The easiest way, in my opinion, is for each independent genealogical organization and family history society, to provide LOCAL online FREE WEB SPACE, for any individual[s] having database information relevant to said organizations, of either an historical or genealogical nature: becoming thereby, the primary review Authority for Certification of local and regional genealogical and history record depositories/standards, with power to credential, under the auspices of area licensing agencies and international standards bureaus.. This web based "Federated Independent Genealogical and Family History Web Societies"; joined together, but independently operated, would also offer automatic internal Search services and automatic online submissions of data to all major search engines, ASAP. Fees generated from local Society Membership would fund the individual sites, with a worldwide umbrella organization, in the similitude of Deja.com, providing centralized resources; paid by general advertising revenues that could be obtained from local or regional organizations: cities, counties, states or nations; clubs, fraternal organizations, etc.; in a quid pro quo mutual arrangement. This could include such novel concepts as offering local services via TV commercials for non profits; being a sponsored agency of a local newspaper in return for publishing periodic commentary of local civic dignitaries; being an established link to a local Rotary Organization; BECOMING registered as an OFFICIAL not-for-profit organization and eligible thereby for gift contributions from estates, fund drives and the like. Becoming a contact point for local educational institutions and thus providing "history and genealogy" programs for primary and secondary school systems within a region; being the local genealogy and family history reference consultant point of contact: for local libraries [FHC], universities and colleges; historical societies. Respectfully yours, Tom Tinney, Sr. http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~vctinney/ Who's Who in America, Millennium Edition [54th] Who's Who In The West, 1998/1999 Who's Who In Genealogy and Heraldry, [both editions] ------------------------------------------------ "Wenner, Susan" wrote: > After MyFamily.com's buyout of RootsWeb, many genealogists are concerned > about online genealogy remaining free. What are the best ways for the > genealogy community to help keep access to family history data free for > Internet users? Tell the world what you think through > FamilyTreeMagazine.com's latest online poll at > http://www.familytreemagazine.com/freeaccess.html > > *** > Susan Wenner > Associate Editor, Family Tree Magazine > > ==== NEW-GEN-URL Mailing List ==== > .