Hello everyone, A posting on another Yorkshire gen list today was most opportune as it reminded me that it has been quite some time since I posted information on the Yorkshire Surnames List and how it can help fellow researchers in Yorkshire. So here goes, very briefly. The YKS Surnames List is hosted by Genuki and guided in all matters, both IT and genealogical, by Colin Hinson. Basically, it is simply a free database containing more than 24,000 submissions. These are surnames that researchers are interested in, as they relate to Yorkshire only, regardless of any other geographical connections they may have. This is why, when posting a surname, we ask you to keep all place names to Yorkshire alone. These are not my surnames and there is no provision for asking or answering queries. For these you need to post a message on one of the genealogy lists for Yorkshire. To find whether there are other researchers interested in the samesurname(s) as you, go to the Index Page at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/YKSlist/. Click on the box of letters that should include the surname in question. You will be taken to a sub-index page. Use your find tool for the surname. Once there, if you check on EMAIL next to a researcher's name, you will get an email address that you can use to contact that person directly with your queries. Some surnames may appear once or several times, depending on the number of people researching them, or even not at all. To submit a surname, you need to either use the form that appears on the Index Page or send the following information to me at ykssurnames@yahoo.com. Please do not use the email address from which I am posting this information. This must be repeated for each surname you are submitting. SURNAME (in all capitals) Place (if there is none, leave blank) Date(s) (if you have them, if not, leave blank) Your contact name (full name, first name, nickname, whatever you like. I will not accept any submissions w/o a name of some kind) Your email address Your website (if you have one, if not, leave blank) Sadly, some people forget to inform me when they change their email addresses and as a consequence, all attempts at contacting them are met with bouncing emails. I am always happy to update email addresses or website links and any information you may wish for a surname you have previously submitted. An email to ykssurnames@yahoo.com (with details of the OLD and NEW email and other relative information) is all it takes. Likewise, if you have been bounced, please let me know so that I can delete all the faulty submissions. I do hate it when people are so inconvenienced... If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me. Magdalena -- *MAGDALENA GORRELL GUIMARAENS* YKS SURNAMES LIST Administrator ykssurnames@yahoo.com http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/YKSlist/ -- AIIC Mail - A service provided by the International Association of Conference Interpreters --- http://aiic.net <http://aiic.net%20>