In a message dated 08/25/2003 10:19:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, eabradfo@yahoo.com writes: > Hi all. Some of you from AOL will already be aware of this, but for the > rest > of you, the AOL genealogy chat rooms have moved online! You can access the > chat rooms at http://www.genealogyforum.org/chats.htm this page gives a > schedule for regularly scheduled talks by subject, (usually by states). > I've > been using this for a few days now and it's great! (my screen name is > eabradfo) There are a few *bugs*, but realize this is a new chat room so be > patient. For those not aware of the changes going on AOL with the genealogy > forum right now, here is a brief rundown based on my understanding (this is > not > any sort of official announcement or anything). > > The genealogy forum, owned by George (don't know his surname) no longer > exists > on AOL as it was. The message boards, etc. have or will be taken down and > there is only 1 chat room now, which you can only access through the > "Parenting" channel. Many genealogists are leaving AOL in droves b/c of > these > changes (including me!). Now that there are chats online without going > through > AOL, there is no need for me to stay there. I still have AIM (screen name > eabradfo) that people can contact me with, and of course this address will > stay > the same, no change there. For those of you who have contacted me through > AOL > in the past, please begin to use this address now for all email > communication. > > > Check out the rooms and make some more connections. > The Genealogy Forum owned by George is now owned by Parenting. ALL the chatrooms are accessible through Keyword: Genealogy > Share Stories and Resources > Chats Tab. Parenting has offered genealogy hosting positions to ALL the former hosts and is in the process of interviewing them now. I know that for a fact because I have an interview scheduled for today and I know of at least one host who has already gotten an "acceptance" email. ALL the former chatrooms are up and available for chatters but not hosted yet. Soon they will be. In the meantime, chatters can go to those rooms and chat with each other about their research, and new discoveries or whatever. I just needed to clear up some of the erroneous information provided by Erin!! Travelingback

Thanks for the clarification on what is going on with AOL as I was not fully aware of that, but the point of the email was that non-AOL users can now access online chat rooms for genealogy :o) Erin --- Travelingback@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 08/25/2003 10:19:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > eabradfo@yahoo.com writes: > > > Hi all. Some of you from AOL will already be aware of this, but for the > > rest > > of you, the AOL genealogy chat rooms have moved online! You can access the > > chat rooms at http://www.genealogyforum.org/chats.htm this page gives a > > schedule for regularly scheduled talks by subject, (usually by states). > > I've > > been using this for a few days now and it's great! (my screen name is > > eabradfo) There are a few *bugs*, but realize this is a new chat room so > be > > patient. For those not aware of the changes going on AOL with the > genealogy > > forum right now, here is a brief rundown based on my understanding (this is > > > not > > any sort of official announcement or anything). > > > > The genealogy forum, owned by George (don't know his surname) no longer > > exists > > on AOL as it was. The message boards, etc. have or will be taken down and > > there is only 1 chat room now, which you can only access through the > > "Parenting" channel. Many genealogists are leaving AOL in droves b/c of > > these > > changes (including me!). Now that there are chats online without going > > through > > AOL, there is no need for me to stay there. I still have AIM (screen name > > eabradfo) that people can contact me with, and of course this address will > > stay > > the same, no change there. For those of you who have contacted me through > > AOL > > in the past, please begin to use this address now for all email > > communication. > > > > > > Check out the rooms and make some more connections. > > > > The Genealogy Forum owned by George is now owned by Parenting. ALL the > chatrooms are accessible through Keyword: Genealogy > Share Stories and > Resources > > Chats Tab. > > Parenting has offered genealogy hosting positions to ALL the former hosts and > > is in the process of interviewing them now. I know that for a fact because I > > have an interview scheduled for today and I know of at least one host who has > > already gotten an "acceptance" email. > > ALL the former chatrooms are up and available for chatters but not hosted > yet. Soon they will be. In the meantime, chatters can go to those rooms and > > chat with each other about their research, and new discoveries or whatever. > > I just needed to clear up some of the erroneous information provided by > Erin!! > > Travelingback > > > > > > > ===== Erin Bradford eabradfo@yahoo.com http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nc/county/cabarrus/ http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nc/county/mecklenburg/ ALHN County Coordinator for Cabarrus and Mecklenburg Cos, NC http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~kshai (The Genealogy Depository) Listowner Barringer Black Bradford Coventry Eller Hackett Hupp and Kern