Garland Genealogical Society

	Garland Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 461882
Garland, Texas

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Genealogical Resources via E-Mail

There are numerous Newsgroups (Lists) that are available for those with e-mail. Newsgroups are primarily developed so that members can exchange, discuss, or post a query relating to that particular newsgroup, be it surname or area related. Listed below are just a few of those available.

Name	Description
Dallas County, Texas Discussion List	To subscribe send email to TXDALLAS-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM and type SUBSCRIBE in the message field. For digest mode, send email to TXDALLAS-D-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM and type SUBSCRIBE in the message field. The moderator is JJ Johnson
Roots-L	best known list; to subscribe send e-mail to roots-l-request@rootsweb.com (that's a small L, not a one) - in body say subscribe, nothing else.
Texahoma-Roots-L	An excellent e-mail newsgroup for those researching their ancestry in Texas. The mailing address for postings is texahoma-roots-l@listserv.indiana.edu - to subscribe send the following to listserv@listserv.indiana.edu - SUB TEXAHOMA-ROOTS-L firstname lastname (turn off signature)
Surname-Query	mailing list for queries on specific surname searches. Mailing address for postings is surname-query-l@rootsweb.com - To subscribe send the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) as the only text in the body of a message (turn off signature) to surname-query-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or surname-query-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
Newsgroup List	State, Area, or Surname Newsgroups
GENCMP-L	genealogy computer group; to subscribe send e-mail to listserv@mail.eWorld.com - in body say subscribe GENCMP-L firstname lastname, nothing else.
Dick Eastman's newsletter	Not a newsgroup, but a newsletter that is published weekly and contains all the latest news in the genealogy world. For those without Internet connections, there is no charge to receive it by e-mail. To subscribe, send an e-mail to: subscribe@rootscomputing.com

For those of you who have a computer and modem, but no Internet access, and would like to have e-mail ... Juno offers free e-mail software to various markets (you connect through a local access number). To request a copy, please e-mail your name and address to signup@juno.com or call them at 1-800-654-5866.

Genealogical Resources via Internet

Just a few of the many resources available on the Internet are listed below. Many of these links will give you a list of additional links. Note: when you find a page that you plan to come back to often, don't forget to bookmark that page so that you will be able to find it again.

If you are a "newbie" to researching your genealogy or are new to the Internet, you might want to stop by The Attic which has several "newbie" files, as well as reading a Beginner's Guide to Family History Research by Desmond Walls Allen and Carolyn Earle Billingsley.

For additional genealogical resources in addition to those below, visit GGS member Linda-Jeanne Dolby's The Attic.

Figuring out Family Relationships - are they cousins or cousins once removed?

Social Security Death Index

Hereditary Societies

LDS Ancestor Search

Passenger Lists, Genealogy, & Naturalization Papers on line.

Hamburg, Germany Port of Emigration

City of Garland Homepage

Soundex Code - Automatically converts your surname to the Soundex code.

Not sure which County or State the Town you are looking for is located in?

Databases - This site contains the following searchable databases:

ROOTS-L Archive (133,000+ msgs)
GENNAM-L Archive (35,000+ msgs)
Social Security Death Index (50 Million+ entries through Oct 1995)

Search Gene Stark's Index of Names which includes all GenWeb Sites.

GenWeb Project:

WorldGenweb - Same as U.S.GenWeb, but expanded to include countries around the Globe.
U.S.GenWeb - In March and April, 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database Project. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties, where collected databases would be stored. This project has now expanded to include the entire U.S.
TexasGenWeb - Includes references relative to Texas, as well as sites for each of the Counties in Texas.
Dallas CountyGenWeb - Includes Dallas Co. links, each of the towns located in Dallas Co., and an area to post queries for missing ancestors who resided in Dallas County.
Garland, TexasGenWeb - Contains appropriate Garland links.
U.S.GenWeb Archives - TexasGenWeb Archives - WorldGenWeb Archives - Volunteers have been copying court house documents and putting them on the Web.
USGenWeb Archive Census Project - volunteers are transcribing census records to put on the Web.
USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project - volunteers are walking cemeteries and recording their info on the Web.

Texas Confederate Pension Records - is a searchable index of names.

Colonel George Mason Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution

The Texas State Cemetery in Austin is a searchable database.

Mills Cemetery located in Garland, TX, has been walked and recorded by GGS member Linda-Jeanne Dolby and is now a published work. For information on purchasing this book, email the author or visit the Mills Cemetery site for a listing of surnames included.

State-Level Casualty Lists for the Korean Conflict, sorted Alphabetically by Last Name of Casualty

State-Level Casualty Lists for the Vietnam Conflict, sorted Alphabetically by Last Name of Casualty

If you want to know How Far Is It from one place to another, with maps and directions, try this site.

MapBlast is great for creating site maps and directions.

RootsWeb Texas Surnames Search

Also be sure to check:

Query system for Dallas County, whereby you can submit a query, new queries or search anywhere in the U.S.
Dallas County, TX Query Forum
View Pre-1998 Queries
Search the USGenWeb Archives
Gene Stark's Index of Names for all GenWeb Sites