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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 RootswebBeginning March 2nd, 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 available, see below'''. :'''Update''': All 2020 all Rootsweb Mailing 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.rootswebbeen discontinued.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/Mailing 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 '''2018/04/29''' [http://home.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/international/India Details of the India List including subscribing]. [https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/india@rootsweb.com India List new archive] with imported old archives from January 2009 onwards. Note that most replies do not appear to be attached to the original post. 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) remain available and get a searchable'feel' for the format of questions and 'list etiquette'.

To join '''Update noted 27 September 2020'''. There have been changes to the Mailing ListArchives. It is no longer possible to directly browse the Archives, simply send an email to [mailtobut searching is still possible. The website URL has changed. A typical URL for a post has changed from <nowiki>https:india-subscribe@rootsweb//lists.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 [http:/hyperkitty/list/homeindia.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexesthread/15659804/international</India INDIA List page]. (Previously the contact email address for the List Administrator was nowiki> to<nowiki>INDIA-admin@https://mlarchives.rootsweb.com/listindexes/emails?listname=india&thread=15659804</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 Digestor india-british-raj , the emails are batched together and come at less frequent intervalsas applicable. If you unsubscribe for a period, perhaps while you are on holidays, you can ('''browse the INDIA List archivesNote''' for any dates you have missed., no final /)

Once you have become a subscriber to '''Update noted October 2020. At times the List, you may send queries or information Search quality has been noted 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 very poor, but it does appear to send emails to the List with attachmentsvary. You can advise in your email that If you have an attachment which you can send to interested members of the Listare unsuccessful, privately off listtry at another time or day. However, you can place attachments on the Message Board, refer below.:'''Update''': There were many problems ====Rootsweb INDIA====The most popular list for those researching family history in India was the latter part of 2016 with all Rootsweb Lists with many people unable to post new queries, or reply to requests for information. It appears these problems have now resolved, however there are no India List Archives available for late November, commenced in 1997 and December 2016most recently hosted by Rootsweb, part of Ancestry. When you receive emails from <br> There is a vast amount of information stored in the Listarchives, sometimes long URLs in but with the introduction of the posts do last website, some information may have not appear correctly been transferred and it is not possible to access the relevant unclear whether a subsequent change in website with just a click. It is necessary to copy, adjust and paste URL has affected any of the linkdata. If you are sending an email to the list, you can turn a long URL into a shorter one by using the website <br>'''[httphttps://tinyurlmlarchives.com tinyURLrootsweb.com] to avoid links getting broken. Some 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. Perhaps the rejection letter has said that headers 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 to, this procedure is currently acceptable (June 2011): First of all click on reply. 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 subject heading as on the original India List email. '''At the end of each email received from the India List there will be some general information under the heading “/listindexes/emails?listname===== India Mailing List =====”'''. This wording is the "footers" referred to above. '''All this information, including this heading, must be deleted before you send your response to 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://home.rootsweb.ancestrygroups.comio/listindexes/internationalg/india-british-raj India SubscribeBritish 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://homelists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/ Search All Rootsweb Mailing ListsArchives]. *[httphttps://homemlarchives.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/international/Sri%20Lanka%20%2f%20Ceylon emails?listname=srilanka Search Sri Lanka/Ceylon Mailing ListArchives]

**[httphttps://homemlarchives.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/international/Malaysia emails?listname=malaysia Search Malaysia Mailing ListArchives] **[httphttps://homemlarchives.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/international/Singapore emails?listname=singapore Search Singapore Mailing ListArchives] *[httphttps://homemlarchives.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/international/Indonesia emails?listname=indonesia Search Indonesia Mailing ListArchives] There are also Ancestry Message Boards for these countries, see [https://www.ancestry.com/boards/localities.asia/mb.ashx Message Boards: Asia]

*[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 2017), (and for at least a year or more 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 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.

*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, mainly UK relatedMaharashtra covering "Military, including militarycivil 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.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.