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Before posting your first query to the list please read all of this message carefully. It might be a good idea to check the archives because there is a good chance that your question has been asked and answered before. The list was started in July 1997 and has received close to 44,000 postings.
To send a message to all subscribers, about 750 of us, send it to the address, [email protected]. We suggest that your first message should be a short introductory piece, describing your family history in India and mentioning specific names, dates and places in which you are interested. You might have a distant relative on the list! We have had some amazing success stories.
It will help us to help you if you sign your message with your name, location and e-mail address.
You can find the answers to many of your basic questions at the following sites.
Cathy Day's Family history in India web site
Church Records of baptisms, marriages and burials in Colonial India
Background Information on the British in India
The Historical Map Library for India-L
Professional researchers who specialize in India and/or military records
Family History in India Bookstore
Sylvia Murphy's "Passages to India" web site
Rootsweb's archives of messages for this list
In the past, this list has had so many messages that it began to overwhelm people. Therefore, we�ve tried to cut down on the number of messages going to the list. Before you post a message, you might like to ask yourself if it is likely to interest other members of the mailing list, or whether you are better off sending the message directly to the individual concerned. As a rule of thumb, *questions* should always be posted to the list, in order to reach the maximum number of people, but *answers* are sometimes better sent to an individual. Here are some guidelines :
It is recommended that when you reply to a message and send it to the list that you delete all parts of the original message that are not pertinent to your reply. The reason for this is to reduce the download time for those of our subscribers who live in parts of the world where internet time is both expensive and infrequent.
India-L Mailing List, Welcome Message for new subscribers
Welcome to the INDIA mailing list! You are now part of a mailing list for people researching their European or Anglo-Indian ancestors in the former British territories of India (including modern Pakistan and Bangladesh), Burma and Ceylon. You might like to bookmark this page for future reference.
Ian Poyntz, Houston, Texas
email: [email protected]
THINGS TO SEND TO THE WHOLE LIST
- sources for certain records
- meanings of unfamiliar words
- useful web sites you�ve found
- occupational information
- tips on solving a problem
THINGS TO SEND TO AN INDIVIDUAL SUBSCRIBER
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Good luck with your research!
Ian Poyntz
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© 1997 - 2005 by Ian Poyntz
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Last update: November 30, 2004