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About
the ARGenWeb Project
The ARGenWeb Project is one of the 50
state project sites in the USGenWeb Project.
The goal of this non-profit organization is to provide free
information to researchers in searching their ancestry and history of
the respective county and state. We are very helpful to our
researchers and succeed in providing free information from contributors
and volunteers who provide information for free. Internet
research is growing, especially if you are not living in the state you
wish to research, and by having volunteers and contributors provide a
wealth of information, it is this reason why we succeed.
About
the USGenWeb Project
"In the spring of 1996, a group of
genealogists led by Jeff Murphy organized
the Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database Project,
which evolved into the KyGenWeb Project.
The idea was to provide a single entry point for genealogy data and
research for all counties in Kentucky. In addition, the information for
each county would be indexed and cross-linked to make it easier for
researchers to find a name or data that they sought.
In June 1996, as the KyGenWeb
Project was
nearing 100% county coverage, interested volunteers decided to create a
similar set of pages for all states, establishing The USGenWeb Project.
Bill Couch wanted
to follow in the footsteps of the KY Project with a similar site for Arkansas.
Jeff Murphy set up a main page for the states that included a template
for volunteers to use. Announcements were made to genealogy mailing
lists and newsgroups and news of this Project was spread by email and
word of mouth. Volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the
efforts for each state, and additional volunteers were sought to create
and maintain websites for every county in the United States. By July of
1996 most states were online with state homepages and most had several
volunteers.
There was a core group of people who
got involved very early
and were key to getting this new Project off the ground. It was these
people who laid the groundwork for assuring the success of The USGenWeb
Project. These people included Jeff Murphy, Dale Schneider, John
Rigdon, Linda Lewis, Joy Fisher, Kim Harris Myers, Billie R. McNamara,
Melissa Calhoun, Nancy Trice, Bill Couch, Betty Sellers, Jim Rothgeb,
Deke Smith, Sharon L. Rowe, Mary Lynne Ellis, Edward Hayden, Richard
Holler, Laura Cook, Gary Steiner, and Diane Miller.
In October 1996, "The USGenWeb Web
White Paper" was distributed
world-wide by The USGenWeb Project. The purpose was to summarize the
progress of the Project and to encourage additional people to
volunteer. The "White Paper" serves as a very good historical outline
of the Project's early days" (USGenWeb Project). The USGenWeb
Project also has a timeline of events, this can be viewed, here.
If you would like to join the USGenWeb Project, there are
several ways
you can volunteer!
- Become a County Coordinator for a
county, parish or borough where available by visiting the state you are
interested.
- Volunteer by submitting
transcriptions of cemeteries, census, vital records.
- Volunteer in any of the Special
Projects
- USGenWeb Archives Project
- USGenWeb African American Griots
Project
- USGenWeb Lineage Project
- Tombstone Transcription Project
- Volunteer in any of the Sub-Special
Projects
- USGenWeb Digital Map Library
- The Pension Project
- Census Project
- Church Records Project
- Marriage Records Project
- Family Group Sheet Project
- Obituary Project
- Special Collections Project
The possibilities to volunteer in the USGenWeb Project are endless!
Contact a County Coordinator, State Coordinator or Project
Coordinator for more information or to contribute transcriptions,
photographs or records.
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