Cheers Melissa CHAPMAN - Leicester Eng, CHILDS - Hampshire Eng & Australia, COLE - Kent/Sussex Eng & Australia, DUNK - Sussex Eng & Australia, GANNON - Roscommon Ireland & Australia, HOGARTH - Australia only, HOUGAARD - Denmark, HOOK - Huntingdon & Kent Eng & Australia, LANGTON - Leicester Eng & Australia, MONKTON/MONCKTON- Kent Eng & Australia, REILLY-Antrim Nthn Ireland & Australia, SKINNER - Kent Eng & Australia, TEGG - Surrey & London Eng & Australia > > FREE WEEKEND - THIS WEEKEND > > > This weekend the LostCousins site will be COMPLETELY FREE - from now until > midnight on Monday 9th October all members will have the privileges > normally reserved for subscribers! > > > > When we ran a similar offer in the Spring, more members visited > LostCousins in that ONE weekend than the total who attended the UK's THREE > biggest family history fairs (London, York, and Gateshead). > > > > Numerous records were broken and more members found their 'lost cousins' > than ever before - and this weekend promises to be even better! > > > > Feel free to SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS to your friends and relatives, on forums > and mailing lists, and on other family history sites, as this will further > increase the number of 'lost cousins' discovered during the weekend. > > > > (Remember that when a new member finds a 'lost cousin' the cousin is > invariably an existing member - and that member could be you!) > > > > DON'T MISS OUT on this opportunity to get the benefits of subscriber > status and make contact with the other members who are your living > relatives! > > > > To make it as simple as possible we've prepared a checklist that will help > you make the most of this great opportunity: > > > > > > HERE'S WHAT TO DO..... > > > > (1) Log-in at LostCousins (http://www.LostCousins.com). > > (2) Go to your My Ancestors page and enter as many relatives from the 1881 > British Census as you can - every one is a potential link to a 'lost > cousin'. > > > > Remember that most of the matches we make involve the brothers, sisters, > and cousins who by 1881 had families of their own. It's important to enter > your direct ancestors, BUT it's the other relatives who are likely to be > the link to your 'lost cousins'! > > > > (3) Click the Search button. You'll be told within seconds if there are > any new matches. > > > > (4) Go to your My Cousins page. If there are any New Contacts shown, click > on 'Make Contact' or 'Reply'. (If nothing appears to happen hold down the > Ctrl key and click again). > > > > (5) Once your relative has responded his or her name will be revealed, and > you'll be able to start exchanging information. > > > > (6) Please click the red ? symbol alongside your cousin's name and tell us > whether the person we've found is someone you already knew (you may need > to hold down the Ctrl key while you click). > > > > (7) Don't worry if you don't find a 'lost cousin' immediately - new > members are joining all the time. However if you're able to add some more > relatives from the 1881 Census, that will speed up the process > considerably. > > > > > > PLEASE SPREAD THE NEWS > > > > Remember to tell as many people as you can about this great offer, because > you'll not only be doing them a favour, you'll be helping everyone in the > LostCousins community. The more people who join, the more 'lost cousins' > will be found! > > > > At the end of this email you'll find answers to some of the questions you > may have. If there's any other way we can help, please email > info@lostcousins.com > > > > Have a great weekend! > > > > The LostCousins Team > > > > ======== > > > > > > Here are answers to some of the questions you may have: > > > > > > Q. What happens when the offer ends - will I have to pay to stay a member? > > > > A. Free basic membership of LostCousins will continue indefinitely. > > > > > > Q. If I make contact with a cousin during the offer, will I still be able > to contact them afterwards, even if we haven't exchanged email addresses? > > > > A. Absolutely - once contact is made you can continue sending messages > through the site, and you can agree to exchange email addresses at any > time. Unlike some other sites we actually help you to exchange email > addresses when you're ready. > > > > > > Q. Suppose that I try to contact a cousin, but don't get a response before > the offer ends - will I miss out? > > > > A. Absolutely not. As long as you click on 'Make Contact', then on > 'Contact' in the pop-up window that appears, they'll be able to respond to > you even after the offer has ended. > > > > > > Q. When I click on 'Make Contact' (or 'Reply') nothing happens - what do I > do next? > > > > A. What you should see is a small pop-up window where you choose whether > or not to exchange email addresses with your cousin. > > > > Internet Explorer and some other programs can confuse pop-ups like this > with those annoying adverts that appear on less reputable sites (the > Firefox browser doesn't have this problem). > > > > If you hold down the Ctrl key when you click on 'Make Contact' this > usually fixes the problem (if it doesn't, then please contact us for > advice). > > > > > > Q. What happens if my cousin doesn't reply? > > > > A. These days it's all too easy to discard important emails when we're > getting rid of junk mail (sometimes our ISP or email program does this > automatically). > > > > So if you don't get a response within 14 days email info@LostCousins.com > and we'll follow up on your behalf. > > > > > > Q. If I decide I want to subscribe, are there any special offers? > > > > A. Yes, if you enter the code AUTUMN on the Subscribe page between now and > Thursday 12th October you can get a subscription to 1st January 2008 - > almost 15 months for the price of a 12 month subscription! > > > > > > >