I hadn't seen this go through my other lists and wanted all to know about this new site. :-) Linda Whittaker Knott > From: Carolyn J. Martin <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: New Ship List > Date: Tuesday, November 03, 1998 6:43 AM > > This is to advise you that a new Website is being developed by THE > IMMIGRANT SHIPS TRANSCRIBERS GUILD, a group of over 100 volunteers who > decided to transcribe NARA microfilmed passenger lists and make them > freely available to anyone on the Internet. > > As of this date there are over 50 transcribed lists on this site and > 100 more being >>worked on. In addition the GUILD has had 100 lists > donated > to the site and many sites >>agreeing to the linking of their ships and > sites to the GUILD site and it is hopeful these >>will shortly be up on > the > site, which is still under construction. > > If you have a transcribed list or photocopies of a NARA list you'd > like to donate you >>are asked to send an e-mail to the Site Coordinator > at > [email protected] giving the name >>of the ship, the port of departure and > > date, the port of arrival and date. If you have a >>website with a > transcribed list on it contact the Resource Coordinator at > [email protected] > giving your URL, and all other information concerning the ships on your > > site. If you would >>like to volunteer to transcribe a list contact the > Volunteer Coordinator at >>[email protected] > > The GUILD's site is located at http://iigs.rootsweb.com/immships > > This site is searchable by passenger name, date of arrival and ships > name! >