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Don't let your
research and history get lost.
The
Hampton Message Boards
can be used to record your data,
sources and stories
AND
to share documents and photos of your ancestors.
The Top Ten List of Messge Board Secrets
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You can use an alias and/or a secondary e-mail address to post
messages if you log-in and set up a profile. |
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When you post, the default category is "Query." You
can change the default by using the drop down menu. |
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Yes, you really can upload a GEDCOM file, a JPG photo or scanned
document, GIF map, sketch or drawing (but you have to register
and log-in first). |
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If you register, you can also change your address on all your
posts on every board by simply changing the address in your "Profile." |
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The default search is "ALL BOARDS" not just the one
you are viewing. You have the option to change it to "THIS
BOARD." |
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Searches are cAsE sensitive. |
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The maximum number of hits returned will be 2,000, but you can
edit your search by using plus (+) and minus ( - ) to include
or exclude words. |
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You can search within broader areas. For example, one search
can be done for the entire state of Kentucky. You don't have
to check each individual county if you don't know the location.
Or, for example, in Topics, you can search all of the adoption
boards at the same time. |
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Submitters names are included in the search results. (You can
search for your cousin's posts or even for your own!) |
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And best of all -- it's still FREE! |
Categories
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Bible |
Biography |
Birth |
Cemetery |
Census |
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Death |
Deed |
Immigration |
Look Up |
Marriage |
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Pension |
Military |
Obituary |
Queries |
Will |
The categories are self explanatory, with the exception of
Look Up.
If you have access to books or records, the Look Up
Board is where you can volunteer
to do "Look Ups." Be specific about what you have and
what you will do. This can run the gamut from checking an index
for a name, to getting more detailed information from the library,
or even to going to the Courthouse to look up records there.
If you decide to VOLUNTEER,
be sure to check the box to be notified of any response to your
message.
If you want to request a LOOK UP,
reply to the ORIGINAL message, not a thread. Should you need
very specific information as opposed to a more generalized QUERY
you can also use the LOOK UP category, but if there is no volunteer...
well, you know.
JPGs,
GIFs & GEDCOMS
You can upload JPG photos, GIFs and GEDCOMs to either the
public Message Boards or to the private family sites.
If you'd like to upload them to the message board, it's pretty
easy (assuming you have copies scanned into your computer).
Simply click on Post New Message or Post Reply.
Then just above the "Post Message" button you will
find "Attachments [Add]" Click on Add. After
Log-In you will be able to Browse your own computer
to add any photo (or document) you wish to upload. Then
click "Submit." |