Please remember that subject line is -extremely- important in your use of mailing lists... many people just look at the subject line to decide whether or not they want to read the post in the first place. For digest users, it is very important that you -change the subject line- from "Re: digest whatever" as that tells us nothing about your post. In general, the only things that should be in caps in subject lines are SURNAMES, first names and locations are in regular type. And using subject lines like "help" or some general thing also isn't going to get you much help. And if the post starts out with one subject line, but for some reason changes (like to a discussion of just one surname or something) then change the subject line to reflect that (i.e. SURNAME, was whatever) We want everyone to get all the assistance they can, and your use of subject line is the first step to getting to that. If you haven't already read the "How to Write a Successful Query" on my Helpful Hints page, that might help you also. To most of us who have been doing this for a long time, we cringe whenever we read the words "Looking for information on ...." Read that section and find out why..... Thanks for your cooperation! <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Maura Petzolt mpetzolt2@webtv.net <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> SHAMROCK ROOTS homepage http://community.webtv.net/shamrockroots/SHAMROCKROOTS Helpful Hints for Successful Searching http://community.webtv.net/mpetzolt2/helpfulhints

Maura I have read your message with interest, and agree with you re-the subject line, it is fraustrating and time wasting, to read a long message that the'Subject" gives little on what it is about. I also clicked on 'helpful hints', was particularly interested in 'Finding Female Ancestors', but notice you only relate to America!!. Are there any other hints you can give for tracing English Female Ancestors??. I have been searching for six years, explored, I think, every avenue to 'find; my gt grandmother's place of birth, She was a Mary BLANCHARD born abt 1835, married my gr grandfather James BARTLETT, in St Anne Church, Soho, Westminster, London, Eng in 1864, Mary gave birth to my grandfather in Dec 1864, still in London, in November 1865 Mary died of a blood disorder in Kings College Hospital, London. I have the marriage, and death certificates, nowhere does it give any indication of WHERE my gt grandmother came from. To add further to this mystery, Mary's husband was Kentish born, left home, I guess, to seek his fortune in London, <where the streets were paved in gold>, he was a servant when he married Mary. After her death, he took his 11 month old son down to Kent for his parents to raise. Nothing is heard of my gt grandfather, until much later, when he was living in the U.S and remarried. My gt grandfather was one month away from his 24th birthday, Gt grandmother was 28 yrs old, when they married. Have you any suggestions, on how I can search further for my Gt Grandmother?????? Any help greatly appreciated. Phyllis Steel from Aust. P.S Sorry Listers, I meant this reply to be sent to Maura only, but it appears I've made an error, please forgive. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maura" <mpetzolt2@webtv.net> To: <CountyCork-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 1:39 AM Subject: [Cork] Reminders about Subject Line > Please remember that subject line is -extremely- important in your use > of mailing lists... many people just look at the subject line to decide > whether or not they want to read the post in the first place. > > For digest users, it is very important that you -change the subject > line- from "Re: digest whatever" as that tells us nothing about your > post. > > In general, the only things that should be in caps in subject lines are > SURNAMES, first names and locations are in regular type. And using > subject lines like "help" or some general thing also isn't going to get > you much help. > > And if the post starts out with one subject line, but for some reason > changes (like to a discussion of just one surname or something) then > change the subject line to reflect that (i.e. SURNAME, was whatever) > > We want everyone to get all the assistance they can, and your use of > subject line is the first step to getting to that. If you haven't > already read the "How to Write a Successful Query" on my Helpful Hints > page, that might help you also. > To most of us who have been doing this for a long time, we cringe > whenever we read the words "Looking for information on ...." Read that > section and find out why..... > > Thanks for your cooperation! > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > Maura Petzolt mpetzolt2@webtv.net > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > SHAMROCK ROOTS homepage > http://community.webtv.net/shamrockroots/SHAMROCKROOTS > > Helpful Hints for Successful Searching > http://community.webtv.net/mpetzolt2/helpfulhints > > > ==== CountyCork Mailing List ==== > **SHAMROCK ROOTS homepage for searching in all of Ireland http://community.webtv.net/shamrockroots/SHAMROCKROOTS ** > >