Helpful Researcher's Mailing lists

This page will become a list of helpful e-mail lists that may relate to topics you need for your family research project.
The majority of these list will found at RootsWeb.com, but others may be submitted  if you find that they will help others as well.
 Thess list subscriptions must be free to all, and subscription instructions must be inlcuded.

 These are the lists hosted by RootsWeb, and you must subscribe to them in the traditional RootsWeb way:
REMEMBER: These lists are for genealogical and historical interests.


QUICK INSTRUCTIONS


To subscribe, send an e-mail message to:


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or 
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In the message body include only one word: subscribe

(Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command)

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To post messages to everyone on the list, send email to:


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Choose the list you wish to join and substitute the name of the list where it says LISTNAME. ***Note: You must be a subscriber in order to post to these lists!

Lists and Descriptions



PEOPLE GROUPS


GA-AFRICAAMER --a list for researching African-American ancestry in Georgia
GA-FREEDMEN -- a list for researching Freedmen in Georgia from all ethnic backgrounds
GA-NATIVEAMERICANS -- a list for  researching Native Americans in Georgia
GA-VETERANS -- a list for  researching those persons who signed up for military service in Georgia
		and/or served in military operations in Indian Wars, Revolutionary War, War of 1812,
		Civil War, Spanish-American War, and World War I.
SOUTHEAST-PIONEERS -- a list for  researching the pioneers in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, 
			Georgia, and Alabama.




REGIONS


GACENTRAL -- a list for researching ancestry in 27 contiguous Central Georgia Counties:
		Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Crawford, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Houston, Johnson, Jones, 
		Lamar, Laurens, Macon, Montgomery, Peach, Pike, Pulaski, Taylor, Telfair, Treutlen, 
		Twiggs, Upson, Washington, Wheeler, Wilcox, and Wilkinson 
GA-GHOSTTOWNS -- a list for researching ghosttowns (former, by-gone communities) in Georgia
GA-ROOTERS -- a list for researching ancestry in Georgia. Surname queries are welcome.
GA-ROOTS -- a list for researching ancestry in Georgia
GEORGIA -- a list for researching family genealogy in the State of Georgia
WC-GA -- a list for researching ancestry in the west central counties of Georgia:	
	    Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Clayton, Coweta, Crawford, DeKalb, Dooly, Douglas, 
	    Fayette, Fulton, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Henry, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Marion, Macon, 
	    Meriwether, Monroe, Muscogee, Newton, Peach, Pike, Quitman, Rockdale, Schley, Spalding, 
	    Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Twiggs, Upson, and Webster.
WIREGRASS -- a list for researching ancestry  in the wiregrass area of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama 
		(Coastal plain area thatis mostly pine barrens and a native wiregrass)




RESOURCES


GA-CENSUS-LOOKUP -- a list for researchers who seek information about their families from Georgia's census records.
		         Requests should be made as specific as possible and include 
			county name, year, and family of interest
		         Also, those who have access to or own census records and have a desire to assist with lookups 
			may subscribe and respond to requests.
GA-OBITS -- a list for researchers to request or submit obituary information -- modern or historic-- for Georgia
GA-ROLLCALL -- a list where researchers of Georgia families can post roll calls -- 
		surnames, and related information such as locations and time frames.