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There are also Ancestry Message Boards for these countries, see [https://www.ancestry.com.au/boards/localities.asia/mb.ashx Message Boards: Asia]
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The most popular list for those researching family history in India is the '''INDIA List''' hosted by Rootsweb, part of Ancestry. You can exchange ideas, suggestions, queries, questions and family details with a group of people (from beginner to expert) who are interested in the same subject.
Before submitting queries to the List, it is recommended to first '''search the INDIA List archives''' to see if your question has been asked before. You may also use this search page to search for surnames that may have been mentioned before. ''' Currently only partially not available, see below'''.
:'''Update''': All Rootsweb Lists Archives and Search, including the India List, have experienced ongoing past intermittent problems and for a period were unavailable. Even when available, the Search may not locate all past posts. As an interim measure, you may be able to locate some past posts by googling your search term together with ''site:archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA'', but the possibility remains that not all past posts will be located. If you locate a past post via Google, the cached version (located under the triangle icon) may be the only link which is accessible.
:'''Further updates''': 2018/03/06 The RootsWeb mailing lists are now available to use, meaning you can now send and receive email on RootsWeb email lists. Any email that is sent will go directly into a [https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/india@rootsweb.com/ new archive]. "We are in the process of importing the old archives into the new system which will take some time". [http://www.rootsweb.com Rootweb Home Page for Updates] rootsweb.com.
:: Situation at '''2018/0406/2923''' [httphttps://homelists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexeshyperkitty/international/India Details of the India RootsWeb Mailing List including subscribingArchives Unavailable]. To subscribe, see the page [https://listsmailinglists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkittylistindexes/listinternational/india@rootsweb.com India List new archiveMailing Lists: India] with . Includes INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ imported old archives from January 2009 onwards. Note that most replies do not appear to be attached to the original postList.
As you may appreciate, asking the same beginner questions to the list can become tiresome for the regulars on the List. It is also recommended to 'lurk' in the background if you are new to mailing lists (or even the INDIA List) and get a 'feel' for the format of questions and 'list etiquette'.
To join the List, simply send an email to [mailto:india-subscribe@rootsweb.com india-subscribe@rootsweb.com] with the word subscribe in the subject line and body. Please do not include anything else (even a signature). You may unsubscribe at anytime. More details are found on the [httphttps://homemailinglists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/international/India INDIA List page]. (Previously the contact email address for the List Administrator was <nowiki>INDIA-admin@rootsweb.com</nowiki> if you had any List problems. It is unclear if this is still valid.). If you subscribe to the India List, you receive emails individually at different times during the day. If you subscribe to the Digest, the emails are batched together and come at less frequent intervals. If you unsubscribe for a period, perhaps while you are on holidays, you can '''browse the INDIA List archives''' for any dates you have missed.
Once you have become a subscriber to the List, you may send queries or information to the List. The procedure is as for any email. The email address is [mailto:india@rootsweb.com india@rootsweb.com]. Include a relevant heading and as much information as you can and the source of that information. Many readers prefer that family names be typed in capital letters as this emphasises the name. Please note there is no provision to send emails to the List with attachments. You can advise in your email that you have an attachment which you can send to interested members of the List, privately off list. However, you can place attachments on the Message Board, refer below.
Many people subscribe to both the India List and the India-British-Raj List.
[httphttps://homemailinglists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/international/India Subscribe] to the India- British- Raj List or Digest, on a similar basis to the India List above.
===Other Mailing Lists===
====Rootsweb====
*[httphttps://homemailinglists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/ All Rootsweb Mailing Lists]. *[httphttps://homemailinglists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/international/Sri%20Lanka%20%2f%20Ceylon Sri Lanka/Ceylon Mailing List]
*Straits Settlements
**[httphttps://homemailinglists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/international/Malaysia Malaysia Mailing List] **[httphttps://homemailinglists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/international/Singapore Singapore Mailing List] *[httphttps://homemailinglists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/international/Indonesia Indonesia Mailing List] There are also Ancestry Message Boards for these countries, see [https://www.ancestry.com/boards/localities.asia/mb.ashx Message Boards: Asia]
====Other====
The [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/st-helena-genealogy St Helena Institute's 'Forum for Family History'], a Mailing List/Message Board for anyone interested in St Helena family history and genealogy (including Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha).
===Message Boards===
*[httphttps://boardswww.ancestry.com.au/boards/localities.asia.india.general/mb.ashx Rootsweb India Message Board], part of Ancestry. It is advised posts are gatewayed (reposted) to the India List so you only need to post once. '''Note''' however, currently (January 20172018/06), (and for at least a year or more few years prior), this feature is '''not''' operating. When the feature was operating, many people preferred to reply to the India List, rather than to the Message Board, (as you don't need a password for the former), so you are likely to get more immediate responses if you post your query on the India List. However, the Message Board has the advantage that you can include an attachment, such as a photograph. Also, it is probably better for replies which may be made in the future. Currently, If you post on the Message Board, including an attachment, also post an advice on the India List. There is also an alternative URL with rootsweb in the URL, however there may be problems with images displaying using this alternative.
*[http://genforum.genealogy.com/ Genforum] is the website presented by Genealogy.com. Messages can be left on specific surname boards in addition to the India Genealogy Forum –or that of any other country. There are also general interest boards. All these message boards (or forums as they are called) can be browsed or searched by entering a specific word search. In addition to hosting message boards the site contains topics of general genealogical interest.
*[http://www.fibis.org/membership FIBIS Members] can post queries on the forum message board in the [http://www.members-area.fibis.org/ FIBIS Social Network]. A particularly useful feature is the facility to upload attachments - perhaps a photograph for help in identifying a uniform or place or a section of an historic document where the old handwriting cannot be deciphered easily.
*[http://www.british-genealogy.com/ British-Genealogy.com], sometimes called "Brit-Gen" has forums on various topics.
*[http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/forum Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine] has forums on general topics, mainly UK related, including military.
===Facebook Groups===
*Details of [https://www.fibis.org/british-india-family-history-facebook-group/ British India Family History Facebook Group], a linked FIBIS Facebook group. However, anyone can join, you do not have to be a FIBIS member, but it is a closed group so an admin will need to approve your request to join.
==Military==
The following websites are, or have, military message boards:. Most websites do not require registration to read posts, but all appear to require registration to post a query, or reply to a post.
*[https://www.ancestry.com/boards/topics.Military.uk.britarmy/mb.ashx Rootsweb British Army Message Board]. Rootsweb is part of Ancestry. There are also other Message Boards under the category Military.
*[http://www.rootschat.com/ Rootschat.com]
*[http://www.napoleonicwarsforum.com/ The Napoleonic Wars Forum 1792-1815]
*[http://www.victorianwars.com/ Victorian Wars Forum] is a message board for British Military Campaigns from 1837 to 1902, and in fact continues for the pre World War 1 period. Many of the posts contain detailed information and/or illustrations or photographs. A good site if you want the uniform of a soldier of this period identified, (but you need to register first). *[httphttps://1914-1918www.invisionzonegreatwarforum.com/ org Great War Forum] is a message board for the First World War.
*[http://ww2talk.com/ WW2Talk Forum]
*[http://www.ww2f.com/index World War II Forum], an American site
