 census for Breck. Co. While the LDS > site has > the 1880 census, we are going to transcribe it as well so that the > complete > 1870 and 1880 census' for the entire Breck. Co. area will be available > for you > all to read on the Archives site. I still haven't found a way for images > to > be provided so you can see the actual along side the transcription, but > at > least the transcribed information will be on the Archives site. With > having the > "search" element on the site, that might help... or when you are on the > actual transcription page, you can hold down "Ctrl" and press "f" and it > will > give you a search box... allowing you to search that entire page for a > name. If > anyone else wants to work on the 1900 or 1910 census' for Breck. Co., let > me > know. We could really use the help! > > Before I close, I want to say a BIG thank you to Judy for her hard work. > She helped transcribe one complete book of the Big Spring records, two > letters > found within the John Kasey diary, and now the 1870 and 1880 census > transcriptions. Your help has been invaluable and I can't say thank you > enough for > all you've done to help preserve the Breckinridge County history and it's > people so they are never forgotten!! > > Happy Hunting.... > > Dana > > Breckinridge County, Kentucky GenWeb Archives Coordinator > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ky/breckinridge/toc.html > Mail to: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > > > > ==== KYBRECKI Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE to the > utility address [email protected] If you are trying to > unsubscribe from the Digest list, use the same utility address but change > the -L- to a -D- >