Chats and Forums
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- Ancestry Message Boards
- Centralized collection of genealogical message boards hosted by Ancestry.com. Forums include specialized topics such as surnames, locales, and organizations. A versatile search engine allows for locating specific resources including Bible records, deeds, and marriage bonds among others.
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- ALIAS-AKA
- Discussion of given names or surnames that have been changed, primarily without leaving any legal record.
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- BackToThePast
- For people who want to discuss old stories and photos that help to place the lives of their ancestors in context.
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- Bible-Records
- Found in family bibles in the possession of subscribers including family surnames, geographic locations of the families, and vital information on family members.
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- Bigamy
- Discussion of bigamy and illegitimacy including how they affect genealogy research, how to effectively research their occurrences, and how to record them.
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- Byegone-Towns
- For anyone who is interested in towns, communities, and settlements that are no longer found on the maps and seem to have become lost in time.
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- Cousins-Maybe
- For anyone who has multiple listings of one or more surnames in their family tree and is having problems linking these listings.
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- Ethics-In-Genealogy
- Discussions of ethics, accuracy, integrity, and excellence in genealogical research.
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- Family-Reunions
- Posting the details of upcoming family reunions by surname(s) so that others with an interest in the family line(s) can contact the reunion coordinator.
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- Gen-Editor
- For editors or publishers of genealogical, surname and family newsletters to have a place to discuss and share ideas and tips.
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- Gen-Events
- Discussing and sharing of information regarding schedules, topics and speakers for genealogy events worldwide including conferences, meetings, and conventions.
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- Gen-Newbie
- The list discusses genealogy, family history, computer applications, and a wide variety of other topics with a goal of assisting anyone who wants community coaching.