Hi Folks! Here is a fantastic link that might be of help to a lot of us who do some research in the Kentucky area. I am adding the entire message as I received it. You might want to bookmark it for future checking.... Julie --------- The KYGenWeb Project is very proud to announce the latest addition to our "Special Collections" of research references for those with Kentucky roots, >> the Kentucky Vital Records Project. >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kvrp > >What began as a "dream" of 3 of us involved with the KYGenWeb Project and >> the KYGenWeb Archives, a centralized collection of Kentucky birth, marriage > > >and death records, is now available in the first stages for Kentucky >researchers. Currently, the browsable index lists all of the deaths in th > > >KY Death Index (1911-1999). We are in the process of adding digital images and transcriptions of actual > > >death certificates. These digital images and transcriptions will be linked > > >to the browsable index as they are added to the collection. Records for >this is project will be a combination of researcher-contributed records and a >coordinated extraction program so we can get them up as quickly as possible. > > >We will begin adding birth records about 15 April 2004 and marriage record > >about 1 June 2004. As these records are added, they will also be linked to > > >the index. (NOTE: Birth records will only be added for persons born before > > >the year 1854, unless proof of death is provided. We want to ensure that >the privacy and safety of living individuals is not compromised.) >The browsable index will be a great help to KY researchers by itself, as >you'll be able to search for those "creative" spellings that all of us have > > >been blessed (or cursed) with. Tens of thousands of corrections have >already been made to the original index. Corrections from site visitors are > > >encouraged. As corrected or additional information is received on any of >the records, it will be incorporated into the index for the benefit of >future site visitors. In addition to the browsable index, be sure to check > > >out the site search engine, as it will pick up additional information in the > > >transcriptions (most importantly, parents' and spouse's names, if given). >We invite everyone to stop in and check out this newest addition. Our hope > > >is that you'll find some "treasures" here and that you'll then share your >collections so that others can find theirs too. >Feel free to forward this message to other mail lists. >