[SOA] New NAGARA digitization grants for historical records with genealogical value due 5/31

[Janet Carleton]

NAGARA (the National Association of Government Archivists and Records 
Administrators) is pleased to announce a grant opportunity to local, state, 
and federal government offices for scanning historical records with 
genealogical value.  Check out the details on the NAGARA home page 
http://www.nagara.org/.  It is not necessary to be at the conference to 
win, but applications are due May 31, 2008.  Everything you need to know in 
order to apply (including who to contact for questions) is available at the 
web page.

For the first time ever, valuable grants will be awarded at NAGARA's 
plenary session, held on July 24th. These grants are made possible through 
the generosity of The Genealogical Society of Utah (known as "FamilySearch" 
on the Internet) and The Generations Network (known as "Ancestry.com" on 
the Internet).

Any local, state or Federal government entity holding historic records is 
eligible to apply for these grants.  It is not required to be present at 
the Conference to win.

An as-yet-unknown number of awards will be made totaling up to the number 
of digitized images specified in the "2008 NAGARA Grant Details" 
document.  You may submit only one application, but it may consist of 
multiple components, each component understood to be a distinct records 
dataset.  If you apply for multiple components, provide separate 
information for each component for Part II items.

The following sample data sets are examples of the type of priority records 
that Donors would be
interested in for this RFP.  However, by no means should the Submitter feel 
obligated to confine
their proposal(s) to this list.  Consideration will be given to any 
proposal that includes records of
genealogical value and that involve local public interest groups where a 
compelling story can be
told or a digital collection can be available online for the overall good 
of the public.

Census Records
State/County Death Records
State/County Birth Records
State/County Marriage Records
County Wills
County Estate Files
County Deeds
Church Records
County Naturalizations
County Military Discharges


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             Janet M. Carleton - carleton at ohio.edu - 740.597.2527
Digital Initiatives Coordinator / Subject Specialist for Women's & Gender 
Studies
                Alden 235A, Ohio University Libraries, Athens, Ohio
                               http://www.library.ohiou.edu/
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