New Brunswick Genealogy Mailing List
Welcome Message and FAQ
Welcome to the NEW BRUNSWICK
genealogy mailing list! The topic of this list is genealogy in
New Brunswick Canada. The list home page is at http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/CAN/NewBrunswick.html
Topics Not welcome on the list are: Advertisements, Adoption,
Change of Address notices, Items for Sale, 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:NewBrunswick-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. There are 700+ 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.
Subject Lines should contain 3 things: 1-place; 2-date; &
3-surname relating to New Brunswick, or an appropriate topic.
ALL posts to the list should
include a time frame (date), a location in New Brunswick (town
where the event occured), 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 newbrunswick@rootsweb.com
All counties in New Brunswick have their own web site. Visit NB
GenLinks at http://nbgenlinks.new-brunswick.net/
or NB GenWeb at http://www.rootsweb.com/~cannb/
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
Saint John is the river, city and county in this province. Saint
is spelled out and John is singular. St. John's is located in the
province of Newfoundland. The St. is abbreviated and John's is
possessive. PANB is the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick.
Obituaries for New Brunswick should be posted to their own
mailing list at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-NB-OBITS.html . Other Canadian mailing list topics can be found
at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/
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
NB Mailing List Admin
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