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===Discontinued Rootsweb INDIAMailing Lists===The most popular list for those researching family history in India is the '''INDIA ListBeginning March 2nd, 2020 all Rootsweb Mailing Lists have been discontinued. Mailing list archives will remain available and searchable''' hosted by [http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/index.html Rootsweb]. 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. The List currently has over 700 members.

Before submitting queries '''Update noted 27 September 2020'''. There have been changes to the Mailing ListArchives. It is no longer possible to directly browse the Archives, it but searching is recommended to first [httpstill possible. The website URL has changed. A typical URL for a post has changed from <nowiki>https://archiverlists.rootsweb.com/cgi-binhyperkitty/list/india.rootsweb.com/thread/15659804/</search?aop search the INDIA List archives] nowiki> to see if your question has been asked before<nowiki>https://mlarchives. You may also use this search page to search for surnames that may have been mentioned beforerootsweb. As you may appreciatecom/listindexes/emails?listname=india&thread=15659804</nowiki> , asking the same beginner questions to the list can become tiresome for the regulars on the Listor india-british-raj , as applicable. It is also recommended to ('lurk' in the background if you are new to mailing lists (or even the INDIA List) and get a 'feelNote' for the format of questions and 'list etiquette'., no final /)

To join '''Update noted October 2020. At times the ListSearch quality has been noted to be very poor, simply send an email but it does appear to vary. If you are unsuccessful, try at another time or day.'''====Rootsweb INDIA-L-request@rootsweb====The most popular list for those researching family history in India was the India List, commenced in 1997 and most recently hosted by Rootsweb, part of Ancestry.com <br> There is a vast amount of information stored in the archives, but with the word subscribe in introduction of the subject line last website, some information may have not been transferred and body. Please do not include anything else (even it is unclear whether a signature). You may unsubscribe at anytimesubsequent change in website URL has affected any of the data. More details are found on the <br>'''[httphttps://listsmlarchives.rootsweb.ancestry.com/indexlistindexes/intl/IND/INDIA.html INDIA emails?listname=india Search the India List pageArchives]. If you subscribe '''====Rootsweb INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ====According to its website the India - British- Raj Listwas:<br>A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the period of British rule of most of the Indian subcontinent (present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma)) which lasted from 1858, you receive emails individually at different times during when the rule of the day. If you subscribe British East India Company was transferred to the DigestCrown, until 1947, when the emails are batched together independence of British India was granted and come at less frequent intervalsPakistan was formed. If you unsubscribe for a period, perhaps while you are on holidays, you can '''[httphttps://archivermlarchives.rootsweb.ancestry.com/thlistindexes/index/INDIA/ browseemails?listname=india-british-raj Search the India- British- Raj List Archives] the archives for any dates you have missed'''.

Sometimes long URLs in ===New Email Group/List===The Rootsweb India - British- Raj List posts do not appear correctly and it is not possible has migrated to access the relevant website with just a clicknew platform at groups. It io and is necessary to copy, adjust and paste the link in terms of this India List now called [httphttps://archiver.rootsweb.ancestrygroups.comio/thg/read/INDIA/2009india-british-05/1241351445 questionraj India British Raj History] which states<br>"This group is for anyone who is interested in all things belonging to the period of time known as that of The British Raj. In addition to studying and [http://archiverenjoying the cultural aspects of that period of time (roughly from 1600 to 1950 A.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2009-05/1241385538 response]D.), we will also help those interested in the tracing of British and European Ancestors in British India"

Sometimes a message appears on the India List which says===Other Mailing Lists=======Rootsweb, now discontinued====*[https: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list//lists.rootsweb.. The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. This India List com/listindexes Search All Rootsweb Mailing Lists Archives]*[httphttps://archivermlarchives.rootsweb.ancestry.com/thlistindexes/reademails?listname=srilanka Search Sri Lanka/india/2009-11/1257384425 postCeylon Mailing List Archives] discusses the procedure of writing a reply on the Message Board.*Straits SettlementsSome researchers have had problems when sending a reply to a previous India List email, as the administrator has rejected their response due to formatting problems**[https://mlarchives. Perhaps the rejection letter has said that headers and footers from the original email should not be included in the replyrootsweb. Note also that you must be a subscriber to the com/listindexes/emails?listname=malaysia Search Malaysia Mailing List to send either a reply or a new email.If you receive an email from the India List which you wish to reply to, this is the procedureArchives] **[https: First of all click on reply//mlarchives. This will give you the address to reply to (which is just the normal India List email address)It will also give you the subject heading, which will be the same heading as on the original India List emailrootsweb. Then you basically delete almost everything else. The only thing you leave in will be an extract from the original memo, perhaps the question which was asked. If it was not too long perhaps you could leave in the whole of what was said previously. However all the wording you leave in must be relevant to your reply. At the end of each email received from the India List there will be some general information under the heading “com/listindexes/emails?listname===== India singapore Search Singapore Mailing List =====”Archives]*[https://mlarchives. This wording is the "footers" referred to aboverootsweb. com/listindexes/emails?listname=indonesia '''All''' this information must be deleted before you send you response to the India Search Indonesia Mailing List. After deleting all the previous email except for the brief extract mentioned, add your response and send. If you do not delete as specified, the administrator is likely to reject your email.Archives]

===Rootsweb INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ===According to its website it is:A mailing list There are also Ancestry Message Boards for anyone with a genealogical interest in the period of British rule of most of the Indian subcontinent (present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladeshthese countries, Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma)) which lasted from 1858, when the rule of the British East India Company was transferred to the Crown, until 1947, when the independence of British India was granted and Pakistan was formed.see Many people subscribe to both the India List and the India-British-Raj List. In practice, most genealogical queries are sent to the India List, while the India-British Raj List tends to be more concerned with social and general topics.[httphttps://lists.rootswebwww.ancestry.com/index/intl/INDboards/INDIA-BRITISH-RAJlocalities.html Subscribe] to the India- British- Raj List or Digest, on a similar basis to the India List above.[http:asia//archivermb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search?path=INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ Search] the Archives[httpashx Message Boards://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ BrowseAsia] the Archives

*The posts on the Rootsweb India Message Board are gatewayed (reposted) to the India List so you only need to post once. For other countries, refer [httphttps://boardswww.rootswebancestry.com/boards/localities.asia.india.general/mb.ashx All Rootsweb India Message BoardsBoard], part of Ancestry. The Message Board has the advantage that you can include an attachment, such as a photograph. *[http://genforum.genealogy.com/ Genforum ] is the website presented by Genealogy.com. Messages can be left on specific surname boards in addition to the [http://genforum.genealogy.com/india/ 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.htm FIBIS Members] can post queries on the forum message board in the [http://www.members-area.fibis.org/members-area.htm FIBIS Members AreaSocial 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.rootschat.com/ Rootschat.com] "Other Countries" includes India*[http://www.british-genealogy.com/ British-Genealogy.com], sometimes called "Brit-Gen" has forums on various topics.*Following the June 2020 closure of the Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine Forum, a new forum has been established by previous WDYTYR? Forum members [https://www.whowhenwheregenealogy.org.uk/index.php Who When Where Genealogy Forum] ===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 administrator will need to approve your request to join. [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1724297227862786/ Direct link : Facebook group, British India Family History]*There are [[FamilySearch]] linked Facebooks pages for various Genealogy Groups. For details, see the FamilySearch Wiki page [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Genealogy_Research_Groups FamilySearch Genealogy Research Groups]. It appears that these are closed Facebooks groups. Some of the Facebook groups are associated with FamilySearch Community Groups. To register with the FamilySearch Community Groups, you need to be signed in to both FamilySearch (initial registration required) and a separate section of FamilySearch, FamilySearch Community (separate initial registration required, which requires agreement to certain conditions). Details of FamilySearch Community however do not appear to be available until after you have registered, however see the following [https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/2106 video] provided by FamilySearch. Whether you can join the Facebook groups more directly is not known.*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/737383223080952/ East India Company & Raj Research Group 1600-1919] A Private Facebook Group based in Mumbai, Maharashtra covering "Military, civil and domestic life in India and other provinces during the era of the East India Company and British Raj from 1600 up to the Third Anglo-Afghan War in 1919".

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://groupswww.yahoorootschat.com/ Rootschat.com]*[https:/group/britregiments Britregimentswww.greatwarforum.org Great War Forum] is a list message board for general questions about British Regiments (including those in the Indian Army)First World War. *[http://ww2talk. com/ WW2Talk Their Forum] *[http://www.ww2f.com/index World War II Forum], an American site*[http://www.britishmedalforum.com/ British Medals Forum]. Its website says “Questions about a unit's history"The objective of the British Medal Forum is to develop and further the interest, research and collecting of British and Commonwealth medals; researching their recipients; and assisting each other with specialist issues such as research, movementsnaming styles, heritageclasp combinations, practices and regalia are most welcome and encouraged”etc". It is necessary to register.*[http://gmic.co.uk Gentleman’s Military Interest Club] (GMIC)