I will take a look..... -----Original Message----- From: Graham Read [mailto:grahamread43@gmail.com] Sent: February 13, 2020 4:38 AM To: mariners@rootsweb.com Subject: [MAR] Re: William Feeney of Carrickfergus Have you looked at the Board of Trade "Deaths at Sea" register ? On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 10:42 PM <mjfeen@shaw.ca> wrote: > Hello > I am wondering if anyone can help me out. I am looking for some > history of my great-grandfather, William Feeney of Carrickfergus,Antrim,Ireland. > Oral history from relatives state he was some type of sailor....lost > at sea. > He was married Apr 22, 1879 and was listed as a merchant. > He had 3 children between 1880-1885. > Newspaper notices indicate he sold his business 1886. > The 1901 census lists his wife as widowed........I cannot find any > information after 1886. > > Any help would be appreciated....thank you. > > Mike > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/mariners@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal > RootsWeb community > _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/mariners@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Rosalind, thank you for your reply....I have seen the court report for the collision, it lists the ship as the "Archibald Finnie" and the second engineer as "William Finnie of Paisley"...so I believe this is not my relative. The newspaper I saw listed names as Feeney, so I was excited. I know his wife (great grandmother) Susan Elizabeth Feeney (Thompson) died in 1905 and her interment was Mar 12? 1905 at St Nicholas churchyard Carrickfergus. As I said, I can't find any info after 1886-1901 when his wife was listed as widowed. Perhaps the church is my next search? Mike -----Original Message----- From: RosalindtheFair via MARINERS [mailto:mariners@rootsweb.com] Sent: February 13, 2020 5:11 AM To: mariners@rootsweb.com Cc: RosalindtheFair Subject: [MAR] William Feeney of Carrickfergus Mike Newspapers tell us he was a family grocer, also selling tea, wine and spirits in 1886.I have found a drowning in 1893, but it says the man was from Paisley. Several papers (inc Derry Jnl July 28 1893) say the steamer Peal collided with the Archibold Feeney of Ardrossan. The latter sank, 7 were drowned and 5 saved. The William Feeney who drowned was the second engineer. The name of the ship makes me think that this man has nothing to do with your chap (because it seems quite likely that the man lost was connected with the ship owners), but it might be the cause of the oral history. On the other hand, most family myths have some basis in fact. Have you found where the Feeney family originated? Looked in the burial registers for Carrickfergus? When was he born? Best wishesClareOxford UK 3. William Feeney of Carrickfergus (mjfeen@shaw.ca) 4. Re: William Feeney of Carrickfergus (Graham Read) -------------------------- Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:42:21 -0000 On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 10:42 PM <mjfeen@shaw.ca> wrote: > Hello > I am wondering if anyone can help me out. I am looking for some > history of my great-grandfather, William Feeney of Carrickfergus,Antrim,Ireland. > Oral history from relatives state he was some type of sailor....lost > at sea. > He was married Apr 22, 1879 and was listed as a merchant. > He had 3 children between 1880-1885. > Newspaper notices indicate he sold his business 1886. > The 1901 census lists his wife as widowed........I cannot find any > information after 1886. > > Any help would be appreciated....thank you. > > Mike > _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/mariners@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Last I heard they were going to a board format Copied below post of the 4th Feb 2020 Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) Following the decision by Rootsweb to cease their mailing lists Mick O'Rourke and myself, as joint administrators of Mariners' List, have been considering how to keep the List going. Mick has set up a new forum with just a basic format to start with. We both belong to similar maritime-related forums which work very well and we hope this will do likewise. The Forum is at: http://mariners-list.com/forum/ and you will first need to register. There may then be a slight delay until Mick can accept and acknowledge your application. Once you have registered as a member you will be able to post topics. Subject headings will emerge in time (suggestions for topics are welcome) but a reminder that we also operate two Mariners websites which include a lot of valuable historic material. Some entries are well out-of-date and, to our regret, we are not in a position to update them. Our oldest, original, website is at: http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/ and our newer site is at: http://www.mariners-list.com/ Mariners' List was set-up around 20 years ago by Debbie Beavis and the late Ted Finch, and they handed over to Mick and myself about 10 years ago. The objectives and rules for posts to this new forum remain basically those outlined for the mailing list at: http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/MarinersList.html We look forward to welcoming you as a member of our new forum. Email contact addresses for the administrators are: Ron Mapplebeck: ronmapplebeck@virginmedia.com Mick O'Rourke: Mickorourke104@gmail.com Ron Mapplebeck Joint Administrator On 13/02/2020 13:02, Michelle Wilson wrote: > What is the new "mariner" address now that Rootsweb is shutting down? Also > is the Board of Trade listing only for UK? > > Thanks > > Michelle

What is the new "mariner" address now that Rootsweb is shutting down? Also is the Board of Trade listing only for UK? Thanks Michelle -----Original Message----- From: Graham Read [mailto:grahamread43@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2020 6:38 AM To: mariners@rootsweb.com Subject: [MAR] Re: William Feeney of Carrickfergus Have you looked at the Board of Trade "Deaths at Sea" register ? On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 10:42 PM <mjfeen@shaw.ca> wrote: > Hello > I am wondering if anyone can help me out. I am looking for some > history of my great-grandfather, William Feeney of Carrickfergus,Antrim,Ireland. > Oral history from relatives state he was some type of sailor....lost > at sea. > He was married Apr 22, 1879 and was listed as a merchant. > He had 3 children between 1880-1885. > Newspaper notices indicate he sold his business 1886. > The 1901 census lists his wife as widowed........I cannot find any > information after 1886. > > Any help would be appreciated....thank you. > > Mike > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/mariners@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal > RootsWeb community > _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/mariners@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Mike Newspapers tell us he was a family grocer, also selling tea, wine and spirits in 1886.I have found a drowning in 1893, but it says the man was from Paisley. Several papers (inc Derry Jnl July 28 1893) say the steamer Peal collided with the Archibold Feeney of Ardrossan. The latter sank, 7 were drowned and 5 saved. The William Feeney who drowned was the second engineer. The name of the ship makes me think that this man has nothing to do with your chap (because it seems quite likely that the man lost was connected with the ship owners), but it might be the cause of the oral history. On the other hand, most family myths have some basis in fact. Have you found where the Feeney family originated? Looked in the burial registers for Carrickfergus? When was he born? Best wishesClareOxford UK   3. William Feeney of Carrickfergus (mjfeen@shaw.ca)   4. Re: William Feeney of Carrickfergus (Graham Read) -------------------------- Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:42:21 -0000 On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 10:42 PM <mjfeen@shaw.ca> wrote: > Hello > I am wondering if anyone can help me out. I am looking for some history of > my great-grandfather, William Feeney of Carrickfergus,Antrim,Ireland. > Oral history from relatives state he was some type of sailor....lost at > sea. > He was married Apr 22, 1879 and was listed as a merchant. > He had 3 children between 1880-1885. > Newspaper notices indicate he sold his business 1886. > The 1901 census lists his wife as widowed........I cannot find any > information after 1886. > > Any help would be appreciated....thank you. > > Mike >

Have you looked at the Board of Trade "Deaths at Sea" register ? On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 10:42 PM <mjfeen@shaw.ca> wrote: > Hello > I am wondering if anyone can help me out. I am looking for some history of > my great-grandfather, William Feeney of Carrickfergus,Antrim,Ireland. > Oral history from relatives state he was some type of sailor....lost at > sea. > He was married Apr 22, 1879 and was listed as a merchant. > He had 3 children between 1880-1885. > Newspaper notices indicate he sold his business 1886. > The 1901 census lists his wife as widowed........I cannot find any > information after 1886. > > Any help would be appreciated....thank you. > > Mike > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/mariners@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community >

Hello I am wondering if anyone can help me out. I am looking for some history of my great-grandfather, William Feeney of Carrickfergus,Antrim,Ireland. Oral history from relatives state he was some type of sailor....lost at sea. He was married Apr 22, 1879 and was listed as a merchant. He had 3 children between 1880-1885. Newspaper notices indicate he sold his business 1886. The 1901 census lists his wife as widowed........I cannot find any information after 1886. Any help would be appreciated....thank you. Mike

Assuming that it works as with other similar forums I use, one click takes you direct to the message. But time will tell. David On Wed, 5 Feb 2020 at 09:23, Nivard Ovington <ovington.one@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes can set up alerts (if they work) but you still have to go to the web > site to read or reply > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > On 04/02/2020 22:48, David Asprey wrote: > > Although it is not the same, you don't have to worry about not > remembering. > > You can set the options so that you are sent an email: > > > > - whenever there a new topic > > - whenever a message is added to a topic which you have bookmarked > > > > No doubt Mick or Ron can indicate what form these email messages take. > > > > best wishes > > > > David > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/mariners@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community >

Yes can set up alerts (if they work) but you still have to go to the web site to read or reply Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 04/02/2020 22:48, David Asprey wrote: > Although it is not the same, you don't have to worry about not remembering. > You can set the options so that you are sent an email: > > - whenever there a new topic > - whenever a message is added to a topic which you have bookmarked > > No doubt Mick or Ron can indicate what form these email messages take. > > best wishes > > David

Not sure if my messages are showing on the list, has not worked for me for some time. In reply to Jeff, the upgrade to https//  costs about 40 quid, this can be done if and when we decide a forum is what the members want .  We have one thread “future of the list” I set this up to discuss the way forward. Forum threads can be developed once we have decided on the direction the members want to take. I have a lot going on right now and wont be able to give much time to building this but I would hope that others would step up and help build the forum. Mick Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Not sure if my messages are showing on the list, has not worked for me for some time. In reply to Jeff, the upgrade to https// costs about 40 quid, this can be done if and when we decide a forum is what the members want . We have one thread “future of the list” I set this up to discuss the way forward. Forum threads can be developed once we have decided on the direction the members want to take. I have a lot going on right now and wont be able to give much time to building this but I would hope that others would step up and help build the forum. Mick Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Jeff Coleman via MARINERS Sent: 04 February 2020 21:03 To: mariners@rootsweb.com Cc: Jeff Coleman Subject: [MAR] Re: ADMIN - NEW MARINERS' LIST FORUM On Firefox I get a warning that http://mariners-list.com/forum/ is not secure. It looks like it is an old facility that has not upgraded to https: See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhpBB and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Internet_forum_software about this platform. It appears the messages are not 'threaded'. As Nivard says, this is rather different from the messages groupable by subject lines that we have been used to on Rootsweb. Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Piers Smith-Cresswell <pierssc@gmail.com> Sent: 04 February 2020 15:01 To: mariners@rootsweb.com Subject: [MAR] Re: ADMIN - NEW MARINERS' LIST FORUM Hi Nivard That's a pity. What's your objection to a board format? I'm not trying to be clever here, just trying to understand the options. Cheers Piers On Tue, 4 Feb 2020 at 10:29, Nivard Ovington <ovington.one@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Ron > > From the looks of it, its a board type format ? > > So will probably give it a miss > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > On 04/02/2020 10:21, Ron Mapplebeck via MARINERS wrote: > > Following the decision by Rootsweb to cease their mailing lists Mick > > O'Rourke and myself, as joint administrators of Mariners' List, have > > been considering how to keep the List going. Mick has set up a new > > forum with just a basic format to start with. We both belong to > > similar maritime-related forums which work very well and we hope > > this will do likewise. > > The Forum is at: http://mariners-list.com/forum/ and you will first > need > > to register. There may then be a slight delay until Mick can accept > > and > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/mariners@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal > RootsWeb community > _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/mariners@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/mariners@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Although it is not the same, you don't have to worry about not remembering. You can set the options so that you are sent an email: - whenever there a new topic - whenever a message is added to a topic which you have bookmarked No doubt Mick or Ron can indicate what form these email messages take. best wishes David On Tue, 4 Feb 2020 at 21:10, Nivard Ovington <ovington.one@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Piers > > Apologies, I just realised I hadn't replied > > The basic difference between lists and boards is the problem > > With lists all posts come to you in your inbox > > With boards you have to go to the board > > I have never been keen on boards, I know full well I won't remember to > go and check the posts > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > On 04/02/2020 15:00, Piers Smith-Cresswell wrote: > > Hi Nivard > > > > That's a pity. What's your objection to a board format? I'm not trying > to > > be clever here, just trying to understand the options. > > > > Cheers > > Piers > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/mariners@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community >

Hi Piers Apologies, I just realised I hadn't replied The basic difference between lists and boards is the problem With lists all posts come to you in your inbox With boards you have to go to the board I have never been keen on boards, I know full well I won't remember to go and check the posts Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 04/02/2020 15:00, Piers Smith-Cresswell wrote: > Hi Nivard > > That's a pity. What's your objection to a board format? I'm not trying to > be clever here, just trying to understand the options. > > Cheers > Piers

On Firefox I get a warning that http://mariners-list.com/forum/ is not secure. It looks like it is an old facility that has not upgraded to https: See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhpBB and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Internet_forum_software about this platform. It appears the messages are not 'threaded'. As Nivard says, this is rather different from the messages groupable by subject lines that we have been used to on Rootsweb. Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Piers Smith-Cresswell <pierssc@gmail.com> Sent: 04 February 2020 15:01 To: mariners@rootsweb.com Subject: [MAR] Re: ADMIN - NEW MARINERS' LIST FORUM Hi Nivard That's a pity. What's your objection to a board format? I'm not trying to be clever here, just trying to understand the options. Cheers Piers On Tue, 4 Feb 2020 at 10:29, Nivard Ovington <ovington.one@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Ron > > From the looks of it, its a board type format ? > > So will probably give it a miss > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > On 04/02/2020 10:21, Ron Mapplebeck via MARINERS wrote: > > Following the decision by Rootsweb to cease their mailing lists Mick > > O'Rourke and myself, as joint administrators of Mariners' List, have > > been considering how to keep the List going. Mick has set up a new > > forum with just a basic format to start with. We both belong to > > similar maritime-related forums which work very well and we hope > > this will do likewise. > > The Forum is at: http://mariners-list.com/forum/ and you will first > need > > to register. There may then be a slight delay until Mick can accept > > and > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/mariners@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal > RootsWeb community > _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/mariners@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Ron, I think Piers is saying that a forum you have to actively seek out whereas the list just popped into your inbox. I know that I am/have been a member of various forums in the past and I never look at them to see any new posts or threads. I did like the mariners mailing list with its variety of problems which you could read in depth and answer or just delete if of no interest. Of the 2 formats, I would prefer a mailing list myself but I have nothing to do with the administration and don't understand how much time or expertise it takes. Clare Pilkington On 2020-02-04 10:21, Ron Mapplebeck via MARINERS wrote: > Following the decision by Rootsweb to cease their mailing lists Mick > O'Rourke and myself, as joint administrators of Mariners' List, have > been considering how to keep the List going. Mick has set up a new > forum with just a basic format to start with. We both belong to > similar maritime-related forums which work very well and we hope this > will do likewise. > The Forum is at: http://mariners-list.com/forum/ and you will first > need to register. There may then be a slight delay until Mick can > accept and acknowledge your application. > Once you have registered as a member you will be able to post topics. > Subject headings will emerge in time (suggestions for topics are > welcome) but a reminder that we also operate two Mariners websites > which include a lot of valuable historic material. Some entries are > well out-of-date and, to our regret, we are not in a position to > update them. > Our oldest, original, website is at: http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/ > and our newer site is at: http://www.mariners-list.com/ > Mariners' List was set-up around 20 years ago by Debbie Beavis and the > late Ted Finch, and they handed over to Mick and myself about 10 years > ago. The objectives and rules for posts to this new forum remain > basically those outlined for the mailing list at: > http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/MarinersList.html > We look forward to welcoming you as a member of our new forum. > > Email contact addresses for the administrators are: > Ron Mapplebeck: ronmapplebeck@virginmedia.com > Mick O'Rourke: Mickorourke104@gmail.com > > Ron Mapplebeck > Joint Administrator > > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/mariners@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal > RootsWeb community

Hi Nivard That's a pity. What's your objection to a board format? I'm not trying to be clever here, just trying to understand the options. Cheers Piers On Tue, 4 Feb 2020 at 10:29, Nivard Ovington <ovington.one@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Ron > > From the looks of it, its a board type format ? > > So will probably give it a miss > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > On 04/02/2020 10:21, Ron Mapplebeck via MARINERS wrote: > > Following the decision by Rootsweb to cease their mailing lists Mick > > O'Rourke and myself, as joint administrators of Mariners' List, have > > been considering how to keep the List going. Mick has set up a new forum > > with just a basic format to start with. We both belong to similar > > maritime-related forums which work very well and we hope this will do > > likewise. > > The Forum is at: http://mariners-list.com/forum/ and you will first > need > > to register. There may then be a slight delay until Mick can accept and > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/mariners@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community >

Hi Ron From the looks of it, its a board type format ? So will probably give it a miss Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 04/02/2020 10:21, Ron Mapplebeck via MARINERS wrote: > Following the decision by Rootsweb to cease their mailing lists Mick > O'Rourke and myself, as joint administrators of Mariners' List, have > been considering how to keep the List going. Mick has set up a new forum > with just a basic format to start with. We both belong to similar > maritime-related forums which work very well and we hope this will do > likewise. > The Forum is at: http://mariners-list.com/forum/ and you will first need > to register. There may then be a slight delay until Mick can accept and

Following the decision by Rootsweb to cease their mailing lists Mick O'Rourke and myself, as joint administrators of Mariners' List, have been considering how to keep the List going. Mick has set up a new forum with just a basic format to start with. We both belong to similar maritime-related forums which work very well and we hope this will do likewise. The Forum is at: http://mariners-list.com/forum/ and you will first need to register. There may then be a slight delay until Mick can accept and acknowledge your application. Once you have registered as a member you will be able to post topics. Subject headings will emerge in time (suggestions for topics are welcome) but a reminder that we also operate two Mariners websites which include a lot of valuable historic material. Some entries are well out-of-date and, to our regret, we are not in a position to update them. Our oldest, original, website is at: http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/ and our newer site is at: http://www.mariners-list.com/ Mariners' List was set-up around 20 years ago by Debbie Beavis and the late Ted Finch, and they handed over to Mick and myself about 10 years ago. The objectives and rules for posts to this new forum remain basically those outlined for the mailing list at: http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/MarinersList.html We look forward to welcoming you as a member of our new forum. Email contact addresses for the administrators are: Ron Mapplebeck: ronmapplebeck@virginmedia.com Mick O'Rourke: Mickorourke104@gmail.com Ron Mapplebeck Joint Administrator

As you say Jeff But not that much different for the user, except its far better than anything we have had with Mailman/Rootsweb And has the facility to post photos/documents etc Its fairly straightforward to create a new group and invite all subscribers of this list More than happy to help if needed Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 25/01/2020 10:46, Jeff Coleman via MARINERS wrote: > I would endorse the suggestion of a move to groups.io > > I have moved groups there and have also been a member of other groups on that platform for a while. > > It is different from Rootsweb, and takes a bit of getting used to as a list administrator, but has additional facilities. > > Ron, maybe if you could email Nivard and myself off-list we can suggest strategies for making the move. > > Jeff

I would endorse the suggestion of a move to groups.io I have moved groups there and have also been a member of other groups on that platform for a while. It is different from Rootsweb, and takes a bit of getting used to as a list administrator, but has additional facilities. Ron, maybe if you could email Nivard and myself off-list we can suggest strategies for making the move. Jeff -----Original Message----- From: RosalindtheFair via MARINERS <mariners@rootsweb.com> Sent: 25 January 2020 09:49 To: mariners@rootsweb.com Cc: RosalindtheFair <rosalindthefair@aol.com> Subject: [MAR] New Home? Hi Nivard Looks good, thanks Clarecurrently birdwatching in Oxford -----Original Message----- From: mariners-request <mariners-request@rootsweb.com> Today's Topics: 1. A new home ? (Nivard Ovington) >I was just looking at the lists I am subscribed to, most have created a >new home on groups.io A couple on Googlegroups but I won't be going there >I just wondered if there were plans to migrate this list to another platform ? Groups.io are much more than just a mailing list with the facility to post photos/documents etc -- Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/mariners@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community