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From: "BARBARA D MARTIN" <>
Subject: Re: [MARTIN-L] Please include names of states
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 07:47:23 -0500


Marcia & Donna----Most of the lists I subscribe too have instructions
issued by the List Owner and require the Surname, Date, & State (at least)
location in the subject. All (even this one) posts are archived at
rootsweb and may be accessed there. Very difficult to sort though hundreds
of emails to pick out one you might be interested in without that
information. Barb

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> From: D. M. Hull <>
> To:
> Subject: [MARTIN-L] Please include names of states
> Date: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 11:14 PM
>
> Marcia--
> I second the motion.
> Donna
>
> >
> > I subscribe to several lists and wish to address a common
> > problem. PLEASE take the time to give full citation of the
> > town, county AND state on your posts.
> >
> > My last three messages, each from a different surname list,
> > gave query information citing towns or counties with no
> > associated states. The state is the one definitive part of
> > the location, as city and county names repeat from state to
> > state. It would be beneficial to add at least the two letter
> > state abbreviation after each town or county mention. Not only
> > will that make it easier for the reader to make a connection to
> > the ancestors being queried, it will probably result in more
> > productive replies for the poster.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Marcia
>
> --
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> I've searched my family tree--
> And apparently, I don't exist!
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