Communication

After you have posted your message on the Moffat County queries forum, you'll want to take advantage of additional avenues off this site.  They are the mailing lists and the message boards.

The quickest way to make progress in genealogical research is to connect with someone who is further along or is more experienced than you are. Keep in mind that a large part of the fun of genealogy is the relationships you develop with people along the way. Be kind, courteous, helpful, slow to take offense, and quick to forgive, and you will be rewarded.

 

• Mailing Lists, a.k.a. Email Discussion Groups

  Being part of a mailing list is like having your own virtual research community. It's an easy way to network with other genealogists to share distant ancestors, get answers to questions, request lookups and swap research stories. Genealogy mailing lists are free, fun and are often one of the best online possibilities for filling in some of the blanks in your family tree. These same lists not only help you find information about your ancestors but many times can connect you with people who have research interests similar to yours.

  Lists of importance to Moffat County research:

  COMOFFAT.  A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Moffat, Rio Blanco, and Routt Counties, Colorado.   To subscribe send "subscribe" to comoffat-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or comoffat-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).

  Since Moffat County is so new, a subscription to the Routt County mailing list would be wise if your ancestors were in the Moffat County region prior to 1911 :

  COROUTT. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Routt County, Colorado.  To subscribe send "subscribe" to coroutt-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or coroutt-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).

  Additional lists that may be of some interest to Moffat County researchers:

• COLORADO GENEALOGY. A mailing list for anyone doing Colorado history or genealogy research.

• CO-ROOTS. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Colorado. Interested individuals may want to check out the Colorado Trails To The Past website. To subscribe send "subscribe" to co-roots-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or co-roots-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).

• CO-OLD-NEWS. A mailing list for the submission of abstracts, extracts and links from Colorado newspapers published prior to 1931. Newspapers contain much of the information that may not be found elsewhere such as births, marriages, deaths, court notices, etc. They also provide community news and many fascinating details about the lives of our ancestors. Additional information can be found on the Newspaper Abstracts website. To subscribe send "subscribe" to co-old-news-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or co-old-news-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).

•  CO-INDIAN-TRIBES. A mailing list for anyone researching their Indian ancestors to discuss and share information regarding Indian tribes that lived in or traveled through Colorado. To subscribe send "subscribe" to co-indian-tribes-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or co-indian-tribes-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).

• CO-CIVILWAR. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the role of Colorado and its citizens in the Civil War. To subscribe send "subscribe" to co-civilwar-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or co-civilwar-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
• CO-CEMETERIES. A mailing list for anyone searching for their ancestors in Colorado cemeteries and anyone interested in preserving historical information about Colorado cemeteries and sharing information about them. To subscribe send "subscribe" to co-cemeteries-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or co-cemeteries-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
•  GERMANS-CO. A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding German immigrants in Colorado. To subscribe send "subscribe" to germans-co-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or germans-co-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).

 

The following site indexes links for all known genealogy mailing lists, including RootsWeb and others:  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_states-co.html

 

Several others lists of special interest you might be interested in that don't show at the above site are:

• Message Boards

  A message board is a computerized version of the old-fashioned bulletin board. You'll find message boards related to surnames, localities, and other topics. By posting a message to the appropriate message board, you create a record through which other researchers can find you.  There are county message boards of interest outside this site.  Use the drop down menu to go to the board (opens a new window.)

          Colorado boards at Genforum

          Colorado boards at Rootsweb.Ancestry

  However, many times you'll find a queries board directly at the Trails to the Past county site that has no outside affiliation (at genforum or rootsweb).  Be sure to use them as well.

 

• Magazines and Societies

  Another option is to submit and look for queries in a genealogy magazine or newsletter. The magazines of some national organizations, such as National Genealogical Society, allow queries in some of their publications. You might also want to check for a historical or genealogical society magazine or newsletter that is published in the area where your ancestors lived — it will often be published by the genealogical society in that area. If someone is researching the same family line as you, it is possible that they subscribe to the newsletter and have already posted a query, or will see a query that you post.

 

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