Untitled[I'm resending this via NEW-MEXICO-L, because it the original sent message bounced back from your email server] Marie~ That link should have taken you to the page Sam has set up regarding the NMDI project. It describes the project, the funding, acknowledges volunteers, gives a loose timetable for when to expect the indexing to be completed, etc. (I'm not sure why the link didn't work —did you try cutting and pasting it into your browser?) This time I'll try to attach the page to this message, so hopefully it will work. Cindy Fahrbach -----Original Message----- From: Marie [mailto:amethyst@zensearch.net] Sent: Monday, January 01, 2001 3:36 PM To: dfahrbach@msn.com Subject: RE: [NEW-MEXICO] Death Index! Hello again Cindy, The hyper link listed below takes me to a New Mexico internet connection service. I am unable to find anything to do with genealogy on it. Any hints, what am I doing wrong? Marie ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- New Mexico Death Index Project Many thanks for your interest about the New Mexico Death Index (NMDI) Project. The project is being hosted by Rootsweb and headed by myself. Updates of the project at toward the end of this page. Let me tell you more about the project. This project consist of the death index complied by the Health Department in State of New Mexico, in counties that issued death certificates between the years of 1899 to 1940. There are two books (on microfilm of film numbers 1991645 & 1991646) of death indices are available via the FHC (Family History Center) in Salt Lake City. This project consist of typing up an assigned letter or letters in one or both books (via photocopies) into a database. When all the letters are completed, Rootsweb will be hosting the NM Death Index on-line for any New Mexican Researcher. Take a look at California or Texas Death Index on-line, hosted by Rootsweb at to see how the New Mexico Death index will look at: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi http://userdb.rootsweb.com/tx/death/search.cgi We do not need any more volunteers for the NMDI Project! The FHC only has a limited number of these films for rental. As there are to many volunteers that would be requiring the films to do this project and spread out over the country, there are not enough films to go around. Therefore, the project had to make photocopies for the volunteers to type up. This brings us to a major problem. We need donations for the photocopying fund. If anyone would like to donate to this fund, any amounts are most welcome. This project will benefit all researchers doing some kind of work in New Mexico. The average donation is between $5 to $10. Send any donation to: Sam Padilla G. 1520 Univ. BL.,NE#314 Albq., NM 87102-1723 (and make the cheque or money order to: Sam Padilla G.) e-mail: samquito@nmia.com Therefore, we are looking for donations for the photocopying fund. For any donation, your name would be mention on the NMDI web site! Here is a budget breakdown for everyone to look at: Photocopies (film one only*) $265.00 Postage ($3.20 x 20) $ 64.00 Photocopies (film two only*) $202.50 Postage ($3.20 x 16) $ 51.20 Total Debt $582.70 Donation received (as of 21/Dec)$770.00 Total Debt (as above) $582.70 Credit $187.30 *film one-index years 1899-1930; film two-index years 1931-1940 If we received more donation money past the debt cost (listed above), it will be held over for the 1941-1950 Death Index Project (as listed below). Estamite cost for film three (index years 1941-1950) Photocopies (film three) $240.00 Postage ($3.95* x 25) $ 98.75 Total estimate debt $338.75 * Postage rate increase on 7 January 2001; Using Priority Mail new rate at $3.95 Estimate Debt (film three only) $338.75 Credit donations (as above) $187.30 New Estimate debt (as of 21/Dec) - $151.45 I want to give a BIG THANK YOU the following people & organizations whom made a donation (*) or volunteering (#) on the New Mexico Death Index Project: Harold Kilmer (*), Robert England (*#), Charles Barnum (*), Tana Collis (*#), Patricia Black-Esterly (*), Annette W. Wasno (*#), Ray Mireles (*), Gloria Torres de Armijo (*), Laura Hauser-Melton (#), Lynn Alexander Welker (#), Kit Betteridge (#), Aveli Padilla (#), Patricia Childs (#), Nancy Bruce (*#), Melissa Keeling (#), Toni Gómez-Giovanetti (#), Pam & Tony Gonzáles (#), Patti Pennington (*#), Belva Whitfield (*), Cindy Koegal (#), Patryka Tachick (*#), Tom Bombaci Jr. (*), Richard Loya (*#), Tanda Baca (*), Yvonne DeBow-McCord (*), Lucy A. Torres (*#), Pat Smith (*#), Ruth Padilla (*#), Van & Cassandra Eastwold (#), Gloria Saavedra Martínez (*#), Cora Janie Edwards (*#), Sylvia Todd (#), Donna Bradley (#), Elena L. Diaz (#), Donita Barnes (#), Vincent P. Story (*#), Gloria Salazar-Richhart (*#), Lionel & Elizabeth Traubman (*), Elsa F. Altshool (*), Brent Banta (*#), Sandy Haar (#), Rose Abeyta Emory (*), Phyllis Garratt(*), Norine L. Heinrich (*), Roger Torres (*#), Robert & Priscilla Greene (*), Martha H. Davis (*), Alberto Vidaurre (*), Angela Lewis (*), Paul Cuni (*), Michelle Chávez (*), Edwina R. Hewett [aka By George] (*), William J. Hunter (*), Carolyn Newcomb (*), Robert L. Turner (*), Harold R. Williams (*), JoAnn Pinnell (*), Mrs. Juanita Pino (*), Vivian & Robert Andrews (*), Manuel Chávez (*), Gregory G. Romero (*), Felix Gonzáles (*) and Mary Ann Chávez (*) along with the organizations: New Mexico Genealogical Society (NMGS), Valencia County Historical Society, Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico (HGRC) & Genealogical Society of Hispanic America-Southern California (GSHA-SC). Thank you for your interest in the NMDI Project, Sam-Quito! My e-mail address: samquito@nmia.com NMDI History and Background All of the Volunteers are busy typing away on their assigned letters from indices one (years 1899 to 1930) and two (years 1931 to 1940). Some of the letters have been completed and are being formatted to a database format which Rootsweb will host. A bit about the Volunteers and Donors of the NMDI Project. The Volunteers are from all over the USA (CA, AZ, NV, NC, WA, MD, MN, TX, MO, ID, CO, GA & NM). There are different reasons for volunteering for this project. Some have interest in the State of New Mexico and others were looking for a project. A couple of the Volunteers are shut-ins or caretakers for shut-ins and wanted something to do during the quiet hours. The Donors are a major help to this project! As some of the Volunteers could not afford to give a donation (and it was not a requirement for Volunteers to donate), the wonderful people whom have donated to the photocopying fund are covering this part and a major part of the NMDI Project. All Volunteers and Donors will be noted on the NMDI Web site for their generosity. I am pleased to announce that we are out-of-debt. But any donations are still welcomed, as further donation will go toward the 1941-1950 Death Index transcription project in 2001/2. The address to send donation is listed above. NMDI Update (30/Dec/2000) When the project started, we set a deadline of 1/December/2000 for the database to be completed. This date was chosen as a goal to reach for the volunteers. Some delays have postponed the completation of this project, and hope to have the NMDI Project up and running by 1/March/2001. Visit the 2 NMGenWeb's County Sites which I host: Socorro County Valencia County or other NMGenWeb County Sites