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Subject: Re: [OHATHENS ] ACHS indexes
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 12:56:02 +0000

Hi Stacy, did you see the Hocking county wall of fame on
the first page of the Hocking county genweb site? I was
wondering if I had the years right for that? Can you
check for me?

http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhockin

How are things over at your Hocking site?

The pico search was a great addition. I did have a time
figuring out how to write the correct code for it
though, when they gave me ID numbers they never told me
what to do with them. Luckily other counties like
Jackson genweb let me view their source code and I was
able to figure out what to do to make the pico search
work on my site.

There has been a real positive response about it. Every
time I questioned someone about a search engine in the
past other webmasters always discourages me saying that
the parameters were difficult to figure out. Pico was
so easy. I realize the search takes people off my site
however to pico's site so somehow they must have
captured all my webpages. Hopefully that won't be a
mistake for the future.

I appreciate your writing!

Hi Sandy!
>
> I understand completely about the copyright issues,
and why a society
> wouldn't want their books online. [I think putting
indexes online would
> help book sales, but that's another issue entirely. :)
You're doing a great job on your sites. The pico search
engine is nice,
> isn't it. :) It's the first free one I've found that
doesn't weed out three
> letter words (good when you have last names like 'Eby'
popular in your
> county, LOL.)
>
> Have a great day,
>
> Stacy
> Hi Sandy!
>
> I understand completely about the copyright issues, and why a society
> wouldn't want their books online. [I think putting indexes online would
> help book sales, but that's another issue entirely. :) ]
>
> At any rate, I was wondering if you'd ever seen this article... it is a
> letter to county governments and genealogical societies at large, to
> encourage them to place information on the net. It is an interesting read:
> http://users.anet.com/~jeffb/bockcomm.htm
>
> You're doing a great job on your sites. The pico search engine is nice,
> isn't it. :) It's the first free one I've found that doesn't weed out three
> letter words (good when you have last names like 'Eby' popular in your
> county, LOL.)
>
> Have a great day,
>
> Stacy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 11:55 PM
> Subject: [OHATHENS ] ACHS indexes
>
>
> > I created a webpage on the website for Athens county
> > listing all their books and also there is a booklist at
> > the ACHS website.
> >
> > I know that lookups are allowable and they do promote
> > the sales of the books.
> >
> > Thank you for writing.
> >
> > Sandy
> > >
> > > In a message dated 5/21/02 1:33:29 AM, writes:
> > >
> > > << But they do not want
> > > any of their indexes online, I don't blame them because
> > > this is how they make their money to operate the library
> > > and museum which I along with others love to do research
> > > in! >>
> > >
> > > My thinking is, if the indexes are advertised more people will want to
> buy
> > > the book. Don't you think so? If I knew a book had info on my family I
> > > would want it. When you are a thousand miles away you can't check the
> index
> > > to see if it has any info you need. You don't even know what books they
> > > have. So it looks to me like that would make MORE money for the library
> and
> > > museum (I am a member too even though I don't get to research there.)
> > >
> > > Carolyn
> > > Remember, you have a friend in Oklahoma!
> >
> >
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> >
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