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How did you find Rootchat?

Directed to a topic via a search engine?
402 (50.8%)
Fellow researcher?
194 (24.5%)
Mailing list or message board?
82 (10.4%)
Magazine or poster?
16 (2%)
Other
97 (12.3%)

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Offline mickgall

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Re: How did you find Rootschat?
« Reply #18 on: Sunday 10 April 05 20:21 BST (UK) »
I cant really remember,think it was on a message board.
Just glad I followed the link ;D


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Re: How did you find Rootschat?
« Reply #19 on: Monday 11 April 05 23:27 BST (UK) »
Recommended by a fellow researcher who I now discover is a 'veteran' chatter.   Great site wish I'd found it sooner.
Dave
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Re: How did you find Rootschat?
« Reply #20 on: Thursday 14 April 05 04:41 BST (UK) »
Someone named Ann who kept posting all over Rootsweb and British-Genealogy (the forum for Archives CD Books). I figured I would check it out.   :)
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STEPHENS, MALLET, ADAMS - Cornwall
HANCOCK , BUSSON - Somerset
MCCALLUM, MCDIARMID, MCNEILL - Argyle, Scotland
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Re: How did you find Rootschat?
« Reply #21 on: Thursday 21 April 05 00:21 BST (UK) »
I happened to be talking to another researcher on MSN, and he mentioned that he had put a couple of posts up on rootschat, and as I'm curious by nature,I decided to check it out, it's now listed in my favourites, and its now become an addiction, that I can't afford not to have.Not only is it a great site,it saves my sanity, knowing that others can have the same problems and rewards, with the click of a mouse.
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Re: How did you find Rootschat?
« Reply #22 on: Thursday 21 April 05 02:07 BST (UK) »
I was bored with my ancestors after the first week of ancestry.com and didn't have the gump to order certificates from the UK to further my research (wither) ... so, I looked on other genealogy message boards for someone that I might help.

Well, I found someone named Joe... and sent an email with some information.  It turned out that I didn't help Joe... Instead,  Joe helped me with a link to this site.

Now, I am never bored AND I have ordered many certificates! Thank you Joe!

Donna
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Cumberland: Pattinson, Russell, Knight, Hanna, Durham

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Re: How did you find Rootschat?
« Reply #23 on: Thursday 21 April 05 02:38 BST (UK) »
I went into my profile clicked the link at the bottom that says "Show the last posts of this person." Then I clicked on my first page..... Now I remember.....I did a google for Rosscommon..and I'm still looking.:D


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Offline YukonHall

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Re: How did you find Rootschat?
« Reply #24 on: Thursday 21 April 05 02:55 BST (UK) »
 ;D
When I was down and out and feeling sad . . .
I surfed the net and there it was!  I have tried others and none have been as helpful and as fun as this one!
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Re: How did you find Rootschat?
« Reply #25 on: Thursday 21 April 05 11:39 BST (UK) »
I had this site recommended to me by a distant relative in Canada (she found me by letter) and like we say the rest is history.  Brilliant site Sarah & Trystan Thanks


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Offline Boongie Pam

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Re: How did you find Rootschat?
« Reply #26 on: Thursday 21 April 05 11:51 BST (UK) »
I think it was through Google.  I was getting very frustrated with my HUGHES in Llandudno research (10% of the town has that name!) and I think it Googled it's way to me exactly 1 year and 15 days ago.

Some folks on the OU Family History group had mentioned it but not taken to it   :-\ but I hadn't got round to visiting.

I don't know when I'm up for parole?  ;D

Pam
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