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From: Sally Furuiye <>
Subject: Re: [ORMARION-L] Fw: [COLLINS] Census Lookup Mailing lists
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 16:08:15 -0600
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I'm sorry, but I think I must have missed something. What is this census look
up list?

Sally Furuiye

"Claire Williamson, Jr" wrote:

> This will be a great help to get this site going. It will save a lot of time
> for us that do not have enough time in a week to get everything done for the
> day.
>
> Claire
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 6:08 AM
> Subject: [COLLINS] Census Lookup Mailing lists
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am passing this on to everyone that might be interested. You just
> change
> > the state for the census list, read below.
> >
> > Barbara
> >
> > To:
> > Subject: [NC-CENSUS-LOOKUP] Census Lookup Mailing lists
> >
> > Hello Everyone! I have had to reword and rework the guidelines for the
> > CENSUS-LOOKUP mailing lists and also include subscription instructions. I
> am
> > sending these below. The lists have been growing like crazy since I
> created
> > them three days ago and I expect the growth to continue as the word
> spreads.
> > Please feel free to forward this to anyone you feel may be interested in
> > joining. Of course the more people we have the more help we will be for
> each
> > other. Please keep in mind that we are only a few days old and if your
> > lookup request is not answered, try again in a week or two. Some of the
> > state lists have already reached over 150 subscribers <G> Others have not
> > been "advertised" as much and have fewer members. Hang in there and don't
> > get discouraged if your not answered right away, these lists will be a
> great
> > asset to our research after we reach the people and let them know that
> these
> > lists are available. I am encouraging everyone to send this email to their
> > surname and county mailing lists as well as to our cousins. Finally, If
> you
> > have the material to help a fellow researcher, please use it. Thanks,
> Kelly
> >
> >
> > (Subscription information at the end of this e-mail)
> >
> > Guidelines for posting to the lists:
> > Established 11 October 2000
> >
> > EMAIL SUBJECT LINES:
> > COUNTY,YEAR,SURNAME
> >
> > NO FLAMING or you will be unsubbed without notice. By this I mean not only
> > being rude or mean to each other but there will be NO and I do mean NO
> > debating here about the Census Projects. This list is for everyone who
> wants
> > to research.
> >
> > NO General requests such as "all Smiths in all counties"
> > Be specific, Name the County, Family you are looking for and also the
> year.
> > Try to supply as much info as possible.
> >
> > LIMIT your requests to ONE PER CENSUS YEAR and SURNAME
> >
> > My Mama taught me that Thank you and Please are always nice too :)
> >
> >
> >
> > A few people have emailed me asking how to sign up for the new
> > lists and what to do.
> > - -------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > 1. All lists are
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The XX is to be removed and the two letter abbreviation for the state
> > you are looking in added in its place.
> >
> > Examples:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 2. So, send an email to the one of your choice (make sure to have the
> > state). Put NOTHING in the subject line. In the body of the email
> > write only:
> >
> > subscribe
> >
> > Then send it on :)
> >
> > 3. POSTING to the new census lists:
> >
> > A. Send it to (supply the two letter
> state
> > code for the XX again)
> >
> > B: Subject line MUST have the following:
> > County/Year/Surname
> >
> > Example: Saginaw/1850/Smith
> >
> >
> > C: In the body of the email:
> >
> > List whom you are looking for.
> > Supply as much information as you can.
> > Birthplace, ages, occupation, etc.
> >
> > D: Mail it on!
> >
> > That's it folks :)
> >
> > I hope that helped. I have put the list of states and two letter codes
> > below for you.
> >
> >
> > AL Alabama
> > AK Alaska
> > AZ Arizona
> > AR Arkansas
> >
> > CA California
> > CO Colorado
> > CT Connecticut
> >
> > DC District Of Columbia
> > DE Delaware
> >
> > FL Florida
> >
> > GA Georgia
> >
> > HI Hawaii
> >
> > ID Idaho
> > IL Illinois
> > IN Indiana
> > IA Iowa
> >
> > KS Kansas
> > KY Kentucky
> >
> > LA Louisiana
> >
> > ME Maine
> > MD Maryland
> > MA Massachusetts
> > MI Michigan
> > MN Minnesota
> > MS Mississippi
> > MO Missouri
> > MT Montana
> >
> > NE Nebraska
> > NV Nevada
> > NH New Hampshire
> > NJ New Jersey
> > NM New Mexico
> > NY New York
> > NC North Carolina
> > ND North Dakota
> >
> > OH Ohio
> > OK Oklahoma
> > OR Oregon
> >
> > PA Pennsylvania
> >
> > RI Rhode Island
> >
> > SC South Carolina
> > SD South Dakota
> >
> > TN Tennessee
> > TX Texas
> >
> > UT Utah
> >
> > VT Vermont
> > VA Virginia
> >
> > WA Washington (state)
> > WV West Virginia
> >
> > WI Wisconsin
> > WY Wyoming
> >
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