The USGenWeb Project
http://www.usgenweb.org/index.shtml

USGenWeb was established in 1996 by a group of genealogists who shared a desire to create online centers for genealogical research.  

Literally thousands of web sites have been created and are maintained by volunteers.

These sites may include:

·         query boards,

·         listings of local sources for records,

·         county and state histories,

·         online genealogy books,

·         research tips,

·         maps,

·         links to helpful internet resources.

The USGenWeb Project was to be organized by state and county, with volunteers coordinating efforts to collect genealogy data for their selected counties or states.

 However, much genealogy data cannot be limited to a single county, or even a single state. So, USGenWeb started branching out and some more specialized "projects" were created to collect and disseminate data that goes beyond county and state lines.

The Projects

Tombstone Project: The USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project was started to encourage people to walk cemeteries and donate copies of the surveys to The USGW Archives. http://www.usgwtombstones.org/index.html