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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 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 archivesUpdate noted 27 September 2020''' . There have been changes to see if your question the Mailing List Archives. It is no longer possible to directly browse the Archives, but searching is still possible. The website URL has been asked beforechanged. A typical URL for a post has changed from <nowiki>https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india.rootsweb. You may also use this search page com/thread/15659804/</nowiki> to search for surnames that may have been mentioned before<nowiki>https://mlarchives.rootsweb.com/listindexes/emails?listname=india&thread=15659804</nowiki> , or india-british-raj , as applicable. (''' Currently partially available, see belowNote'''., no final /)

:'''Update''': All Rootsweb Lists Archives and Search, including the India List, have experienced ongoing past intermittent problems and for a period were unavailablenoted October 2020. Even when available, At times the Search may not locate all past posts. As an interim measure, you may quality has been noted to be able to locate some past posts by googling your search term together with ''site:archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA''very poor, but the possibility remains that not all past posts will be locatedit does appear to vary. 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 useunsuccessful, 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 try at another time". [http://www.rootsweb.com Rootweb Home Page for Updates] rootswebor day.com.:: Situation at '''2018/06/28''' [https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/india@rootsweb.com India List new archive] with imported old archives from December 2004 onwards. Replies to a post are not immediately obvious. To view replies to a post, click on the active link in the post title which will take you to a new page which includes both the original post and replies.::To subscribe, see the page [https://mailinglists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/international/India Mailing Lists: India]. Includes ====Rootsweb INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ List.==== As you may appreciate, asking the same beginner questions to the The most popular 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 those researching family history 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 [https://mailinglists.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 commenced in 1997 and come at less frequent intervals. If you unsubscribe for a periodmost recently hosted by Rootsweb, perhaps while you are on holidays, you can '''browse the INDIA List archives''' for any dates you have missedpart of Ancestry. 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 <br> There is [mailto:india@rootsweb.com india@rootsweb.com]. Include a relevant heading and as much information as you can and the source vast amount of that information. Many readers prefer that family names be typed stored in capital letters as this emphasises the name. Please note there is no provision to send emails to archives, but with the List with attachments. You can advise in your email that you have an attachment which you can send to interested members introduction of the Listlast website, privately off list. However, you can place attachments on the Message Board, refer below.:'''Update''': There were many problems in the latter part of 2016 with all Rootsweb Lists with many people unable to post new queries, or reply to requests for some information. It appears these problems may have now resolved, however there are no India List Archives available for late November, and December 2016. When you receive emails from the List, sometimes long URLs in the posts do 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 [https://mailinglists.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====*[https://mailinglistslists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/ Search All Rootsweb Mailing ListsArchives]. *[https://mailinglistsmlarchives.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/international/Sri%20Lanka%20%2f%20Ceylon emails?listname=srilanka Search Sri Lanka/Ceylon Mailing ListArchives]

**[https://mailinglistsmlarchives.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/international/Malaysia emails?listname=malaysia Search Malaysia Mailing ListArchives] **[https://mailinglistsmlarchives.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/international/Singapore emails?listname=singapore Search Singapore Mailing ListArchives] *[https://mailinglistsmlarchives.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/international/Indonesia emails?listname=indonesia Search Indonesia Mailing ListArchives]

*[https://www.ancestry.com/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 (2018/06), (and for at least a 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 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 [httphttps://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazinewhowhenwheregenealogy.org.comuk/forum index.php Who Do You Think You Are? MagazineWhen Where Genealogy Forum] has forums on general topics, mainly UK related, including military.

*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".