Hi everyone, Once again, a mass mailing to all 25 of my lists.... There are two main topics of concern in this message: 1.) New query boards at Rootsweb & Ancestry 2.) FamilyDiscovery.com (please read. This is NOT another warning) NEW QUERY BOARDS AT ROOTSWEB & ANCESTRY Do you use Rootsweb's GenConnect boards? How about the surname boards at MyFamily.com? Changes were made, effective today, that affect both site's boards and I feel you might want to know about them. There are no longer any GenConnect boards, nor are there any MyFamily.com boards. They are now combined into one master board - one board per surname, county, state, etc. In other words, you'll no longer find a queries board, one for wills, deeds, etc. Placing or searching for a query for great grandfather, John Doe, means at Rootsweb or Ancestry you'll now go to the Doe surname board where every post and/or query under the Doe surname will now be posted. You won't find a separate page for the Doe deeds, wills, etc., nor will the queries be posted at two different sites. ...Everything for one surname, county, state, etc. will be on one board. To reach any of the messages boards whether they be for surnames, localities or topics, just click on either of the two links provided below and you'll be taken to a master page: >From Rootsweb: <http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=main&r=rw>. >From Ancestry: <http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=main&r=an>. You should also know first thing that you will now have to take out an Ancestry login to post messages; you will NOT have to take out a subscription though. And one other thing ~ there are still some bugs in this new system that Rootsweb/ Ancestry/ the-powers-that-be have to work out, but Rootsweb is assuring the board administrators (of which I'm one) that everything should be under control in a couple of weeks. FAMILY DISCOVERY.COM I received a message from Gene Olson, the constant heel-biter of <Family Discovery.com>. :) Following is a cut-and-paste from his message: "...I have been contacted by the NY Times regarding an upcoming story. The reporter doing the story would like to speak with a person who has been scammed by Family Discovery. I suggest that someone who has paid for the service and someone who has had their site linked to should contact me so that I may give you his phone number." I know that at least several of you were ripped off by Family Discovery. Please contact Gene at <gene_olson@compuright.net> and do us all a favor by helping to get these guys put out of business. He's changed the name of his site, by the way, to the Bad Business Web Site, enabling a wider scope. The new URL is <http://www.compuright.net/badbusiness>. As always, please remain vigilant and aware so you don't get ripped off by these people. I don't profess to have all the answers about either subject, especially those new boards. However, if you have questions you're certainly welcome to address them to me at <ladyaudris@earthlink.net>. I hope you're all having a FANTASTIC Friday evening! :) Colleen