Let's have a ROLL CALL, beginning now(10-26) and
ending SUNDAY night( 10-29) at midnight.
PLEASE SEND THESE TO THE LIST, not to me personally!!
PLEASE include the names,dates and place for the
ancestor you are hunting IN THE SUBJECT LINE, and give
more information about your ancestors - including
dates and migration and spouses' surnames - in the
message part of your post, so that you can get maximum
benefit from this
roll call.
Please assist with any of the ROLL CALL posts that you
possibly can - if we
all focus together these next few days, we can
maximize our efforts for the
benefit of all of us.
To make your query work harder for you... keep in mind
the old rules of
news reporting and include as many of the following as
possible:
SUBJECT FIELD: To get the most from your query and
make your query
command attention, place the SURNAME, LOCATION, YEAR
in the subject
field. Remember ! ! ! ! Many subscribers belong to
multiple mailing lists;
therefore, many go through their mail looking at
subject fields... only
reading
those that have descriptive subject names.
Unfortunately, messages entitled
"Question", "Help", "IMPORTANT!", "My
Family", "My Line",
"My Grandfather", etc., are deleted without ever
being opened.
WHO: State the names of people as completely as you
can.
WHAT: Try to limit your query to one or two specific
questions or bits of
information. Post other queries with additional
questions rather than
load all your questions into one query. In this way,
each of your questions
will stand out and get attention.
WHEN: Dates are important, if you don't know the day,
month and year
try to put in a period (1790s, late 1800s etc.)
WHERE: Mention the location of events (birth,
marriage, death, etc.) in
the body of the query. Include their migration path if
you can.
WHY: Why are you searching for this(these)
individual(s)? Describe your
connection to him/her.
HOW: How your query appears will often get
subscriber's attention. Check
spelling, grammar and format. Apply the KISS system:
Keep It Simple Simple.
REPETITION: Once you have an acceptable looking
query, save it and
update it as necessary. Use it again about once about
bi-weekly to touch base with new members. Also, you
may use it on web sites that accepts queries.
REMEMBER: Your goal is to get information. A list
server (discussion group),
such as this, is an excellent forum for helping you
get that information. Make
your query work!
By following these recommendations, your query stands
a better chance of
being read and you may make that great contact that
you need.
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Debra Jennings
debbiej_2001(a)yahoo.com
"Following the footprints through time"
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