Someone sent me a post about this a few months ago. It was easy, I turned my name in and within one week I had a package to type up. It has been great "giving back to these organizations" who've helped me so much in my research. -----Original Message----- From: Lanita Sconce Smith [mailto:ozarkn@grm.net] Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 10:48 AM To: MOCASS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MOCASS] Missouri Post-1910 Death Records Project How can I help the Missouri Post-1910 Death Records Project achieve its goal of providing online access to this collection? Transcribing records from your home The Missouri State Archives sponsors a successful "e-volunteer" program in which volunteers, working from their home, index and transcribe historical records. With the help of e-volunteers, the Missouri State Archives plans to post online a database index of nearly two million death certificates from 1910 to 1954. This index will then be linked to a digital image of the death certificate. Volunteers to this project will be provided photocopies of the death certificate index, transcription instructions, and a spreadsheet template to transcribe these records. A sample of the index to be transcribed is available for viewing in Adobe PDF format. The index is arranged by year and alphabetically by surname within the year. Because of the size of the project the index has been divided into approximately 50 page sections for transcription. If you are interested in participating in the Missouri Death Certificate Project, please send the following information to archvol@sos.mo.gov. Your name Postal address for mailing the photocopies of the index Email address Information on the spreadsheet application (MS Excel, MS Works, etc.) you will use. Please note that the creation of this electronic index is the first phase of this project and required before the Missouri State Archives can begin the digitization of the death certificates. A date has not been set yet for the release of the database online. ==== MOCASS Mailing List ==== If you wish to unsubscribe from the Cass Co. MO list, send only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to MOCASS-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest List to MOCASS-d-request@rootsweb.com ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429
Yes, it's great to do a little giving back and the work is easy. They send you a packet and the spreadsheet template they want you to use. There is no pressure do it quickly and if you can't manage the amount they send, then they will divide the packet. If you have questions, they are answered usually within a day. Paula ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Hobart" <slhobart@sbcglobal.net> To: <MOCASS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 8:46 PM Subject: RE: [MOCASS] Missouri Post-1910 Death Records Project > Someone sent me a post about this a few months ago. It was easy, I turned > my name in and within one week I had a package to type up. It has been > great "giving back to these organizations" who've helped me so much in my > research. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lanita Sconce Smith [mailto:ozarkn@grm.net] > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 10:48 AM > To: MOCASS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MOCASS] Missouri Post-1910 Death Records Project > > How can I help the Missouri Post-1910 Death Records Project achieve its > goal of providing online access to this collection? > > Transcribing records from your home > > The Missouri State Archives sponsors a successful "e-volunteer" > program in which volunteers, working from their home, index and transcribe > historical records. With the help of "e-volunteers," the Missouri State > Archives plans to post online a database index of nearly two million death > certificates from 1910 to 1954. This index will then be linked to a > digital > image of the death certificate. > > Volunteers to this project will be provided photocopies of the death > certificate index, transcription instructions, and a spreadsheet template > to > transcribe these records. A sample of the index to be transcribed is > available for viewing in Adobe PDF format. > > The index is arranged by year and alphabetically by surname within the > year. Because of the size of the project the index has been divided into > approximately 50 page sections for transcription. > > If you are interested in participating in the Missouri Death Certificate > Project, please send the following information to archvol@sos.mo.gov. > . Your name > . Postal address for mailing the photocopies of the index > . Email address > . Information on the spreadsheet application (MS Excel, MS > Works, > etc.) you will use. > > Please note that the creation of this electronic index is the first phase > of this project and required before the Missouri State Archives can begin > the digitization of the death certificates. A date has not been set yet > for > the release of the database online. > > > ==== MOCASS Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Cass Co. MO list, send only the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to MOCASS-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest > List to MOCASS-d-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta > rgetid=5429 > > > > ==== MOCASS Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Cass Co. MO list, send only the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to MOCASS-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest > List > to MOCASS-d-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >