Hello, everyone. I just edited a new Welcome Message for the list. You know, the one you received when you first subscribed? So, toss the old one, and file THIS one! Welcome to the McBee list. This is a discussion area for anyone who has an interest in Genealogy or History related to the McBee family, including any related spelling. My name is Valorie Zimmerman and I'm the owner of this list. I'm responsible for keeping it running as smoothly as possible and setting some rules and guidelines. Questions? Problems? Just ask....<mailto:[email protected]> My mother's father was a McBee, and I have some related family information, but not much beside some census records on the McBees. So I hope that the members of this list post their research results here on the list, and on the GenConnect boards. At the bottom of this message will be a lot of nitty-gritty info you will need to keep around, so *PLEASE SAVE THIS MESSAGE*. If you don't know how to do that, or set up message filters in your email software, please ask me how! <mailto:[email protected]> Feel free to send invitations to join the list to any McBee researchers you know, or send their email addresses to me. I hope in the near future to establish a website as a home for the list and GenConnect boards, and all of you researchers. Please offer your help if you have any expertise in this area! I look forward to seeing all of your research results, and hearing your stories. I hope that this list can help link us living relatives, and help us all find our ancestors! If you go to <http://archiver.rootsweb.com/archives/McBee-L/>, you will see all the posts to our list. If you go to <http://archiver.rootsweb.com/archives/search.html> you can search in all Rootsweb lists. If you do not have web access, this is possible to do by email. Ask me for help. <mailto:[email protected]> OK, some *GUIDELINES* * This list is for the discussion of Genealogy and History, primarily regarding McBee and related families. Discussion of migration patterns, immigration, heraldry, historical sketches, McBee settlements, census data, wills, family Bibles, vital records, web sites, etc. as relates to McBees is encouraged as well as discussion of collateral families. Public announcements of information of interest to Genealogists in general though it may not be McBee-specific is permitted but please use discretion. If it will help out others on the list, send it......EXCEPT.... **** Do not post virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, or personal messages. For information on virus hoaxes and urban legends see <http://www.kumite.com/myths/> among others. * Please do not send file attachments (messages with files appended) to the list. In fact, never send anything but *plain text.* Turn off HTML and MIME. Write me if you need help with this. If you have a file you would like to share with the members, announce what you have to offer, then send the file only to those who request it, via private email. There are many McBee branches and not everyone will want the data on your line. * No rude comments or flaming in the list! No *discussion of flaming* in the list. For definitions of flaming and related information see <http://www.man.ac.uk/~zlsiira/Netiquette/flame.html> * Don't try to regulate this list. I'm the Listmom. If you don't like the way someone formats their queries or responses, or the content of their subject titles, take it up with the listowner, NOT in the list. The list is for Genealogy and History. <mailto:[email protected]> * Try to keep quoting to a minimum. "Quoting" is repeating text of the message you are replying to. Some quoting is necessary to remind other readers what the thread is about but do try to use good judgement. Quoting the previous writer's signature block, surname list or the tagline is *totally unnecessary* (and annoying). Whew! It's getting to be a book! Hold on, we're already to *TIPS* * Accuracy is important and sources are vital. Ancestor lists are worthless if the information is wrong. * All information need not be accompanied by source citations, but I do recommend strongly that posts either include sources or a note stating that they are available on request. * If information is speculation then label it as such! * When posting your query try to give as much information as you know, such as dates and places of all vital events if known, along with enough other family members so that the reader can positively identify if they are researching the same family. "Anyone out there researching McBees?" just doesn't cut it! * When replying to the list (this also can apply to private replies) try to quote some portions of the previous message so that other readers are reminded what the "thread" is about. Make clear what is quoted material and what you are adding. Most mail readers take care of this for you by inserting greater-than signs ">" at the beginning of each quoted line or possibly double brackets "<<" before and ">>" after the quoted piece. Use standard Windows procedures to cut unnecessary material. Ask me if you need help learning to do this. <mailto:[email protected]> * Post your queries and information to our GenConnect boards as well as the list. That way anyone searching Rootsweb will be able to find you. Put in links to the proper counties or states, if known, too. I can help you keep them up-to-date as far as email addresses, homepage links, etc. * Please send McBee replies to the list, not just to the original poster. Other members may benefit from the data that you provide. If you have your "reply to" set with your own address, that will over-ride the automatic list reply. It's best if you leave that blank in your own mail software. Last, but not least, the *NITTY-GRITTY* RootsWeb was founded in 1996 by Dr. Brian Leverich and Karen Isaacson. Due to their foresight, expertise and financial contributions, we're all here enjoying one or many of the mailing lists and other marvelous services to genealogists which reside here at RootsWeb. We are fortunate, indeed, to have all this genealogy at our disposal. To find out more about what else is available, go to and explore a bit. And if you are not yet a member or sponsor of RootsWeb, do consider joining. 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If you have any problems, don't write the list, write me! <mailto:[email protected]> And NOW FOR THE IMPORTANT PART; sharing your questions and information: To post to both McBee-L and McBee-D, messages should be sent to [email protected] Messages sent there will appear both places. GenConnect addresses: Queries: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/mcb/McBee Bible records: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/mcb/McBeeBibl Biographies: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/mcb/McBeeBios Deeds: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/mcb/McBeeDeed Obits: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/mcb/McBeeObits Pensions: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/mcb/McBeePens Wills: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/mcb/McBeeWill If you have never used GenConnect, there's a great Hints & Tips page at <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/HINTS/index.html> I want to read your queries and information. I hope this list will help each of us build connections, find more ancestors, and our living relatives! All the best, Listmama Valorie Cowan McBee Zimmerman, IBSSG Proud new listowner of Baysinger-L and McBee-L Black Diamond, Washington USA Proud sponsor of Rootsweb