The world's oldest genealogy site is not what you think. Read on. Forgive the sound of a self-tooting horn, but I gotta take a moment to proudly announce that as of today, my website "Roots: The Buffalo NY Genealogy Forum," has officially passed the 100,000 visitor mark. (I know, the venerable Cyndi's List gets that many hits every 20 minutes or so, but still...) Roots was launched in December 1993, making it very likely that Buffalo, New York, has the first and oldest genealogy website in the world.* I inherited Roots in late 1995 from its founder, who had lost interest in it, but I didn't install a counter until late 1997. So I have no idea how much traffic it got in its first four years. ----> To have a look, see: ----> http://www.bfn.org/~roots Thanks go to Buffalo Freenet, a pioneering community information network, for hosting Roots free of charge for nine years. Buffalo Freenet, a largely volunteer-run outfit, continues to make free webspace available for nonprofit organizations in Western New York State. To learn more, visit http://www.bfn.org. *Note: As many of you know, Rootsweb bills itself as the world's oldest genealogy site, but it did not go online with a homepage until early 1994, according to my correspondence with one of its founders. Prior to 1994, it existed only as a mailing list. You be the judge. -=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=-=+=- Webmaster: Cynthia Van Ness, MLS -- roots@bfn.org Roots: The Buffalo NY Genealogy Forum -- http://www.bfn.org/~roots With obits, vital records, city directories & hundreds of local links