Today marks the first full month of The First Families Project and I'm happy to announce that we now have 2 volumes available.
The First Families of Edgefield County, SC
The First Families of Newberry County, SC
Each of these are available on Amazon for the Kindle and in other formats via our website.
Eleven more volumes are in the editing stage and should be available shortly.
First Families of Baldwin County, GA (Milledgeville)(2 vols).
First Families of Clinch County, GA (2 vols.)
First Families of Cobb County, GA (Marietta)
First Families of Columbia County, GA
First Families of Pulaski County, GA (Hawkinsville)
First Families of Richmond County, GA (Augusta)
First Families of Alexander County, NC
First Families of Edgefield County, SC (2 vols.)
First Families of Newberry County, SC (2 vols.)
We now have 25 County websites in the works and are looking for people who are interested in helping out.
Several people have dropped me a note saying "I am involved with XYZ project. Can I also participate in The First Families Project?"
The answer is YES, ABSOLUTELY. The First Families Project is about Publishing Historical Research. It goes a step beyond what most "projects" are trying to accomplish in that the final step in the Historical Method of Research - or any other method is "Publish Your Findings." Whatever your area of interest we can work together to take it from lists and web pages and notes to publication.
This yields an interesting and important note regarding preserving your work. I think given the fluid nature of the internet there is virtually no guarantee that ouw work will be preserved even ten to twenty years out if this is our only place it is presented. Publishing your work gets it into a form that, not only, can be offered for sale to other researchers, but also that we can preserve in the Library of Congress and other archives for future generations.
The publishing process of editing, proofing, indexing, page layout, etc. is a lot of work, but something most all of the "Xyz project" members are familiar with to some degree.
We invite you to join us. Stop by and take a look and particularly browse our showcase site, Edgefield County, SC, then drop me a note if you're interested in giving a hand.
John Rigdon
The First Families Project
http://www.researchonline.net/first/index.htm
