Sylvia There have been Gremlins in the system :-) Below is copy of the message as you requested !! Regards Helen Welcome to the ENG-BANBURY-AREA mailing list - LIST GUIDELINES & TIPS This list is for the discussion of Genealogy, Geography, History (both oral and written), primarily regarding Banbury , Oxfordshire & surrounding villages , in England , some of which cross the county borders into Northamptonshire & Warwickshire.. Discussion of migration patterns, immigration, emigration, heraldry, historical sketches, census data, wills, family Bibles, vital records, web sites, Childhood Memories, involving this area is encouraged DO NOT post virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, advertisements,. A Web Site, that is: a) not genealogical! b) doesn't pertain to the Banbury Area etc. If you think that a posting is borderline check with admin. first. 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Good Hunting! Angela Allen Helen Verrall Co. Banbury List Administrators. -----Original Message----- From: Sylvia Kelcher [mailto:skelcher@talk21.com] Sent: Wednesday, 9 February 2005 12:08 a.m. To: ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BAN] From List Admin. Me too, please. My message also bounced back. Sylvia Kelcher Hester Moore <familyhistory@optusnet.com.au> wrote: Hi Helen and Angela I sent a request for this message to the link in your email and it has been returned to me with permanent fatal errors!! What did I do wrong? Would love a copy Regards Hester Qld, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen Verrall" To: Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 1:46 PM Subject: [BAN] From List Admin. > > Friends > > We have been formatting a new Welcome Message , to be sent to new > subscribers - the message is entitled Guidelines and Tips for Banbury > List Members. > > If any of you, already subscribed , would like a copy please write to > ENG-BAN-AREA-admin@rootsweb.com and one shall be sent by return. > > Please note the contents are for the information of Subscribed List > members only ,not for general distribution !! > > Good Hunting > > Angela and Helen > Your Co. List Administrators. > > > > > > > ==== ENG-BANBURY-AREA Mailing List ==== > Banbury Web- Site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcbanb/index.htm > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. 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