hello everyone, i am going thru more emails and this is one which i thought i should pass on to you all. i am not 100% sure what it is asking, but i know that i have to update the NMGenWeb's Archives Files Project counties websites. i have not yet sent him an asnwer, but as project manager for the nmgenweb's archives files project, i can not force the nm's cc to put a link on their sites linking the project, just suggest it. any discussion?? and will be awhile before i would be able to ready anything - i am only up to march in replies. bye for now, sam-quito The NMDI Project is in the process of indexing the 1930 NM Census. We need your help and for more info, click on: http://www.nmia.com/~samquito/otherprojects.html * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * A message from Sam-Quito Padilla G. NM Death Index Project Head Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nm/nmdi.htm NMGenWeb Archives File Manager http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nm/nmfiles.htm NMGenWeb County Coordinator for Sierra, Socorro & Valencia http://www.nmgenweb.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "W. David Samuelsen" <dsam@sampubco.com> To: <samquito@nmia.com> Cc: <ENC6@aol.com> Sent: Tuesday, 11 March, 2003 01:28 Subject: [Fwd: Re: [USGW-Discuss] Multiple county web sites] > Sam, > > There has been a discussion about some problems of linking, and one of > problems > is Archives' missing links from the Archives to specific counties. > > New York Archives (I'm FM) has every links from county archives to > county USGenWeb > Project sites. > > Emma mentioned New Mexico problem. I checked and I see what is > missing... > > Example: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nm/roosevelt.htm > > but no link from this to: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nmroosev/index.html > > likewise for each county. > > Oregon's FM is fixing her state's links now. > > This is what I told Emma on USGenWeb-Discuss and her reply. > New York Archives - redundant search engines all over, at state level > and at county level. Even the ones with so little records. > > 1. state wide - all categories > 2. state wide - specific category > 3. county wide - all categories > 4. county wide - specific category > > and my visitors are HAPPY with those choices. > > David > > That is a terrific set up and I have used New York. But that isn't true > in > all states. In most cases in the states where I search the search only > works > for the county page or only works for the archives page for that county. > > Take care - Emma > > David Samuelsen, NY FM > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [USGW-Discuss] Multiple county web sites > Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 02:11:47 EST > From: ENC6@aol.com > To: dsam@sampubco.com > > > > > > Emma, > > As for Archives, the requirement is there within the Archives that > > each county archive be linked to corresponding county. At least I know > > > > New York is since I saw to it that each county be linked. > > > > David Samuelsen > > > > Hi David, > I will send a short answer to you on the list but thought I would send > some examples: > Arizona site - check the county sites - no link to the corresponding > county site. > > Archives AZGenWeb > > California - the links are there but for some reason the ones I tried > didn' work. > California Archives, CAGenWeb Project, USGenWeb > > I am skipping here but Illinois - the archives pages contain a link to > the state site but not the corresponding county site. > > The USGenWeb Illinois Archives > > New Mexico - does provide a link but only indicated in terms of "want to > place a query" - not in terms of additional information. > > USGenWeb Project Archives: New Mexico NMGenWeb > > Oregon - no link from county archives page to corresponding county > In fact, in Oregon - am I missing something. On the county pages I > don't eve see a link to the Oregon state page - am I missing > something??? > > USGenWeb Archives - Oregon > > Well, I was going to send you some examples from the regular county > sites - not archives - but am having problems getting in so they might > be doing maintenance now or something - will try later. > > Hope some of these examples help to explain what I am talking about. > Take care - Emma >