G'day listers
I have had a number of queries directly and a few posted
to some lists recently about the lists going very quiet.
It is up to members on the list to post details about the
families you are researching. No one can know who you are
researching by sitting on the fence. If you are new to the
list or have been on it for a while, I encourage
you to introduce yourself and your research interests.
You may know others are researching the same family on the
list. If they have been the main one sending queries we
would still like to hear from others as well.
Dont post just a list of surnames or vague info with no
dates or area. These are usually ignored by most listers
especially experienced ones. But if you dont know something,
ASK. No question is too stupid, only those not asked.
Replies in the main to queries are hopefully being done
back to the lists. This often helps generate other
questions and replies. It is not common to find a cousin
on lists so you should not expect to. If you do find a
cousin researching the same family, great. Replies back
to the list can help other researchers not just the person
asking the question.
A friendly reminder. These lists are for PRIVATE RESEARCH
PURPOSES ONLY. If someone shares their research notes on
list or off list with you. That person still has copyright
ownership of the info and the message.
If anyone on list is a pro researcher or going to write a
book about their family. Put details on a Website or
send info to a commercial site such as
Ancestry.com,
Family
History.com or sending it to the LDS you must get
permission from the person you got the info from before
you do so.
Lastly please keep your queries relevant to the list you
are on. So lets get chatting and keep the messages friendly.
Everyone is still learning including me.
Happy Hunting
regards
Michael Cheeseman
List administrator
BUNTER, CHAPPEL, CHAPPLE, CHANT, CHEESEMAN-UK,
CORNWALL ( Surname not county), CROXFORD, DOGGETT,
FREEBODY, HANCHARD, LARK, LARKE, MUDFORD, SAMUELS,
SARGEANT, THOMAS-UK, TOMLINSON