Hi; I can help with some of the typing. Donna Bradley Anza, CA At 03:02 PM 10/23/00 -0600, Sam-Quito Padilla G. wrote: >Hello everyone on the Southern California Mailing List, > >I am making a personal plea for any assistance in the New Mexico Death >Index Project. This Project will be hosted by Rootsweb, the same >organization which is hosting this and many other mailing lists. > >There are two ways, volunteering in typing in the database or a donation to >the photocopying fund. A donation of any amount (one dollar, 10 or 25 >dollars) are most welcomed, as we do need funds to continue this project. >with out everyone help, this project might not be completed. > >Also, can you forward this e-mail to any people to make this project known, >and the crucial need for peoples' help in this project. Below is a copy of >the website set up for the project or click on: >http://www.nmia.com/~samquito/nmdi.html > >Thank you for taking your important time in reading this e-mail. > >With Regards, Sam-Quito > >- > >New Mexico Death Index Project > >Many thanks for your interest about the New Mexico Death Index Project. >The project is being sponsored by Rootsweb and headed by myself. > >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, counties whom issued death certificates between the >years of 1899 to 1940. There are two books of death indices are available >via the FHC (Family History Center) in Salt Lake City. This project will be >typing up an assigned letter or letters in one or both books (via >photocopies). >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 Californias 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 > >We are looking for people whom have MS Excel or MS Works programmes to >volunteer and be assigned a letter in the alphabet and type the database. >The books are in alphabet order by surname, not by county or date of death. > >The FHC only has two films of each film for rental. Because there are to >many volunteers would be requiring doing this project and spread out over >the country, there are not enough films to go around. Therefore, I will be >making photocopies for the volunteers to type up. > >This brings us to another 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. Send any donation to: > > Sam Padilla G. > 1520 Univ. BL.NE#314 > Albqu., NM 87102-1720 > (and make the cheque or money order to: Sam Padilla G.) > > >About the format of the death index database as follow: >Surname/Givename/Middle/DateofDeath/CountyCode >(That is all, simple). > >Therefore, we are looking for volunteers to help in typing the database for >the New Mexico Death Index and for donations for the photocopying fund. > >For volunteering for the database typing, e-mail me with your mailing >address. > My e-mail address is: samquito@nmia.com > >I want to give a BIG THANK YOU the following people on the mailing list 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 (#), Gloria >Salazar-Richhart (#), >Melissa Keeling (#), Toni Gómez-Giovanetti (#), Pam Gonzáles (#), Patti >Pennington (#), Belva Whitfield (*), Elsa Altshool (*), Cindy Koegal (#), >Patryka Tachick (*#), Lucy A. Torres (*#) and Roger Torres (*#). > >Here is a budget breakdown for everyone to look at: > >Photocopies (film two only) $202,50 >Postage ($3.20 x 16) $ 51,20 >Total $253,70 > >Total (from above) $253,70 >Donation received (as of 20/0ct) - $170,00 >In debt $ 83,70 > >Estimate cost for >Photocopying (film one) $250,00 >Est. cost - postage (3.20 x 15) $ 48.00 >Existing debt from above $ 83,70 >Total debt estimate $381.70 > >Thank you for your interest in the NMDI Project, Sam-Quito! > >************************************************************************* >A message from Sam-Quito Padilla G. at: samquito@nmia.com >We need donations & volunteers for the NM Death Index Project. >For more information, click on: >http://www.nmia.com/~samquito/nmdi.html >I'm the County Coordinator for NMGenWeb's Socorro & Valencia Counties. >Visit the Socorro County website at: >http://www.everton.com/personal-pages/Socorro/ >Visit the Valencia County website at: >http://www.everton.com/personal-pages/Valencia/ >I save used/cancel postage stamps for charity, including duplicates. Send >any amount to myself at: >1520 Univ. Bl.,NE#314, Albuquerque, NM 87102-1720 > > > >