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From: Sharon Anderson <>
Subject: Re: Research Question
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1998 09:09:09 -0600


Here are some that I have. I hope that they help. Sharon
1.)"Genealogy Exchange & Surname Registry
<http://www.genexchange.com/index.cfm>; "

2.)"Surname Web

Surname web is a place for people who have their family lines
online to link to so that others can see who they are
researching. It's a good place to start digging, cause people
list the primary names in the db.http://www.surnameweb.org/ "

3.)www.genforum.com/surnames/

4.)www.citynet.net/mostwanted/

5.)Many of the US Genweb sites have surname queries and searches---
www.usgenweb.net/

6.) www.rootsweb.com/ is the homepage and can go to searching from
there

7.) ancestry.com They have a subscription that is very reasonable.
This opens the doors to tons of material. There is also a daily
newsleter that you subscribe to at no charge. Also at no charge are the
daily database and some other bases and indexes. I have found a lot of
information here.

8.)"GRS Newsletter to Ad Surname Queries!!! The big news is that the
newsletter is going come twice a month and I hope to make it weekly! IN
ADDITION, we are adding surname queries. Now, over 30,000 readers will
see your information! For this to work well, you will need to send your
queries to: Please type the query as you would
like to see it appear but please be as brief as possible and include
your email address in the body of the message. (It just makes it easier
for me to cut and paste!)"

There are many, many more. I can send them on as I come accross them if
you need more. Again, Sharon
BES wrote:
>
> I hope that someone can answer this question for me. Is there any other
> place besides the Family Finder Index to do a surname look-up? I know
> that there are all kinds of CD's by Borderbund-Family Tree Maker but
> where did someone look before these CD's were available. Does the
> Family History Library at LDS have some type of index? Does anyone
> know the name of the index or the program? Several years ago I went to
> a very small family history library at the local Latter Day Saints
> church, I was just starting my search and they had an older computer
> that you could do a surname lookup. Since I was just starting out I
> didn't realize that it was a good idea to write the down all sources
> when doing a search even if you came up empty. I can not recall what
> the program was called. I can't even remember if the information was on
> a CD or not. They had one computer that was only for lookup's. then
> you had to order the microfiche to find out if the information pertained
> to the family you were searching for. I have since moved and I have not
> been able to go back to that LDS library. I have also tried calling
> them but the phone has been disconnected and there is not another number
> for them. I have tried a few other LDS churches without any luck. I
> also called a Genealogy Library, but the person who answered had no idea
> what I was talking about. She said she only knew of the Borderbund
> programs. If anyone has any ideas or knows what I am writing could you
> please post a reply. Also please post your reply to the list, so that
> the information is available for everyone. You can email me if you want
> I don't mind getting Legit e-mail but please also post to the list.
>
> Thank you
> Bonnie

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