Hello Folks,
I found this in another list and thought I'd pass it along here.
Best wishes,
David
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My choice would be the Alice Eldora Williams about whom I posted a
few days ago and now appears at
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/WILLIAMS/2005-11/1131416864
where you can see all the dates and places. It would be wonderful
to meet my great-grandmother who was gone before my time. And I'm
sure my father, who is still alive and kicking, would like to see
his grandmother again. And while we're at it let's bring her
husband Edward Jones Washburn back who was gone even before my
father's time.
Wel
Hi Folks,
Wow, what an amazing response! Many thanks go out to all who
responded to my request for invitations to our ancestors for
Thanksgiving Dinner, and this thank you goes also to those who have
not yet responded -- messages are still coming in. In all the years
I've been managing mailing lists this has got the be the most
successful request for messages. Thanks again to all for your
overwhelming response.
Next month we have another holiday time and I plan something for
then also -- so this ca
Genetic Genealogy Q&A for Beginners
http://www.isogg.org/ggfaq.htm
I found this interesting site that might be of use to beginners of
DNA studies although more knowledgeable folks might find something
new there also.
If you navigate to the site homepage at http://www.isogg.org/ you
will have the opportunity to join the International Society of
Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG). All that is required is to fill in the
required info and you're in.
Note that after joining they may invite you to join the DNA-N
Many of us in the USA will soon be celebrating
Thanksgiving. Listmembers, if you could have one of your ancestors
with this surname join you for Thanksgiving dinner, which ancestor
would you invite? What questions would you ask him/her?
Please send a post to this list telling us about your ancestor -
and please remember to include dates and locations.
Best wishes,
David, list dad
http://www.feliixplace.com/genealogylists/
Hi List,
I got permission of Terri to forward her message to the list. I
hope everybody gets a chance to respond to Terri's survey. I did.
It's easy and not painful at all. Any questions should be sent to
Terri at "West, Terri"
David
>
>I am a graduate student at the University of Texas at Arlington. I
>have been working on researching
>my family genealogy for a couple of years. I am also working on my
>thesis for my degree in Landscape
>Architecture and decided to tie t
Members,
In the U.S.A. we celebrate the Independence of our nation every July 4.
Tell us a story about the hero or heroine in your ancestry. Was he
a soldier? Was she a nurse? A leader? A wife or other family member
who stayed home to run the farm? A political leader? A patriot?
If your ancestor helped to win Independence in another land we'd
like to hear about him or her.
If your ancestor was instrumental in gaining Independence in any
other way tell us that story.
If your ancestor does not fit an
Hi List,
This is my Blackington line that I'm researching. To save space per
line I'm giving only brief dates and omitting name prefixes such as
Deacon, Capt., etc and places. If you also follow this line I will
be glad to provide any further details that I may have. If I have
an incorrect date or if you can provide a missing date or missing
name or if you have any corrections on family lines I'd like to
hear from you.
1-- Pentecost Blackington (1616-1715) Ann Pedrick (1655-1701)
2-- Pentecost
Hi Folks,
Earlier today I sent this to another list after I had promised them
I'd send them a review of Family Tree Legends. Since Dick Eastman
has already written a very nice review and he's such a better
writer than me I instead referred them to his article from his
newsletter:
http://www.rootsforum.com/newsletter/#FamilyTreeLegends
Then I went ahead and wrote a few additional words anyway and here
they are.
I've tried the program and like it very much and I'm looking
forward to the promised add
Some of you might be interested in this brand new mailing list. I
had never even heard of orphan trains until I saw an announcement
from the listowner of this group.
Click on
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~irishrose/orphan-trains-l.htm
to find out all about it.
Best wishes,
David
http://www.mdwsweb.com/genealogy
http://www.gencircles.com/users/feliix/1
http://www.mdwsweb.com/genealogylists
Free Genealogy -- Roots should be shared.
Hi List,
There's a great new resource for genealogists on the web that I
wanted to tell you about. It's called Linkpendium.com and it's
Free! I was going to write an article about it but I found that
Dick Eastman had already written a nice article about the site in
his newsletter at
http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2006/07/linkpendium.html
. Since Dick has always given me permission to post his articles to
mailing lists I'm taking the liberty of including it here in it's
entirety.
FY
Found at
http://www.dnronline.com/skyline_details.php?AID=5176&sub=Rural%20Pen
Ball is the name engraved across the top of a large headstone in a
cemetery I pass by often. It never meant anything to me until last
week.
Now the past haunts me. Not my own life's past, but my antecedents
whose DNA and God-knows-what-else I carry. I have many questions.
Mom always told me, offering no evidence, our antecedents came over
on the Mayflower. As it turns out, that family legend was not far
from the truth.
I'm sure everybody is at least aware of Cyndi's List of Genealogy
Sites on the Internet but how many know about the history of this
very popular Genealogy search site. Here is Cyndi's own story of
how it happened.
http://www.cyndislist.com/decade.htm
David
A Maiser-Rootsweb Listowner since 1996
http://www.feliixplace.com/genealogylists/
David Sylvester
28 North Searsport Road
Searsport, Maine 04974
Free Genealogy -- Roots should be shared.
Dear members,
This is a hodgepodge of items that have come to mind that need to
be addressed with varying degrees of importance. Some of the items
addressed are due to issues that came up on some of my lists but
not all them, yet this is going out to all my lists that I
administer at Rootsweb.
The items I'm going to discuss tonight (I began writing this letter
last night) are:
Excessive quoting
Spammers
Off topic messages
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* Excessive quoting:
My inspiration to write at
Dear members,
I do appreciate the efforts some members have already taken in
response to my urging to get people posting. But please, don't hit
"reply" and send my message back to the list. Instead, open a new
email, with your own Subject and then post your data.
Looking forward to your post.
Thanks and best wishes
David
WAIT!
Please read this letter and print a copy to save for reference. I
have taken the time to write this informational message for you so
please take the time to read and understand it.
Thanks!
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Welcome to the List.
You're receiving this letter because you have joined the
Blackington surname mailing list which is featured at
http://www.feliixplace.com/genealogylists/blackington.html . Please
do not post to the list until you have read this letter
I thought this was interesting:
It is connecting lost cousins and giving families surprising
glimpses into their pasts. Now scientists are using it to answer
the oldest question of all: where did we come from?
See the article at
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11080815/site/newsweek/
David
Hi Folks,
It being the first day of the month this seems like a good
opportunity to review the list welcome letter. As I've promised
that I would frequently send information and updates to the list
this is one of those times. Please take a few moments and review
the information it contains.
In a moment I'll send that file to the list as a message. If you
don't receive that letter for any reason (perhaps you have limits
on mail size or your provider is filtering it as spam) let me know
and I'll see
WAIT!
Please read this letter and print a copy to save for reference. I
have taken the time to write this informational message for you so
please take the time to read and understand it.
Thanks!
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Welcome to the List.
You're receiving this letter because you have joined the
Blackington surname mailing list which is featured at
http://www.feliixplace.com/genealogylists/blackington.html . Please
do not post to the list until you have read this letter
Hi List,
Last October I sent you a letter loaded with tips and helpful hints
on how best to send a query or reply to the list. Due to
the inappropriate manner in which some members of some of my lists
are sending in their replies in spite of my efforts, I guess it's
time to offer it up again. This is important stuff and I want all
members to read it thoroughly. It might just keep you off the
"moderated" list.
First before we get started I want to say this:
Do *not* reply to this email. This is an
Hey folks,
For those interested in DNA studies take a peek at these. I see
lots of information between the two of them and their many links.
http://www.jogg.info/
http://www.worldfamilies.net/
Regards,
David
Listowner
http://www.feliixplace.com/genealogylists/
Dear members,
Well it seems to be that time again, for another update of the
welcome letter. Some changes are significant and will make the
list a more enjoyable place for members serious about searching
their roots. Look for that message in your email later today. It
includes some very important information that should be read by all
members and kept for future reference. Please read all of this
message as it reviews that welcome letter.
As usual this message is going out to all my lists and th