At 11-14-2005 06:10 PM, IrishamericanC@aol.com wrote: >How does one get to ask question pertaining to their families? What is the >format proper procedure? For starters, don't repost an entire digest to the list. Most of the traffic on this list comes from the associated message board: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.saintlawrence If that link breaks, it shortens to: <http://makeashorterlink.com/?C5AB3282C>http://makeashorterlink.com/?C5AB3282C Your best bet might be to go to the message board, click the 'Post New Message' link, and post your message. It will automatically be sent to the list. Otherwise, start a ***new*** message addressed to NYSTLAWR-L@rootsweb.com (NYSTLAWR-L atsign rootsweb dot com if the other one doesn't make it through). Hints: - Keep it brief, but provide good information. This page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~surnames/goodbad is about surname queries, but you should be able to figure out from it how to construct a good query. - More reading: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/genealogy/meta-faq/ - More reading: http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/unice.htm - More reading: http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html The last two refer to Usenet, but the principle involved is the same. Joe -- Joe Makowiec can be reached at: http://makowiec.org/contact/?Joe http://makowiec.org/