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From: Isaiah Harrison <>
Subject: [BOARD-L] USFaimilyGroupSheet Project Report
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 22:39:50 -0700

Since we started the USFGS Project, about a month ago, we have moved to a
new site
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/
We now have all states online & available for use.
We made some guidelines:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/guide.html
These also include "guiding lines" for states that wish to make this a
special state project.
There are now 6 states that have done so already: Arizona, Iowa, Michigan,
Mississippi,
Oklahoma, Texas (was already a SP before we started).
We also have a mail "work" list to ask questions, make suggestions, etc.
The submission form coding has been changed a little so that a copy of each
fgs that is submitted will be sent
back to the submitter. They can then take/submit this to another state
(without having to type
another). Also they can take it to any county site & submit it there, if
they wish.
This gives the submitter full control of where there fgs is going, & also
gives the CC an opportunity
to receive more info for their pages, if they choose to do so.
While we can't force documnetation, a volunteer created a page "How to
Create a Well Documented
Group Sheet" http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/newmexico/sources.htm
We have 22 fabulous, & enthusiastic volunteers, with one just recently
becoming a member of USGenWeb.
I tried to work it where every volunteer got at least one state of their
choice. There is also a couple of folks
on "waiting/wish list". Some of the volunteers have "advertised", &
although some have not, the family group
sheets come in any way. One volunteer made us a suggestion box (at the
moment this is just for the volunteers,
as we still have a few kinks here & there) Another volunteer made up a
volunteer help page for all of us.
A guest book has been set up & many positive things have been written:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/guestbook/posted_guest.htm
We are currently trying to get a search engine that will search all the
states. There should be one there this week
but not sure if it reamain a freebie. At any rate, each state has a search
engine on it.
We have approximately 11,739 hits on our home page
Here is a break down of what each state has so far
Alabama--382 fgs, 10,747 hits
Alaska--0 fgs, 50 hits
Arizona--5 fgs, 558 hits
Arkansas--496 fgs, 1,237 hits
California--62 fgs, 805 hits
Colorado--22 fgs, 451 hits
Connecticut--0 fgs, unknown hits
Delaware--0 fgs, 1,235 hits
District of Columbia--0 fgs, 41 hits
Florida--27 fgs, 408 hits
Georgia--1614 fgs, 69,046 hits
Hawaii--0 fgs, 35
Idaho--1 fgs, 291 hits
Illinois--116 fgs, 1,229 hits
Indiana--12 fgs, unknown hits
Iowa--283 fgs, 4,485 hits
Kansas--420 fgs, 4,264 hits
Kentucky--94 fgs, 2,132 hits
Louisiana--58 fgs, 926 hits
Maine--19 fgs, 497 hits
Maryland--23 fgs, unknown hits
Massachusetts--27 fgs, 555 hits
Michigan--205 fgs, 2,408 hits
Minnesota--19 fgs, 396 hits
Mississippi--31 fgs, 1,576 hits
Missouri--105 fgs, unknown hits
Montana--2 fgs, 86 htis
Nebraska--16 fgs, 230 hits
Nevada--about 13 fgs, 201 hits
New Hampshire--12 fgs, 342 hits
New Jersey--11 fgs, 31 hits
New Mexico--16 fgs, 251 hits
New York--25 fgs, unknown hits
North Carolina--29 fgs, 421 hits
North Dakota--2 fgs, unknown hits
Ohio--114 fgs, 1,670 hits
Oklahoma--61 fgs, 1,753 hits
Oregon--14 fgs, 249 hits
Pennsylvania--15 fgs, 3,083 hits
Rhode Island--0 fgs, 1,236 hits
South Carolina--9 fgs, 467 hits
South Dakota--7 fgs, 247 hits
Tennessee--61 fgs, 866 hits
Texas--over 1300 fgs, unknown hits
Utah--11 fgs, 1,517 hits
Vermont--30 fgs, 790 hits
Virginia--1 fgs, 935 hits
Washington--0? fgs1,237 hits
West Virginia--37 fgs, 708 hits
Wisconsin--9 fgs, 215 hits
Wyoming--0 fgs, 55 hits
Just thought you all would like to know that we've been not only busy, but
quite productive!
Bettie <><

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