[Genealib] Indexing Projects

[UW-W Archives]

We are currently working on indexing our court records and deed records in MS Access.  We hope to create an index for our naturalization records in the future.  We have student assistants work on inputting the data and staff generally does the proofing.  This is generally covered by "work study" money.  This is helpful in connecting patrons with family cases.
 
UW-Whitewater Archives / Area Research Center 
800 West Main Street  P.O. Box 900 Whitewater, WI 53190-0900 
(262) 472-5520   http://library.uww.edu/COLLECTN/archicol.htm 
Normal Semester Hours:  Monday-Friday 9 AM-5 PM 
Exceptions: 
Closing at 4:30:  Mar. 21, 24-28 and May 20-23
 
 

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From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu on behalf of Don
Sent: Fri 2/15/2008 12:38 PM
To: 'Librarians Serving Genealogists'
Subject: RE: [Genealib] Indexing Projects



John,

I am doing indexing as a project of my own locally, not currently tied to a library or society, as something I feel a need to do.  

 

I have indexed a local crematorium that is no longer in existence and am nearing releasing it to the local library, a couple genealogy societies, and the DAR.  I am presently working on a local funeral home that granted me access to their records of 1932 - 2004 for a same purpose.

 

My method has been to create special tables in MS Word and will then convert it to a PDF file for publishing on a CD.

 

I also assist a local 150 year old cemetery with rebuilding their records and other matters.  There we have been using both Excel and MS Word for creation of information and have published that database, (in Excel), and obituaries, (in MS Word), on a website for people to view and find information about their ancestors should they be seeking that.  I might add that we received authorization from the papers before publishing the obituaries on the cemetery website which was gratefully granted by them.

 

My reason for doing this is to assist others as I have been in so many ways by giving back to the genealogy community.

 

Winfield

 

 

 

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From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu [mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of Lyles, John
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 6:32 AM
To: genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu
Subject: [Genealib] Indexing Projects

 

All,

Interested to know how many Libraries and/or societies are currently undertaking indexing projects? If so, why? What software/tools are you using? Hosting on the web, in-house only, published? My thanks in advance.

 

John L.