Hi fellow FLGenWeb Volunteers... I should have posted this
sooner.
This is the Official Board Statement regarding the recent
Census "misunderstandings". If you have any questions, I'll
try to answer them...
Jim
"We, "The USGenWeb Project Advisory Board", want to remind
all persons involved with "The USGenWeb Project" that all
original records that are transcribed and submitted to any
special project whether it be "The USGenWeb Archives
Project", "The USGenWeb Census Project", "The USGenWeb
Tombstone Project" or any other special project are a part
of The USGenWeb Project's "digital library" known as "The
USGenWeb Project Archives". Patrons who submit data to "The
USGenWeb Project Archives" through any of its special
projects should feel confident and be aware that no matter
what
directory the data that they have submitted may reside, it
is and shall remain a part of "The USGenWeb Project
Archives". Patrons should also be aware that the directory
locations of any data submitted may change from time to time
within "The USGenWeb Project Archives" for organizational
purposes.
The Board strongly recommends that the special project named
in the bylaws as "The USGenWeb Archives Project" leave the
job of transcribing original US Census records and
recruiting volunteers for the same purpose to the special
project named in the bylaws as "The USGenWeb Census Project"
and that "The USGenWeb Archives Project" should otherwise
direct their efforts to transcribing the other vast volumes
of original records that need to be transcribed in this
country. "The USGenWeb Census Project" should continue
to notify the file managers of "The USGenWeb Archives
Project" when new transcriptions are completed so that these
files may be included with original scanned images or other
county file structures as may have been established or
deemed necessary.
The USGenWeb Project Advisory Board