vti_encoding:SR|utf8-nl vti_timelastmodified:TR|05 Nov 2021 13:27:10 -0000 vti_extenderversion:SR|12.0.0.0 vti_author:SR|SPLATTY\\Patricia vti_modifiedby:SR|DESKTOP-LL25F31\\malon vti_timecreated:TR|14 Oct 2014 23:00:00 -0000 vti_title:SR|Alabama Marriage Search vti_backlinkinfo:VX| vti_nexttolasttimemodified:TW|05 Nov 2021 02:12:56 -0000 vti_cacheddtm:TX|05 Nov 2021 02:12:56 -0000 vti_filesize:IR|5628 vti_cachedtitle:SR|Alabama Marriage Search vti_cachedbodystyle:SR| vti_cachedlinkinfo:VX|H|mailto:becca1959@verizon.net S|../image/al.gif A|http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/htsearch S|space.gif S|../image/clear.gif H|http://www.usgwarchives.net/marriages/alabama/alabama.htm H|http://www.usgwarchives.net/marriages/ H|http://www.usgwarchives.net/ vti_cachedsvcrellinks:VX|NHUS|mailto:becca1959@verizon.net FSUS|archive_html/image/al.gif NAHS|http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/htsearch NSUS|archive_html/alabama/space.gif FSUS|archive_html/image/clear.gif NHHS|http://www.usgwarchives.net/marriages/alabama/alabama.htm NHHS|http://www.usgwarchives.net/marriages/ NHHS|http://www.usgwarchives.net/ vti_cachedneedsrewrite:BR|false vti_cachedhasbots:BR|false vti_cachedhastheme:BR|false vti_cachedhasborder:BR|false vti_metatags:VR|generator NoteTab\\ Pro\\ 4.85 author Marti\\ Krach description In\\ the\\ spring\\ of\\ 1996,\\ a\\ group\\ of\\ genealogists\\ led\\ by\\ Jeff\\ Murphy\\ organized\\ the\\ Kentucky\\ Comprehensive\\ Genealogy\\ Database\\ Project,\\ which\\ evolved\\ into\\ the\\ KyGenWeb\\ Project.\\ The\\ idea\\ was\\ to\\ provide\\ a\\ single\\ entry\\ point\\ for\\ genealogy\\ data\\ and\\ research\\ for\\ all\\ counties\\ in\\ Kentucky.\\ In\\ addition,\\ the\\ information\\ for\\ each\\ county\\ would\\ be\\ indexed\\ and\\ cross-linked\\ to\\ make\\ it\\ easier\\ for\\ researchers\\ to\\ find\\ a\\ name\\ or\\ data\\ that\\ they\\ sought.\\ \\ In\\ June\\ 1996,\\ as\\ the\\ KyGenWeb\\ Project\\ was\\ nearing\\ 100%\\ county\\ coverage,\\ interested\\ volunteers\\ decided\\ to\\ create\\ a\\ similar\\ set\\ of\\ pages\\ for\\ all\\ states,\\ establishing\\ The\\ USGenWeb\\ Project.\\ Bill\\ Couch\\ wanted\\ to\\ follow\\ in\\ the\\ footsteps\\ of\\ the\\ KY\\ Project\\ with\\ a\\ similar\\ site\\ for\\ Arkansas.\\ Jeff\\ Murphy\\ set\\ up\\ a\\ main\\ page\\ for\\ the\\ states\\ that\\ included\\ a\\ template\\ for\\ volunteers\\ to\\ use.\\ Announcements\\ were\\ made\\ to\\ genealogy\\ mailing\\ lists\\ and\\ newsgroups\\ and\\ news\\ of\\ this\\ Project\\ was\\ spread\\ by\\ email\\ and\\ word\\ of\\ mouth.\\ Volunteers\\ were\\ found\\ who\\ were\\ willing\\ to\\ coordinate\\ the\\ efforts\\ for\\ each\\ state,\\ and\\ additional\\ volunteers\\ were\\ sought\\ to\\ create\\ and\\ maintain\\ websites\\ for\\ every\\ county\\ in\\ the\\ United\\ States.\\ By\\ July\\ of\\ 1996\\ most\\ states\\ were\\ online\\ with\\ state\\ homepages\\ and\\ most\\ had\\ several\\ volunteers.\\ \\ There\\ was\\ a\\ core\\ group\\ of\\ people\\ who\\ got\\ involved\\ very\\ early\\ and\\ were\\ key\\ to\\ getting\\ this\\ new\\ Project\\ off\\ the\\ ground.\\ It\\ was\\ these\\ people\\ who\\ laid\\ the\\ groundwork\\ for\\ assuring\\ the\\ success\\ of\\ The\\ USGenWeb\\ Project.\\ These\\ people\\ included\\ Jeff\\ Murphy,\\ Dale\\ Schneider,\\ John\\ Rigdon,\\ Linda\\ Lewis,\\ Joy\\ Fisher,\\ Kim\\ Harris\\ Myers,\\ Billie\\ R.\\ McNamara,\\ Melissa\\ Calhoun,\\ Nancy\\ Trice,\\ Bill\\ Couch,\\ Betty\\ Sellers,\\ Jim\\ Rothgeb,\\ Deke\\ Smith,\\ Sharon\\ L.\\ Rowe,\\ Mary\\ Lynne\\ Ellis,\\ Edward\\ Hayden,\\ Richard\\ Holler,\\ Laura\\ Cook,\\ Gary\\ Steiner,\\ and\\ Diane\\ Miller.\\ \\ In\\ October\\ 1996,\\ "The\\ USGenWeb\\ Web\\ White\\ Paper"\\ was\\ distributed\\ world-wide\\ by\\ The\\ USGenWeb\\ Project.\\ The\\ purpose\\ was\\ to\\ summarize\\ the\\ progress\\ of\\ the\\ Project\\ and\\ to\\ encourage\\ additional\\ people\\ to\\ volunteer.\\ The\\ "White\\ Paper"\\ serves\\ as\\ a\\ very\\ good\\ historical\\ outline\\ of\\ the\\ Project's\\ early\\ days.\\ \\ Although\\ The\\ USGenWeb\\ Project\\ was\\ originally\\ designed\\ to\\ be\\ organized\\ by\\ state\\ and\\ county,\\ much\\ genealogy\\ data\\ cannot\\ be\\ limited\\ to\\ a\\ single\\ county,\\ or\\ even\\ a\\ single\\ state.\\ So,\\ USGenWeb\\ Special\\ Projects\\ have\\ evolved\\ to\\ collect\\ and\\ disseminate\\ data\\ that\\ goes\\ beyond\\ county\\ and\\ state\\ lines.\\ \\ The\\ USGenWeb\\ Project\\ continues\\ to\\ evolve\\ thanks\\ to\\ every\\ past,\\ present\\ and\\ future\\ volunteer. vti_charset:SR|utf-8 vti_generator:SR|NoteTab Pro 4.85