Warren County Genealogical Society

Warren County, Ohio

Projects to Do

 

Welcome to our project page.  This page lists a variety of projects we are currently working on that need volunteer assistance.  We are always looking for volunteers to help in our library.  So if you have a few extra hours and would like to help, please contact us,  by email, wcgs@co.warren.oh.us or by phone, (513) 695-1144. 

 

Projects for EAGLE scouts or Home Schooled Families

 

We are in the process of digitizing all the tombstones in the Warren County cemeteries.  This is a huge undertaking and we will need many able bodies to help with this task.  If you want to do this project, you need to first decide which township you want to work in, then contact us and we will tell you which cemeteries are available and what type of project they are.  We have smaller cemeteries, which are perfect for home schooled children. 

 

There are two types of projects to do.  The one you will be assigned is dependent upon the township you choose.  There are very few that we haven't transcribed.  Most just need updating. 

1.     Cemeteries that have no transcription

2.     Cemeteries with old transcriptions

 

What we would like you to do- for both projects

  1. Clean tombstones that are unreadable
  2. Transcribe the stone
  3. Take a digital picture of each stone
  4. Obtain a copy of the cemetery map if active, if not, then draw a map of it yourself

 

What we have found works the best for transcribing the stones is to divide the cemetery in sections and give each group a stack of 3x5 cards.  Use a separate card for each tombstone and write it exactly as it appears on the tombstone.  Make sure to note which section the card is in (most cemeteries have names, letters or numbers for each section thus making it easier to find the tombstones). Also when you are finished with the project, prepare a CD with all the digital images from the cemetery and present a copy of everything to WCGS. 

 

Click here for a list of cemeteries available to do

 

                                                   

Other projects

 

1.     Obituary Index cross reference

We want to go back through our obituary books and list where each person is buried into our master database at our library 

2.     Reading films for Obituaries prior to 1909

We want to make available obituaries for earlier years, but this requires us to go through and read old films and find each entry 

3.     Data entry for information we put on our web pages

 

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This page was created 27 May 2004 and last updated 27 May 2004