This post highlights how Peter Bradish developed tools based on US voter lists to provide new datasets for American Rubys. For those unfamiliar with US voter lists ( like me), what follows at the end of the post is an excellent FAQ to enlighten you, including technical explanation. Thanks to Peter for sharing his innovative approach and to Paul Howes for his input. A year ago I responded to the plea for Ruby Project volunteers and took on the nine Rubys listed in the 1900 US Census in Florida. Since then I’ve learned and discovered a great deal. After taking the Pharos “Introduction to One-Name Studies” course last winter I understood the great potential of bulk data gathering for an ONS newbie such as myself. After the first application of the process to my own ONS (eg. using FreeBMD) I realized its potential for the Ruby Project when it was suggested that I gather the Ruby information from the Florida Registered Voters online database. With nearly 400