Q. I'd like to volunteer. How do I get started? A. Its as simple as sending the coordinator an email. Include your full name, the best e-mail address for contacting you, and your complete postal mail address. Also, let us know what kind of work you would like to do. You can work on your projects, using documents from the nearest library or family history center, or we may be able to provide pages to work on. Q. What if I want to transcribe a cemetery by myself or work from LDS microfilm or other original records? A. Wonderful! If you want to give us a head's up when you begin, we'd love to hear from you, just so we don't try and significantly duplicate your effort. When any or all of the transcription is completed, send it to the county coordinator as an Microsoft Word or text e-mail attachment, or cut and paste the text into an email. Be sure to include a full source information for what it is that you are sending, as well as your full name -- so we can give you proper credit. Q. How do I share old Chippewa County pictures that I have in my possession? A. Well, it depends on the kind of document. Old pictures should be scanned, and converted into gif or jpeg files. (Jpeg is better if you can do it.) Send them as e-mail attachments to the county coordinator with explanation of what each image depicts. Pictures submitted should generally be from before 1950 and preferably depict a place of historical interest in Chippewa County, or be older group pictures of families or groups from the area. Q. Do you want documents from my own research or my family collection? A. We're always happy to have any contributions that illuminate families and communities in Chippewa County. We have message boards where you can post Bible Records, Deeds, Obituaries, Pension Records and Wills. We would be proud to have you post your family documents on any of these boards. Just make sure you are not violating any copyright laws, and try to put the surnames in all uppercase in the surnames box. Before you begin, you'll want to read our GenConnect Guide to find how to use the boards to your best advantage. Q. There is a link I would like to see added to the Chippewa Co. GenWeb pages. What should I do? A. If the link is of general interest to the Chippewa County genealogical and historical research community, just submit it the county coordinator. Be sure to include the full URL, the title, and your name. If its a link to your personal research, send the URL, title and your main surnames to the county coordinator for submission to our Chippewa County Personal Homepages. Q. How do I provide unique documents for others to type? A. Contact the county coordinator and describe the document or book in question. If it is of interest, we can certainly work something out by getting it photocopied and returned to you, and getting a transcription of the copies placed online. Q. What about being a lookup volunteer? A. This is great way to share unique resources you don't feel comfortable transcribing, either because of their length or other considerations. If you would like to become a lookup volunteer for any kind of resource you think might be useful to Chippewa County researchers, please let me know, and include the name of the resource, all the necessary bibliographic information, and any considerations, such as how many items you will be willing to look up or anything else researchers should know about the book. Q. How much does it cost to be a volunteer? A. For any of our volunteers who ask to receive records, it is, of course, free. The documents are yours to keep and are no charge. We only ask that you transcribe and return to us the transcription in a timely fashion. Volunteers who obtain records on their own may have to bear the costs of photocopying or ordering documents or microfilm and/or travelling to obtain their materials. There are built-in costs to all volunteers in owning a computer and maintaining an internet connection. Q. Are there other volunteers? A. Yes but we hope that you will consider helping Chippewa County MIGenWeb in any way that you can. Meanwhile, see our volunteer members below. Q. What are the projects currently available for volunteers? A. I am dependent on you, the volunteer, to offer material that you may have in your personal library or  your local libraries and LDS locations. If you are located in or near Chippewa county, you may like to check with the courthouse for access to local records or perhaps would consider doing headstone readings of cemeteries near you. If you're not sure where to begin, contact the county coordinator for suggestions on potential projects. Q. What if I have additional questions? A. Address them to the County Coordinator by e-mail,>. MUCH THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS!! This site would not be or will not be, very interesting or helpful without our wonderful volunteers. It's my pleasure to introduce our volunteers and contributors: