Some time ago I received a message from a visitor who was greatly impressed with the census transcriptions on my county website. She said she did not have time to participate in transcribing the census, but she would like to make a small donation of money to the project. It just so happens that several days before one of the transcribers mentioned in passing that it was taking longer to get the job done because of the strain on his budget, paying or the film rental and photo copies. I sent her his address and she sent a small donation. It got me to thinking that there might be other people in her boat. People who appreciated the effort of the transcribers, but who couldn't participate because of other circumstances and who would be happy to make small donations of money they did have in lieu of spending time they didn't have. I added as mall notice to the census index page on my website "Do you find these census transcriptions useful? Would you like to participate by transcribing a township from one of the censuses? If you can't spare the time, would you like to make a financial contribution to offset film rental and photocopying costs? Become a player on the Jones county team! Contact Richard at IowaJones@cox.net" This notice has been posted for over a year, but to date there have been no responses. So when people talk about CCs soliciting for funds on their county sites, I say "Good luck, I hope you do better than I did." My experience is that it is not a practical funding solution for our project. -Isaiah