The numbers are in the paragraphs beginning with records. The number is 8217. Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 10:24 AM Subject: Welcome to the "POLANDBORDERSURNAMES" mailing list > Welcome to the POLANDBORDERSURNAMES mailing list! > > Dear New Mail List Member, > > Welcome to the Poland Border Surnames mail list. Our mail list > members are here to assist you in learning how to research. > > When you write to the mail list, please remember to give us as much > information as possible. Most important is the name of your ancestor, > when they were born and where they have lived. If the only ancestor > you know is a grandparent or great grandparent, please state the last > known place they lived. > > Many of our list members have CDs, books and are members of paid > websites, where they can look up data to assist you in your research. > > If your ancestor left Poland, your first goal is to try to learn where > they are born. Records where they lived after leaving Poland will > assist you in learning this. > > Records, which you can find in the US are, but are not limited to > civil and religious records: church registers, ship manifests, Social > Security card applications, church and civil marriage records, > children’s records of birth, death certificates, obituaries, > baptisms and military records. > > When you write to us, please also state what records you have found on > your family member. This way members will not be finding data you > already have available. > > Records in Poland are filed by where people lived and by their > religion. Therefore, it is important to state what their religion was > when you submit your query. > > Please submit all queries to [email protected] I > wish you a smoothe journey in your research. > > Sincerely, > > Tina Ellis Listowner > > > > > To post a message to this list, send your email to: > > [email protected] > > Please note that all messages posted to this mailing list are also > added to the list archives on RootsWeb.com > > General information about the mailing list, including links to the > list archives, can be found at: > > > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/POL/PolandBorderSurnames.html > > > To unsubscribe from the list, including the list digest, please send > an email to [email protected] with the word > "unsubscribe" in the subject and the body of the email with no > additional text. > > Sincerely, > > The POLANDBORDERSURNAMES List Administrator > [email protected] >