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Soc.genealogy.* - Meta FAQ
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Summary
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This is NOT a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions - with Answers). It is a
META-FAQ i.e. a place to point you to the FAQs and other information
which may be of interest to Genealogists.
This document is part of a regular series of postings which are sent to
all appropriate groups and mailing lists. This particular document is
posted on the 22nd of every month.
The latest version of this document is available from the following
locations
* Via the WWW at the URL
Latest
Version
* Via email by sending the following text in the body of a message to
listserv@meertech.demon.co.uk
get meta-faq
If you have any comments or changes, or any suggestions for new topics
to be included, or you would like to write a note for inclusion in the
archive, then please contact John Woodgate, (john@meertech.demon.co.uk)
Contributions by:
Warren Blatt, Pat Boren, L.M. Dyson, Margaret Olson, John
Berteloot, Michael Emery
Changes For This Version (1.11 - 1996/11/17)
Amended some of the URLs
Copyright and Disclaimer
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Copyright (c) 1996 by John Woodgate. All rights reserved.
This document may be freely redistributed in its entirety without
modification provided that this copyright notice is not removed. It may
not be sold for profit or incorporated in commercial documents without
the prior written permission of the copyright holder. Permission is
expressly granted for this document to be made available for file
transfer from installations offering unrestricted anonymous file
transfer on the Internet.
This document is provided AS IS without any express or implied warranty.
The author may be contacted at 50 Great Meadow Road, Bradley Stoke,
Bristol, BS12 8DA, England.
Contents
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Frequently Asked Questions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. FAQ: Basic newsgroup and mailing list "Netiquette"
2. FAQ: Genealogy Related Newsgroups
3. FAQ: Getting Started
4. The Genealogy Meta-Faq - A Guide To FAQs
5. The soc.genealogy.misc Faq
6. The soc.genealogy.uk+ireland Faq
7. FAQ: posting to soc.genealogy.surnames
8. FAQ: commonly used place name abbreviations
9. FAQ: queries, good and bad
10. FAQ: German surname queries
11. FAQ: WWW for soc.genealogy.surnames / GENNAM-L archives
12. The soc.genealogy.marketplace FAQ
13. The soc.genealogy.jewish FAQ
14. The soc.genealogy.medieval FAQ
15. The soc.genealogy.african FAQ
Other Regular Postings
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Roots Surname List (RSL)
2. Tutorial: How To Get Started
3. Tutorial: Useful Sources To Get You Started
4. Tutorial: Compressed And Archived Files
5. Tutorial: Researching From Abroad
6. Tutorial: Civil Registration
7. Roots Surname List FAQ
8. Suffolk Surname List
9. Northumberland & Durham Surname List
10. UK + I Surname Queries
11. Derbyshire Surname Interest List
12. Cambridgeshire Surname Interest List
13. Devon Surname Interest List
14. Cornish Surname Interest List
15. The Liverpool List
Frequently Asked Questions
--------------------------
1. FAQ: Basic newsgroup and mailing list "Netiquette"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summary
This is a regular posting which outlines the basic newsgroup
and mailing list "Netiquette" which should be followed by
anyone who wishes to post to the soc.genealogy.* hierarchy of
newsgroups and mailing lists.
When is it posted?
The 1st of every month.
Where is it posted?
o alt.genealogy
o slovak-world (mailing list)
o soc.genealogy.african
o soc.genealogy.australia+nz
o soc.genealogy.benelux
o soc.genealogy.computing
o soc.genealogy.german
o soc.genealogy.hispanic
o soc.genealogy.medieval
o soc.genealogy.misc
o soc.genealogy.nordic
o soc.genealogy.slavic
o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
Where is it archived?
The FAQ is available at the following:
o via anonymous FTP from ftp.herald.co.uk in the file
/pub/genuki/netiquette.txt
o via WWW at the URLs
-netiquette
- http://www.meertech.demon.co.uk/genuki/netiquet.htm
o via email from listserv@meertech.demon.co.uk by sending
the following message
get netiquette
2. FAQ: Genealogy Related Newsgroups
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summary
This regular posting contains a list of genealogy related
newsgroups which formed by the soc.genealogy.* hierarchy. It
should be read by anyone who wishes to post to the
soc.genealogy.* hierarchy of newsgroups.
When is it posted?
It is posted on the 8th of every month.
Where is it posted?
o alt.genealogy
o soc.genealogy.african
o soc.genealogy.australia+nz
o soc.genealogy.benelux
o soc.genealogy.computing
o soc.genealogy.hispanic
o soc.genealogy.medieval
o soc.genealogy.misc
o soc.genealogy.nordic
o soc.genealogy.slavic
o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
Where is it archived?
The FAQ is available at the following:
o via anonymous FTP from ftp.herald.co.uk in the file
/pub/genuki/newsgroups.txt
o via WWW at the URLs
-Newsgroups
- http://www.meertech.demon.co.uk/genuki/newsgrou.htm
o via email from listserv@meertech.demon.co.uk by sending
the following message
get newsgroups
3. FAQ: Getting Started
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summary
This regular posting contains a list of pointers and
suggestions to help somebody who is approaching the subject of
Genealogy for the first time. It should be read by anyone who
wishes to post to the soc.genealogy.* newsgroup hierarchy.
When is it posted?
It is posted on the 15th of every month.
Where is it posted?
o alt.genealogy
o soc.genealogy.african
o soc.genealogy.australia+nz
o soc.genealogy.benelux
o soc.genealogy.computing
o soc.genealogy.hispanic
o soc.genealogy.medieval
o soc.genealogy.misc
o soc.genealogy.nordic
o soc.genealogy.slavic
o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
Where is it archived?
The FAQ is available from the following:
o via anonymous FTP from ftp.herald.co.uk in the file
/pub/genuki/new_user.txt
o via WWW at the URLs
- http://www.herald.co.uk/local_info/genuki/new_user.html
- http://www.meertech.demon.co.uk/genuki/new_user.htm
o via email from listserv@meertech.demon.co.uk by sending
the following message
get new_user
4. The Genealogy Meta-Faq - A Guide To FAQs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summary
This is NOT a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions - with Answers).
It is a META-FAQ i.e. a place to point you to the FAQs and
other information which might be of interest to Genealogists.
When is it posted?
It is posted on the 22nd of every month.
Where is it posted?
o alt.answers
o alt.genealogy
o news.answers
o soc.answers
o soc.genealogy.african
o soc.genealogy.australia+nz
o soc.genealogy.benelux
o soc.genealogy.computing
o soc.genealogy.german
o soc.genealogy.hispanic
o soc.genealogy.jewish
o soc.genealogy.marketplace
o soc.genealogy.medieval
o soc.genealogy.misc
o soc.genealogy.nordic
o soc.genealogy.slavic
o soc.genealogy.surnames
o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
o soc.genealogy.west.indies
Where is it archived?
The FAQ is available from the following:
o via anonymous FTP from
- ftp.herald.co.uk in the file
/pub/genuki/meta-faq.txt
- rtfm.mit.edu in the file
/pub/usenet/news.answers/genealogy/meta-faq.
- ftp.uu.net in the file
/usenet/news.answers/genealogy/meta-faq
o via email from
- mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu by sending the following
message
send usenet/news.answers/genealogy/meta-faq
- listserv@meertech.demon.co.uk by sending the
following message
get new_user
o via WWW at the URLs
- http://www.herald.co.uk/local_info/genuki/meta-faq.html
- http://www.meertech.demon.co.uk/genuki/meta-faq.htm
5. The soc.genealogy.misc Faq
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summary
This regular posting contains a list of Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs) and their answers about genealogy or Family
History. It should be read by anyone who wishes to post to the
soc.genealogy.misc newsgroup or to the associated mailing list
GENMSC-L.
When is it posted?
It is posted every 21 days.
Where is it posted?
o alt.answers
o alt.genealogy
o news.answers
o soc.answers
o soc.genealogy.computing
o soc.genealogy.misc
Where is it archived?
The FAQ is available from the following:
o via Anonymous FTP from
- ftp.herald.co.uk in the file
/pub/genuki/socgmisc.txt
- rtfm.mit.edu in the file
/pub/usenet/news.answers/genealogy/misc.
- ftp.uu.net in the file
/usenet/news.answers/genealogy/misc
o via email from
- mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu by sending the following
message
send usenet/news.answers/genealogy/misc
- listserv@meertech.demon.co.uk by sending the
following message
get socgmisc
o via WWW at the following URLs
- http://www.herald.co.uk/local_info/genuki/socgmisc.html
- http://ftp.genhomepage.com/soc.genealogy.misc.html
- http://www.meertech.demon.co.uk/genuki/socgmisc.htm
6. The soc.genealogy.uk+ireland Faq
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summary
This regular posting contains a list of Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs) and their answers about Genealogy or Family
History based in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the off-shore
islands. It should be read by anyone who wishes to post to the
soc.genealogy.uk+ireland newsgroup, or to subscribe to the
associated mailing list (GENUKI-L).
When is it posted?
It is posted every 21 days.
Where is it posted?
o alt.answers
o alt.genealogy
o news.answers
o soc.answers
o soc.genealogy.computing
o soc.genealogy.misc
o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
Where is it archived?
You can obtain the FAQ from the following:
o via Anonymous FTP from
- ftp.herald.co.uk in the file /pub/genuki/socguki.txt
- rtfm.mit.edu in the file
/pub/usenet/news.answers/genealogy/uk+ireland.
- ftp.uu.net in the file
/usenet/news.answers/genealogy/uk+ireland
o via the WWW at the following URLs
- http://www.herald.co.uk/local_info/genuki/socguki.html
- http://www.meertech.demon.co.uk/genuki/socguki.html
o Via email from
- mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu by sending the following
message
send usenet/news.answers/genealogy/genuki
- listserv@meertech.demon.co.uk by sending the
following message
get socguki
7. FAQ: posting to soc.genealogy.surnames
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summary
Queries posted to the group use a standard format to make it
easier to search the archives by WWW (or by listserv commands
in the future). This file describes the standard formats used
for general surname queries and tiny tafels, and provides an
introduction to the group.
When is it posted?
It is posted on the 28th of the month.
Where is it posted?
o soc.genealogy.computing
o soc.genealogy.surnames
Where is it archived?
The FAQ is available from the following:
o via anonymous FTP at ftp.netcom.com in the directory
/pub/wc/wcmills/gen/ If you do not have ftp capability,
the moderators will e-mail you copies. Send the request
by e-mail to surnam-l@mail.eworld.com
8. FAQ: commonly used place name abbreviations
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summary
This FAQ describes abbreviations used in subject lines in
soc.genealogy.surnames/GENMAL-L, and gives directions for
retrieving the complete list.
When is it posted?
It is posted on the 28th of the month.
Where is it posted?
o soc.genealogy.computing
o soc.genealogy.surnames
Where is it archived?
The FAQ is available at the following:
o via anonymous FTP at ftp.netcom.com in the directory
/pub/wc/wcmills/gen. If you do not have ftp capability,
the moderators will e-mail you copies. Send the request
by e-mail to surnam-l@mail.eworld.com
9. FAQ: queries, good and bad
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summary
This is a collection of tips for better surname queries.
When is it posted?
It is posted on the 28th of the month.
Where is it posted?
o soc.genealogy.computing
o soc.genealogy.surnames
Where is it archived?
The FAQ is available at the following:
o via anonymous FTP at ftp.netcom.com in the directory
/pub/wc/wcmills/gen. If you do not have ftp capability,
the moderators will e-mail you copies. Send the request
by e-mail to surnam-l@mail.eworld.com
10. FAQ: German surname queries
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summary
This file describes conventions for representing German names
in subject lines. It includes a list of abbreviations for
various German states, with a cross-reference describing
border changes in the 19th and 20th centuries.
When is it posted?
It is posted on the 28th of the month.
Where is it posted?
o soc.genealogy.computing
o soc.genealogy.german
o soc.genealogy.surnames
Where is it archived?
The FAQ is available from the following:
o via anonymous FTP at ftp.netcom.com in the directory
/pub/wc/wcmills/gen. If you do not have ftp capability,
the moderators will e-mail you copies. Send the request
by e-mail to surnam-l@mail.eworld.com
11. FAQ: WWW for soc.genealogy.surnames / GENNAM-L archives
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summary
Details of the on-line access to the soc.genealogy.surnames
archives.
When is it posted?
It is posted on the 28th of the month.
Where is it posted?
o soc.genealogy.computing
o soc.genealogy.surnames
Where is it archived?
The FAQ is available from the following:
o via anonymous FTP at ftp.netcom.com in the directory
/pub/wc/wcmills/gen. If you do not have ftp capability,
the moderators will e-mail you copies. Send the request
by e-mail to surnam-l@mail.eworld.com
12. The soc.genealogy.marketplace FAQ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summary
This regular posting contains a list of Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs) and their answers about the appropriate use
of the marketplace newsgroups. It should be read by anyone who
wishes to post to soc.genealogy.marketplace.
When is it posted?
It is posted on the 26th of each month.
Where is it posted?
o news.answers
o soc.answers
o soc.genealogy.computing
o soc.genealogy.marketplace
Where is it archived?
You can obtain the FAQ from the following:
o via anonymous FTP from
- rtfm.mit.edu in the file
/pub/usenet/news.answers/genealogy/marketplace-faq.
- ftp.uu.net in the file
/usenet/news.answers/genealogy/marketplace-faq
o via email from the RTFM Mail Server. To use the rtfm mail
server, send the following command to
mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu
send usenet/news.answers/genealogy/marketplace-faq
o via WWW at the URL
http://www.prairienet.org/~mjolson/market.html
13. The soc.genealogy.jewish FAQ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summary
This regular posting contains a list of Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs) and their answers about the appropriate use
of the JewishGen newsgroup. It should be read by anyone who
wishes to post to soc.genealogy.jewish.
When is it posted?
It is posted on the 1st of every third month.
Where is it posted?
o soc.genealogy.jewish
Where is it archived?
The FAQ is available from the following:
o via ftp from www.jewishgen.org in the file
/infofiles/faq.txt
o via email. To do this, send a blank message to
faq@jewishgen.org
o via the WWW at the URL
http://www.jewishgen.org/faqinfo.html
14. The soc.genealogy.medieval FAQ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summary
This regular posting contains a list of Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs) and their answers about the appropriate use
of the soc.genealogy.medieval newsgroup. It should be read by
anyone who wishes to post to soc.genealogy.medieval.
When is it posted?
It is posted on the 1st of every month.
Where is it posted?
o alt.genealogy
o soc.genealogy.medieval
Where is it archived?
The FAQ is available from the following:
o via WWW at the URL
http://www.rand.org/personal/Genea/faqmed.html
15. The soc.genealogy.african FAQ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summary
This regular posting contains a list of Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs) and their answers about the appropriate use
of the soc.genealogy.african newsgroup. It should be read by
anyone who wishes to post to soc.genealogy.african.
Where is it archived?
The FAQ is available from the following:
o via WWW at the URL http://members.aol.com/memery/faq
Other Regular Postings
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. The Roots Surname Listing (RSL)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summary
The Roots Surname List is a list of surnames being researched
showing the location and period which may be of interest to
other researchers.
When is it posted?
The new and modified surnames submitted to the Roots Surname
List are posted on the first Sunday of the month.
Where is it posted?
o soc.genealogy.surnames
o ROOTS-L mailing list
Where is it archived?
For details on how to access the RSL send e-mail to
LISTSERV@mail.eworld.com with the message GET FAMILY README,
or send any message to rsl-info@emcee.com or try the URL
http://www.rand.org/cgi-bin/Genea/rsl
2. Tutorial: How To Get Started
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When is it posted?
The document is posted on the 1st of the month.
Where is it posted?
o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
Where is it archived?
The tutorial is available from:
o via WWW at the URL
http://midas.ac.uk/genuki/wg/start.html
o via anonymous FTP from ftp.herald.co.uk in the file
/pub/genuki/start.txt
o Via email from listserv@meertech.demon.co.uk by sending
the message
get start
3. Tutorial: Useful Sources To Get You Started
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When is it posted?
The document is posted on the 6th of the month.
Where is it posted?
o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
Where is it archived?
It is available at the following:
o via the WWW at the URL
http://midas.ac.uk/genuki/big/RCH/Beginning.html
o via anonymous FTP from ftp.herald.co.uk in the file
/pub/genuki/beginning.txt
o Via email from listserv@meertech.demon.co.uk by sending
the message
get beginning
4. Tutorial: Compressed And Archived Files
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When is it posted?
The document is posted on the 11th of the month.
Where is it posted?
o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
Where is it archived?
It is available at the following
o via WWW at the URL http://midas.ac.uk/genuki/org/ftp.html
o via anonymous FTP from ftp.herald.co.uk in the file
/pub/genuki/ftp.txt
o Via email from listserv@meertech.demon.co.uk by sending
the message
get ftp
5. Tutorial: Researching From Overseas
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When is it posted?
The document is posted on the 21st of the month.
Where is it posted?
o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
Where is it archived?
It is available at the following
o via WWW at the URL
http://midas.ac.uk/genuki/big/EmeryPaper.html
o via anonymous FTP from ftp.herald.co.uk in the file
/pub/genuki/epaper.txt
o Via email from listserv@meertech.demon.co.uk by sending
the message
get epaper
6. Tutorial: Civil Registration
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When is it posted?
The document is posted on the 26th of the month.
Where is it posted?
o the soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
Where is it archived?
It is available at the following
o via the WWW at the URL
http://midas.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/civreg/
o via anonymous FTP from ftp.herald.co.uk in the file
/pub/genuki/civreg.txt
o Via email from listserv@meertech.demon.co.uk by sending
the message
get civreg
7. The Roots Surname Listing FAQ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summary
The FAQ is a compilation of the most frequently asked
questions about the Roots Surname List (RSL).
When is it posted?
The FAQ is posted towards the middle of the month.
Where is it posted?
o ROOTS-L mailing list
o alt.genealogy
o soc.genealogy.misc
Where is it archived?
For details on how to access the RSL send e-mail to
LISTSERV@mail.eworld.com with the message GET FAMILY FAQ
8. The Suffolk Surname Listing
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summary
The list consists of submissions sent to the co-ordinator by
people with an interest in researching surnames in the county
of Suffolk, England.
When is it posted?
The list is posted in four parts, one per day starting on the
first of the month.
Where is it posted?
o alt.genealogy
o soc.genealogy.misc
o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
Where is it archived?
The full list is available at the following:
o Via World Wide Web from the following URLs:
http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/SurnamesList/SFK/
9. The Northumberland & Durham Surname Listing
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summary
The list consists of submissions sent to the co-ordinator by
people with an interest in researching surnames in the
counties of Northumberland and Durham, England.
When is it posted?
Updates to the list are posted in the first week of the month.
Where is it posted?
o alt.genealogy
o soc.genealogy.misc
o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
Where is it archived?
The full list is available at the following:
o Compuserve ROOTS forum library 15
o via Anonymous FTP from ftp.ozemail.com.au. It is held in
the file /pub/coherent/genealogy/data/nbldur.txt.
o Via World Wide Web from the following URLs:
- http://www.cohsoft.com.au/afhc/
- http://www.gendex.com/users/branscombe/genuki/nblindex.htm/
10. UK + I Surname Queries
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summary
This is a summary of queries posted to soc.genealogy.surnames
within the last seven days which pertain to the United Kingdom
and Ireland. Each of the lines listed was the subject line of
a recent query or response.
When is it posted?
The list is posted every seven days.
Where is it posted?
o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
Where is it archived?
At present, the list is not archived. However, the
soc.genealogy.surnames newsgroup and associated mailing list
is archived.
11. The Derbyshire Surname Interest List
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summary
The list consists of submissions sent to the co-ordinator by
people with an interest in researching surnames in the county
of Derbyshire, England.
When is it posted?
The list is posted in on the first of each month.
Where is it posted?
o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
Where is it archived?
At present, the list is not archived.
12. The Cambridgeshire Surname List
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Summary
The list consists of submissions sent to the co-ordinator by
people with an interest in researching surnames in the county
of Cambridgeshire, England.
When is it posted?
The list is posted on an occasional basis.
Where is it posted?
o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
Where is it archived?
The full list is available at the following:
o Via World Wide Web from the following URLs:
http://www.cf.ac.uk/uwcc/comp/drayton/CAM/SurnamesList
13. The Devon Surname Listing
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Summary
The list consists of submissions sent to the co-ordinator by
people with an interest in researching surnames in the county
of Devon, England.
When is it posted?
Updates to the list are posted in the first week of the month.
Where is it posted?
o alt.genealogy
o soc.genealogy.misc
o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
Where is it archived?
The full list is available at the following:
o Compuserve ROOTS forum library 15
o via Anonymous FTP from ftp.ozemail.com.au. It is held in
the file /pub/coherent/genealogy/data/devon.txt.
o Via World Wide Web from the following URLs:
http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/SurnamesList/DEV/
14. The Cornish Surname Listing
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Summary
The list consists of submissions sent to the co-ordinator by
people with an interest in researching surnames in the county
of Cornwall, England.
When is it posted?
Updates to the list are posted in the first week of the month.
Where is it posted?
o roots-l
o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
Where is it archived?
The full list is available at the following:
o Compuserve ROOTS forum library 15
o Via World Wide Web from the following URLs:
- http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/SurnamesList/CON/
- http://www.zynet.co.uk/jlobb
15. The Liverpool List
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Summary
The list consists of submissions sent to the co-ordinator by
people with an interest in researching surnames in the city of
Liverpool, England.
When is it posted?
The list is posted in on the first of each month.
Where is it posted?
o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
Where is it archived?
At present, the list is not archived.
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