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Sometime along 'bout 1995 (it's been a busy time - the exact date escapes me) I was subscribed to ROOTS-L and then along came KYROOTS.
Suddenly there was a "need" for state level lists. In a lot of ways it made sense, because you could focus your search, but there was concern that there would be too many duplicate messages and too much traffic as people subscribed to every list that was available.
I decided the need was real and started INROOTS, TNROOTS, and VA/WVA-ROOTS. Other lists followed until North America was blanketed.
About a year later people decided they wanted to focus their searches on a family, instead of a region, and so the family lists were started. That was soon followed by smaller regions, such as West Texas. Along the way some other non-genealogical lists were started, too.
By May, 1997 over 1,300 lists were running on the mail server in my office. Then we were hit by a spammer. He sent tens of thousands of messages through my server, not once but several times. Because the software I was using had inadequate security, I had no choice but to shut down the system.
Luckily for the 200+ list owners, the Brian Leverich and Karen Isaacson stepped forward and offered to change the lists-for-a-fee policy at rootsweb and give all the lists a home.
Most of the lists, including my family lists, moved there in late May, 1997. The regional lists I kept at I.U. and put on listserv.
I call these "my" lists because I maintain them. Actually, they belong to the subscribers, because they are the ones who use them and benefit from them. Without them, there would be no lists.
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Regional lists,
Family lists,
Special Interest Lists
Archives,
Other links,
Common Problems,
Listserv help,
Home page
To join any
of the lists here at Indiana.edu, click the 
mail
icon. In the body of the message, type
SUB listname Your Name
as in SUB INROOTS-L Abe Lincoln
then send the message.
| ARKANSAS-ROOTS-L | |
| CANADIAN-ROOTS-L | |
| DEEP-SOUTH-ROOTS-L | Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida |
| IA-NEB-ROOTS-L | Iowa, Nebraska |
| ILLINOIS-ROOTS-L | |
| INROOTS-L | |
| LOUISIANA-ROOTS-L | |
| MI-WI-ROOTS-L | Michigan, Wisconsin |
| MID-ATLANTIC-ROOTS-L | Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, District of Columbia) |
| MISSOURI-ROOTS-L | |
| NC-SC-ROOTS-L | the Carolinas |
| NewYork-ROOTS-L | |
| NORTHEAST-ROOTS-L | Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut |
| OHIO-ROOTS-L | |
| PENNSYLVANIA-ROOTS-L | |
| TEXAHOMA-ROOTS-L | Texas, Oklahoma |
| TNROOTS-L | |
| VA-WVA-ROOTS-L | Virginia, West Virginia |
| WESTERN-ROOTS-L | HI, AK, WA, OR, CA, NV, AR, UT, CO, NM, ID, MT, WY |
| INDIAN-ROOTS-L | Native American genealogy |
| INDIAN-HERITAGE-L | Native American genealogy and current issues. This is a closed list. Subscription requests will be reviewed and approved after receipt. Failure to follow list rules and guidelines will result in being dropped from the list. |
| NA-FORUM-L | Native American genealogy and current issues. |
| INHERITED-ILLNESSES-L | discussions on all aspects of inherited diseases |
| INSCRIPTIONS-L | discussions on tombstone inscriptions |
| RareBooks-L | rare books and periodicals, genealogical and others |
| WW20-ROOTS-L | Genealogy as it relates to 20th Century wars |
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Regional lists,
Family lists,
Special Interest Lists
Archives,
Other links,
Common Problems,
Listserv help,
Home page
I also
own some family lists. You join these the same way as the regional lists.
| ASHER-L | |
| CHITWOOD-L | |
| POLLEY-L | includes Pauley, Pawley, etc. |
| RICHARDSON-L | includes Richeson and similar variations |
| STEPHENS-L | includes Stevens, Stevenson, Stephenson |
Shortcut
Regional lists,
Family lists,
Special Interest Lists
Archives,
Other links,
Common Problems,
Listserv help,
Home page
Let me mention some other special interest
lists I own before getting back to genealogy.
| BibleStudy-L | a scheduled set of Bible study lessons; here's the schedule. |
| BibleTalk-L | a list for Biblical discussions on any topic |
| DEVOTIONALS-L | subscribers get a daily, uplifting message and can post prayer requests |
| BASKET-L | a discussion list for basket weavers |
| COUNTRY-L | for country music lovers |
| GOSPEL-L | for gospel music lovers |
| PRAYERS-FOR-PETS-L | A list to share prayers when pets are lost or endangered |
| STEPHEN-MINISTRY-L | A list for sharing information about Stephen Ministries |
| HUNTDOG-L | hounds & hunting |
| MED-STUDENTS-L | for medical students, also see their web page) |
For links to the web sites of many of the gospel groups, check this site.
Shortcut
Regional lists,
Family lists,
Special Interest Lists
Archives,
Other links,
Common Problems,
Listserv help,
Home page
The list archives from the pre-listserv/rootsweb days are not lost, but they are not yet available. I'm still working on those.
To see the listserv (regional, etc.) archives, go to I.U.'s archive page.
For a good primer on searching archives, go to this page.
You can also get the official guide to searching the archives database by sending GET LISTDB MEMO to listserv@listserv.indiana.edu (although the web link above is the best way to search them).
Shortcut
Regional lists,
Family lists,
Special Interest Lists
Archives,
Other links,
Common Problems,
Listserv help,
Home page
There are many links to other lists. One list you should consider is a relatively new effort to form an Internet International Genealogical Society. Join the list (put subscribe in the body of your message) and learn what it's all about.
GEN-NYS-L (another New York list; put SUBSCRIBE in the message)
KANSAS-L
(SUB KANSAS-L - this is primarily history.)
KS-KIN-L
(SUB KS-KIN-L Your Name - this is for
genealogy.)
KYROOTS (SUB KYROOTS Your Name)
For Native American links, check here and here.
NDSDMN-L (The Dakotas and Minnesota; put SUBSCRIBE in the subject)
NEBRROOTS (SUB NEBRROOTS Your Name - another Nebraska list)
VA-ROOTS (SUB VA-ROOTS Your Name - another list for Virginia [only])
Be sure to visit John Fuller's page. It has hundreds (thousands?) of lists named there for genealogists. He and I worked together (and now he and Karen at rootsweb) to track all the lists that get started. Another place to look is here.
Perhaps the most extensive listing I've ever seen is Cyndi Howell's page. Be sure to check it out!
Also, check rootsweb's listings for all they have to offer.
A site to match counties with cities is here.
For you Indiana searchers, you can find addresses and information on county health departments here.
Below is a list of genealogy related sites. This was not put together by me, so credit goes to others (I'm just not sure who). I haven't checked all of them. Let me know if you find any problems.
Rootsweb, Civil War ... subscribe [sent to] CIVIL-WAR-L-request@rootsweb.com
Civil War **excellent**
Funeral Homes
Forms
PA Archives
Mining accidents
Locating people if you only have the telephone number
Allen Co. Public Library
Foreign language translation problems
Maps of Devon England
super hyperlinks (in case none of these work)
Link 1 Link 2
Lost seamen from Gloucester from 1830's to present
Obituarys
Subscribe to the Obituary Daily Times email ... send subscribe to
GEN-OBIT-Request@apple.rootsweb.com
Vital Records Research Directory
Civil war at the National Archives
History of the GAR
1895 US Atlas
A copy of The Freedom of Information Act
NARA forms for records
Genealogy lessons
Books
Free CD searchs
New York State Library
Photos Fallen Leaves
Photos
Photos
Photos
Photos
Photos
Bibles and Documents
Surname orgins
Renting Census Microfilms from American Genealogical Lending Library
Interview questionaires ... # 1 # 2
Finding people on the net ... # 1 # 2
Post a search for individuals on the net
Internet's largest collection of e-mail addresses and white pages
Directory assistance, white pages
International telephone directory
Search for change of address or express mail tracking
Owsley Co. KY
Treepad note organizer
You can also use the following form to search for telephone numbers and e-mail addresses (it's not perfect, but you may get a hit).
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Ancestry Home Town
Census Bureau GAZETTEER
All
COUNTIES in the U.S.
Geological Survey
FIND A SITE IN
THE U.S.
Genealogy Toolbox
Journal
of Online Genealogy
Mark McCune's home page
Rand Genealogy Club
Twenty Ways
to Avoid Genealogical Grief
Vital Records: United
States
Many
other genealogy links
SEARCHING THE WEB
Non-genealogy other links:
Related to HuntDog-L on this server is GunDog-L (put SUB GUNDOG-L Your Name is a message sent here.
GREEK-QUESTIONS is a list devoted to the study and meaning of Greek text in the bible. Put subscribe in the body of your message.
WORD FOR TODAY is a daily devotional message list. Put SUBSCRIBE WFT Your Name in the body of the message.
Many people want to know where to find Lists of lists
for topics other than genealogy. Try these web sites: List
of lists
List of lists
Lists associated
with disabilities
List of
ISPs
