The following is a message from Linda Russell Lewis requesting volunteers to transcribe Census Data for Pennsylvania. As you can see, in addition to helping the US Gen Web project, the transcriber will "own" the transcription and can publish it elsewhere on the web. This would be an easy way to get Census data on the Armstrong County page. If you are interested in being a transcriber, please let me know. Thanks in advance to your contribute to the Armstrong County web site. Alice From: Linda Russell Lewis [SMTP:cityslic@ix.netcom.com] > Sent: Thursday, May 07, 1998 4:16 PM > To: PAGEN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: PA Census > > For those of you not aware, the USGenWeb Archives Census Project is > progressing very nicely. > > http://www.usgenweb.org/census > > SK Publications has offered to send books to volunteer transcribers for > the Project. There aren't too many for PA, but they are easy to use for > transcribing - actual photocopies of the census microfilm. The quality > is as good as the microfilm. > > A few days ago, I sent a message to the VAGenWeb cc's, announcing the SK > offer, and have signed up over a dozen new volunteers already. > > The census transcriptions will be uploaded to the USGenWeb Archives, but > the transcriber can also publish it if they wish. The transcription will > belong to the volunteer. They just have to agree before beginning that > the file will go in the Archives. > > These transcriptions will be tied in with actual census images through a > search engine (eventually). > > Visit the Census pages and see how empty PA looks. <g> Very few > volunteers. If you are are interested in participating, please contact > Dorothy at dorothy@mailme.com > > Thanks, > Linda -- Alice J. Gayley Co-Coordinator, Armstrong County US Gen Web Project http://www.pa-roots.com/armstrong Co-Coordinator, Jefferson County US Gen Web Project http://www.pa-roots.com/Jefferson