The primary objective of STP is to collect and make available to genealogical researchers transcripts of the records (from establishment in 1749 to the early 20th century) of <a href="https://www.southamptoncounty.org/" target="_blank">Southampton County, Virginia</a>. The STP web site is designed to distribute, collect, and store <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdsourcing" target="_blank">crowd-sourced</a> transcriptions; that is, user-provided digital versions of the paper records stored at the Southampton County Court House or in the Library of Virginia.