ARCHIBALD, Hugh; Ann Jane; Annie; Mary; Charles: Ballymoney, Co. Antrim. BLACK, Rosetta: Ballycastle, Co. Antrim CALDWELL, Ann Jane: Ballymoney, Co. Antrim (Greenock, SCT?) COYLES, Mary Agnes: Ballycastle, Co. Antrim GRAHAM, Alec, Clifford, Tom: Belfast, Co. Antrim/Down JOHNSTON, Ellen, Willie, James, Archie & Dorrie: Ballycastle>Canada KELLY, Ann: Ballycastle, Co. Antrim LATIF, Iris: Ballycastle>Dublin>Chicago, Illinois, USA LAVERTY, Ann: Ballycastle, Co. Antrim McCLARTY, Wm. John, Archy: Ballycastle, Co. Antrim McAULEY, Veronica: Co. Antrim>Minnesota, USA PINK, Sarah, Andrew: Ballycastle, Co. Antrim (SCT?) STEWART, Alex, Ann Jane, Annie, Mary, Henrietta, Adeline,Charles: Co. Antrim Maura wrote: > > SHAMROCK Ancestor Party Guidelines > > The party will begin on Saturday, October 26, and go through Sunday > evening, November 2. > (All times are US Central time, please adjust to suit your time zone.) > > Let's try and "scare up" some ancestors, and make some connections! > > Please follow the guidelines below in order to ensure we all enjoy the > party! > > These are also up at > http://community.webtv.net/shamrockroots/partyguidelines > > Ancestor Party Guidelines > ****************************** > > 1. DON'T put "Ancestor Party" in the subject line! > > 2. Subject line should be your surnames in ALL CAPS with either a comma > (,), dash (-) or something inbetween them to distinguish. Try not to use > / as it makes the surnames run together. > > 3. Locations, dates etc in subject line should be in regular case. > Example subject lines.... > DOE, John - Waterford> NY c. 1700 > DOE, DEER, SMITH, McCarthy to Australia > Due to the volume of mail this party generates, the subject line is VERY > IMPORTANT as many people will only read the ones of interest to them. > > 4. Please send ONE email with all your surnames. If you have a homepage > with more info, include that. Later in the week, you might want to send > another email if you have forgotten some. > > 5. Text of message -- please send ** just the basics** in the text. > Don't tell the life story of these people, just the years, locations -- > the basic facts. If anyone thinks they connect with you, they will > contact you OFF LIST for more details. Don't just send a GEDCOM file. > Follow the KISS procedure (Keep It Simple Sweetie) > > 6. Contact people OFF LIST for details. > (But if you make a connection please let me know.... we always make > some, our record is 4) > > 7. Posts get sent to [email protected] > Sounds simple, but people still send posts to the "request address" > instead of the correct address. Due to the large amount of emails this > generates, I cannot guarantee that your email will ever get to the list > if you don't send it to the correct address. > > 8. This is only for surnames from Ireland.... please don't send every > name in your family tree. > > 9. Remember, mailng lists are archived. Think about what you are going > to send. Use your subject line wisely and keep it simple! > > 10. Those of you with regular questions might want to wait til this is > over to ask them, as your questions might get overlooked in all the > mail. > > And lastly, the regular rules of the SHAMROCK list still apply. Flames > etc should not ever be sent to the list. > > So, enjoy, and may we all "scare" up some ancestors! > > Remember! > > ** Use subject line for surnames, locations and dates > > ** KISS > > ** Posts go to [email protected] > > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > Maura Petzolt [email protected] > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > SHAMROCK ROOTS homepage > http://community.webtv.net/shamrockroots/SHAMROCKROOTS > > Helpful Hints for Successful Searching > http://community.webtv.net/mpetzolt2/helpfulhints > > ==== SHAMROCK Mailing List ==== > ** Remember! No flames, chain > letters, virus warnings or other off > topic posts should be sent to the > SHAMROCK list **