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Location Mailing Lists are those
that pertain to a specific locale. Some
of the lists are state-wide, some
county-wide. There are even mailing
lists for genealogical information
relative to a specific city. If your
research is place-specific, either in a
U.S. state or a foreign country, these
are the lists to join.
As far as
posting guidelines, each list has its
own rules, but generally common sense
prevails. You are requested to post
messages which are on-topic. For
example, if you join a mailing list
whose topic is Shelby County, Indiana,
post messages about your ancestors and
research in Shelby County, not New
Orleans.
Next, be polite. We
genealogists tend to be a polite bunch,
but the occasional odd duck does appear.
If someone posts an offensive message,
just contact the list administrator and
let them deal with any problem. Carry on
personal correspondence with other group
members off-list, via e-mail, if what
you have to say is only of interest to
you and the other person.
When
you subscribe to a mailing list you will
automatically receive an e-mail
detailing any rules regarding posting to
the list, plus information on how to
unsubscribe. Make sure you keep this
initial e-mail, otherwise if you want to
unsubscribe, you won't remember how.
When you join mailing lists, the
chances are very good that someone on
the list will be researching one of your
surnames, or one of the locations your
ancestors lived, i.e. a particular
county or country of origin. Mailing
lists optimize your chances for success.
Many researchers have made the most
progress in climbing their family tree
thanks to mailing lists.
Mailing Lists for Spokane County
WASPOKAN - A mailing list
for anyone with a genealogical interest in
Spokane County, Washington. You must be a
subscriber to post to the list. To subscribe
send the word "subscribe" (without the
quotes) as the only text in the body of a
message to
waspokan-l-request@rootsweb.com
(mail mode) or
waspokan-d-request@rootsweb.com
(digest mode).
EWANIDA - A mailing list for anyone with a
genealogical interest in Eastern Washington
and Northern Idaho. You must be a subscriber
to post to the list. To subscribe send the
word "subscribe" (without the quotes) as the
only text in the body of a message to
ewanida-l-request@rootsweb.com
(mail mode) or
ewanida-d-request@rootsweb.com
(digest mode).
WA-INDIAN-TRIBES -
A mailing list for
anyone researching their Indian ancestors to
discuss and share information regarding
Indian tribes that lived in or traveled
through Washington. To subscribe send the
word "subscribe" (without the quotes) as the
only text in the body of a message to
wa-indian-tribes-l-request@rootsweb.com
(mail mode) or
wa-indian-tribes-d-request@rootsweb.com
(digest mode)
WA-INDIAN-CEMETERIES - A mailing list for
those searching for their Washington Native
American ancestors. Many of the cemeteries
have been destroyed over the years and with
others' help, possibly this list will help
find lost Indian ancestors. To subscribe
send the word "subscribe" (without the
quotes) as the only text in the body of a
message to
wa-indian-cemeteries-l-request@rootsweb.com
(mail mode) or
wa-indian-cemeteries-d-request@rootsweb.com
(digest mode)
Information about Mailing
Lists
Cyndi's List gives you
more information than anyone about
Mailing Lists, she also does a great job
on
Newsgroups
John Fuller's Genealogy Resources on the
Internet gives descriptions of all
mailing lists.
Washington Lists
Give mailing lists a try,
you won't be sorry!! |
