Well done to you all - it was a bumper week, and we sailed through
the 6.5 million mark without a pause!
I know I've said it before, but it really is very satisfying to see
how far we have come. We're in our 20th year, which is no mean feat
in itself in the world of websites, and it's all due to YOU - without
indexers, we wouldn't have Ryerson.
We are at an exciting time in genealogy - our RNR continues to grow,
and hopefully provides you all with useful information for your own
research. We have a project underway, driven by Bob Atkins with lots
of input from the local FH Society, to index the Maitland Mercury
back to its inception in 1843. We have true 21st-century software to
support Ryerson for the foreseeable future.
If there is a negative on the horizon, it is the fact that the SMH
contained just TWO death notices one day this week. That is unheard
of for a non-holiday period, and is symptomatic of the reduction in
death notices currently being published. While we have more than
enough indexing to keep us all busy for as long as we want, the
future for genealogists seeking death information in 20 or 30 years
time is less rosy.
But let's be positive - give yourself a pat on the back for a job
well done, and then get back to work!
Thank you one and all for your efforts.
John
