Murial, Thank you for the caution. I am well aware of the difference of Saint John and St. John's, and the confusion to people who are not familiar with the two locations. I tend to use lots of abbreviations, but will try to spell out the Saint in Saint John in the future. Beverly Alexander I hear ethereal whispers persuasive, soft and still, "Daughter, if you don't remember us, who will?" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Muriel M. Davidson" <davidson3542@home.com> To: <NewBrunswick-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 1:32 PM Subject: Re: [NB-L] CAN-NB-STJOHN-L mail list > Very possibly I am incorrect -- but the residents of the area refer to their > city as SAINT JOHN, not St.John. > Also, St. John's is in Newfoundland. > This will be very confusing -- a Canadian map will tell one the spelling! > Muriel <davidson3542@home.com> > > Larry & Beverly wrote: > > > There is a new mail list on Rootsweb as of today: It is for the discussion of any surname that is in St. John Co (or city of), NB, Canada. > > > > The instructions for subscribing are the normal Rootsweb style > > > > OK, good news: you can subscribe to the list in mail mode by sending a message > > to CAN-NB-STJOHN-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains the word > > > > subscribe > > > > and nothing else. > > > > If you prefer digest mode, send the command instead to CAN-NB-STJOHN-D-request@rootsweb.com. > > > > Queries should be addressed to CAN-NB-STJOHN-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Hope to see you there. > > > > Happy Hunting! > > Beverly Alexander > > Listmaster CAN-NB-STJOHN-L@rootsweb.com > > > > I hear ethereal whispers persuasive, soft and still, > > "Daughter, if you don't remember us, who will?" > > > > ==== NewBrunswick Mailing List ==== > > Tip of the Week > > When replying to a message please check the subject > > line before sending it to make sure that the subject > > reflects what is in your message. > > > ==== NewBrunswick Mailing List ==== > Tip Of The Week > For New Brunswick Web Links check out: > http://nbgenlinks.new-brunswick.net/ >