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From: "MAVitalRecords Project Slaughter" <>
Subject: [MAWORCES] Massachusetts Vital Records project notice
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:12:59 -0600


I have just registered the internet domain MA-VitalRecords.org. Probably
over the next six monts, or thereabouts, I will migrate the Vital Records
project, http://www.rootsweb.com/~maessex/VitalRecords to the new domain.
This will NOT change anything except the URL. I will pay for the domain and
hosting out of my own pocket and the vital records will remain FREE to
everyone.

I have been giving this consideration for some time. I am not in any way
dissatisfied with Rootsweb. I am very appreciative of their providing free
space that is advertising free. However, Rootsweb has a drawback, the lack
of ability to set up databases to facilitate searching. I can't use .asp,
..php, .xhtml or anything to make the searches of the vital records easier
for you.

It will take at least a couple months before anything is ready to begin
migrating. In the meantime, everything remains the same. When I do move
things, the basic look will remain the same. There will still be the
transcribed files accessible by town or by surname index.

I am very interested in your ideas of what you'd like to see. What
arrangement. For instance, would you like a set of buttons with town names,
rather than conventional hyperlinks as it curretly is. Separate pages for
countes? What kinds of parameters would you like to use in your searches?
For instance, limit the results by parent's name(s), range of years, a given
county, etc.

On another issue, I'll be paying for this. I would be willing to put
genealogically related advertising on the site to help offset the cost. If
you know of such, let me know. I know Ancestry.com and Genealogy.com have
associate programs. There are also publishers that specialize in reprints,
such as Higginson Books and Picton Press.

Please, no "What ever is easiest for you." The vital records are for all of
YOU. I just oversee the project. Agains, as always, I can not express how
much I appreciate the work the the transcribers do.

John
In loving memory of our son, Brennan. 11/10/88-5/31/01.
http://john-slaughter.rootsweb.com/Brennan.html

MA-Bay-Colony & MAMiddle list moderator
USGenWeb County Coordinator
Essex County, MA - http://www.rootsweb.com/~maessex
Middlesex County, MA - http://www.rootsweb.com/~mamiddle
USGenWeb Town Coordinator Ipswich, Essex, MA -
http://www.rootsweb.com/~macipswi

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A new home for Mom, no cleanup required. All starts here.
http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us

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