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From: "Alan Littlefield" <>
Subject: Re: soc.genealogy.african newsgroup
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 21:56:24 GMT+2


> Just after I got my web site up and running and before I got the
> mail list running, various people sent me messages saying that we
> should have a purely South African Genealogy Newsgroup.

This I agree with.

> The soc.genealogy.african newsgroup seems to concentrate primarily
> on African American genealogy, perhaps with a bias toward American
> Slave genealogy and information.

It does seems to concentrate on the African-American end of things
which could lead us into troubled waters which I hope will not
happen. The idea of a purely South African list, in my humble
opinion, would be more beneficical to a number of people worldwide.

The African-American slant is too vast to cover South African
specific needs as well as other issues that are raised on their list.

We should be working together to expand this newsgroup which
can include cross-posting to them as the need arises and vice-versa.

Alan
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