I love WeRelate.org, the Wiki genealogy site. I can create articles and post source information and every word is indexed so others can find it with any search engine. Recently I've been writing articles about the wills and genealogical records I've found while reading the court files in the Library of Virginia's digital chancery records collection.
One of my biggest projects was the transcription of the special edition of the Barry Adage that my great-grandfather published to celebrate Barry's recovery after the disasterous fire that devastated its downtown. It was a lot of work to upload all the pictures that were in the paper, but I did it as a tribute to him and my father who loved him.
I did not know until this morning, however, that was WeRelate's featured article for the week of March 23, 2008 and had been awarded a ribbon for "Exemplary WeRelate page with a well-written narrative, or comprehensive information."
Both William Walcott Watsons, Dad and Great-grandfather, would be pleased.
Special Edition of The Barry Adage 2 April 1896
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