Genealogy Message Boards–RootsWeb, GenForum, Cyndi’s List & Surname Helper

 

Message Boards

Genealogy message boards allow you to post and reply to messages from other users and review the flow of a discussion on a particular genealogical topic.  Message boards are also known as discussion groups or query databases.  You can post and review answers to questions about specific surnames and locations and other research topics.  Some research boards are available are:

 

RootsWeb  http://boards.rootsweb.com/?o_iid=33216&o_lid=33216

This Website has a free message boards.  You can search by surname, locality, or topic.

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GenForum    http://genforum.com/

Using the message board at genealogy.com you can search by surname, region, and general topics. This site also has a “Forum Finder,” which allows you to find a message board by entering a search term or phrase.

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Cyndi’s List  http://cyndislist.com/queries.htm

Cyndi’s List has many helpful links to additional message boards. 

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Surname Helper  http://surhelp.rootsweb.ancestry.com/srchall.html

This Web site is a surname engine for finding queries and surname registrations posted on various genealogy sites.  This is a great way to search thousands of query databases. 

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 Exact Surname only
 Surname and selected soundex equivalents
 Surnames that start with given letters (must specify at least 3 letters)
 Surnames using wildcard characters.
 Surname and alternate spellings of surname as identified by various CCHelper sites. 
Please note that not all alternate spellings of surnames have been identified.

Type of Sites to Search:

   All USGenWeb/ WorldGenWeb Other Personal Genealogy Page Surname Page 

Type of Posts to select: 
   All Bible Record Bible Record Index Biography Biography Index Birth Record Birth Record Index Cemetery Record Cemetery Record Index Census Census Index Church Record Church Record Index Court Record Court Record Index Death Record Death Record Index Directory (eg City) Directory (eg City) Index First Families First Families Index Gazetteer Gazetteer Index Genealogy Genealogy Index History History Index Land Record Land Record Index Marriage Record Marriage Record Index Map Map Index Migration Record Migration Record Index Military Record Military Record Index Naturalization or Citizenship Record Naturalization or Citizenship Record Index Newspaper Newspaper Index Obituary Obituary Index Pension Record Pension Record Index Query Surname Registration Tax List Tax List Index Vital Record Vital Record Index Vital Record Index Will Will Index

Posts made after (mm/dd/yy or yyyy-mm-dd): 

Search sites that cover a given geographic area: 
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(Applies to USGenWeb, World GenWeb and some "Other sites"):

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Wildcard Character Searches

Specify the surname with one or both of the following wildcard characters:

_ : any one character.

• LINDS_Y will find LINDSEY or LINDSAY.
• DAVI_SON will find DAVIDSON or DAVISSON, but not DAVISON.

% : any number (or none) characters.

• %DONALD will find DONALD, O'DONALD or MACDONALD.
• ST%ART will find STUART or STEWART (or START).

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Surname Helper is a surname engine for queries and surname registrations posted on various genealogy sites. Participating sites include many USGenWeb and WorldGenWeb sites. Surname Helper is also used by the USGenWeb QueryExpress system for registering counties.

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