------------------------------------------------------------------ FORWARDED MESSAGE - Orig: 3-Jan-99 21:26 Subject: January Issue ------------------------------------------------------------------ Sender: IIGS-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L-request@rootsweb.com The January issue of the IIGS (TM) Newsletter is now online. In this month's issue are the following articles: Genealogy As Story Writer Thom Foulks in "Family Editorial License" invites genealogists to try his method of making his family history research interesting to family members who usually react with ho-hums to all your hard work. Another Great Library Resource New IIGS (TM) writer Karen Arbogast interviewed the director of the Hamilton County (Ohio) library, one of the only respositories of the complete set of U.S. Census microfilms. No Shelves Here! The Odessa Library is not a paper library! Completely digital, the library's organizers have created a wonderful online resource for German-Russian researchers. Starting Your Research the Right Way There's a right way and a wrong way to begin researching your family history and fortunately there are plenty of online resources to help you get started. Query With Precision Genealogical queries are a great tool---if they are written correctly. Increase your chances of having your query answered by following a few simple rules. Help Wanted The January 1999 issue can be accessed at http://www.iigs.org/newsletter/index.htm.en -- Penny Bonnar ==== IIGS-ANNOUNCEMENTS Mailing List ==== For notification of official matters pertaining to International Internet Genealogical Society (IIGS). To unsub to from list click >> mailto:IIGS-Announcements-L-request@rootsweb.com and place the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the message body with no further text. !^NavFont02F05EE0007NGHHLF02068 Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust & Genealogy Fever http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mindex.html *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a New Year filled with good health, good friends, and more than enough good luck. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*