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Subject: [MI-CW] Re: New Michigan in the Civil War Message Board
Date: 9 Sep 2003 18:43:52 -0600
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Classification: Query
Message Board URL:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BM.2ADIAE/119.1.1.1.1
Message Board Post:
Dale,
There are nineteen (19) CW message boards at History-Sites.Com, including the new "Michigan in the Civil War Message Board". When I say "average 200", that means it means just that, some of the boards have as many as 600 messages per month "each" while others have 100 "each"; however, none have 7.8 "each".
I do not understand your automatic resistance to an alternative site which performs a fabulous service for historians and genealogists. Few have used the Rootsweb sites more than I. I am a lifelong amateur historian and family genealogist. I found from experience that the Rootsweb/Ancestry.Com sites, though convenient, were rather ineffective in helping to answer my history and military service questions, primarily because the vast majority of participants are other family genealogists. The strength of the message boards at History-Sites.Com is that they combine professional and serious amateur historians with the family researchers. The professional historians and authors are enriched by their exposure to family researchers who have personal documents, letters, journals, anecdotal stories, etc. The family genealogists are exposed to authors and researchers with valuable resources, including rosters, unit histories and a considerable knowledge of the movements, battles!
and campaigns, in which the family genealogist's ancestor participated.
I am no enemy of the Rootsweb/Ancestry.Com websites, in fact, this site and all of the Rootsweb/Ancestry.Com message boards are linked to my "Civil War Message Board Portal" at http://history-sites.com/cwmb/ .
You don't have to participate, but just visit some of the message boards at History-Sites.Com and you'll see what I mean.
My purpose in providing these high-traffic sites is to do one thing and that is to provide factual and quick responses to my visitors and contributors.
Finally, mine are non-commercial sites. This is a passionate hobby for me, with which, I've had considerable success. Ultimately, the History-Sites.Com message boards will include all Civil era states, some territories and a number of Special Interest sites. Currently, we have message boards for Civil War Flags, Arms & Equipment and Navies. I'll soon be adding United States Colored Troops, Medicine, Artillery and Battles & Leaders.
Here are the current sites:
The Civil War Message Board Portal
http://www.history-sites.com/
Alabama in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/alcwmb/
Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/arcwmb/
Florida in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/flcwmb/
Georgia in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/gacwmb/
Indian Territory and Native-Americans in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/itcwmb/
Kansas in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/kscwmb
Kentucky in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/kycwmb/
Louisiana in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/lacwmb/
Michigan in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/micwmb/
Missouri in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/mocwmb/
Mississippi in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/mscwmb/
South Carolina in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/sccwmb/
Tennessee in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/tncwmb/
Texas in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/txcwmb/
Virginia in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/vacwmb/
The Civil War Flags Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/cwflags/
The Civil War Arms & Equipment Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/cwaemb/
The Civil War Navies Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/cwnavy/
The Civil War Message Board Portal
http://www.history-sites.com/
Alabama in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/alcwmb/
Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/arcwmb/
Florida in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/flcwmb/
Georgia in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/gacwmb/
Indian Territory and Native-Americans in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/itcwmb/
Kansas in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/kscwmb
Kentucky in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/kycwmb/
Louisiana in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/lacwmb/
Michigan in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/micwmb/
Missouri in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/mocwmb/
Mississippi in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/mscwmb/
South Carolina in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/sccwmb/
Tennessee in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/tncwmb/
Texas in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/txcwmb/
Virginia in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/vacwmb/
The Civil War Flags Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/cwflags/
The Civil War Arms & Equipment Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/cwaemb/
The Civil War Navies Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/cwnavy/
The Civil War News & Views Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/nvcwmb/
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