WorldGenWeb Review e-zine Vol 3, No 1, 3 July 2006, (c) 2006 WorldGenWeb Project Circulation 2,800 Editor(s): Nathan Zipfel Contents · About the WorldGenWeb Review e-zine · WorldGenWeb Review e-zine Help Wanted · Latest News from the WorldGenWeb Project · Help Wanted · Query and Surname Listings · WorldGenWeb Archives · Research tools · Letters to the editor · Reprint Policy · Subscription Information * * * * * About the WorldGenWeb Review e-zine The WorldGenWeb Review e-zine was created to keep the visitors and friends of the WorldGenWeb Project informed about what is happening in the WorldGenWeb Project. We will be providing helpful information on a periodic basis on how to utilize the WorldGenWeb Project as well as resources to assist you in your research. * * * * * WorldGenWeb Review e-zine Help Wanted We are looking for someone experienced in writing/editing a newsletter who would have an interest in working on the WorldGenWeb Review e-zine. If you are interested, please send a message to the editor with some information regarding your qualifications. * * * * * What is the WorldGenWeb Project That may seem like an odd question but it is one that we hear from time to time. The WorldGenWeb is a non-profit volunteer organization that is dedicated to the free use and access of public domain genealogical information. To further this goal, the WorldGenWeb uses internet websites to create "local repositories" of information that researchers worldwide can access. Each project website (generally) will contain local resource addresses of county/country public records offices, cemetery locations, maps, library addresses, archive addresses, and association addresses including Family History Centers or other genealogical or historical societies, and some history and culture of the region. Other resources include query pages or message boards, mail lists, historical data including census records, cemetery records, biographies, bibliographies, and family/surname registration websites. To answer other questions you may have about the WorldGenWeb Project we'd invite you to visit our Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) page http://www.worldgenweb.org/faq.html * * * * * Latest News from the WorldGenWeb Project 30 June 2006 - The WorldGenWeb Project Advisory Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Denise Wells as the new Regional Coordinator for the MediterraneanGenWeb Project < http://www.mediterraneangenweb.org/ > * * * * * Help Wanted If you're like me you may have visited one of our Regional websites and said to yourself "I wish there was a website for this country." or "I wish someone would update this country website." At last count there are 105 countries that need a Country Coordinator. Won't you consider adopting one of the orphan countries? If you'd be interested in adopting or learning more about adopting a country website, please contact the Regional Coordinator for the region that country is in. * * * * * Query and Surname Listings The WorldGenWeb Project does not host a centralized tool for the submission of Queries and Surnames. Our Country and sub-country Project Hosts maintain methods and links to various message board systems for you to post your queries and surnames. Please visit the country websites to locate the query resource that are in use. The BritishIslesGenWeb, AfricaGenWeb, AustraliaGenWeb and MicronesiaGenWeb projects operate a Message Board system to enable our visitors to post queries. One feature of the Message Board system enable visitors to search across all the country/county/shire message boards. * * * * * WorldGenWeb Project Archives Are you aware the WorldGenWeb Project has an on-line digital archives of research data? The Archives was started in 1998 to be a repository of transcriptions of public domain records. Please stop by and browse through the files we have on-line < http://www.worldgenweb.org/archives >. Have you collected some data during your own research for a specific world area? Would you consider donating a copy so that we can place it in the Archives? Contact information is on the Archives page. * * * * * Research Tools If your research takes you to England, Ireland or Scotland you'll want to read this! Please pay attention to the dates and times. "The Origins Network (www.originsnetwork.com) is offering free access to both British and Irish Origins on the 4th July to celebrate US Independence Day. Free access will begin at 00.00GMT and will run until 08.00GMT on the 5th July 2006. In order to access, simply go to www.originsnetwork.com and click on the link to sign up or login. The Origins Network services include subscription access to exclusive genealogy related collections on British Origins and Irish Origins, plus expert Scottish Old Parish records research on Scots Origins." Geneanet < http://geneanet.org > Geneanet is a world-wide index of on-line and off-line genealogy resources. It is a free service that the WorldGenWeb Project endorses. Geneaseek < http://www.geneaseek.org/ > - GeneaSeek is a "full text" genealogy research browser. It goes through web to index pages that deal with genealogy. GeneaSeek comprises a few million genealogy pages. The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding (TNG) has "resurrected" the GENDEX search program to search through genealogy databases across the internet. It's still in it's infancy but it is worth visiting. < http://tngnetwork.lythgoes.net/ > * * * * * Letters to the Editor We'd love to hear from you. Please send your comments to nzipfel@gmail.com * * * * * Reprint Policy Permission to reprint articles from the WorldGenWeb Review is granted unless otherwise indicated for an individual article. Reprints may only be used for non-commercial, educational purposes. The following must be included with any reprints: "Published by the WorldGenWeb Project in the WorldGenWeb Review, Vol 3, No 1, 3 July 2006 WorldGenWeb Project http://www.worldgenweb.org/" Back Issues of the WorldGenWeb Review are available from the archive located at http://www.worldgenweb.org/wgwreview. * * * * * Subscription Information To UNSUBSCRIBE from the WorldGenWeb Review send an e-mail to: worldgenweb-review-l-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" in the body of the message. To SUBSCRIBE to the WorldGenWeb Review send an e-mail to: worldgenweb-review-l-request@rootsweb.com with the word "subscribe" in the body of the message.