Genealogy Mailing Lists
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List of E-Mail groups for Genealogists.
John Fuller maintains the most complete list of genealogical listservers anywhere. They are in four groups: General, USA-Geographic, Non-USA-geographic and Surnames. Also, he has the current list of USENET newsgroups related to genealogy.
User Mailing Lists Hosted by RootsWeb
- AUSTRIA-L
Austrian Genealogy - To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- AUSTRIA-HOLOCAUST-L
Austrians in German Holocaust camps - To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- Regional Austrian Mailing Lists
- AUT-BURGENLAND-L
Austrian Genealogy in Burgenland - AUT-BURGENLAND-L
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- BURGENLAND-NEWSLETTER-L
Austrian Genealogy Newsletter for Burgenland - To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- AUT-CARINTHIA-L
Austrian Genealogy in Carinthia - To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- AUT-KUESTENLAND-L
Austrian Genealogy in Kuestenland - To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- AUT-LOWER-AUSTRIA-L
Austrian Genealogy specializing in Lower Austria - To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- AUT-SALZBURG-L
Austrian Genealogy in Salzburg province - To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- AUT-STYRIA-L
Austrian Genealogy in Styria - To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- AUT-TYROL-L
Austrian Genealogy in TYROL - To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- AUT-UPPER-AUSTRIA-L
Austrian Genealogy specializing in Upper Austria - To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- AUT-VIENNA-L
Austrian Genealogy in Vienna - To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- GOTTSCHEE-L
Austrian Genealogy in Gottschee - To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- See also MORAVIA.
- ROOTS-L
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- [email protected] send
"subscribe ROOTS-L firstname lastname"
to [email protected] .
[email protected] send a message with the following format to [email protected] SEND-TO: your-email-address GET "INDEX.TXT"
- [email protected] send
- GEDCOM-L
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- Getting off and on GEDCOM-L
- GEDCOM-L Usage Guide
- The GEDCOM-L Mailing List Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
How to send GEDCOM files by E-Mail!
- Getting off and on GEDCOM-L
- GENNAM-L
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- The surname mailing list
- Archives and Usage of the soc.genealogy.surnames / GENNAM-L WWW Archives.
- The surname mailing list
- GENPOL
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Discussions of Polish genealogy. Postings are made in both English and Polish;
however, there is no guarantee that postings in English will receive replys
in English. Mailing address for postings is
[email protected]. To subscribe,
send the following to
[email protected]:
subscribe genpol <--! firstname lastname -->
- Getting off and on GENPOL
GENPOL FAQ: Genealogy & Poland - a guide
- Getting off and on GENPOL
- Yahoo Groups Galicia listserve
- Galicia_Poland-Ukraine to network with people who are researching Galicia
- POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-L
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- TX-POLISH
- Poland to Texas, 1840-1930.
To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode). - LINES-L
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- LINES-L Usage Guide
- LINES-L Query Example
Weekly log files for the entire history of LINES-L from Sept. 1992 to date are archived at: ftp://listserv.nodak.edu/public/lines-l/ or at ftp://listserv.nodak.edu/LINES-L/
- LINES-L Usage Guide
- GEN-DE-L.
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Gatewayed with the
soc.genealogy.german newsgroup for
the discussion of German genealogy. Mailing address for postings is
[email protected] (American
continent) or
[email protected]
(elsewhere in the world). To subscribe, send the following to
[email protected] (American
continent) or
[email protected]
(elsewhere in the world): SUB GEN-DE-L firstname lastname
- bukovina-gen
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- Bukovina Genealogy Mailing List
- Bukovina Genealogy Mailing List
Czech Genealogy Lists
- GEN-SLAVIC.
- Gatewayed with the soc.genealogy.slavic newsgroup for the discussion of slavic genealogy. Mailing address for postings is [email protected]. To subscribe, send the following to [email protected]: SUBSCRIBE GEN-SLAVIC firstname lastname
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GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L (Bohemia/Moravia)
- MORAVIA-L
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- SLOVAKIA
- Slovakian ancestry or family history
To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode). - NE-CZECH
- Czechs to Nebraska, 1840-1930
To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode). - TX-CZECH
- Czechs to Texas, 1840-1930
To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
German Regional Genealogy Lists
- Alsace-Genealogy
- To subscribe, send the following to [email protected]: SUBSCRIBE ALSACE-GENEALOGY firstname lastname
- ALSACE-LORRAINE-L
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- AUS-GERMAN-L -- Australians with German ancestry
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L (Bohemia/Moravia, now the Czech Republic) genealogy list
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A discussion group for those interested in sharing information about the
culture, genealogy and heritage of the German-speaking people of Bohemia
and Moravia, now the Czech Republic. Mailing address for postings is
[email protected].
To subscribe, send the following to
[email protected]:
SUBSCRIBE
- At the web site German-Bohemian-L Mailing List you may request an archive of messages previously posted.
- GERMANS-TO-PHILA German immigrants to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- GERMANS-STLOUIS German families who came to or through the St. Louis, Missouri
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- GER-RUS (Germans from Russia, culture and folklore) genealogy list
- Covers general discussions of Germans from Russia culture, folklore, etc. Mailing address for postings is [email protected]. To subscribe, send the following to [email protected]: SUBSCRIBE GER-RUS firstname lastname
- GER-RUS2 (Germans from Russia, genealogy and family research) genealogy list
- Covers general discussions of Germans from Russia genealogy and family research. Mailing address for postings is [email protected]. To subscribe, send the following to [email protected]: SUBSCRIBE GER-RUS2 firstname lastname
- GERMANS-WI Germans in Wisconsin from territorial times to present.
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- DEU-BALTISCHE Deutsch-Baltische genealogy (German Baltic, bilingual)
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- GERMAN-RUSSIAN-HERITAGE Historical, cultural and other not-directly-genealogy topics having to do with German-Russians.
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- DEU-CATHOLICFRANCONIA the Catholic parts of Franconia
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- DEU-EIFEL the Eifel region of Western Germany
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- DEU-MECKLENBURG Mecklenburg, Lower Saxony [Niedersachsen], Germany
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- DEU-OLDENBURG Oldenburg, Lower Saxony [Niedersachsen], Germany
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- DEU-RUEGEN the Island of Ruegen, VorPommern, Germany
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- DEU-THUERINGEN the Thueringen region of Germany
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- DEU-WITTGENSTEIN Sayn-Wittgenstein (to 1806), Kreis Wittgenstein (1806-now) (language of this list is German)
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- HESSE
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- HESSENLAND (in German)
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- KRUMMHORN -- Krummhorn area of Ostfriesland, Germany
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- NIEDERSACHSEN
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- PRUSSIA-ROOTS
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- RHEIN-PFALZ
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE
(or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to
[email protected] (for digest mode).
- The German state of Rheinland-Pfalz
- Schlesien-L - Schlesien Genealogy List
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the body of the message to [email protected].
- DEU-SCHLESIEN List
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to ">[email protected] (for digest mode).
- Niederschlesienliste (in German)
- Archiv der Niederschlesienliste
- Westfalen-L
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the body of the message to [email protected].
Miscellaneous Mailing Lists
- WW20-ROOTS-L - genealogy as it relates to 20th Century wars
- To subscribe send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the subject and the body of the message to [email protected] (for mail mode) or to [email protected] (for digest mode).
- LISTSERV.NORTHWEST.COM
- LISTPAGE for Listserv.Northwest.Com
- EMIGRATION-SHIPS
- A mailing list for anyone who wants to discuss the ships their ancestors arrived on or post passenger lists for any ships. Discussions of the history of specific ships is also within the scope of the list. To subscribe send email to [email protected] with "subscribe emigration-ships" (without the quotes) for mail mode or "subscribe emigration-ships-digest" (without the quotes) for digest mode in the body of your message.
- TheShipsList
- is for anyone interested in the ships carrying immigrants to the
US. Subjects include emigration/immigration, ports of entry, ports of
departure, ship descriptions and history, passenger lists and other
information.
To subscribe send the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) as the only text in the body of a message to [email protected] (mail mode) or [email protected] (digest mode).
Archives of Mailing-lists and Newsgroups
Archived messages are now accessable for searching at:
https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/
Just type the name:
- Alsace-Lorraine-L
- Austria-L
- Bavaria-L
- German-Kingdoms-L
- Hesse-L
- Hungary-L
- Lithuania-L
- Poland-Roots
- Prussia-Roots-L
- Switzerland-L
- Trier-Roots-L
in the box for the name of the list, then follow instructions to search all the messages that have been posted on the list.
Or if you want to get to the specific archives in a hurry:
- http://lists.rootsweb.com/~archiver/lists/PRUSSIA-ROOTS-L/
- http://lists.rootsweb.com/~archiver/lists/POLAND-ROOTS
- http://lists.rootsweb.com/~archiver/lists/SWITZERLAND-L
- http://lists.rootsweb.com/~archiver/lists/TRIER-ROOTS-L
- http://lists.rootsweb.com/~archiver/lists/HESSE-L
- http://lists.rootsweb.com/~archiver/lists/BAVARIA-L
- http://lists.rootsweb.com/~archiver/lists/GERMAN-KINGDOMS-L
- http://lists.rootsweb.com/~archiver/lists/ALSACE-LORRAINE-L
- http://lists.rootsweb.com/~archiver/lists/HUNGARY-L
- http://lists.rootsweb.com/~archiver/lists/AUSTRIA-L
- http://lists.rootsweb.com/~archiver/lists/LITHUANIA-L
Newsgroups
- gen-ff-l/fr.rec.genealogie
- http://searches.rootsweb.com/gen-ff.html to review postings to this newsgroup/maillist.
- gen-fr-l/soc.genealogy.french
- http://searches.rootsweb.com/gen-fr.html to review postings to this newsgroup/maillist.
- gen-de-l/soc.genealogy.german
- http://searches.rootsweb.com/gen-de.html to review postings to this newsgroup/maillist since 1995.
- gen-medieval-l/soc.genealogy.medieval
- http://searches.rootsweb.com/gen-medieval.html to review postings to this newsgroup/maillist.
- sgmethods-l/soc.genealogy.methods
- http://searches.rootsweb.com/gen-fr.html to review postings to this newsgroup/maillist.
- genmsc-l/soc.genealogy.misc
- http://searches.rootsweb.com/genmsc.html to review postings to this newsgroup/maillist.
- gen-slavic-l/soc.genealogy.slavic
- http://searches.rootsweb.com/gen-slavic.html to review postings to this newsgroup/maillist.
- sgsurnames-l/soc.genealogy.surnames
- http://searches.rootsweb.com/sgsurnames.html to review postings to this newsgroup/maillist.
- gen-genuki-l/soc.genealogy.uk+ireland
- http://searches.rootsweb.com/gen-genuki.html to review postings to this newsgroup/maillist.
- Genealogy Community: Genealogy Newsgroups on MSN Web Communities
Basic newsgroup and mailing list "Netiquette"
Genealogy Meta FAQ - A Guide to the FAQs
German Genealogy FAQ's and Files on genealogy.com
soc.genealogy.german Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) or at www2.genealogy.net or in the USA at german.genealogy.net.
GENUKI (Genealogy of the UK and Ireland) Wiltshire Surname Interests List Frequently Asked Questions
Commonly Used Place Name Abbreviations found regularly on soc.genealogy.computing and soc.genealogy.surnames (version 1.2c, revised August 4, 1997).
The complete list of place codes.
Frequently Asked Questions For soc.genealogy.misc and its mirror in the USA.
FAQ: soc.genealogy.surnames.* introduction (version 1.0 January 1998).
FAQ: subject format for soc.genealogy.surnames.* (version: 1.0 January 28, 1998).
FAQs for soc.genealogy.surnames.* archives (version 2.3, revised September 30, 1997):
- for messages December 1994 - present,
- for messages December 1994 - August 15, 1997 (This site may close soon.),
- for messages since spring 1996.
FAQs for the regional soc.genealogy.surnames groups
Using the FAQ: soc.genealogy.surnames.* introduction (version 1.3 February 28, 2000).
Queries, Good and Bad. (version 1.1, revised March 28, 1997).
FAQ: SURNAMES-* lists linked to soc.genealogy.surnames.* (version draft 0.1 July 10, 1997)
Using the soc.genealogy.surnames / GENNAM-L WWW Archives (version 1.2, revised December 28, 1996).
FAQ: soc.genealogy.surnames.german introduction (version 1.0 January 1998)
FAQ: soc.genealogy.surnames.german place codes since 1815 (version 1.1 January 28, 1998).
FAQ: soc.genealogy.surnames.german Holy Roman Empire Place Codes (version 1.0 January 28, 1998).
Adalbert Goertz's Regional German FAQs.
FAQ for the alt.family-names.* newsgroup hierarchy
The Most Frequently Asked Questions on rec.heraldry
Family Surnames Genealogy Books
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