Genealogy Notes Archives: September 2002

Wednesday,18 September, 2002

New SAR Patriot Index CD for First Time Includes Headstone Photos

September 4, 2002, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada --- Today, Progeny Software Inc., developers of quality genealogy software and CD-ROM products, together with the Patriot Index Committee of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), announced the release of Edition III of the SAR Patriot Index CD.

With tombstone photos for over 800 people and 732,000 records, Edition III of the SAR Patriot Index CD preserves and documents the genealogies of US Revolutionary War Patriots like no other available resource. Data is presented in standard genealogical format, (i.e., as a lineage-linked database), so that descendants can easily be traced back to Patriot Ancestors. Using Progeny's Family Explorer™ search and report utility, it is easy to search and print professional quality charts and reports for various people on the CD, as well as extract GEDCOM files of their lineage.

An ongoing project of the Patriot Index Committee of the SAR, data for the Patriot Index is compiled from material on file at SAR National Headquarters going back more than 120 years. The Patriot Index Edition III adds over 120,000 new records from approved lineages to the already extensive database published last in 1999.

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Posted by Greg Harper @ 10:05 AM AEST [Link]

Wednesday,11 September, 2002

FFHS-NEWS FFHS Web Award 2002

Sun, 8 Sep 2002, Coventry, England, The Federation of Family History Societies has announced the results of the FFHS Web Award for 2002.

Newly introduced in 2001, in recognition of the growing importance of the media, this is awarded annually to the member society that publishes and maintains the best web site. The winning society receives £100, kindly donated as an annual award by Family Tree Magazine. Both the winner and the runners-up are able to display the FFHS Web Award emblem on their web sites.

The judging panel looks for a site whose web-pages are useful, clear and attractive to members, non-members, outsiders, those who happen on the pages by searching, or by links from other web sites. They should make it clear what the Society provides and pages should be integrated with other sites - having relevant links to GENUKI, record offices, libraries, etc, relevant to the Society.

It is possible to win an award for a clear and well-designed web site achieved with limited resources. There is a preference for web sites that can be read using a variety of browsers, adhere to HTML standards, and are accessible to all.

The results are:

WINNER: South Cheshire FHS (webmaster Ian Hartas)

RUNNER UP: Birmingham & Midland SGH

HIGHLY COMMENDED
Essex FHS
East of London FHS
Guild of One- Name Studies
Manchester & Lancashire FHS

COMMENDED
Queensland FHS Inc
Cambridgeshire FHS
Hertfordshire FHS
Huntingdonshire FHS

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Posted by Greg Harper @ 12:07 PM AEST [Link]

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