Sir or Ms.,
It has probabably been suggested before-but let's do it again !

The census lists are a great tool for genealogists.
And I would not mind transcribing a few pages, but not a whole county or 
Township

Since there are more people using computers
Why not let them transcribe the 35mm films that are used now to cause 
genealogists to have eye problems.

Just as a for instance-
I have found several of my ansestors on census lists that were virtually 
impossible to read.
However, I have found additional information which tells me what the census 
taker really intended to write down.
Thus I am in a good position to transcribe what really should be on the 
census lists
I would really like to share this information, but I am not offered: (on the 
net)

1. Census templates-identical forms that one finds within the 35mm films as 
actually used by the census takers. (even the blank forms that one finds in 
the Family History Libraries have been severely edited).

2. a chance to transcribe even one name or one family or one sheet.

The offer to become a transcriber seems to include a commitment to transcribe 
an entire census list for a county or a state.
What about those of us who:

1. do not care to have their names published

2. only wish to do as little as one name

3. do not wish to commit to future lists

While one may respect the dedication of a person like Ronald Vern Jackson for 
indexing so many census lists in the past, many of his books are either 
scarce or not available, surely there is a place for those of lesser talent 
and dedication.

L&S
Bob Davis
Vancouver, WA

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