Celia G. Snyder wrote: > > Hi R-Gang Cousins! > > I received the following email today and I need your help - especially with > the surname variations and any other suggestions to include in the > description. > > Thanks! > > Celia > > >From: JohnF14246 <[email protected]> > >Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 07:38:54 EDT > >To: [email protected] > >Mime-Version: 1.0 > >Subject: Rudd Mailing List > >Status: RO > > > >Hi Celia: > > > >I see that you have started a Rudd mailing list. I would like to > >include an entry for it in the Genealogy Resources on the > >Internet file to go along with your ILCHAMPA entry. If you agree, > >I propose the following ... all I need are any surname variations > >that you are interested in. > > > >"RUDD. A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of > >information regarding the Rudd surname and variations (e.g., ???) > >in any place and at any time. Mailing address for postings is > >[email protected] To subscribe send the word "subscribe" > >(without the quotes) as the only text in the body of a message to > >[email protected] (mail mode) or > >[email protected] (digest mode)." > > > >FYI, as you know, the entries on my web pages are considered to > >be the "official" descriptions of genealogy mailing lists. You > >may not be aware that I pass the entries we agree on to Karen > >Isaacson (rootsweb), Cyndi Howells, and Vicki Lindsay so they can > >add the information to their web pages. This way you get > >advertising on the four sites that really count ... and they are > >all consistent. It also saves you the time and trouble of writing > >to them. I will also post the entry to the NEW-GENLIST mailing > >list to provide additional exposure. If I mentioned this before, > >please forgive the repetition ... I am corresponding with so many > >list owners that I forget who has been told what :) > > > >Looking forward to hearing from you. > > > >John Fuller > >[email protected] > > > >Coauthor of Genealogy Resources on the Internet > > http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/internet.html > >Link to Channel Islands researchers around the world > > http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/ci.html > > Hi, Celia, I don't think we should get into name variations, other than perhaps RUD (only one D). I believe that ROOD/RUDE is a completely different line, even though I know there were some with that surname from Norwich, CT, where many RUDD people were (Jonathan's descendants). I'll be glad to go along with what others want, however. Best, Joann