Subject: RE: CENSUS TRANSCRIBING, A BETTER WAY From: Neil & Ruth Jaeger Date: February 25, 2001 Yeah!! Thanks for all the good volunteers!! And thanks for your insights into why we need all of the census!! Ruth -----Original Message----- From: Tina Hall [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 1:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: CENSUS TRANSCRIBING, A BETTER WAY I am not a "poor volunteer trying to complete a whole county". I have actually completed 3 myself, and assisted with the proofreading of one that nobody wanted to touch. I also have 4 more I am going to complete. I do not consider myself a "poor volunteer". I am learning from the experience, and enjoying it, too! There are not enough good volunteers available. Good intentions do not give us results. We won't see the entire census online until those who can do it, volunteer and actually do the work. Not everybody will "place their few relatives" on the censuses, so that leaves huge gaps that hurt the whole. It is important to know who lived nearby, because they probably married into your lines in the future, so even though you think that it is only important to get the data on your own lines, you may be missing more than you know because of it. Those neighbors were involved in the lives of your relatives. They witnessed marriages, deaths, wills, deeds, births, helped to build fences, barns, etc., posted bonds and securities for marriages and probates, etc. They are just as important as those you know to be your own relatives for sure. Remember, their childrens spouses came from somewhere! Probably from the neighbors! Tina Hall ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |