I assume Fae has mentioned to you that the National
Archives of Scotland
might be
interested in doing something around soldiers' wills?
Chris and I briefly discussed it. As a project this is unlikely to kick off
until next year (well after the fund raiser). However, NAS could be a very
interesting early project and of significant public interest. The question
is more about finding 3 or 4 volunteers in Scotland interested in helping,
possibly with the support of a wider international e-volunteer community
(such as me).
Soldiers' wills was not the only idea from the NAS and much as the British
Museum and British Library has been working out, such a popular starting
project would attract longer term NAS enthusiasts as a core team to
self-organize.
The challenge here is not funding from Wikimedia or enthusiasm from the NAS,
but attracting Wikimedians in Scotland to have a crack at real life
collaboration.
Cheers,
Fae