Does Deja News carry all these messages? I have used that as a source for other things. I would try it but for some reason my email is working but I can't get the internet connections to work. The have found that GenForum has been the best of any of the query sites for me...except for Sloan. Just one example of about twenty surnames, I put in my Colclough gggrandmother and within three days had seven different people respond and now have the line back to about 700AD documented and numerous other surnames to work with. Lots of Sloans use this list, just not my line. So I go on looking for the father of James Sloan, Kittanning Pa. Beth Sloan -----Original Message----- From: Franklin E. Mitchell <fmitchel@panama.phoenix.net> To: SLOAN-SLONE-L@rootsweb.com <SLOAN-SLONE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, April 29, 1999 08:30 Subject: Re: [SLOAN-SLONE-L] sloan searches >BHold1@aol.com wrote: >> >> I am unable to use the interactive search on the Sloan list. Does any know >> the reason for this? Is there another way I can search the archives of the >> Sloan list? >> Bettye >> >> ==== SLOAN-SLONE Mailing List ==== >> To post a message to the list: email SLOAN-SLONE-L@rootsweb.com >> The message will be posted to both the list mode and digest mode. > >The Sloan-Slone List is not part of the "interactive" search, yet. >I've found that the interactive list doesn't work very well. If you ask >for John Sloan you get all Johns and all Sloans. > >To search the Sloan-Slone list, do this: > >1. go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/searches/ >2. From the Table of contents, select: > Search a million messages from over 6,300 mailing lists >3. In the "name of list" box, type: sloan-slone >4. Type in your query > >For example, type in Agnes Auld for the year 1999 and you'll get the 3 >messages recently posted. > >If you type in: John Sloan for the year 1998 you get 97 matches. >Iy you type in: (John Sloan) and westmoreland you get 2 messages >concerning John Sloan of Westmoreland Co. Pa. > >It's a nice search engine. Remember, if you're looking for a common name >it be easier to look for the spouse or a combination like: (John Sloan) >and Mary > >Frank Mitchell >List owner > >-- >Apartado 11521, Zona 6 >Panama, Republic of Panama >Phone day 011-507-261-9757 >Email: fmitchel@panama.phoenix.net >Visit "The Sloan Connection" at: >http://www.panama.phoenix.net/~fmitchel/welcome.html > > >==== SLOAN-SLONE Mailing List ==== >Your donations to RootsWeb make this list possible. Support Rootsweb!! >Join or renew your subscription if "it has been a while." >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >