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*[http://www.british-genealogy.com/ British-Genealogy.com]
* The Napoleonic Wars Forum 1792-1815 is now no longer operating.
*Victorian Wars Forum is now no longer operating, and parts only of the Forum are still available in an archived form: if you have a previously saved URL, check in the [https://archive.org/web/web.php#forum Internet Archive Wayback Machine] whether that particular URL has been archived. (Archive.org). Alternatively scroll through [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.victorianwars.com/* URLs which have been captured for this domain [victorianwars.com<nowiki>]</nowiki>]. Note results can be reordered for dates etc. Scroll through and select URLs which contain viewtopic as part of the URL. Archive.org. Unfortunately the entire site was never archived.
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===Discontinued Rootsweb Mailing Lists===
'''Beginning March 2nd, 2020 all Rootsweb Mailing Lists have been discontinued. Mailing list archives will remain available and searchable'''.
'''Update noted 27 September 2020'''. There have been changes to the Mailing List Archives. It is no longer possible to directly browse the Archives, but searching is still possible. The website URL has changed. A typical URL for a post has changed from <nowiki>https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india.rootsweb.com/thread/15659804/</nowiki> to
<nowiki>https://mlarchives.rootsweb.com/listindexes/emails?listname=india&thread=15659804</nowiki> , or india-british-raj , as applicable. ('''Note''', no final /)
'''Update noted October 2020. At times the Search quality has been noted to be very poor, but it does appear to vary. If you are unsuccessful, try at another time or day.'''
====Rootsweb INDIA====
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.
<br> There is a vast amount of information stored in the archives, but with the introduction of the last website, some information may have not been transferredand it is unclear whether a subsequent change in website URL has affected any of the data. <br>'''[https://listsmlarchives.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/listlistindexes/emails?listname=india.rootsweb.com/ Search the India List Archives]'''
====Rootsweb INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ====
According to its website the 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.
'''[https://listsmlarchives.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/listlistindexes/emails?listname=india-british-raj.rootsweb.com/ Search the India- British- Raj List Archives]'''.
===New Email Group/List===
===Other Mailing Lists===
====Rootsweb, now discontinued====
*[https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/ listindexes Search All Rootsweb Mailing Lists Archives]*[https://listsmlarchives.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/listlistindexes/emails?listname=srilanka.rootsweb.com/ Search Sri Lanka/Ceylon Mailing List Archives]
*Straits Settlements
**[https://listsmlarchives.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/listlistindexes/emails?listname=malaysia.rootsweb.com/ Search Malaysia Mailing List Archives] **[https://listsmlarchives.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/listlistindexes/emails?listname=singapore.rootsweb.com/ Search Singapore Mailing List Archives]*[https://listsmlarchives.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/listlistindexes/emails?listname=indonesia.rootsweb.com/ Search Indonesia Mailing List Archives]
There are also Ancestry Message Boards for these countries, see [https://www.ancestry.com/boards/localities.asia/mb.ashx Message Boards: Asia]
*[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 [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.
===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".
==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]
*[https://www.greatwarforum.org Great War Forum] is a message board for the First World War.
*[http://ww2talk.com/ WW2Talk Forum]
*[http://www.britishmedalforum.com/ British Medals Forum]. Its website says "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, naming styles, clasp combinations, etc". It is necessary to register.
*[http://gmic.co.uk Gentleman’s Military Interest Club] (GMIC)
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