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From: Cyndi Howells <>
Subject: May 12-13, 1998
Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 11:16:00 -0700

This list is for announcements only, generally posted a few times
each week if updates have been made to the Cyndi's List web site at:
http://www.CyndisList.com

The first section below contains new information about the work
I've done on the site in the last few days. The last two sections
in this message list recent improvements and new categories added
recently. These sections will have repetitive information for those
of you who are long-time subscribers to this list.

I have thousands of requests for links backed up in my mailbox
right now. I'm working through 100-200 messages each day. I
promise I will get to everyone as soon as humanly possible. In the
meantime, my priorities are to correct broken links first, followed
by improvements to the list and additions of new links.

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May 12-13, 1998

Hi all -

I made several updates here and there across the site over the last
month, but since they were scattered across so many different days
I didn't get an e-mail update out about them. They totaled 100 new
links, 9 deleted links and 114 corrections.

Today and yesterday I worked through a lot of broken links reported
by many of you via e-mail. I also updated links due to major
changes on the WorldGenWeb site, the GENUKI site, the Library of
Virginia and the National Genealogical Society site.

I added several new web pages to the site today:

Lineage Links - My Heritage Quest Column
A list of links that I feature in the bi-monthly magazine.
http://www.CyndisList.com/hqllinks.htm

Marriages(79 links so far)
http://www.CyndisList.com/marriage.htm

Primary Sources(37 links so far)
http://www.CyndisList.com/primary.htm

~~Categories that I updated in the last few days:
Australia/NZ, Biographies, Calendars, Ontario, Census Related,
Databases, Family Bibles, France, Hispanic, How To, Land, LDS,
Libraries, Magazines, Maps, Marriages, Military, Occupations,
Personal Home Pages, Primary Sources, Professional Researchers,
Queries, Societies, Software, Surnames, Taxes, Gen. UK, Channel
Islands, England, Ireland, Isle of Man, Scotland, Wales, Gen. US,
US Census, US History, several US states and USGenWeb/WorldGenWeb.

~~Number of new links:159

~~Number of links deleted:1

~~Number of links updated/corrected:258

~~Most memorable site(s) I visited today:

The Canadian Military Heritage Project
http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmil/index.html

PROLOGUE
Quarterly of the National Archives and Records Administration
http://www.nara.gov/publications/prologue/prologue.html

Information on Land Records
http://www.avana.net/~lhaasdav/landinfo.html

The Overland Trail
http://www.over-land.com/

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RECENT IMPROVEMENTS:

1. A new FAQ page to answer many of the repetitive questions and
cut down on incoming e-mail:
http://www.CyndisList.com/faq.htm

2. This mailing list, also in the hope of cutting down on incoming
e-mail by keeping everyone posted on what I'm up to each day.
http://www.CyndisList.com/maillist.htm

3. An easier to navigate table of links at the bottom of each
page. These links to are to other pages in my web site that relate
to the day-to-day operations of Cyndi's List.

4. The addition of the NetMind / URL-Minder form at the bottom of
each page. This is a free service that will notify you by e-mail
that changes were made to a web page of your choice.

5. A new, non-intrusive javascript menu was added at the bottom of
each US state, Canadian province, UK and Scandinavian page. This
is a drop-down menu that will allow your javascript-capable browser
to jump to another web page within that category without having to
return to the main index.

6. New, highly optimized graphics on the site that aid in a quicker
load time in your web browser.

7. A new, very fast web server at RootsWeb to host the site.

8. A new, easy to remember address: http://www.CyndisList.com

9. A helpful new page to answer many of the questions I receive by
e-mail regarding technical issues on the Internet:
Internet Stuff You Need To Know
http://www.CyndisList.com/internet.htm

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NEW CATEGORIES ADDED RECENTLY:

Female Ancestors
Loyalists
Marriages
Obituaries (split off of the Cemeteries page)
Primary Sources
Prisons, Prisoners & Outlaws
Travel & Research
Unique Peoples & Cultures
U.S. - History
Wills & Probate

Successful surfing!
Cyndi

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Cyndi Howells Puyallup, Washington


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