vti_encoding:SR|utf8-nl vti_timelastmodified:TR|10 Nov 2021 04:18:48 -0000 vti_extenderversion:SR|12.0.0.0 vti_author:SR|DESKTOP-LL25F31\\malon vti_modifiedby:SR|DESKTOP-LL25F31\\malon vti_timecreated:TR|01 May 2010 09:40:50 -0000 vti_title:SR|Washington Obituaries vti_backlinkinfo:VX|archive_html/wa/familyobits.html archive_html/wa/obitswa.htm vti_nexttolasttimemodified:TW|10 Nov 2021 03:27:03 -0000 vti_cacheddtm:TX|10 Nov 2021 04:18:48 -0000 vti_filesize:IR|19662 vti_cachedtitle:SR|Washington Obituaries vti_cachedbodystyle:SR| vti_cachedlinkinfo:VX|Q|style.css S|jquery/jquery-1.4.2.min.js S|jquery/jquery.gallerax-0.2.js K|familyobits.html K|familyobits.html S|images/fam1.jpg A|familyobits.html H|obitswa.htm vti_cachedsvcrellinks:VX|FQUS|archive_html/wa/style.css FSUS|archive_html/wa/jquery/jquery-1.4.2.min.js FSUS|archive_html/wa/jquery/jquery.gallerax-0.2.js FKUS|archive_html/wa/familyobits.html FKUS|archive_html/wa/familyobits.html FSUS|archive_html/wa/images/fam1.jpg FAUS|archive_html/wa/familyobits.html FHUS|archive_html/wa/obitswa.htm vti_cachedneedsrewrite:BR|false vti_cachedhasbots:BR|false vti_cachedhastheme:BR|false vti_cachedhasborder:BR|false vti_metatags:VR|HTTP-EQUIV=Content-Type text/html;\\ charset=utf-8 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. keywords Washington\\ Obituary\\ Project,\\ obits,\\ Obits,\\ Obituaries,\\ Obituary,\\ Funeral\\ Notices,\\ Death\\ Notices,\\ Washington\\ Marriage\\ Records,\\ genealogy\\ newsletters,\\ historical\\ newsletters,\\ Historical\\ Maps,\\ Maps\\ of\\ the\\ USA,\\ USA\\ History\\ Maps,\\ digital\\ maps,\\ maps,\\ state\\ maps,\\ county\\ maps,\\ city\\ maps,\\ cemetery\\ maps,\\ Court\\ records,\\ Court\\ cases,\\ supreme\\ court,\\ Michigan\\ marriage\\ Records,\\ \\ WA\\ marriage\\ records,\\ Genealogy\\ records,\\ Family\\ History\\ research,\\ \\ Michigan\\ vital\\ records,\\ USGenWeb,\\ USGenWeb\\ Archives,\\ archive\\ records,\\ ancestry.com,\\ findagrave.com,\\ \\ cemetery\\ transcriptions,\\ divorce\\ records,\\ birth\\ records,\\ death\\ records,\\ court\\ records,\\ wills,\\ probate\\ records,\\ land\\ records,\\ marriage\\ records,\\ \\ applications,\\ archives,\\ usgenweb,\\ bonds,\\ brides,\\ grooms,\\ Washington\\ Wedding\\ announcements,\\ Wedding\\ invites\\ vti_charset:SR|utf-8