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From: Cyndi Howells <>
Subject: August 26 - September 24, 1999
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 1999 11:06:23 -0700
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August 26 - September 24, 1999
Hello all -
Well, first of all I should tell you why its been a month since I
wrote a personal message. School started again and our summer
babysitter has abandoned us. Apparently her education is more
important than my sanity. <G> Seriously though, it has been an
adventure the last couple of weeks, settling Evan and myself back
into a working routine so that I can get work done on the site
during the day and hopefully be able to sleep some at night.
I have been working on several projects designed to improve the web
site and this mailing list. I hope to make a few announcements very
soon. I think you will all be happy with the ideas I've come up with.
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I added two new sections to the "Software & Computers" category on
Cyndi's List:
http://www.CyndisList.com/software.htm
They are:
Macintosh Resources
PAF ~ Personal Ancestral File
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I finally split up my category page titled:
Terms, Phrases, Dictionaries & Glossaries
The links found there are now on five different category pages, two
of which are brand new:
Cousins & Kinship
Dictionaries & Glossaries
Languages & Translations
Medical, Medicine, Genetics
Occupations
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Announcing the premiere of a new, weekly, online magazine:
Genealogy Bulletin - http://www.GenealogyBulletin.com
Here's a description reprinted from the Heritage Quest e-News
messages of September:
"The Genealogy Bulletin has assembled a trio of
genealogy superstars providing its weekly content.
Contributing Editors include: Nationally Acclaimed Author,
William Dollarhide; Internet Guru, Cyndi Howells; and
the lively Heritage Quest Magazine and Genealogy Bulletin
Columnist, Donna Potter Phillips.
Inside This Issue:
* This Weeks GenealogyBulletin.com Features
* New 1870 Census Index of Indiana
* New HQ Membership to Add Value, Reduce Cost"
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September 29, 1999 -- GENERATIONS: FIND YOUR ROOTS
The winner is announced for AOL'S Wacky Ancestors Photo Contest!
http://www.genealogyforum.com/gfnews/july99/wacky2.htm
See the details below on how to join the only interactive genealogy
Webcast on the Internet.
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~~Most memorable site(s) I visited recently:
GRO (Scotland) - Genealogical Gems
http://www.open.gov.uk/gros/gems.htm
Humorous selections from the Old Parish Registers.
History Magazine
http://www.history-magazine.com/
From the publishers of Family Chronicle Magazine.
The Directors' Nest
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~fhcnet/
Resources for directors of LDS Family History Centers.
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Brief summary of link activity for Cyndi's List over the
last week:
August 26, 1999 Site Summary:
* New Links:257
* Updated Links:20
* Removed Links:23
* Total Links:43529
+ What's New Links:10991
** Grand Total:54520
August 30, 1999 Site Summary:
* New Links:77
* Updated Links:120
* Removed Links:19
* Total Links:43547
+ What's New Links:10983
** Grand Total:54530
September 4, 1999 Site Summary:
* New Links:5
* Updated Links:5
* Removed Links:5
* Total Links:43545
+ What's New Links:11121
** Grand Total:54666
September 5, 1999 Site Summary:
* New Links:198
* Updated Links:139
* Removed Links:53
* Total Links:43634
+ What's New Links:11103
** Grand Total:54737
September 6, 1999 Site Summary:
* New Links:78
* Updated Links:19
* Removed Links:231
* Total Links:42991
+ What's New Links:10767
** Grand Total:53758
September 7, 1999 Site Summary:
* New Links:68
* Updated Links:24
* Removed Links:8
* Total Links:43517
+ What's New Links:11092
** Grand Total:54609
September 9, 1999, Site Summary:
* New Links:8
* Updated Links:19
* Removed Links:5
* Total Links:43520
+ What's New Links:11118
** Grand Total:54638
September 11, 1999 Site Summary:
* New Links:215
* Updated Links:4
* Removed Links:22
* Total Links:43715
+ What's New Links:11188
** Grand Total:54903
September 12, 1999 Site Summary:
* New Links:61
* Updated Links:177
* Removed Links:189
* Total Links:43583
+ What's New Links:11157
** Grand Total:54740
September 13, 1999 Site Summary:
* New Links:3
* Updated Links:11
* Removed Links:3
* Total Links:43583
+ What's New Links:11178
** Grand Total:54761
September 14, 1999 Site Summary:
* New Links:70
* Updated Links:65
* Removed Links:13
* Total Links:43636
+ What's New Links:11199
** Grand Total:54835
September 15, 1999 Site Summary:
* New Links:27
* Updated Links:17
* Removed Links:5
* Total Links:43658
+ What's New Links:11210
** Grand Total:54868
September 16, 1999 Site Summary:
* New Links:31
* Updated Links:33
* Removed Links:7
* Total Links:43684
+ What's New Links:11244
** Grand Total:54928
September 17, 1999 Site Summary:
* New Links:51
* Updated Links:51
* Removed Links:5
* Total Links:43737
+ What's New Links:11271
** Grand Total:55008
September 18, 1999 Site Summary:
* New Links:28
* Updated Links:184
* Removed Links:1
* Total Links:43767
+ What's New Links:11310
** Grand Total:55077
September 19, 1999 Site Summary:
* New Links:5
* Updated Links:85
* Removed Links:9
* Total Links:43765
+ What's New Links:11317
** Grand Total:55082
September 21, 1999 Site Summary:
* New Links:17
* Updated Links:69
* Removed Links:30
* Total Links:43751
+ What's New Links:11399
** Grand Total:55150
September 22, 1999 Site Summary:
* New Links:25
* Updated Links:83
* Removed Links:134
* Total Links:43644
+ What's New Links:11423
** Grand Total:55067
September 24, 1999 Site Summary:
* New Links:20
* Updated Links:58
* Removed Links:814
* Total Links:42845
+ What's New Links:11476
** Grand Total:54321
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Don't forget to check out:
GENERATIONS - FIND YOUR ROOTS - (NEW DAY AND TIME!)
A Web-Interactive Family History Talk Show with Elon Gasper on
TalkSpot.com: a simultaneous chat group, audio broadcast, and more!
http://www.sierra.com/sierrahome/familytree/community/webcast/
http://www.talkspot.com/shows/Generations/
Each WEDNESDAY, from 5pm to 6:00pm, Pacific Time Zone. See any of
these sites for time zone conversions:
http://www.timezoneconverter.com/
http://sandbox.xerox.com/stewart/tzconvert.cgi
http://www.worldtimezone.com/
In order to join the show on TalkSpot you need:
1. A computer with a sound board and speakers.
2. A web browser (i.e. Netscape, MS Internet Explorer, AOL).
3. Real Audio software for listening to audio files (see below).
4. A pioneering spirit and sense of adventure.
Then, visit this web site ahead of time & register a user name with
TalkSpot (it's free):
http://www.talkspot.com/register.html
Join the current TalkSpot.com shows in progress from:
http://www.talkspot.com/chan_lifeExpo.html
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ABOUT UPDATES TO THE SITE:
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. Please do NOT send me
repetitive requests for links to your web site. This only
delays things longer because it keeps me sorting through
the daily e-mail instead of working on the links.
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THE "NUMBERS":
~~I add approx. 1,500 new links per month.
~~I correct approx. 100 broken links per month.
~~There are almost 8,800 subscribers to this mailing list.
~~There are more than 70,000 visitors to the web
site each day.
~~I receive more than 200 e-mail messages each day.
~~There really is only ONE of me!
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NEW CATEGORIES ADDED RECENTLY:
America Online ~ AOL
Catholic
Citing Sources
Correspondence
Cousins & Kinship
Dictionaries & Glossaries
Languages & Translations
Immigration & Naturalization
Lost & Found
Loyalists
Kids & Teens
Methodist
Microfilm & Microfiche
The Middle East
Money
Names
Novelties
Obituaries (split off of the Cemeteries page)
Oral History & Interviews
Primary Sources
Reunions
Schools
Societies & Groups - General Societies & Groups
Ethnic & Religious Organizations
Fraternal Organizations
General Resource Sites
Lineage Societies
Military Societies
National Societies
Unique Peoples & Cultures
U.K. - Military
Writing Your Family's History
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RECENT IMPROVEMENTS:
1. A new FAQ page to answer many of the repetitive
questions and cut down on my 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 online:
Internet Stuff You Need To Know
http://www.CyndisList.com/internet.htm
10. Added new forms for submitting new links and for reporting
broken links on each page.
11. Added a new page "Before Sending E-mail to Cyndi..." with
some helpful guidelines:
http://www.CyndisList.com/e-mail.htm
12. Added automated scripts that will place a "NEW" or
"UPDATED" graphic next to appropriate links.
13. Added an automated script that will audit the site and
report the numbers via e-mail to the CyndisList
mailing list.
14. Added a set of pages with all new submitted:
What's New on Cyndi's List?
http://www.CyndisList.com/whatsnew.htm
15. Added a new page so that visitors can set their
browsers to start with Cyndi's List each time they
log on:
"Make Cyndi's List Your Homepage!"
http://www.CyndisList.com/yourhome.htm
16. Added a Disclaimers page:
http://www.CyndisList.com/disclaim.htm
17. Added two new, alternative indexes:
Alphabetical Category Index
http://www.CyndisList.com/alpha.htm
Topical Category Index
http://www.CyndisList.com/topical.htm
18. Added a new page for Cyndi's List--The Book:
http://www.CyndisList.com/cl_book.htm
Successful surfing!
Cyndi
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Cyndi Howells Edgewood, Washington
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