Grand Manan, New Brunswick Genealogy Mailing List

Welcome Message and FAQ

 

Welcome to the Grand Manan, NEW BRUNSWICK genealogy mailing list! The topic of this list is genealogy on Grand Manan in Charlotte County, New Brunswick Canada. The list home page is at http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/CAN/NB-GRANDMANAN.html

The Grand Manan List is not very active.You may be better off joining the Charlotte County List, which covers a wider geographic area and has a much larger subscriber base. The list members are very knowledgeable.

Topics Not welcome on the list are: Adoption, Items for Sale, Change of Address Notices, Chain letters, political announcements, current events, happy holiday messages, viruses, warnings, ethics, and copyright issues.

If you wish to offer a LOOKUP in a book, please visit the Books We Own project and do so there. http://www.rootsweb.com/~bwo/ Offering to do LOOKUPS in books that you own are NOT welcome on the list as authors certainly would not be pleased that their work was being given away for free. You are violating copyright laws as well.

If you're not sure whether your post is OFF TOPIC, ask me privately BEFORE you send it. mailto:NB-GrandManan-admin@rootsweb.com

Take the time to please visit the List Announcements page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcharlo/nblistann.htm

Before making a post to the list, please go through these guidelines. We have members worldwide, and you need to be clear when writing up your post so that everyone understands. DO NOT use abbreviations!

If you are a DIGEST subscriber, when replying to a digest message, please quote only the specific message to which you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Also, remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the message subject to which you are replying.

Most people are busy and cannot read everything that they would like to. As a member of any mailing list, please respect other people's time. Reply to messages only when you have something substantive to contribute. "I agree" and "me too" messages are not substantive.

First off, have you checked out Grand Manan GenWeb at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbgrandm/ ? There's a lot of data to be found on the site and the Site Admin, Karen Small is VERY knowledgeable. Charlotte County GenWeb has data and more help for researchers at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcharlo/ . NB GenLinks is your one-stop shop for province-wide genealogy links. http://new-brunswick.net/nbgenlinks/index.htm . PANB in Fredericton is the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick web site loaded with data as well. http://archives.gnb.ca/Archives/?culture=en-CA . Finally, the National Library & Archives Canada in Ottawa http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/index-e.html

ALL posts to the list should include a time frame (date) and all SURNAMES posted in Capital letters. You should also tell us where you've already looked so we don't duplicate your efforts. Postings to the list should be addressed to NB-GrandManan@rootsweb.com

Canada didn't start keeping track of birth/deaths/marriages until the late 1800's, so you're limited to tombstones, bible & census records prior to then. 1851 is the earliest census. Visit this link to learn about Civil Registration. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/genealogy/022-906.006-e.html

When someone offers something that YOU WANT, please write to them directly at their email address, not through the list. The 700+ members aren't interested in the fact that you want a document from someone on the list. This is a personal request, and as such should be treated that way...privately.

I am a volunteer list admin. I am not on-line 24 hours a day. Sometimes I go grocery shopping, or attend an event that my children are involved in. I check my email daily, and I will get back to you; have patience.

Finally, if you do not like the way someone formats their queries or responses, the content of their subject titles, take it up with ME, NOT on the list. Remember we're all living is different parts of the world and what is obvious to you may not be obvious to other list members. Please be patient and polite to fellow list members. If you have any questions, feel free to drop me a note at the above address.

Good luck, Marilyn Strout
Grand Manan Mailing List Admin
NB-Grandmanan-admin@rootsweb.com
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