Archive-name: genealogy/meta-faq
Posting-Frequency: 22nd of the month
Last-Modified: 1996/08/30
Version: 1.8
URL: http://www.meertech.demon.co.uk/genuki/meta-faq.htm


Soc.genealogy.* - Meta FAQ
==========================

Summary
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This is NOT a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions - with Answers). It is a
META-FAQ i.e. a place to point you to the FAQs and other information
which may be of interest to Genealogists.

This document is part of a regular series of postings which are sent to
all appropriate groups and mailing lists. This particular document is
posted on the 22nd of every month.

If you have any comments or changes, or any suggestions for new topics
to be included, or you would like to write a note for inclusion in the
archive, then please contact John Woodgate, (john@meertech.demon.co.uk)

Contributions by:
     Warren Blatt, Pat Boren, L.M. Dyson, Margaret Olson, John Berteloot
     
Changes For This Version (1.8 - 1996/08/30)
     Amended distribution details for the FAQ

Copyright and Disclaimer
------------------------

Copyright (c) 1996 by John Woodgate. All rights reserved.

This document may be freely redistributed in its entirety without
modification provided that this copyright notice is not removed. It may
not be sold for profit or incorporated in commercial documents without
the prior written permission of the copyright holder. Permission is
expressly granted for this document to be made available for file
transfer from installations offering unrestricted anonymous file
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This document is provided AS IS without any express or implied warranty.

The author may be contacted at 50 Great Meadow Road, Bradley Stoke,
Bristol, BS12 8DA, England.

Contents
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Frequently Asked Questions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  1. FAQ: Basic newsgroup and mailing list "Netiquette"
  2. FAQ: Genealogy Related Newsgroups
  3. FAQ: Getting Started
  4. The Genealogy Meta-Faq - A Guide To FAQs
  5. The soc.genealogy.misc Faq
  6. The soc.genealogy.uk+ireland Faq
  7. FAQ: posting to soc.genealogy.surnames
  8. FAQ: commonly used place name abbreviations
  9. FAQ: queries, good and bad
 10. FAQ: German surname queries
 11. FAQ: WWW for soc.genealogy.surnames / GENNAM-L archives
 12. The soc.genealogy.marketplace FAQ
 13. The soc.genealogy.jewish FAQ
 14. The soc.genealogy.medieval FAQ

Other Regular Postings
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  1. Roots Surname List (RSL)
  2. Tutorial: How To Get Started
  3. Tutorial: Useful Sources To Get You Started
  4. Tutorial: Compressed And Archived Files
  5. Tutorial: Researching From Abroad
  6. Tutorial: Civil Registration
  7. Roots Surname List FAQ
  8. Suffolk Surname List
  9. Northumberland & Durham Surname List
 10. UK + I Surname Queries
 11. Derbyshire Surname Interest List
 12. Cambridgeshire Surname Interest List
 13. Devon Surname Interest List
 14. Cornish Surname Interest List
 15. The Liverpool List

Frequently Asked Questions
--------------------------

  1. FAQ: Basic newsgroup and mailing list "Netiquette"
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     Summary
          This is a regular posting which outlines the basic newsgroup
          and mailing list "Netiquette" which should be followed by
          anyone who wishes to post to the soc.genealogy.* hierarchy of
          newsgroups and mailing lists.
          
     When is it posted?
          The 1st of every month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o alt.genealogy
        o slovak-world (mailing list)
        o soc.genealogy.african
        o soc.genealogy.australia+nz
        o soc.genealogy.benelux
        o soc.genealogy.computing
        o soc.genealogy.german
        o soc.genealogy.hispanic
        o soc.genealogy.medieval
        o soc.genealogy.misc
        o soc.genealogy.nordic
        o soc.genealogy.slavic
        o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
     
     Where is it archived?
          The FAQ is available at the following:
             o via anonymous FTP from ftp.herald.co.uk in the file
               /pub/genuki/netiquette.txt
             o via WWW at the URL
               <http://www.herald.co.uk/local_info/genuki/netiquette.html>
     
  2. FAQ: Genealogy Related Newsgroups
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     Summary
          This regular posting contains a list of genealogy related
          newsgroups which formed by the soc.genealogy.* hierarchy. It
          should be read by anyone who wishes to post to the
          soc.genealogy.* hierarchy of newsgroups.
          
     When is it posted?
          It is posted on the 8th of every month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o alt.genealogy
        o soc.genealogy.african
        o soc.genealogy.australia+nz
        o soc.genealogy.benelux
        o soc.genealogy.computing
        o soc.genealogy.hispanic
        o soc.genealogy.medieval
        o soc.genealogy.misc
        o soc.genealogy.nordic
        o soc.genealogy.slavic
        o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
     
     Where is it archived?
          The FAQ is available at the following:
             o via anonymous FTP from ftp.herald.co.uk in the file
               /pub/genuki/newsgroups.txt
             o via WWW at the URL
               <http://www.herald.co.uk/local_info/genuki/newsgroups.html>
     
  3. FAQ: Getting Started
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     Summary
          This regular posting contains a list of pointers and
          suggestions to help somebody who is approaching the subject of
          Genealogy for the first time. It should be read by anyone who
          wishes to post to the soc.genealogy.* newsgroup hierarchy.
          
     When is it posted?
          It is posted on the 15th of every month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o alt.genealogy
        o soc.genealogy.african
        o soc.genealogy.australia+nz
        o soc.genealogy.benelux
        o soc.genealogy.computing
        o soc.genealogy.hispanic
        o soc.genealogy.medieval
        o soc.genealogy.misc
        o soc.genealogy.nordic
        o soc.genealogy.slavic
        o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
     
     Where is it archived?
          The FAQ is available from the following:
             o via anonymous FTP from ftp.herald.co.uk in the file
               /pub/genuki/new_user.txt
             o via WWW at the URL
               <http://www.herald.co.uk/local_info/genuki/new_user.html>
     
  4. The Genealogy Meta-Faq - A Guide To FAQs
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     Summary
          This is NOT a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions - with Answers).
          It is a META-FAQ i.e. a place to point you to the FAQs and
          other information which might be of interest to Genealogists.
          
     When is it posted?
          It is posted on the 22nd of every month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o alt.answers
        o alt.genealogy
        o news.answers
        o soc.answers
        o soc.genealogy.african
        o soc.genealogy.australia+nz
        o soc.genealogy.benelux
        o soc.genealogy.computing
        o soc.genealogy.german
        o soc.genealogy.hispanic
        o soc.genealogy.jewish
        o soc.genealogy.marketplace
        o soc.genealogy.medieval
        o soc.genealogy.misc
        o soc.genealogy.nordic
        o soc.genealogy.slavic
        o soc.genealogy.surnames
        o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
        o soc.genealogy.west.indies
     
     Where is it archived?
          The FAQ is available from the following:
             o via anonymous FTP from
                  - ftp.herald.co.uk in the file
                    /pub/genuki/meta-faq.txt
                  - rtfm.mit.edu in the file
                    /pub/usenet/news.answers/genealogy/meta-faq.
                  - ftp.uu.net in the file
                    /usenet/news.answers/genealogy/meta-faq
             o via email from the RTFM Mail Server. To use the rtfm mail
               server, send the following command to
               mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu
               
                    send usenet/news.answers/genealogy/meta-faq
                    
             o via WWW at the URL
               <http://www.herald.co.uk/local_info/genuki/meta-faq.html>
     
  5. The soc.genealogy.misc Faq
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     Summary
          This regular posting contains a list of Frequently Asked
          Questions (FAQs) and their answers about genealogy or Family
          History. It should be read by anyone who wishes to post to the
          soc.genealogy.misc newsgroup or to the associated mailing list
          GENMSC-L .
          
     When is it posted?
          It is posted every 21 days.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o alt.answers
        o alt.genealogy
        o news.answers
        o soc.answers
        o soc.genealogy.computing
        o soc.genealogy.misc
     
     Where is it archived?
          The FAQ is available from the following:
             o via Anonymous FTP from
                  - ftp.herald.co.uk in the file
                    /pub/genuki/socgmisc.txt
                  - rtfm.mit.edu in the file
                    /pub/usenet/news.answers/genealogy/misc.
                  - ftp.uu.net in the file
                    /usenet/news.answers/genealogy/misc
             o via email from the RTFM Mail Server. To use the rtfm mail
               server, send the following command to
               mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu
               
                    send usenet/news.answers/genealogy/misc
                    
             o via WWW at the following URLs
                  - <http://www.herald.co.uk/local_info/genuki/socgmisc.html>
                  - <http://ftp.cac.psu.edu/~saw/soc.genealogy.misc.html>

  6. The soc.genealogy.uk+ireland Faq
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     Summary
          This regular posting contains a list of Frequently Asked
          Questions (FAQs) and their answers about Genealogy or Family
          History based in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the off-shore
          islands. It should be read by anyone who wishes to post to the
          soc.genealogy.uk+ireland newsgroup, or to subscribe to the
          associated mailing list (GENUKI-L).
          
     When is it posted?
          It is posted every 21 days.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o alt.answers
        o alt.genealogy
        o news.answers
        o soc.answers
        o soc.genealogy.computing
        o soc.genealogy.misc
        o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
     
     Where is it archived?
          You can obtain the FAQ from the following:
             o via Anonymous FTP from
                  - ftp.herald.co.uk in the file /pub/genuki/socguki.txt
                  - rtfm.mit.edu in the file
                    /pub/usenet/news.answers/genealogy/uk+ireland.
                  - ftp.uu.net in the file
                    /usenet/news.answers/genealogy/uk+ireland
             o via the WWW at the following URLs
                  - <http://www.herald.co.uk/local_info/genuki/socguki.html>
                  - <http://midas.ac.uk/genuki/wg/ukifaq.html>
             o via the RTFM Mail Server. To use the rtfm mail server,
               send the following command to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu
               
                    send usenet/news.answers/genealogy/genuki
                    
  7. FAQ: posting to soc.genealogy.surnames
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     Summary
          Queries posted to the group use a standard format to make it
          easier to search the archives by WWW (or by listserv commands
          in the future). This file describes the standard formats used
          for general surname queries and tiny tafels, and provides an
          introduction to the group.
          
     When is it posted?
          It is posted on the 28th of the month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o soc.genealogy.computing
        o soc.genealogy.surnames
     
     Where is it archived?
          The FAQ is available from the following:
             o via anonymous FTP at ftp.netcom.com in the directory
               /pub/wc/wcmills/gen/ If you do not have ftp capability,
               the moderators will e-mail you copies. Send the request
               by e-mail to surnam-l@mail.eworld.com
     
  8. FAQ: commonly used place name abbreviations
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     Summary
          This FAQ describes abbreviations used in subject lines in
          soc.genealogy.surnames/GENMAL-L, and gives directions for
          retrieving the complete list.
          
     When is it posted?
          It is posted on the 28th of the month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o soc.genealogy.computing
        o soc.genealogy.surnames
     
     Where is it archived?
          The FAQ is available at the following:
             o via anonymous FTP at ftp.netcom.com in the directory
               /pub/wc/wcmills/gen. If you do not have ftp capability,
               the moderators will e-mail you copies. Send the request
               by e-mail to surnam-l@mail.eworld.com
     
  9. FAQ: queries, good and bad
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     Summary
          This is a collection of tips for better surname queries.
          
     When is it posted?
          It is posted on the 28th of the month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o soc.genealogy.computing
        o soc.genealogy.surnames
     
     Where is it archived?
          The FAQ is available at the following:
             o via anonymous FTP at ftp.netcom.com in the directory
               /pub/wc/wcmills/gen. If you do not have ftp capability,
               the moderators will e-mail you copies. Send the request
               by e-mail to surnam-l@mail.eworld.com
     
 10. FAQ: German surname queries
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     Summary
          This file describes conventions for representing German names
          in subject lines. It includes a list of abbreviations for
          various German states, with a cross-reference describing
          border changes in the 19th and 20th centuries.
          
     When is it posted?
          It is posted on the 28th of the month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o soc.genealogy.computing
        o soc.genealogy.german
        o soc.genealogy.surnames
     
     Where is it archived?
          The FAQ is available from the following:
             o via anonymous FTP at ftp.netcom.com in the directory
               /pub/wc/wcmills/gen. If you do not have ftp capability,
               the moderators will e-mail you copies. Send the request
               by e-mail to surnam-l@mail.eworld.com
     
 11. FAQ: WWW for soc.genealogy.surnames / GENNAM-L archives
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     Summary
          Details of the on-line access to the soc.genealogy.surnames
          archives.
          
     When is it posted?
          It is posted on the 28th of the month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o soc.genealogy.computing
        o soc.genealogy.surnames
     
     Where is it archived?
          The FAQ is available from the following:
             o via anonymous FTP at ftp.netcom.com in the directory
               /pub/wc/wcmills/gen. If you do not have ftp capability,
               the moderators will e-mail you copies. Send the request
               by e-mail to surnam-l@mail.eworld.com
     
 12. The soc.genealogy.marketplace FAQ
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     Summary
          This regular posting contains a list of Frequently Asked
          Questions (FAQs) and their answers about the appropriate use
          of the marketplace newsgroups. It should be read by anyone who
          wishes to post to soc.genealogy.marketplace.
          
     When is it posted?
          It is posted on the 26th of each month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o news.answers
        o soc.answers
        o soc.genealogy.computing
        o soc.genealogy.marketplace
     
     Where is it archived?
          You can obtain the FAQ from the following:
             o via anonymous FTP from
                  - rtfm.mit.edu in the file
                    /pub/usenet/news.answers/genealogy/marketplace-faq.
                  - ftp.uu.net in the file
                    /usenet/news.answers/genealogy/marketplace-faq
             o via email from the RTFM Mail Server. To use the rtfm mail
               server, send the following command to
               mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu
               
                    send
                    usenet/news.answers/genealogy/marketplace-faq
                    
             o via WWW at the URL
               <http://www.prairienet.org/~mjolson/market.html>
     
 13. The soc.genealogy.jewish FAQ
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     Summary
          This regular posting contains a list of Frequently Asked
          Questions (FAQs) and their answers about the appropriate use
          of the JewishGen newsgroup. It should be read by anyone who
          wishes to post to soc.genealogy.jewish.
          
     When is it posted?
          It is posted on the 1st of every third month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o soc.genealogy.jewish
     
     Where is it archived?
          The FAQ is available from the following:
             o via anonymous FTP at ftp.cac.psu.edu in the file
               /pub/genealogy/text/jewish/jewgfaq.txt.
             o via email If you do not have ftp capability. To do this,
               send a blank message to faq@cgsg.com
             o via the WWW at the URL
               <http://www.jewishgen.org/faqinfo.html>
     
 14. The soc.genealogy.medieval FAQ
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     Summary
          This regular posting contains a list of Frequently Asked
          Questions (FAQs) and their answers about the appropriate use
          of the soc.genealogy.medieval newsgroup. It should be read by
          anyone who wishes to post to soc.genealogy.medieval.
          
     When is it posted?
          It is posted on the 1st of every month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o alt.genealogy
        o soc.genealogy.medieval
     
     Where is it archived?
          The FAQ is available from the following:
             o via WWW at the URL
               <http://www.rand.org/personal/Genea/faqmed.html>

Other Regular Postings
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  1. The Roots Surname Listing (RSL)
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     Summary
          The Roots Surname List is a list of surnames being researched
          showing the location and period which may be of interest to
          other researchers.
          
     When is it posted?
          The new and modified surnames submitted to the Roots Surname
          List are posted on the first Sunday of the month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o soc.genealogy.surnames
        o ROOTS-L mailing list
     
     Where is it archived?
          For details on how to access the RSL send e-mail to
          LISTSERV@mail.eworld.com with the message GET FAMILY README,
          or send any message to rsl-info@emcee.com or try the URL
          <http://www.rand.org/cgi-bin/Genea/rsl>
     
  2. Tutorial: How To Get Started
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     When is it posted?
          The document is posted on the 1st of the month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
     
     Where is it archived?
          The tutorial is available from:
             o via WWW at the URL
               <http://midas.ac.uk/genuki/wg/start.html>
             o via anonymous FTP from ftp.herald.co.uk in the file
               /pub/genuki/start.txt
     
  3. Tutorial: Useful Sources To Get You Started
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     When is it posted?
          The document is posted on the 6th of the month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
     
     Where is it archived?
          It is available at the following:
             o via the WWW at the URL
               <http://midas.ac.uk/genuki/big/RCH/Beginning.html>
             o via anonymous FTP from ftp.herald.co.uk in the file
               /pub/genuki/beginning.txt
     
  4. Tutorial: Compressed And Archived Files
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     When is it posted?
          The document is posted on the 11th of the month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
     
     Where is it archived?
          It is available at the following
             o via WWW at the URL
               <http://midas.ac.uk/genuki/org/ftp.html>
             o via anonymous FTP from ftp.herald.co.uk in the file
               /pub/genuki/ftp.txt
     
  5. Tutorial: Researching From Overseas
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     When is it posted?
          The document is posted on the 21st of the month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
     
     Where is it archived?
          It is available at the following
             o via WWW at the URL
               <http://midas.ac.uk/genuki/big/EmeryPaper.html>
             o via anonymous FTP from ftp.herald.co.uk in the file
               /pub/genuki/epaper.txt
     
  6. Tutorial: Civil Registration
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     When is it posted?
          The document is posted on the 26th of the month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o the soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
     
     Where is it archived?
          It is available at the following
             o via the WWW at the URL
               <http://midas.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/civreg/>
             o via anonymous FTP from ftp.herald.co.uk in the file
               /pub/genuki/civreg.txt
     
  7. The Roots Surname Listing FAQ
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     Summary
          The FAQ is a compilation of the most frequently asked
          questions about the Roots Surname List (RSL).
          
     When is it posted?
          The FAQ is posted towards the middle of the month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o ROOTS-L mailing list
        o alt.genealogy
        o soc.genealogy.misc
     
     Where is it archived?
          For details on how to access the RSL send e-mail to
          LISTSERV@mail.eworld.com with the message GET FAMILY FAQ
     
  8. The Suffolk Surname Listing
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     Summary
          The list consists of submissions sent to the co-ordinator by
          people with an interest in researching surnames in the county
          of Suffolk, England.
          
     When is it posted?
          The list is posted in four parts, one per day starting on the
          first of the month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o alt.genealogy
        o soc.genealogy.misc
        o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
     
     Where is it archived?
          The full list is available at the following:
             o Via World Wide Web from the following URLs:
               <http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/SurnamesList/SFK/>
     
  9. The Northumberland & Durham Surname Listing
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     Summary
          The list consists of submissions sent to the co-ordinator by
          people with an interest in researching surnames in the
          counties of Northumberland and Durham, England.
          
     When is it posted?
          Updates to the list are posted in the first week of the month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o alt.genealogy
        o soc.genealogy.misc
        o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
     
     Where is it archived?
          The full list is available at the following:
             o Compuserve ROOTS forum library 15
             o via Anonymous FTP from ftp.ozemail.com.au. It is held in
               the file /pub/coherent/genealogy/data/nbldur.txt.
             o Via World Wide Web from the following URLs:
                  - <http://www.ozemail.com.au/~coherent/afhc/search.html>
                  - <http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/SurnamesList/NBL/>
     
 10. UK + I Surname Queries
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     Summary
          This is a summary of queries posted to soc.genealogy.surnames
          within the last seven days which pertain to the United Kingdom
          and Ireland. Each of the lines listed was the subject line of
          a recent query or response.
          
     When is it posted?
          The list is posted every seven days.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
     
     Where is it archived?
          At present, the list is not archived. However, the
          soc.genealogy.surnames newsgroup and associated mailing list
          is archived.
     
 11. The Derbyshire Surname Interest List
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     Summary
          The list consists of submissions sent to the co-ordinator by
          people with an interest in researching surnames in the county
          of Derbyshire, England.
          
     When is it posted?
          The list is posted in on the first of each month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
     
     Where is it archived?
          At present, the list is not archived.
     
 12. The Cambridgeshire Surname List
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     Summary
          The list consists of submissions sent to the co-ordinator by
          people with an interest in researching surnames in the county
          of Cambridgeshire, England.
          
     When is it posted?
          The list is posted on an occasional basis.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
     
     Where is it archived?
          The full list is available at the following:
             o Via World Wide Web from the following URLs:
               <http://www.cf.ac.uk/uwcc/comp/drayton/CAM/SurnamesList>
     
 13. The Devon Surname Listing
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     Summary
          The list consists of submissions sent to the co-ordinator by
          people with an interest in researching surnames in the county
          of Devon, England.
          
     When is it posted?
          Updates to the list are posted in the first week of the month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o alt.genealogy
        o soc.genealogy.misc
        o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
     
     Where is it archived?
          The full list is available at the following:
             o Compuserve ROOTS forum library 15
             o via Anonymous FTP from ftp.ozemail.com.au. It is held in
               the file /pub/coherent/genealogy/data/devon.txt.
             o Via World Wide Web from the following URLs:
               <http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/SurnamesList/DEV/>
     
 14. The Cornish Surname Listing
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     
     Summary
          The list consists of submissions sent to the co-ordinator by
          people with an interest in researching surnames in the county
          of Cornwall, England.
          
     When is it posted?
          Updates to the list are posted in the first week of the month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o roots-l
        o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
     
     Where is it archived?
          The full list is available at the following:
             o Compuserve ROOTS forum library 15
             o Via World Wide Web from the following URLs:
                  - <http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/SurnamesList/CON/>
                  - <http://www.zynet.co.uk/jlobb>
     
 15. The Liverpool List
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     Summary
          The list consists of submissions sent to the co-ordinator by
          people with an interest in researching surnames in the city of
          Liverpool, England.
          
     When is it posted?
          The list is posted in on the first of each month.
          
     Where is it posted?
        o soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
     
     Where is it archived?
          At present, the list is not archived.

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