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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
<a href="http://www.nagara.org/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.nagara.org/</a>. 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. <br><br>
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).<br><br>
<i>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. <br><br>
</i>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. <br>
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The following sample data sets are examples of the type of priority
records that Donors would be <br>
interested in for this RFP. However, by no means should the
Submitter feel obligated to confine <br>
their proposal(s) to this list. Consideration will be given to any
proposal that includes records of <br>
genealogical value and that involve local public interest groups where a
compelling story can be <br>
told or a digital collection can be available online for the overall good
of the public. <br>
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Census Records <br>
State/County Death Records <br>
State/County Birth Records <br>
State/County Marriage Records <br>
County Wills <br>
County Estate Files <br>
County Deeds <br>
Church Records <br>
County Naturalizations <br>
County Military Discharges <br>
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<font size=3>_____________________________________________<br>
Janet
M. Carleton - carleton@ohio.edu - 740.597.2527<br>
Digital Initiatives Coordinator / Subject Specialist for Women's &
Gender Studies<br>
Alden 235A, Ohio University Libraries, Athens, Ohio<br>
<a href="http://www.library.ohiou.edu/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.library.ohiou.edu/</a> <br>
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