Thought you might be interested in the following lists. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kelly Courtney-Blizzard" <Kellygirl3398@mpinet.net> To: <APPALACHIAN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 12:40 AM Subject: [APPA-ROOTS] 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 > Kellygirl3398@mpinet.net > > (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 > > XX-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L-request@rootsweb.com > XX-CENSUS-LOOKUP-D-request@rootsweb.com > > > The XX is to be removed and the two letter abbreviation for the state > you are looking in added in its place. > > Examples: > > MI-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L-request@rootsweb.com > > CA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L-request@rootsweb.com > > IL-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > 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 XX-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com (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 > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >