************************************************************* (PLEASE READ THIS LIST'S DESCRIPTION AFTER THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW. ALSO READ THE LISTOWNER'S NOTES ABOUT WHAT IS ALLOWED ON THIS LIST AND ACCEPTED RULES OF BEHAVIOR.) ************************************************************* Welcome to the SURNAME-QUERY-L mailing list! You are currently subscribed in "mail mode", which means that you will receive every posting made to SURNAME-QUERY as a separate e-mail. The directions on how to change to digest mode are given below. 1. How to unsubscribe. Send a message to SURNAME-QUERY-L-request@rootsweb.com That contains (in the body of the message) the command: unsubscribe And NO additional text. Not your name, not your email address, no signature element. JUST THAT ONE WORD !!!!! 2. How to subscribe. Whatever you just did worked, or you'd not be getting this message. 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You don't need to send it explicitly to both. For your verification, a transcript of the original sub- scription request is included at the end of this Welcome Message. *****READ THIS*****READ THIS*****READ THIS***** SURNAME-QUERY-L: This List is a place for users to send queries on specific SURNAME searches. It is also a place where anyone, who is able to help a researcher, to post that help. If you see a query and are able to provide some data, please post it back to the List for all users to see. If you send it privately only to the one who sent the query, you are helping only one person. If you post it here, you are potentially helping many. Where a List already exists for a surname a user sends in, subscribers will let the user know the name of the List, how to subscribe, etc. For surnames for which a List doesn't exist, we will encourage all subscribers to help out if they have pertinent information. If you want to conduct a search yourself for a particular SURNAME List, you may log on to John Fuller's "Genealogy Resources on the Internet". John accesses all the servers where there are genealogy links and keeps an up-to-date searchable database for Lists covering SURNAMES, States, Regions, Areas, Foreign Countries, Ethnic Groups, Nationalities, Counties, etc. Here is the URL to use to log on to his site: http://users.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html *****READ THIS !!!!!***** SUBJECT LINES: PLEASE, DO NOT make such subject lines such as: "My Surnames", "My Lines", "Searching for Surnames", "Please Help", "Need Info", etc., etc. Most folks on the Net have limited time and don't have the time to read every post that is downloaded from the Lists to which they subscribe. Therefore, they open ONLY those that show promise of information on the SURNAMES they are researching. IF YOU TYPE A "GENERIC" SUBJECT LINE, THE CHANCES ARE YOU WILL GET VERY FEW RESPONSES. Make the Subject line meaningful, e.g., BROWN, Charles; 1740-1813; England>PA>KY MUNSEY Family; 1795-1852; NY>PA>GA In other words, give the name as completely as possible; give the known dates; and finally, give the locations to show, if known, country of origin, place arrived in America, and migration of family members to other states. Users get tired of seeing email from people who won't take the time to type a meaningful subject line. If posters don't think it important enough to let us know whom they are seeking, then why should they expect answers? Keep your queries confined to few enough names to get them all in the subject line. And, please, type the SURNAMES in ALL CAPS. It makes it easy to see at a glance what they are, and it sure is a lot easier to pick them out of the body text. **********(NO OFF-TOPIC POSTS ALLOWED !!!!!)********** No other subjects will be allowed on this List. 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Have fun and "Happy Hunting", Ron Lahti SURNAME-QUERY-L List Maintainer mailto:skyhawk@digisys.net Ron Lahti 280 Echo Lake Road Bigfork, Montana 59911 Phone given by email only. ICQ UIN# 500984 or 5022200 --