Guidelines for Submitting Files to the MNGenWeb Archives Files for the MNGenWeb Archives can be sent as an attachment or in the body of the email message. Attachments should be saved as a Text File with a ".txt" extension. HOW TO TYPE THE SUBMISSION FOR OUR FILES: ------------------------------ 1st - Name of County, Minnesota Archives, type of item, Name of Person or Event and date of event EXAMPLE: Nobles County Minnesota Archives Obituaries..... Last name, First name (Middle Name) February 12, 1853 2nd - Type the following Copyright Notice below the first line as: ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm ************************************************ 3rd - Enter the following text, Submitters name, email address and date of submission EXAMPLE: File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Bryant W Walker genealogy@bryantsweb.com April 14, 2014 4th - Enter the source of the submission for the event: EXAMPLE: Worthington (MN) Daily Globe, February 12, 1853 5th - Enter the body of the event as it was written (single space lines): EXAMPLE: (Name), 55, of Worthington, Minnesota, formerly of Wilmont, died Friday, Feb. 12, 1853, in Worthington. Born April 13, 1949, he was the son of (name). He married (name and date), in Wilmont. They were later divorced. Surviving are (names). The service will be 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Church, Worthington, followed by a gathering at the Eagles Lodge. ------------------------------ Thank you for your submission. If you have and questions, please email Bryant Walker at genealogy@bryantsweb.com.