Great idea!! I will look into how they did it George >From: "Ray & Lyn Shamlin" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [MSTISHOM-L] FW: [ALTUSCAL] Archives idea >Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 08:45:54 -0400 > >George, > >This is something I picked up from another list might be worth checking. > >Ray > >There is always a better way. >IT IS OUR DUTY TO FIND IT !!!! > >-----Original Message----- >From: Julie Lofurno [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 8:36 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [ALTUSCAL] Archives idea > >I took a look at the Delaware, Indiana GENWEB site, and this is truly an >amazing thing....obviously, it was a huge undertaking and doing anything >like this would require considerable organization and many people willing >to >take on a massive project. This is what the Delaware, Indiana site says: > >In June 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Indiana Comprehensive >Genealogy Database. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all >counties in Indiana where collected databases would be stored. The >databases >were indexed and cross-linked so that even if an individual were found in >more than one county they could be located in the index. At the same time, >volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of >databases and generally oversee the contents of the web page. > >I am Virginia Brown Fyfe, County Coordinator for Delaware, Indiana. If you >would like to be a volunteer coordinator for an Indiana County, please >contact the Indiana State Coordinator: Gene Andert. If you would like to >contribute any information to this page, please let me know by sending an >email message describing the format and content of the data. > >Pretty amazing. > >Julie > > > >[email protected] wrote: >I have an investment in those records in the Tuscaloosa court house. This >is > >an idea. I don't know what it costs or the logistics. In the Delaware >County, Indiana GenWeb, they have all court records online. It is called >WebXtender by Legato. Durndest thing I ever saw. I'm like a kid in a candy >store. If >Alabama or even Tuscaloosa could have that I might know what I need to know >to piece this family together. I am not representative or even know how it >works. I just think it's the greatest invention since one determined >genealogist, but many of cannot afford travel to that area. Could >someone-more-computer-literate-than-me check this out and find a way we >could put our records in a >safe place. On-line would be a miracle. If Delaware County Indiana did it, >why can't we? > > >==== ALTUSCAL Mailing List ==== >Tuscaloosa, Alabama AlGenWeb Page >http://www.rootsweb.com/~altuscal >send comments to [email protected] > >============================== >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 > > > >- ------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Vote for the stars of Yahoo!'s next ad campaign! > > > >==== MSTISHOM Mailing List ==== >======================================================== > Please remember to include your SURNAMES in the SUBJECT Line. > _________________________________________________________________ Discover the best of the best at MSN Luxury Living. http://lexus.msn.com/