Hello everyone! All is not lost in this day and age. Found a site that closely resembles rootsweb, its called groups.io, the difference is you you can do things like posting attachments, photos etc as well as the things you are doing on rootsweb. Have a look. I will allow postings at the moment about this site. Hugh Listowner

I'm devastated....it's my go to place for all things Kiwi in genealogy. It has been one of the most helpful and friendliest lists I have been on and will miss it greatly... Thanks Hugh and everyone else on the list.....???? On Wed, 8 Jan 2020 at 08:31, hugh <hugh@xtra.co.nz> wrote: > Today you will have been notified about rootsweb mailing lists closing > down. > > You have probably 4 options > > 1. Go to facebook and join current NZ Pages on genealogy > 2 Me re creating the list on a special facebook page > 3 Go to groups.io, seems to be similar to rootsweb, but > more features. > 4 Buggerit Ill procably take this out of my research > > So this will be a final roll call on this list > > Email me at hugh@xtra.co.nz or post on this list > > Hugh > Listowner > > _______________________________________________ > > The List Guidelines > > http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/new-zealand@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 >

Thanks to all who have assisted me in my research over many years and best wishes for success in all future endeavors. Love to all Cathy Dowie Part time list lurker. On 8/01/2020, at 13:31, "Malcolm and Carolyn Deverson" <deversons@actrix.co.nz> wrote: > My thanks to to Hugh and Adele and others who have made this site so > interesting and informative. I have hardly ever used it personally since > most of my ancestors arrived quite recently and their roots are in Scotland, > but when I have there have been instant responses and I have enjoyed and > saved many of the generalised pointers. > > Thanks to you all. > > Carolyn Deverson. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The List Guidelines > > http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/new-zealand@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

My thanks to to Hugh and Adele and others who have made this site so interesting and informative. I have hardly ever used it personally since most of my ancestors arrived quite recently and their roots are in Scotland, but when I have there have been instant responses and I have enjoyed and saved many of the generalised pointers. Thanks to you all. Carolyn Deverson.

SHOCKED! Gutted. I've only just been able to start receiving the emails again! As per what the others have said Hugh - thank you. You have been amazing. Justine > > Today you will have been notified about rootsweb mailing lists closing down. > > You have probably 4 options > > 1. Go to facebook and join current NZ Pages on genealogy > 2 Me re creating the list on a special facebook page > 3 Go to groups.io, seems to be similar to rootsweb, but > more features. > 4 Buggerit Ill procably take this out of my research > > So this will be a final roll call on this list > > Email me at hugh@xtra.co.nz or post on this list > > Hugh > Listowner

Hello Hugh, Like so many other listers, i am shocked and disappointed at this announcement from Ancestry. This list has been invaluable in my tracking down my ancestors who arrived in NZ from Australia in 1850s. i have really enjoyed participating in the searches as well for other listers. Thank you Hugh for your management of this list, and for the input from other listers. Truly wonderful and generous. Regards Chris in Melbourne -----Original Message----- From: hugh [mailto:hugh@xtra.co.nz] Sent: Wednesday, 8 January 2020 5:42 AM To: NewZealand List; nottsgen; bedford@rootsweb.com; nz-auckland@rootsweb.com; eng-hertfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [nz]Fwd: [ROOT-LO-ANNOUN] RootsWeb Mailing Lists End of an era... Hugh ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: RootsWeb Administration <rwmailinglists@ancestry.com> Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2020 at 06:36 Subject: [ROOT-LO-ANNOUN] RootsWeb Mailing Lists To: <rootsweb-listowners-announcements@rootsweb.com> Beginning March 2nd, 2020 the Mailing Lists functionality on RootsWeb will be discontinued. Users will no longer be able to send outgoing emails or accept incoming emails. Additionally, administration tools will no longer be available to list administrators and mailing lists will be put into an archival state. Administrators may save the emails in their list prior to March 2nd. After that, mailing list archives will remain available and searchable on RootsWeb. As an alternative to RootsWeb Mailing Lists, Ancestry message boards are a great option to network with others in the genealogy community. Message boards are available for free with an Ancestry registered account. Thank you for being part of the RootsWeb family and contributing to this community. Sincerely, The RootsWeb team _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ The List Guidelines http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/new-zealand@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

Well said Murray. Jenelle. -----Original Message----- From: Murray Reid [mailto:mhhr@xtra.co.nz] Sent: Wednesday, January 8, 2020 7:18 AM To: new-zealand@rootsweb.com Subject: [nz]Re: Fwd: [ROOT-LO-ANNOUN] RootsWeb Mailing Lists Sadly, Adele you are right, but I cannot imagine Facebook ever performing a public good so many of us have enjoyed from Rootsweb lists. We all have to face the fact that $$$$ rule the roost. Murray Reid. -----Original Message----- From: Adele Pentony-Graham <pentonygraham@xtra.co.nz> Sent: Wednesday, 8 January 2020 9:25 AM To: new-zealand@rootsweb.com Subject: [nz]Re: Fwd: [ROOT-LO-ANNOUN] RootsWeb Mailing Lists Guess Facebook has taken over some of it as well... thank you for help over the years Hugh... Adele -----Original Message----- From: hugh <hugh@xtra.co.nz> Sent: Wednesday, 8 January 2020 7:42 AM To: NewZealand List <new-zealand@rootsweb.com>; nottsgen <nottsgen@rootsweb.com>; bedford@rootsweb.com; nz-auckland@rootsweb.com; eng-hertfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [nz]Fwd: [ROOT-LO-ANNOUN] RootsWeb Mailing Lists End of an era... Hugh ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: RootsWeb Administration <rwmailinglists@ancestry.com> Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2020 at 06:36 Subject: [ROOT-LO-ANNOUN] RootsWeb Mailing Lists To: <rootsweb-listowners-announcements@rootsweb.com> Beginning March 2nd, 2020 the Mailing Lists functionality on RootsWeb will be discontinued. Users will no longer be able to send outgoing emails or accept incoming emails. Additionally, administration tools will no longer be available to list administrators and mailing lists will be put into an archival state. Administrators may save the emails in their list prior to March 2nd. After that, mailing list archives will remain available and searchable on RootsWeb. As an alternative to RootsWeb Mailing Lists, Ancestry message boards are a great option to network with others in the genealogy community. Message boards are available for free with an Ancestry registered account. Thank you for being part of the RootsWeb family and contributing to this community. Sincerely, The RootsWeb team _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ The List Guidelines http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/new-zealand@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 _______________________________________________ The List Guidelines http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/new-zealand@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 _______________________________________________ The List Guidelines http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/new-zealand@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 -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com

Thank you Hugh for being the list coordinator for the last 20 years and thank you to the true blue kiwis who have shared their knowledge on the list over the last two decades, you became my friends. The list wouldn't have been good without all of you participating. The best part of genealogy is sharing an I have enjoyed been an active member of this mailing list. A NZ community Facebook will probably be the way to go. Hope word gets out about a site before this list folds 20th March. Ancestry message boards are not the answer. Family history interest over all is declining but there is still a need for an active list. My NZ Bound site will continue. https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nzbound/ My South Canterbury site continue to growing. https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nzlscant/ I follow the Albury community facebook site. https://www.facebook.com/AlburyDistrict and the Unknown WW1 NZEF soldiers site. https://www.facebook.com/Unknown-Warriors-of-the-NZEF-1629775073978020/ CHEERS, Olwyn olwynbw@gmail.com Researching William Palmer and Ellen E. Bennett "Isabel Hercus" to Lyttelton 1855 Worthington (from Guernsey, Channel Islands) 1876 Otago/ Canterbury James Bray "Otaki " Lyttelton 1876 Henry Dench, Port Chalmers, 1860s. Elizabeth McMillen, Co. Down. - "James Nicol Fleming" Port Chalmers 1870 William MacAndrew from Matarua. Came on the Viola in 1867. On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 at 12:43, hugh <hugh@xtra.co.nz> wrote: > End of an era... > > Hugh > > >

Hi Hugh and others, I agree -- info on the list messages has been invaluable. I also belong to an [ENG-WESTMORLAND] list and one contributor has suggested this: "Suggest the list administrator sets up a (free) Google group, by directly adding all existing list members." Anyone know about this facility? I don't. Could this be a solution? If so, is it one that could be shared among all list administrators? Cheers, Susan

Pretty guttered actually. I’ve been doing family history on and off for 20 years since I was in my mid twenties and knew nothing at all! I think of the massive amount of generous altruistic help and support over those years from this group and I’m very sad that that won’t be continued for those yet to find this passion. You are all wonderful and I’ll miss reading the messages (even if I have nothing to contribute to them) - I’ve learnt so much and made contact with distant cousins and like minded people. Olivia Patea Names: McQuillan Scott Teal Vallender Chivers Astridge Hickmott McGrath Coxhead Goodin Marshall Iorns Flowers Curnow Jones > On 8/01/2020, at 10:17 AM, Murray Reid <mhhr@xtra.co.nz> wrote: > > Sadly, Adele you are right, but I cannot imagine Facebook ever performing a > public good so many of us have enjoyed from Rootsweb lists. > We all have to face the fact that $$$$ rule the roost. > Murray Reid. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Adele Pentony-Graham <pentonygraham@xtra.co.nz> > Sent: Wednesday, 8 January 2020 9:25 AM > To: new-zealand@rootsweb.com > Subject: [nz]Re: Fwd: [ROOT-LO-ANNOUN] RootsWeb Mailing Lists > > Guess Facebook has taken over some of it as well... thank you for help over > the years Hugh... Adele > > -----Original Message----- > From: hugh <hugh@xtra.co.nz> > Sent: Wednesday, 8 January 2020 7:42 AM > To: NewZealand List <new-zealand@rootsweb.com>; nottsgen > <nottsgen@rootsweb.com>; bedford@rootsweb.com; nz-auckland@rootsweb.com; > eng-hertfordshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: [nz]Fwd: [ROOT-LO-ANNOUN] RootsWeb Mailing Lists > > End of an era... > > Hugh > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: RootsWeb Administration <rwmailinglists@ancestry.com> > Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2020 at 06:36 > Subject: [ROOT-LO-ANNOUN] RootsWeb Mailing Lists > To: <rootsweb-listowners-announcements@rootsweb.com> > > > Beginning March 2nd, 2020 the Mailing Lists functionality on RootsWeb will > be discontinued. Users will no longer be able to send outgoing emails or > accept incoming emails. Additionally, administration tools will no longer > be available to list administrators and mailing lists will be put into an > archival state. > > Administrators may save the emails in their list prior to March 2nd. After > that, mailing list archives will remain available and searchable on > RootsWeb. > > As an alternative to RootsWeb Mailing Lists, Ancestry message boards are a > great option to network with others in the genealogy community. Message > boards are available for free with an Ancestry registered account. > Thank you for being part of the RootsWeb family and contributing to this > community. > > Sincerely, > The RootsWeb team > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > > The List Guidelines > > http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/new-zealand@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 > > _______________________________________________ > > The List Guidelines > > http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/new-zealand@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 > > _______________________________________________ > > The List Guidelines > > http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/new-zealand@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

Kia ora, Jane. I hope we might still see one another's messages in whatever new format follows. I benefitted enormously from making contact with you. _______________________ Stuart Park Kerikeri, New Zealand spark@xtra.co.nz -----Original Message----- From: penicuikpottery <penicuikpottery@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 8, 2020 11:16 AM To: new-zealand@rootsweb.com Subject: [nz]Re: Rootsweb Closing It is a very sad day. Rootsweb lists are all about helping eachother for free.Ancestry emphasises doing our own family trees and paying!Thankyou Hugh. Thanks to everyone. JaneKiwi in Scotland with roots in Norfolk, ireland, Gloucestershire, Scotland Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------- Original message --------From: hugh <hugh@xtra.co.nz> Date: 07/01/2020 21:31 (GMT+00:00) To: NewZealand List <new-zealand@rootsweb.com> Subject: [nz]Rootsweb Closing Today you will have been notified about rootsweb mailing lists closing down.You have probably 4 options1. Go to facebook and join current NZ Pages on genealogy2 Me re creating the list on a special facebook page3 Go to groups.io, seems to be similar to rootsweb, but more features.4 Buggerit Ill procably take this out of my researchSo this will be a final roll call on this listEmail me at hugh@xtra.co.nz or post on this listHughListowner_______________________________________________The List Guidelineshttp://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebprefUnsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/new-zealand@rootsweb.comPrivacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blogRootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community _______________________________________________ The List Guidelines http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/new-zealand@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

It is a very sad day. Rootsweb lists are all about helping eachother for free.Ancestry emphasises doing our own family trees and paying!Thankyou Hugh. Thanks to everyone. JaneKiwi in Scotland with roots in Norfolk, ireland, Gloucestershire,  Scotland Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------- Original message --------From: hugh <hugh@xtra.co.nz> Date: 07/01/2020 21:31 (GMT+00:00) To: NewZealand List <new-zealand@rootsweb.com> Subject: [nz]Rootsweb Closing Today you will have been notified about rootsweb mailing lists closing down.You have probably 4 options1. Go to facebook and join current NZ Pages on genealogy2  Me re creating the list on a special facebook page3  Go to groups.io, seems to be similar to rootsweb, but   more features.4  Buggerit Ill procably take this out of my researchSo this will be a final roll call on this listEmail me at hugh@xtra.co.nz or post on this listHughListowner_______________________________________________The List Guidelineshttp://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebprefUnsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/new-zealand@rootsweb.comPrivacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY  Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blogRootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Sadly, Adele you are right, but I cannot imagine Facebook ever performing a public good so many of us have enjoyed from Rootsweb lists. We all have to face the fact that $$$$ rule the roost. Murray Reid. -----Original Message----- From: Adele Pentony-Graham <pentonygraham@xtra.co.nz> Sent: Wednesday, 8 January 2020 9:25 AM To: new-zealand@rootsweb.com Subject: [nz]Re: Fwd: [ROOT-LO-ANNOUN] RootsWeb Mailing Lists Guess Facebook has taken over some of it as well... thank you for help over the years Hugh... Adele -----Original Message----- From: hugh <hugh@xtra.co.nz> Sent: Wednesday, 8 January 2020 7:42 AM To: NewZealand List <new-zealand@rootsweb.com>; nottsgen <nottsgen@rootsweb.com>; bedford@rootsweb.com; nz-auckland@rootsweb.com; eng-hertfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [nz]Fwd: [ROOT-LO-ANNOUN] RootsWeb Mailing Lists End of an era... Hugh ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: RootsWeb Administration <rwmailinglists@ancestry.com> Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2020 at 06:36 Subject: [ROOT-LO-ANNOUN] RootsWeb Mailing Lists To: <rootsweb-listowners-announcements@rootsweb.com> Beginning March 2nd, 2020 the Mailing Lists functionality on RootsWeb will be discontinued. Users will no longer be able to send outgoing emails or accept incoming emails. Additionally, administration tools will no longer be available to list administrators and mailing lists will be put into an archival state. Administrators may save the emails in their list prior to March 2nd. After that, mailing list archives will remain available and searchable on RootsWeb. As an alternative to RootsWeb Mailing Lists, Ancestry message boards are a great option to network with others in the genealogy community. Message boards are available for free with an Ancestry registered account. Thank you for being part of the RootsWeb family and contributing to this community. Sincerely, The RootsWeb team _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ The List Guidelines http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/new-zealand@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 _______________________________________________ The List Guidelines http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/new-zealand@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

Today you will have been notified about rootsweb mailing lists closing down. You have probably 4 options 1. Go to facebook and join current NZ Pages on genealogy 2 Me re creating the list on a special facebook page 3 Go to groups.io, seems to be similar to rootsweb, but more features. 4 Buggerit Ill procably take this out of my research So this will be a final roll call on this list Email me at hugh@xtra.co.nz or post on this list Hugh Listowner

Guess Facebook has taken over some of it as well... thank you for help over the years Hugh... Adele -----Original Message----- From: hugh <hugh@xtra.co.nz> Sent: Wednesday, 8 January 2020 7:42 AM To: NewZealand List <new-zealand@rootsweb.com>; nottsgen <nottsgen@rootsweb.com>; bedford@rootsweb.com; nz-auckland@rootsweb.com; eng-hertfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [nz]Fwd: [ROOT-LO-ANNOUN] RootsWeb Mailing Lists End of an era... Hugh ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: RootsWeb Administration <rwmailinglists@ancestry.com> Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2020 at 06:36 Subject: [ROOT-LO-ANNOUN] RootsWeb Mailing Lists To: <rootsweb-listowners-announcements@rootsweb.com> Beginning March 2nd, 2020 the Mailing Lists functionality on RootsWeb will be discontinued. Users will no longer be able to send outgoing emails or accept incoming emails. Additionally, administration tools will no longer be available to list administrators and mailing lists will be put into an archival state. Administrators may save the emails in their list prior to March 2nd. After that, mailing list archives will remain available and searchable on RootsWeb. As an alternative to RootsWeb Mailing Lists, Ancestry message boards are a great option to network with others in the genealogy community. Message boards are available for free with an Ancestry registered account. Thank you for being part of the RootsWeb family and contributing to this community. Sincerely, The RootsWeb team _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ The List Guidelines http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/new-zealand@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

End of an era... Hugh ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: RootsWeb Administration <rwmailinglists@ancestry.com> Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2020 at 06:36 Subject: [ROOT-LO-ANNOUN] RootsWeb Mailing Lists To: <rootsweb-listowners-announcements@rootsweb.com> Beginning March 2nd, 2020 the Mailing Lists functionality on RootsWeb will be discontinued. Users will no longer be able to send outgoing emails or accept incoming emails. Additionally, administration tools will no longer be available to list administrators and mailing lists will be put into an archival state. Administrators may save the emails in their list prior to March 2nd. After that, mailing list archives will remain available and searchable on RootsWeb. As an alternative to RootsWeb Mailing Lists, Ancestry message boards are a great option to network with others in the genealogy community. Message boards are available for free with an Ancestry registered account. Thank you for being part of the RootsWeb family and contributing to this community. Sincerely, The RootsWeb team _______________________________________________

Definitely want to join you on this Fiona. Am trying to put together a history of a family who arrived on the first four ships to Christchurch. This year marks 170 years since then so would like to have it done,.Have also inherited a huge amount of research from my mother after she passed away on another family ( Osborne from Oxford and Vince leeston) and would like to honour her by publishing it Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, January 5, 2020, 9:23 PM, Fiona B <honeymoon8@gmail.com> wrote: Is one of your goals for the year to actually turn some of your family history research into a publication? Well so is mine and to help me to get it done by the end of the year I've broken the writing process down into 12 steps. To make it more fun I thought it would be good to share the idea with others and then we could all have lots of books published by Christmas. Hence  Plan to Publish - Your Family History.  You can read more about it here: https://memoriesintime.co.nz/blogs/news/plan-to-publish-your-family-history   The first guide is available now and is free to download, follow the link on the blog post. If you want some more support, I've set up a Facebook group as well and would love some of you to join so that we can keep each other focused and on target to complete our books.  You can join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PlantoPublishYourFamilyHistory/  Hope some of you will join me. Fiona Brooker -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "NZSG-Memlist" group.   TO POST to this group send email to nzsg-memlist@googlegroups.com TO LEAVE this group send email to nzsg-memlist+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com (leaving Subject and Body blank) VISIT this group online at http://groups.google.com/group/nzsg-memlist?hl=en?hl=en FOR HELP with accessing archives go to https://sites.google.com/site/wendyhoward/nzsg-memlist-contents (includes link to group rules) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NZSG-Memlist" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nzsg-memlist+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nzsg-memlist/CAEAV4VFR57%3DC7Lk3uwzuN26hcSD%2B5pjhkLuJTt07mHdf45LGJg%40mail.gmail.com.

Is one of your goals for the year to actually turn some of your family history research into a publication? Well so is mine and to help me to get it done by the end of the year I've broken the writing process down into 12 steps. To make it more fun I thought it would be good to share the idea with others and then we could all have lots of books published by Christmas. Hence *Plan to Publish - Your Family History. * You can read more about it here: https://memoriesintime.co.nz/blogs/news/plan-to-publish-your-family-history The first guide is available now and is free to download, follow the link on the blog post. If you want some more support, I've set up a Facebook group as well and would love some of you to join so that we can keep each other focused and on target to complete our books. You can join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PlantoPublishYourFamilyHistory/ Hope some of you will join me. Fiona Brooker

Hello. I had been told years ago by a relative who I believe has now passed away, that a relative and his wife had at one time been valet & housekeeper to Sir George Grey. This would have been after early 1867. I can find no mention of them in anything that I have found to date on Grey. Does anyone know whether such records exist? It is a bit of a puzzle and it is compounded by the fact that my relative did not always use the same name. There are several versions to pick from . . . . LOL Thanks, Beth

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