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AHTA
For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the Anti-Horse Thief Association (AHTA) and the people associated with it.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/AHTA.html
ALIAS-AKA
Discussion of given names or surnames that have been changed, primarily without leaving any legal record.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/ALIAS-AKA.html
Aussie-Gen-Research Mailing List
Australia's Genealogical Research Mailing List. A list where one may meet other genealogists and historians and research under an umbrella of friendship and good will.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ausgenres/
Australian Genealogy
Tips, announcements and general discussion.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Australiangenealogy/
BackToThePast
For people who want to discuss old stories and photos that help to place the lives of their ancestors in context.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/BACKTOTHEPAST.html
Genealogy Research Club
For surname queries and helpful tips on your research.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/genealogyresearchclub/
Genealogy UK
For anything to do with the study of family history in England, Scotland and Wales.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/genealogyuk/
Genealogy-Publishing
Information on publishing genealogical material.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GENEALOGY-PUBLISHING.html
Genealogy-Research-Club
For novice genealogists to discuss and share information that will help them improve their genealogical research skills.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GENEALOGY-RESEARCH-CLUB.html
Genealogy-Treasures
For for anyone interested in discussing the preservation of documents, pictures, family heirlooms and other treasures left to us by ancestors.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GENEALOGY-TREASURES.html
Gen-Editor
For editors or publishers of genealogical, surname and family newsletters to have a place to discuss and share ideas and tips.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GEN-EDITOR.html
Gen-Events
Discussing and sharing of information regarding schedules, topics and speakers for genealogy events worldwide including conferences, meetings, and conventions.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GEN-EVENTS.html
Gen-Fraternal
For family historians using fraternal or benevolent society resources in their research. This includes identifying gravemarker symbols as well as organizational regalia in photographs, jewelry, and other sources to establish an ancestor's membership in an organization.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GEN-FRATERNAL.html
GenHumor
For the exchange of genealogy and family humor including poems and jokes.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GenHumor.html
Gen-Newbie
The list discusses genealogy, family history, computer applications, and a wide variety of other topics with a goal of assisting anyone who wants community coaching.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GEN-NEWBIE.html
Genphoto
Everything you want to know about genealogy and family photographs.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/genphoto/
Gen-Pitfalls
For the exchange of information and suggestions concerning genealogy pitfalls encountered by all genealogy researchers.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GEN-PITFALLS.html
Gen-Royal
Royal families, including non-Royal ancestors and descendants of the Royals.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GEN-ROYAL.html
Gen-Site-Swap
The swapping of good genealogy URLs.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GEN-SITE-SWAP.html
Gen-Stories
Family legends and lore.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GEN-STORIES.html
GenSwap
Exchanging research time and swapping records for records with others.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GenSwap.html
GenTips
For for the sharing of genealogy research tips, advice and ideas. The list is useful for both beginning genealogists and experts.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GenTips.html
GenToday
A read-only mailing list for the distribution of the online newsletter, Genealogy Today, which contains informative how-to articles on researching ancestors, tips, new books on the market, coming events and queries.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GenToday.html
Gen-Travel-Europe
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding travel to and within Europe in search of information on ancestors.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GEN-TRAVEL-EUROPE.html
Gen-Travel-US
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding travel to and within the United States in search of information on ancestors.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GEN-TRAVEL-US.html
Gen-Trivia-Universal
Genealogy trivia collected from any country.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GEN-TRIVIA-UNIVERSAL.html
Gen-Unsolved-Mysteries
For mysterious disappearances or appearances, unsolved murders, questionable incarcerations, and other mysterious or unsolved events in an ancestor's life.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GEN-UNSOLVED-MYSTERIES.html
German Genealogy
General mailing list for research in Germany, as well as German Immigrants to other countries.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/german_genealogy/
Good-Shepherd-Homes
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the thousands of girls and young women who passed through the Houses of the Good Shepherd over the last several hundred years.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GOOD-SHEPHERD-HOMES.html
Historical Elections
Discussion of historical elections as they pertain to genealogy.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/HISTORICAL-ELECTIONS.html
Homespun
For those who want to have a bit of fun reminiscing.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/HOMESPUN.html
Huguenot - Walloon
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the French Huguenots and Belgium Walloons who fled to the West Indies, the Netherlands, and the United States in the 17th century.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/HUGUENOT-WALLOON.html
Immi-Grand
For those attempting to do genealogical research whose grandparents or parents arrived in the USA after 1875.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/IMMI-GRAND.html
Internet_Genealogy
For the sharing of information, URLs and ideas for ways of using the Internet for research.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/Internet_Genealogy.html
London-Companys
For anyone with an interest in the family networks within the Company's of London (e.g., Virginia Company, Massachusetts Bay Company, Somers Islands Company, East India Company).
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/LONDON-COMPANYS.html
LookUp
Free lookups from volunteers.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/LOOKUP.html
Lost_Newbies
For people who are new to genealogy and/or the use of the Internet in genealogical research.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/Lost_Newbies.html
Medical-Genealogy
Discussing and sharing of information regarding ancestors' medical histories, old diseases, the practice of medicine in the past.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/MEDICAL-GENEALOGY.html
Memory-Lane
Reflections and discussion on ancestors.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/MEMORY-LANE.html
Moms_N_Me-Roots
To aid moms of all ages, but especially those with young children, in researching their family.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/MOMS_N_ME-ROOTS.html
NewGen
Created to assist those who are quite new to genealogy.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/NEWGEN.html
New-GenList
For announcing new genealogy mailing lists.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/NEW-GENLIST.html
New-Gen-URL
For the posting of information on genealogy-related web sites in order to save researchers time in locating new web sites and determining the location of significant web resources.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/NEW-GEN-URL.html
Newspaper-Abstracts
For the submission of abstracts, extracts and links from United States newspapers published prior to 1931. Newspapers contain much of the information that may not be found elsewhere such as births, marriages, deaths, and court notices.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/NEWSPAPER-ABSTRACTS.html
Nostalgia
Reflect on the old ways and how families used to be.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/NOSTALGIA.html
Notable-Women-Ancestors
The discussion of female ancestors and methods of researching women.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/NOTABLE-WOMEN-ANCESTORS.html
NY-CAN-NY
For Canadians who are researching their New York ancestors and New Yorkers who are researching their Canadian ancestors.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/NY-CAN-NY.html
Oh Genealogy
A group dedicated to Ohio genealogy.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ohgenealogy/
Old-Austro-Hungarian-Newspapers
For anyone with a genealogical interest in old Austro-Hungarian newspapers and the persons who worked for them.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/OLD-AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN-NEWSPAPERS.html
Olive Tree Genealogy Mailing Lists
Genealogy and history lists covering: Mennonites, Palatines, Huguenots, and Walloons. Surname lists for Vollick, Van Alstyne, Van Slyke, Vrooman and others.
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/lists/maillists.shtml
One-Place-Study
For anyone who is actively involved in studying a single parish or group of parishes in the United Kingdom as well as those who are about to embark on such a project.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/ONE-PLACE-STUDY.html
Orphanages
Tips on how to research family who were in orphanages.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/ORPHANAGES.html
ProResearchers
For professional researchers to discuss their industry.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/ProResearchers.html
Psychic-Roots
The coincidences that occur while researching. Are they just coincidences?
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/PSYCHIC-ROOTS.html
Queries
For the posting of genealogical queries about anyone living any place at any time, and the discussion of queries as a tool for genealogical research
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/QUERIES.html
Research-HowTo
Overall how-to list for research ranging from shipslists, logs, web research and various other topics.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/RESEARCH-HOWTO.html
Research-Trip
For anyone who is planning a research trip to share tips and discuss all aspects of logistics, resources, and hotels.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/RESEARCH-TRIP.html
Rockingchair-Roots
For seniors who are new to genealogy.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS.html
Roots
The largest and most diverse mailing list on genealogy.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/ROOTS.html
Roots-L
One of the oldest and largest email discussion lists for those interested in family history and genealogy. Contains message archives, and links to other resources.
http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/
RootsWeb-Review
Contains news and notes from RootsWeb.com and is available to anyone and sent automatically to everyone subscribed to one of the RootsWeb-hosted genealogy mailing lists.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/RootsWeb-Review.html
RVing-Genealogist
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the conduct of genealogy research while traveling in a recreational vehicle
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/RVING-GENEALOGIST.html
Scandinavian-Surnames
Discussing and sharing of information regarding Scandinavian surnames and given names.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/SCANDINAVIAN-SURNAMES.html
Scots-Origins
For research and discussion of Scottish origins.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scots-origins/
Senior-Newbie
For people of all ages who would like help learning to use the Internet and their computer for genealogy purposes in a safe environment, without being made to feel stupid.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/SENIOR-NEWBIE.html
Shipwreck
For anyone with a genealogical interest in shipwrecks and persons lost at sea, on inland waterways, on lakes and other bodies of water.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/SHIPWRECK.html
Slovak-Roots
For genealogy research, queries and assistance in locating information on ancestors who were from areas of the former Austria-Hungary empire and/or the former Czechoslovakia.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SLOVAK-ROOTS/
19th - Century
Genealogy in the 19th century.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/19TH-CENTURY.html
UFO-Roots
For those whose ancestors arrived from outer space to make connections with others sharing this problem, discuss their ancestry, and provide advice on possible avenues for further research.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/UFO-ROOTS.html
Vintage-Photos
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding vintage photos including, but not restricted to, proper storage, preservation, restoration, aging and dating, restoration software, photo types and materials used, restoration assistance, and scanning options.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/VINTAGE-PHOTOS.html
Webpage-Announce
A read-only mailing list for weekly announcements of new Rootsweb user webpages.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/WEBPAGE-ANNOUNCE.html
West-Indies
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the island groups that form the West Indies including Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Leeward and Windward Islands.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/WEST-INDIES.html
Witch-Hunting
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the ancestors and descendants of any person mentioned in original records related to witch hunting.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/WITCH-HUNTING.html
Y-IRL
For those who seek information on their Irish ancestors.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Y-IRL/
Genealogy-Chat-Friend
For beginning and experienced genealogical researchers.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GENEALOGY-CHAT-FRIEND.html
Genealogy-DNA
For anyone who would like to discuss methods and share results of DNA testing as applied to genealogical research.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GENEALOGY-DNA.html
Genealogy-LookUp
Lookups and advice on research.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GENEALOGY-LOOKUP.html
Bible-Records
Found in family bibles in the possession of subscribers including family surnames, geographic locations of the families, and vital information on family members.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/BIBLE-RECORDS.html
Bigamy
Discussion of bigamy and illegitimacy including how they affect genealogy research, how to effectively research their occurrences, and how to record them.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/BIGAMY.html
Brickwall
For those most elusive ancestors you can find nothing on.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Brickwall/
BritishHomeChildren
For anyone who has a genealogical interest in the 100,000 British Home Children - alleged orphans - who were emigrated to Canada by 50 child care organizations 1870-1948.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/BRITISHHOMECHILDREN.html
Byegone-Towns
For anyone who is interested in towns, communities, and settlements that are no longer found on the maps and seem to have become lost in time.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/BYEGONE-TOWNS.html
Copyright
The discussion of copyright issues, particularly as they pertain to genealogical matters.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/COPYRIGHT.html
Cousins-Maybe
For anyone who has multiple listings of one or more surnames in their family tree and is having problems linking these listings.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/COUSINS-MAYBE.html
Cyndi's List - Mailing Lists
Lists specific genealogical or historical discussions via e-mail. Organized by subject.
http://www.cyndislist.com/mailing.htm
CyndisList
A read only list to provide readers with daily updates of Cyndis List: a directory of genealogy related sites.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/CyndisList.html
DearMyrtle
A read only mailing list for dissemination of DearMYRTLE's Daily Genealogy Column that provides practical, down-to-earth advice for all genealogists.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/DEARMYRTLE.html
Disabled-Genies
For genealogists who have disabilities that sometimes make researching difficult.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/DISABLED-GENIES.html
English Research
For helping people overcome problems with researching their English ancestors and to allow a forum to pass on useful tips and information.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/englishresearch/
Ethics-In-Genealogy
Discussions of ethics, accuracy, integrity, and excellence in genealogical research.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/ETHICS-IN-GENEALOGY.html
Family-History-Month
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding Family History Month.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/FAMILY-HISTORY-MONTH.html
Family-Reunions
Posting the details of upcoming family reunions by surname(s) so that others with an interest in the family line(s) can contact the reunion coordinator.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/FAMILY-REUNIONS.html
Folklore
For the exchange of folklore of ancestors.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/FOLKLORE.html
Free Genealogy Information
General exchange of ideas and information.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freegenealogyinformation/
GenAuthor
For anyone writing or publishing or planning on preparing and publishing a biography, family genealogy book or similar work related to genealogy, history or culture.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GENAUTHOR.html
GenChat
Discussions of anything having to do with genealogy.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GenChat.html
Genealogy Chat Friends
Pooling resources and aiding other researchers.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/genealogychatfriends/
Genealogy Info Research Center
Dedicated to helping new and advanced researchers.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/genealogyinforesearchcenter/
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