Volunteering To Host
A Migrations County or State
"What Is the Migrations
Project?"
Migrations
is a stand alone project, developed by Patrick Hays,
designed to further migrations research and develop a
comprehensive database to assist genealogists in their
endeavors. You do not need to be a state or county host
to use the Migrations buttons, just click on one of the
links to the Migrations Coding FAQ below. We also
have a Users FAQ.
"What are my
responsibilities as a County host?"
1. To maintain a page and answer
questions for people interested in submitting their
Migrations Data. If you are unable to answer questions or
have concerns, please refer them to your State
Coordinator.
2. County Hosts will
furnish updated links of Migratory information on their
page, including the state Migrations page for their state.
This will help researchers to find as many links to
furnish as much information as possible.
3. Linking other pages
that pertain to your County, including the USGenWeb
Project, The
American Local History Network (ALHN) and the
American History & Genealogy Project (AHGP) as well as Migrations. If there is no county page for
your site, then the state or national page for these
projects will be linked.
4. Migrations graphics
are available for use on your pages at the Migrations Coding FAQ page, if you wish to use them. Please use the
button coding provided, but do feel free to create your
own graphics, if that is your preference. For assistance
in coding for the pages, please contact any state
Coordinator.
"Can I adopt a State instead
of a County?"
YES! If you have the time to devote
to adopting a State Migrations page, please contact Patrick Hays.
"What are the duties of a
State Coordinator?"
1. State Migrations
Coordinators are responsible for maintaining the State
Migrations Page, and providing appropriate links as
needed.
2. State
Coordinators will assist County Coordinators as needed,
which includes, assistance with coding of pages,
answering questions, and checking county pages for
appropriate required links.
3. Linking other pages
that pertain to your County, including the USGenWeb
Project, The
American Local History Network (ALHN) and the
American History & Genealogy Project (AHGP) as well as Migrations. If there is no state page for
your site, then the national page for these projects will
be linked.
4. State
Coordinators will take questions and/or concerns to the
National Coordinator for assistance.
5. Migrations graphics
are available for use on your pages at the Migrations Coding FAQ page, if you wish to use them. Please use the
button coding that has been provided, but do feel free to create your
own if that is your preference. For assistance in coding
for the pages, please contact your state Coordinator or
volunteers listed on the Coding FAQ page.
"Where can I host my newly
adopted county (or state)?"
I knew you were
going to ask that, so I made up a whole page to answer
this question! Click here to find your answer.
"Who owns this data?"
If you provide it, you
own it. If you request it to be removed, it will be. We
hope, however, that you would never feel a need to remove
material. Our only goal here is to provide the
information needed to do research from home.
"How do I make corrections?"
There are two ways to
make corrections.
1. Send your correction
to Patrick Hays, I will try to get the correction made in
a timely manner.
2. Submit the whole
entry again with all corrected material, and put a short
"Corrected entry" message at the top of the
Additional Information Field. When the entry is
approved, it will completely replace the old entry.
Please make sure to include all applicable information.
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