This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3RB.2ACE/388 Message Board Post: Did your ancestors follow the sea? This is to let folks know of a brand new mailing list and message board on RootsWeb. We just started this week. With a long and glorious maritime tradition in New England, the topic of this list and board is the genealogy and history of New England as it pertains to the seafaring community and the ships they sailed on. I am descended from the Cann line in New England and Nova Scotia, and many of my ancestors captained or otherwise sailed on many of these ships. I invite anyone to join us, and share our interest in this area of genealogy. If you would care to subscribe to the list, send the usual "subscribe" (without the quotes) message to: NEW-ENGLAND-SEAFARERS-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com for "mail" mode or NEW-ENGLAND-SEAFARERS-D-REQUEST@rootsweb.com for "digest" mode To visit the message board, go the RootsWeb Message Board home page, then click on "browse all topics," then "occupations," and finally "Seafarers of New England." I will be looking forward to seeing you all there. David E. Cann new-england-seafarers-admin@rootsweb.com