Here's something I think really needs to be done...

ALL the church records need to be transcribed. Right now they are available for viewing at GVHS on microfilm and in negative form (or from the BANQ at a buck a page). This is not at all easy to get at, nor is it particularly easy on the eyes. It would be a tremendous thing to have all the records moved to a more accessible format. I only did the Methodist and Presbyterian burial records, 400 of 'em in all. There's about 3 times that number of births and marriages that really should be transcribed. I worked out a process for doing the transcriptions and will be happy to discuss it with whoever takes it on. This is a big job, it's hard on the eyes, it's time consuming and it would be such a valuable tool because people call GVHS regularly trying to find these records! Oh and there's the records for the Anglican church too...forgot about them...didn't need them for my practicum...but those records need done too!

Is there any funding out there for doing stuff like this?