I thought some of you might be interested in this :) Jeannie >______________________________X-Message: #3 >Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 22:44:58 -0400 >From: "Kelly Courtney-Blizzard" <Kellygirl3398@mpinet.net> >To: VAGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <015801c0371c$a41f4aa0$38da35d8@kellybli> >Subject: [VAGEN-L] Census Lookup Mailing lists >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Hello Everyone ! I have had to reword and rework the guidelines for the >CENSUS-LOOKUP mailing lists and also include subscription instructions. I am >sending these below. The lists have been growing like crazy since I created >them three days ago and I expect the growth to continue as the word spreads. >Please feel free to forward this to anyone you feel may be interested in >joining. Of course the more people we have the more help we will be for each >other. Please keep in mind that we are only a few days old and if your >lookup request is not answered, try again in a week or two. Some of the >state lists have already reached over 150 subscribers <G> Others have not >been "advertised" as much and have fewer members. Hang in there and don't >get discouraged if your not answered right away, these lists will be a great >asset to our research after we reach the people and let them know that these >lists are available. I am encouraging everyone to send this email to their >surname and county mailing lists as well as to our cousins. Finally, If you >have the material to help a fellow researcher, please use it. Thanks, Kelly >Kellygirl3398@mpinet.net > >(Subscription information at the end of this e-mail) > >Guidelines for posting to the lists: >Established 11 October 2000 > >EMAIL SUBJECT LINES: >COUNTY,YEAR,SURNAME > >NO FLAMING or you will be unsubbed without notice. By this I mean not only >being rude or mean to each other but there will be NO and I do mean NO >debating here about the Census Projects. This list is for everyone who wants >to research. > >NO General requests such as "all Smiths in all counties" >Be specific, Name the County, Family you are looking for and also the year. >Try to supply as much info as possible. > >LIMIT your requests to ONE PER CENSUS YEAR and SURNAME > >My Mama taught me that Thank you and Please are always nice too :) > > > >A few people have emailed me asking how to sign up for the new >lists and what to do. >- ------------------------------------------------------------------- > >1. All lists are > >XX-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L-request@rootsweb.com >XX-CENSUS-LOOKUP-D-request@rootsweb.com > > >The XX is to be removed and the two letter abbreviation for the state >you are looking in added in its place. > >Examples: > >MI-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L-request@rootsweb.com > >CA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L-request@rootsweb.com > >IL-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L-request@rootsweb.com > > >2. So, send an email to the one of your choice (make sure to have the > state). Put NOTHING in the subject line. In the body of the email > write only: > >subscribe > > Then send it on :) > >3. POSTING to the new census lists: > >A. Send it to XX-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com (supply the two letter state >code for the XX again) > >B: Subject line MUST have the following: > County/Year/Surname > >Example: Saginaw/1850/Smith > > >C: In the body of the email: > >List whom you are looking for. >Supply as much information as you can. >Birthplace, ages, occupation, etc. > >D: Mail it on! > >That's it folks :) > >I hope that helped. I have put the list of states and two letter codes >below for you. > > > AL Alabama > AK Alaska > AZ Arizona > AR Arkansas > > CA California > CO Colorado > CT Connecticut > > DC District Of Columbia > DE Delaware > > FL Florida > > GA Georgia > > HI Hawaii > > ID Idaho > IL Illinois > IN Indiana > IA Iowa > > KS Kansas > KY Kentucky > > LA Louisiana > > ME Maine > MD Maryland > MA Massachusetts > MI Michigan > MN Minnesota > MS Mississippi > MO Missouri > MT Montana > > NE Nebraska > NV Nevada > NH New Hampshire > NJ New Jersey > NM New Mexico > NY New York > NC North Carolina > ND North Dakota > > OH Ohio > OK Oklahoma > OR Oregon > > PA Pennsylvania > > RI Rhode Island > > SC South Carolina > SD South Dakota > > TN Tennessee > TX Texas > > UT Utah > > VT Vermont > VA Virginia > > WA Washington (state) > WV West Virginia > > WI Wisconsin > WY Wyoming ************* Now Available: "The Descendants of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant and son of Sir John Clay of Wales" Also available: "The Descendants of James Bailey & Lucy Simms" For more info: http://www.trellis.net/users/madamx