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BlackSheep Mailing List

For the International Black Sheep Society of Genealogists (IBSSG) which includes all those who have a dastardly, infamous individual of public knowledge and ill-repute somewhere in their family ... preferably in their direct lines. This individual must have been publicly pilloried in disgrace for acts of a significantly anti-social nature. Archives: browse or search.

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FOLKLORE Mailing List

A mailing list for the exchange of folklore - folk medicine and recipes. Archives: browse or search.

GEN-UNSOLVED-MYSTERIES Mailing List

For people whose family genealogies include unsolved mysteries. Postings should include only mysterious disappearances or appearances, unsolved murders, questionable incarcerations, and other mysterious or unsolved events in an ancestor's life. Postings should not include brick walls since these would be repetitive of the content of other lists. Archives: browse or search.

GENEALIB Mailing List

For librarians who specialize in genealogy.

GEN_SOCIETIES Mailing List

For persons involved with establishing a local genealogical society in order to share program ideas, discuss means of promoting growth within a group, discuss how to work with libraries, and other related topics. Archives: browse or search.

HOMESPUN Mailing List

For those who want to have a bit of fun reminiscing. Subscribers are welcome to share memories, traditions, poems, humor, stories, recipes, folklore and home remedies. Archives: browse or search.

IIGS-UNIVERSITY Mailing List

For volunteers who are working on the International Internet Genealogical Society (IIGS) University project. Archives: browse or search.

IIGS-UNIVERSITY-LIBRARY Mailing List

For volunteers who are working on the International Internet Genealogical Society (IIGS) University Library project. Archives: browse or search.

INTERRACIAL-GENEALOGY Mailing List

For anyone who is researching their interracial ancestry. Archives: browse or search.

Kissing Cousins in Genealogy

Companion site to the Kissing Cousins Mailing List, for marriages of the same family name such as a Walter/Walter marriage, as well as families that have 2 relatives that married into the same family and both had issue. Also for families that married into one another repeatedly.
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Mariners Mailing List

For anyone who is researching their seafaring ancestors. Archives: browse or search.

METISGEN Mailing List

For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the Metis and their descendants. The Metis are North America's Fur Trading Children ... the new nation of individuals born within North America from the first unions of natives and whites. Archives: browse or search.

MOMS_N_ME-ROOTS Mailing List

To aid moms of all ages, but especially those with young children, in researching their family. Also welcome are any ideas for helping mothers teach their children about their heritage and the importance of family research. Archives: browse or search.

NOTABLE-WOMEN-ANCESTORS Mailing List

For the discussion of female ancestors (famous and not-so-famous) and methods of researching women in conjunction with the NWA web site

Photo Generations - Home of the PhotoGen Mailing List Page

The Photography and Genealogy Mailing List.

ProResearchers Mailing List

Just for Professional Researchers to discuss their industry. Archives: browse or search.

SALEM-WITCH Mailing List

A genealogy and history mailing list for descendants of the people involved in the Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692 -- the accusers and the accused, the afflicted and the executed, as well as the magistrates, clergy, jurors, and anyone affected by the proceedings. Archives: browse or search.

TheShipsList Mailing List

For anyone interested in the ships our ancestors migrated on. Subjects include emigration/immigration, ports of entry, ports of departure, ship descriptions and history, passenger lists and other related information. Archives: browse or search.

UFO-ROOTS Mailing List

For those whose ancestors arrived from outer space to make connections with others sharing this problem, discuss their ancestry, and provide advice on possible avenues for further research. Archives: browse or search.