The NHGenWeb Project is a totally volunteer project. All our volunteers are greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your interest in becoming a volunteer County Coordinator (CC) or Town Coordinator (TC). If there is an available county that you would like to adopt, please contact the NHGenWeb State Coordinator (SC). If you are interested in adopting a town, please contact the appropriate CC. If you want to adopt a town that is in an adoptable county, then please contact the State Coordinator (SC).
The proper name of the projects are The USGenWeb Project and The NHGenWeb Project. Your main page must display The USGenWeb Project logo, which can be found on the USGenWeb site's Official Name and Approved Logos webpage, and the official logo of The NHGenWeb Project, which can be found on this website at logos.html. Note: Using stand-alone "GenWeb" is forbidden, a two-letter state abbreviation (NH in our case), or World, must be attached at the front.
CCs must remain subscribed to the NHGenWeb mail list (team group chat at nhgw@googlegroups.com), where we discuss issues that are important to the Project. It is also where we conduct Roll Calls. Note: CCs are expected to quickly answer Roll Calls. If a CC fails to respond to a Roll Call within 30-days, we will assume the CC has abandoned the county site and their position on the NHGenWeb Team. The CC will be removed from the NHGenWeb project, and the county site will be released for adoption.
Every website should provide some basic research help for the specific county. For example: a list of names, addresses and phone numbers for the county court clerk, library, and genealogical and/or historical societies; or a bibliography page showing the reference books available for your specific county.
CCs must be familiar with The USGenWeb Project's Copyright Information. Do not violate anyone's copyright protection.
It is the policy of The USGenWeb Project to obtain permission from the creator of the code, graphics, and backgrounds before using them on our pages unless they have been placed in the public domain. If you use backgrounds and graphics that require a link back to the web site that you obtained them from, then you must link back. If you find yourself having used someone's code without their permission, please either obtain that permission or remove that feature from your pages. This includes pages of links that others have put together.
A copyright statement should appear at the bottom of each page of the project's websites. Preferred format: Copyright YYYY (being the current year) The USGenWeb® Project, NHGenWeb, County Name. (Make sure the current year is maintained.)
As a CC, you must maintain your site and check for broken links every month. The USGenWeb Bylaws, Article XII, Section G, require us to remove the link to your website if you have bad links.
County websites must have a link to the The USGenWeb Project homepage.
Links to the The USGenWeb Project Archives and to The USGenWeb New Hampshire Archives are required. The USGenWeb Archives Search is another helpful link to consider including on your website.
CCs can consider including a link to The WorldGenWeb Project.
County websites must have a link back to the NHGenWeb state website's homepage.
Project names and logos: The proper name of the projects are The USGenWeb Project and The NHGenWeb Project. Your main page must display The USGenWeb Project logo, which can be found on the USGenWeb site's Official Name and Approved Logos webpage, and the official logo of The NHGenWeb Project, which can be found on this website at logos.html. Note: Using stand-alone "GenWeb" is forbidden, a two-letter state abbreviation (NH in our case), or World, must be attached at the front.
TCs must remain subscribed to the NHGenWeb mail list (team group chat at nhgw@googlegroups.com), where we discuss issues that are important to the Project. It is also where we conduct Roll Calls. Note: TCs are expected to quickly answer Roll Calls. If a TC fails to respond to a Roll Call within 30-days, we will assume the TC has abandoned the county site and their position on the NHGenWeb Team. The TC will be removed from the NHGenWeb project, and the town site will be released for adoption.
Each Town website must have a link to the NHGenWeb State website's homepage.
Each Town website must have a link to its county's homepage.
Each TC must be familiar with The USGenWeb Project's Copyright Information. Do not violate anyone's copyright protection.
It is the policy of The USGenWeb Project to obtain permission from the creator of the code, graphics, and backgrounds before using them on our pages unless they have been placed in the public domain. If you use backgrounds and graphics that require a link back to the web site that you obtained them from, then you must link back. If you find yourself having used someone's code without their permission, please either obtain that permission or remove that feature from your pages. This includes pages of links that others have put together.
A copyright statement should appear at the bottom of each page of the project's websites. Preferred format: Copyright YYYY (being the current year) The USGenWeb® Project, NHGenWeb, County Name. (Make sure the current year is maintained.)
As a TC, you must maintain your site and check for broken links every month. The USGenWeb Bylaws, Article XII, Section G, require us to remove the link to your website if you have bad links.
SC will oversee the state NHGenWeb Project websites and volunteers, ensuring NHGenWeb is in compliance with the Bylaws of the USGenWeb Project.
SC must allow an election to be held every two years for SC of NHGenWeb through the USGenWeb Election Committee by the active CCs and TCs within the state project. Those eligible for SC position must have been a CC or TC in good standing with NHGenWeb for a minimum of the prior 6 months.
SC must appoint up to two Assistant State Coordinators (ASC) to ensure that an ASC will be able to take charge, if necessary, in case of an extended (more than a 7-day) absence of the SC for vacation, due to illness, etc. The SC must keep the ASC aware of all rosters, passwords, etc., to insure a smooth temporary transition.
SC is responsible for keeping a current Election Committee "Oversight" Roster of NHGenWeb members (add new volunteers and remove those no longer active). so they can vote on national and regional elections.
SC will maintain a List of Volunteers (SC, CCs, and TCs), including their email address, postal address, and phone number, in case they become non-responsive through email. SC will share this list of volunteers email, postal address, phone number, and alternate contact person info with the National Coordinator, annually, when requested. SC will use this list to update the Election Committee's NHGenWeb "Oversight list," as needed as well as verifying annually.
SC will provide readily available open communication through the state mail list, SC will subscribe new volunteers to the state mail list. SC will forward communication from USGenWeb (NC, etc.) to the state mail list in a timely manner. SC will hold quarterly check-in Roll Calls through the state mail list. (No response to the Roll Call by a team member is cause for removal.)
SC will respond to all emails (public and Project) within 4 days. Failure to respond appropriately and timely is cause for removal.
SC is responsible for ensuring a quality state website. The SC may appoint an ASC or a Web Manager to take care of the website maintenance. The NHGenWeb must
- Comply with USGenWeb Project Bylaws, Standards, and Guidelines.
- Include links to the USGenWeb Project website, USGenWeb Project Archives (both state and local level), USGenWeb Projects Guidelines/Standards, the USGenWeb logo page, USGenWeb project page, and the USGenWeb copyright info page.
- Include the names of the SC and ASC and links to their email addresses.
- Include a Counties Table with links to the homepage of all NHGenWeb county websites, and the names and email links to their County Coordinators.
- Include a link to NHGenWeb logos.
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This page was last updated
08/08/2025