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===Discontinued Rootsweb INDIAMailing Lists===The most popular list for those researching family history in India is the '''INDIA List''' hosted by [http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/index.html Rootsweb]. You can exchange ideas, suggestionsBeginning March 2nd, 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 [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search?path=INDIA '''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.:'''Update''' All 2020 all Rootsweb Mailing Lists Archives and Search, including the India List, were unavailable for some weeks in July 2016. This problem appears to have now resolved, but if it reoccurs, as an interim measure, you may be able to locate some past posts by googling your search term together with ''site:archiver.rootsweb.ancestrybeen discontinued.com/th/read/INDIA'' As you may appreciate, asking the same beginner questions to the Mailing 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-L-request@rootsweb.com INDIA-L-request@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 [http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/IND/INDIA.html INDIA List page], (including the contact email address for the List Administrator <nowiki>INDIA-admin@rootsweb.com</nowiki> if you have any List problems). 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 archives will remain available and come at less frequent intervals. If you unsubscribe for a period, perhaps while you are on holidays, you can [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/INDIA/ '''browse the INDIA List archivessearchable'''] for any dates you have missed.

Once you '''Update noted 27 September 2020'''. There have become a subscriber been changes to the Mailing List, you may send queries or information Archives. It is no longer possible to directly browse the ListArchives, but searching is still possible. The procedure is as website URL has changed. A typical URL for any emaila post has changed from <nowiki>https://lists. The email address is [mailto:india@rootsweb.com /hyperkitty/list/india@.rootsweb.com]/thread/15659804/</nowiki> to<nowiki>https://mlarchives. Include a relevant heading and as much information as you can and the source of that informationrootsweb. Many readers prefer that family names be typed in capital letters as this emphasises the name. Please note there is no provision to send com/listindexes/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?listname=india&thread=15659804</nowiki> , or india-british-raj , privately off listas applicable. However('''Note''', you can place attachments on the Message Board, refer below.no final /)

When you receive emails from '''Update noted October 2020. At times the ListSearch quality has been noted to be very poor, sometimes long URLs in the posts do not but it does appear correctly and it is not possible to access the relevant website with just a click. It is necessary to copy, adjust and paste the linkvary. If you are sending an email to the listunsuccessful, you can turn a long URL into a shorter one by using the website [http://tinyurl.com tinyURL.com] to avoid links getting brokentry at another time or day.'''====Rootsweb INDIA====Some researchers have had problems when sending a reply to a previous The most popular list for those researching family history in India was the India List email, as the administrator has rejected their response due to formatting problems. Perhaps the rejection letter has said that headers commenced in 1997 and footers from the original email should not be included in the reply. Note also that you must be a subscriber to the List to send either a reply or a new email. If you receive an email from the India List which you wish to reply tomost recently hosted by Rootsweb, this procedure is currently acceptable (June 2011): First part of all click on replyAncestry. This will give you the address to reply to (which <br> There is just a vast amount of information stored in the normal India List email address)It will also give you the subject headingarchives, which will be but with the same subject heading as on the original India List email. '''At the end introduction of each email received from the India List there will be last website, some general information under may have not been transferred and it is unclear whether a subsequent change in website URL has affected any of the heading “===== India Mailing List =====”data. <br>'''[https://mlarchives. This wording is the "footers" referred to aboverootsweb. '''All this information, including this heading, must be deleted before you send your response to com/listindexes/emails?listname=india Search the India List. If you do not delete as specified, the administrator is likely to reject your emailArchives]'''. Type your response above the previous email, or the most relevant parts of the previous email. Or you may choose to delete the previous email wording entirely. There have been differing views about acceptable formats over time. ====Rootsweb INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ====According to its website it isthe India- British- Raj List was:<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, 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.

Many people subscribe to both the India List and '''[https://mlarchives.rootsweb.com/listindexes/emails?listname=india-british-raj Search the India-British-Raj ListArchives]'''.

===New Email Group/List===The Rootsweb India- British- Raj List has migrated to a new platform at groups.io and is now called [httphttps://listsgroups.rootsweb.ancestry.comio/indexg/intl/IND/INDIAindia-BRITISHbritish-RAJ.html Subscriberaj India British Raj History] which states<br>"This group is for anyone who is interested in all things belonging to the India- period of time known as that of The British- Raj List or Digest. In addition to studying and enjoying the cultural aspects of that period of time (roughly from 1600 to 1950 A.D.), on a similar basis to we will also help those interested in the tracing of British and European Ancestors in British India List above."

====Rootsweb, now discontinued====*[httphttps://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/index.html listindexes Search All Rootsweb Mailing ListsArchives]. *[httphttps://listsmlarchives.rootsweb.ancestry.com/indexlistindexes/intlemails?listname=srilanka Search Sri Lanka/LKA/SRILANKA.html Ceylon-Sri Lanka Mailing ListArchives]

**[httphttps://listsmlarchives.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/MYSlistindexes/ emails?listname=malaysia Search Malaysia Mailing ListArchives] **[httphttps://listsmlarchives.rootsweb.ancestry.com/indexlistindexes/intl/SGP/SINGAPORE.html emails?listname=singapore Search Singapore Mailing List. Archives] *[httphttps://listsmlarchives.rootsweb.com/listindexes/emails?listname=indonesia Search Indonesia Mailing List Archives] There are also Ancestry Message Boards for these countries, see [https://www.ancestry.com/indexboards/intllocalities.asia/IDN/INDONESIA.html Indonesia Mailing Listmb. ashx Message Boards: Asia]  

*[httphttps://boardswww.ancestry.com.au/boards/localities.asia.india.general/mb.ashx Rootsweb India Message Board] Posts are gatewayed (reposted) to the India List so you only need to post once, part of Ancestry. '''Note''': Currently (December 2015), (and for a prior period), this feature is '''not''' operating. Note that many people prefer 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 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.

*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. [httphttps://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazinefacebook.com/forum Who Do You Think You Are? Magazinegroups/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] has . 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 forums on general topicsvideo] 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, mainly UK relatedcivil 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.

*[httphttps://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestryboards/topics.Military.com]uk. *[http:britarmy//wwwmb.ashx Rootsweb British Army Message Board].british-genealogyRootsweb is part of Ancestry.com/ British-GenealogyThere are also other Message Boards under the category Military.com]

*[httphttps://www.napoleonicwarsforumgreatwarforum.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). *[http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/ org Great War Forum] is a message board for the First World War.