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From: Cyndi Howells <>
Subject: May 14 & 16, 1998
Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 00:53:39 -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 14 & 16, 1998

Hi all -

I was really excited to learn that the site was featured in the
Wall Street Journal. Here is the quote:

The Wall Street Journal, May 14, 1998
"Watching The Web" by Thomas E. Weber, Page B10

"Cyndi's List - As a guide to genealogy sites on the Web, this link
library is well maintained. Browsing through the categories of
sites will give visitors an idea of some of the options available
to Net genealogists. You can beam over to chat rooms, message
boards and databases. Cyndi's List also does a nice job of
highlighting the specialty resources available for various ethnic
and regional groups http://www.cyndislist.com";
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Today I worked to update all Canada GenWeb links on each of my
Canadian province pages. There were several new additions for
Alberta and additions & corrections on each of the other pages.

All mailing lists are once again current for the US states, the
Canadian provinces and the UK. Also current for general and
software mailing lists.

After several requests and a few new ideas, I added another new
catgory page:

Medical, Medicine, Genetics(30 links so far)
http://www.CyndisList.com/medical.htm
This new category page includes these sub-categories:
Diseases & Medical Terms
Doctors
General Resource Sites
Genetics & Family Health

~~Categories that I updated in the last few days:
Acadian, Adoption, African, Books, Gen. Canada, each Canadian
province, Census Related, Databases, Eastern Europe, Family
Bibles, Germany, Handy, , Hispanic, How To, Jewish, Land,
Libraries, Loyalists, Medical, Magazines, Maps, Mailing Lists,
Native American, Obituaries, Occupations, Odds & Ends, Personal
Home Pages, Primary Sources, Professional Researchers, Queries,
Railroads, Religion, Ships, Societies, Software, Supplies,
Surnames, Terms, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Gen. US,
Library of Congress, US Census, US History, US Military, several US
states, USGenWeb/WorldGenWeb and Western Europe.

~~Number of new links:348

~~Number of links deleted:22

~~Number of links updated/corrected:94

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

There were several address updates for web sites that have been
online for quite some time:

The National Genealogical Society
http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/

The UK & Ireland Genealogical Information Service (GENUKI)
http://www.genuki.org.uk/

And a reminder that there are two new addresses for the USGenWeb
project and these REPLACE the old .com address:
http://www.usgenweb.org
http://www.usgenweb.net

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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
Medical, Medicine, Genetics
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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