Excellent news Joyce, keep up the good work. Seasons greetings Tracey Janney (nee Kirkpatrick) Surname Interests: KIRKPATRICK, SHEARER, LOUTTIT, MCKAY, PEEBLES, CROMARTY, ANDERSON, DUNNET, SINCLAIR -----Original Message----- From: Joyce Gore Locke <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: 18 December 1998 18:12 Subject: New! Kirkpatrick boards on GenConnect/rootsweb >Hello KIRKPATRICK listmembers, ><><><><><><><><><><><><><> >(Please note: I am using the KIRKPATRICK spelling here, but ask that >you >please read to mean all of the variant spellings . Other boards may >develop for >a specific spelling, but we will continue to accept ALL spellings.) ><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > >I'm pleased to be able to announce a new resource for KIRKPATRICK >researchers...KIRKPATRICK GenConnect boards for Queries, Biographies, >and >Obituaries. > >Some of you who frequent USGenWeb or WorldGenWeb sites may already be >familiar with GenConnect. Many of the GenWeb sites have been linked to >GenConnect for some time. Recently GenConnect boards became available >for >individual surnames and I applied to create a KIRKPATRICK board. This >is >another service being hosted by our friends at RootsWeb Genealogical >Data >Cooperative. > >For those who are not familiar with GenConnect, it is a web-based >automated >query and record management system. Visitors see their queries posted >immediately and the posts are also threaded, meaning responses to a >previously posted query will appear immediately under that query. Each >GenConnect board is indexed by the GenConnect Global Search Engine >(http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi?search) and also by Surname >Helper (http://cgi.rootsweb.com/surhelp/srchall.html). Another feature >of >GenConnect is automatic email notification. For any given board you >have >the option to receive automatic email notification each time a new post >appears on that board. > >Only three posting boards are now available for the KIRKPATRICK surname. >Please let me know if you wish to see the others and I will try to do >them if >possible. We can also have: > Wills > Pensions > Deeds > Bible Records > > >The boards are virtually empty right now and it's up to us to fill them >up. >The following KIRKPATRICK GenConnect boards have been activated (or soon >will be): > ><><>QUERIES<><> >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Kirkpatrick >Most queries that are appropriate for the KIRKPATRICK-L mailing list can >also >be posted to this board. It's not a matter of having to choose whether >to >post your query to one resource or the other. You can post the same >query >to both the KIRKPATRICK-L mailing list and the KIRKPATRICK GenConnect >Queries Board. > >There may be times when you will want to post only to the list or only >to >the Queries board. Questions that seem likely to stir up quite a bit of >discussion or debate would probably be better suited to the mailing list >where the discussion can take place in something approaching real time. >Similarly, very simple questions that are likely to be answered quickly >are >probably better handled by the mailing list because there's not much >point >in having your query remain visible on the Queries board for several >months >after you've already gotten the answer. Conversely, your really tough >questions might be better suited to the Queries board. Because your >query >will remain visible for months, the Queries board is a particularly good >place to post your "dead end", "brick wall" and "most wanted" type >queries...especially the ones that you've posted to the list once or >twice >already without any useful replies. Please restrict your KIRKPATRICK >queries >to this Queries board only. >*****Queries posted to any non-query board may be deleted without >notice.***** > ><><>BIOGRAPHIES<><> >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/KirkpatrickBios >Brief KIRKPATRICK biographies will be accepted here. Be very careful >not to >violate copyrights when posting bios. If in doubt, check first with me >mailto: [email protected] before posting. Any posts found to be in >violation of copyright will be removed. > >These do not have to be printed biographies though! I would like to >encourage each of you to take your own research and try to word a >biography of your KIRKPATRICK ancestor(s). You can have more than one >and >would be able to use more detail in this manner. Be sure to give >places, dates, names in full, maiden names (include if possible, >daughter of .......) These don't have to be fancy, we just need to get >the information out there to be found by others. You don't know what >bit of information will strike a chord with someone else and result in >that much needed connection. > ><><>OBITUARIES<><> >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/KirkpatrickObits >Transcriptions of KIRKPATRICK obits, or obits that mention KIRKPATRICK >survivors may be posted here. If possible, include the name of the >newspaper, >city,date of publication. > > >I hope that this new resource will aid us all in our pursuit of >KIRKPATRICK >genealogy. > >Be sure and make your subject line count! Name, date, place, are all >helpful. >Or a maiden name? Each time you post, you are given the option of >previewing >your message. Take a couple of moments to review before hitting the >button! >These messages will be archived on rootsweb and will become increasingly >valuable. I understand they will be indexed weekly for the search >engines. > >If you have a change in your email address after posting, I will be able >to make a >correction. Please help me out by specifying which board(s) you need >changed. >Also tell me the surname. I have boards set up to match seven other >mailing >lists I maintain, so it can get confusing. > >A special note. These boards are not meant to compete with any other >genealogy site honoring our surnames. Each site or list will have >different people using them at any given time. The more exposure we can >give our research, the better the results will be. > >Thanks to all of you for sharing your research and making our group one >of the very best there is. You are all appreciated more than I can say. > >Joyce Gore Locke >Kirkpatrick-L listowner > >