Charles, I like the idea of a database to sort all the wonderful information that's contained on the various county pages. We really have a wealth of information, but it's hard knowing what's out there without going into each county page. Great idea! Angela Lewis San Miguel County At 02:38 PM 10/23/2005, jcnreno wrote: >Good Morning, >Subject: Proposed NMGenWeb Database Project >On or about 1998 I proposed that NMGenWeb establish a NMGenWeb database >composed of data appearing on the county pages. It could be placed on the >NMGenWeb home website. Counties could link to it and place the databases >on their county pages if they wish. Counties would still display their >individual databases. >I suggest again that NMGenWeb establish a State-wide database. I'm willing >to serve as LC or project coordinator, format and arrange data that the >CCs allow access. >The database can be alphabetically arranged by names, followed by the >database source--such as Smith Cemetery, then by the data, etc. It will be >in alpha order so a search engine is unnecessary. I can do all of the >work, convert to the proper file types, and work with others. >I estimate it would take one year (or a little longer) to get the first >database online. I could revise it once a year after that. >I'm currently editing a database titled Dona Ana County, 30,000 Vital >Stats, (for NM ALHN). This will be online in five days. I have also >completed a database for Lincoln County NM ALHN titled 10,000 Vital Stats >which is online. I recently finished a 65,000 name database for Grant >County(NM ALHN) using a similar method. Thus, I have worked out most of >the bugs for doing this type of database which are county-based, but as I >stated, the proposed NMGenWeb project would be Statewide-based. > >Why would this help researchers? >A researcher could go to the State database to quickly find any name >regardless of the county and without searching many different pages. After >finding a subject of interest, they could refer back to the county where >that individual was recorded for further research and to find other >information. > >Charles Barnum >October 23, 2005 > > > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx