Thank you's, maps and groups to join???

[dedted29]

First question???   Is it okay to post a thank you in the area where someone answered your post?  Or is the fact that you thanked them before hand in the post itself sufficient?  I wanted to thank a couple of people who answered my posting but was afraid it would be considered SPAM.  What is proper etiquette? 

Also can you recommend what maps of the UK, primarily England, would be best for learning of the  counties and regions both past and present?  Is the Society of Genealogists a good resource for maps especially those showing older county registration districts?  What other resources might there be?

Last question!!!  What are considered in the UK to be the best groups to join for studying family history.  Ones with access to numerous databases, etc.??  Are there equivalents to Ancestry.com or Genealogy.com that have greater access to information in the UK?

Thanks for your help!!  Dawn

[Rod In Sussex]

Dawn,

I see nothing wrong in a thank you. At least the person who has replied knows you have at least seen the post. I am sure that someone else will give you a definitive answer, they always do!

As to maps, try
www.old-maps.co.uk/
This is the 1879 large scale map of the whole of the UK. Type in the place name and when you get to the correct site, use the "enlarged view" botton to get a good image. This map ties in well for any work on the 1881 or 1871 census, as it is large enough to give single houses. There are other maps, but not all cover the whole UK and some, though dating from the 1750s, are either too big to be of much specific use, or just cover one village. Where are you look for?

I am not sure which organizations are best, it all depends on what and where you are looking. Ancestry.com is good. I also use the free Church of Latter Days Saints search, that includes the 1881 census.
www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp
It may not be 100% accurate all the time, but it is free and I find the search engine helpful with general searches.

And these chat pages, especially the county based ones, are friendly and helpful to say the least!!

Good luck in your search

Rod

[Welsh Jen]

First question???   Is it okay to post a thank you in the area where someone answered your post?  Or is the fact that you thanked them before hand in the post itself sufficient?  I wanted to thank a couple of people who answered my posting but was afraid it would be considered SPAM.  What is proper etiquette? 

Also can you recommend what maps of the UK, primarily England, would be best for learning of the  counties and regions both past and present?  Is the Society of Genealogists a good resource for maps especially those showing older county registration districts?  What other resources might there be?

Last question!!!  What are considered in the UK to be the best groups to join for studying family history.  Ones with access to numerous databases, etc.??  Are there equivalents to Ancestry.com or Genealogy.com that have greater access to information in the UK?

Thanks for your help!!  Dawn

Rod in Sussex is correct, a thank you is always welcomed from someone who has taken the time to reply to a post.
Also with regards to maps The Genuki site is quite comprehensive
As you mention England I have the link here: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/ within the Genuki site links to the Old Maps site that Rod mentions, that is also a very good link.

I also find that joining a family history society is a good step with regards to resources available to an area that you are interested in. There are many site with online resources as you mention, Ancestry & also the LDS that Rod mentioned in his post. I think it would depend on the regions that you are researching. If you can say which region in England you are most interested in, us users may be able to direct you to good sources, or at least in the general direction.

Kindest Regards & all the very best with your research.
Jen 

[aussieLusk]

Hi Welsh Jen,
I read in a post that you are researching the Lusk family from Bristol.
I am a descendant of this family and would like contact from you to exchange information.
I hope to hear from you.
Regards
AussieLusk

[Berlin-Bob]

Hi aussielusk,


Welcome to RootsChat

sorry to say this, but WepshJen hasn't been online here since 2005 so she probably won't see this.

But have a look in the SIT (Surname Interests Table, click on button "Surnames" at the top of the page) - there are a couple of other LUSK researchers listed there.


regards,
Bob