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From: "Jack W. Ralph" <>
Subject: [PHILBRICK-L] PHILBRICK/PHILBROOK GenConnect Boards
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 22:12:07 -0800


Dear PHILBRICK/PHILBROOK Cousins,

I'm pleased to be able to announce a new resource for
PHILBRICK/PHILBROOK
researchers...PHILBRICK/PHILBROOK GenConnect boards for Queries, Bible
Records, Biographies, Deeds, Obituaries, Pensions and Wills.

Some of you who frequent USGenWeb or WorldGenWeb sites may already be
familiar with GenConnect. Many of the GenWeb sites have been linked to
GenConnect for some time. Recently GenConnect boards became available
for individual surnames and I applied to create seven
PHILBRICK/PHILBROOK boards. This is another service being hosted by our
friends at RootsWeb
Genealogical Data Cooperative, of which I am a Donor.

For those who are not familiar with GenConnect, it is a web-based
automated query and record management system. Visitors see their
queries posted immediately and the posts are also threaded, meaning
responses to a previously posted query will appear immediately under
that query. Each GenConnect board is indexed by the GenConnect Global
Search Engine (http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi?search) and
also by Surname Helper (http://cgi.rootsweb.com/surhelp/srchall.html).
Another feature of GenConnect is automatic email notification. You will
receive email notification of any responses to YOUR posts. Additionally,
for any given board, you have the option to receive automatic email
notification each time ANY new post appears on that board.

Seven web-based posting boards are now available for the
PHILBRICK/PHILBROOK surname. The boards are virtually empty right now
and it's up to us to make them into useful resources. The following
PHILBRICK/PHILBROOK GenConnect boards have been activated:

QUERIES
http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Philbrick
Most Philbrick/Philbrook surname queries that are appropriate for the
PHILBRICK-L mailing list can also be posted to this board. It's not a
matter of
having to choose whether to post your query to one resource or the
other. You can post the same query to both the PHILBRICK-L mailing list
and the PHILBRICK GenConnect Queries Board. There may be times when you
will want to post only to the list or only to the Queries board.
Questions that seem likely to stir up quite a bit of discussion or
debate would probably be better suited to the mailing list where the
discussion can take place in something approaching real time.
Similarly, very simple questions that are likely to be answered quickly
are probably better handled by the mailing list because there's not much
point in having your query remain visible on the Queries board for
several months after you've already gotten the answer. Conversely, your
really tough PHILBRICK/PHILBROOK surname questions might be better
suited to the Queries board. Because your query will remain visible for
months, the Queries board is a particularly good place to post your
"dead end", "brick wall" and "most wanted" type PHILBRICK/PHILBROOK
surname queries...especially the ones that you've posted to the list
once or twice already without any useful replies. Please restrict your
PHILBRICK/PHILBROOK queries to this Queries board only. Queries posted
to any of the six non-query boards below will be deleted without notice.

BIBLE RECORDS
http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/PhilbrickBibl
Feel free to post any PHILBRICK/PHILBROOK bible records to this board.
Please always cite your sources.

BIOGRAPHIES
http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/PhilbrickBios
Brief PHILBRICK/PHILBROOK biographies will be accepted here. Please
always cite your sources and be very careful not to violate copyrights
when posting bios. If in doubt, check first with me before posting. Any
posts found
to be in violation of copyright will be removed.

DEEDS
http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/PhilbrickDeed
Post any PHILBRICK/PHILBROOK related deed transcriptions here. Please
always cite your sources.

OBITUARIES
http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/PhilbrickObits
Transcriptions of PHILBRICK/PHILBROOK obits, or obits that mention
PHILBRICK/PHILBROOK survivors may be posted here. Please always cite
your sources.

PENSIONS
http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/PhilbrickPens
Transcriptions of PHILBRICK/PHILBROOK pensions, or pensions that mention
PHILBRICK/PHILBROOK beneficiaries may be posted here. Please always
cite your sources.

WILLS
http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/PhilbrickWill
Transcriptions of PHILBRICK/PHILBROOK wills, or wills that mention
PHILBRICK/PHILBROOK beneficiaries may be posted here. Please always
cite your sources.

All of the above pages can be linked to from our new page at
http://users.intercomm.com/nvjack/fylbrigg/genconnect.htm
Put it into your favorites folder because you will visit it often.

I hope that these new resources will aid us all in our pursuit of
PHILBRICK/PHILBROOK genealogy.

By the way, I have posted a Query to give you an example of what you can
do.

Nevada Jack

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