I am working on a new "room" on the web site of the Mobile (Alabama) Genealogical Society. It's called THE NEWS STAND and is a listing of (and links to) genealogy columns that appear in newspapers around the world which accept genealogical queries and/or announcements. I started out with the intention of listing only those columns which were geographically close to Mobile, but I received listings from far-and-away and, after some contemplation, decided that since MGS members have ancestry *everywhere*, it would serve our membership to include listings from areas far removed from the Gulf Coast. If that information also benefits other Internet surfing genealogists -- all the better. This message is a request for assistance from the online genealogical community. I need you to tell me about the genealogy columns that appear in your local newspaper(s) so that I can create a comprehensive listing for them in THE NEWS STAND. What we like to include in each listing is... 1. the name of the column 2. the image of the columnist 3. the name of the columnist 4. the frequency of the column -- in what paper(s) does it appear and when? 5. the geographic circulation of the paper(s) -- in what counties/parishes/shires do(es) the paper(s) have home delivery and/or rack sales? 6. the postal address to which queries and announcements can be sent 7. the e-mail address to which queries and announcements can be sent 8. the address of any web site that is associated with the column (especially if the column is being archived there) Now, BEFORE you e-mail me your responses, PLEASE visit THE NEWS STAND first. The column you want to tell me about might already be there. Some of the listings are incomplete. I would appreciate help in "filling in the blanks" *as well as* information about columns which are not currently listed. We currently have about 40 columns listed which appear in newspapers in 3 Australian States, 3 Canadian Provinces and 21 United States. See for yourself. The Cyber Lobby for the MGS web site can be found at http://www.siteone.com/clubs/mgs Scroll down to, and click on, THE NEWS STAND. One last thing. PLEASE *DO NOT* send your replies to the list from which you may have received this message. Be careful using your "Reply To" button and send your replies directly to me ONLY at <ksellew@zebra.net>. If you choose to send queries or announcements to any of the columnists listed in THE NEWS STAND, be sure to FIRST read the guidelines we have set out for submissions. If you submit "faulty" or "incomplete" information (like omitting your postal address and only providing your e-mail address), the columnists will simply discard your submission. Read and follow the guidelines to ensure that your information is successfully accepted by the columnists. With all that said, please visit THE NEWS STAND and let me know of any genealogy columns in your local papers. Remember, they MUST be columns that accept genealogical queries and/or announcements from readers. Thank you for your time. 8-) -- Regards, Kevin Sellew in Mobile, Alabama, USA E-Mailto:ksellew@zebra.net *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* President of the Mobile (Alabama) Genealogical Society -- a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization and WebMaster for the Mobile Genealogical Society Web Site *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*