Hello New Mexico Researchers, Here is an update on the 1930 Census Project & Section 3 of the NMDI Project for the months of September & October. So far, there are 18 counties of the 1930 NM Census Index have been partly or fully completed. These counties are Catron, Cháves, Curry, Doña Ana, Eddy, Guadalupe, Luna, McKinley, Otero, Roosevelt, San Juan, San Miguel, Sandoval, Santa Fé, Sierra, Torrance, Union and Valencia. When the counties are being completed, Gina will be posting that specific county in their NMGenWeb Archives File website at: www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nm/nmfiles.htm. When the project is completed, all the counties will be combined into an engine search and still leaving the specific counties in their Archives File websites. The NMDI (New Mexico Death Index) also will be in this engine search format once the Section 3 of the project is completed. The deadline for the 1930 NM Census Index has been set for December of this 2003. If anyone is interested in volunteering, we do need a couple reserved volunteers. Email me at: newmexdi@hotmail.com for more information. You will need to have a CD ROM to help out and be working at home during your free time. Now, lets get into the budget of the NMDI Projects. Sadly, we are still in the RED. The money raised to date is $1536.06 (donation total $1202.50 and look-up profits $333.56). The budget for the NMDI Projects (Census Project estimated budget to date is $1150.50) and Section 3 (estimated budget total is 545.80) total to $1696.30. So are still in debt of $160.24. To raise money for covering the NMDI Budget, we have two main fundraisers to help us out. You can request a DC (death certificate) look up (details in the next paragraph) and stamp collecting (details are two paragraphs below). We do hope to get your support in the fundraisers. One of our major fundraiser toward all the NMDI Projects has been DC (death certificate) look-up. We only accept written request taken off the NMDI website, along with the fee and send them the photocopy of the DC. All the remaining money of the fees goes toward the NMDI Budget. For more information on this, go to www.nmia.com/~samquito/nmdir.html. Another fundraiser for the NMDI Projects is collect used/cancel postage stamps from everyone (USA and Worldwide, including duplicates). Thanks to all those people who sent the stamps! The holidays are fast approaching and those cards will soon be appearing in your mailbox. Also, I was told on my last visit if I had any used postcards, as they will buy them too. So send any used/cancel stamps and postcards to myself at: Sam-Quito Padilla G., P. O. Box 114, La Joya, NM 87028-0114. Please include your return address. Section 3 of the NMDI Project Update: About the 1941-1950 Death Index, I am waiting from vital records to see if the index is going to be filmed by the LDS Church or the NMDI Projects (myself) into microfilm or microfiche. Ive been told that a decision will be made by the end of September. This death index is still in loose-leaf notebooks and not available to the public. When Section 3 of the death index is completed, all of the NMDI (years 1899 to 1950) will be converted into a searchable database. For information on look-ups on the NMDI (New Mexico Death Index) Project, go to the website at: www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nm/nmdi.htm. That is all for now. The next update will be sent out at the beginning of November. Bye for now, Sam-Quito * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * A message from Sam-Quito Padilla G. NM Death Index Project Head Coordinator www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nm/nmdi.htm NMGenWeb Archives File Manager www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nm/nmfiles.htm NMGenWeb County Coordinator for Sierra, Socorro & Valencia www.nmgenweb.net ----- Slut på vidarebefordrat meddelande -----