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Collaborating:
The internet provides excellent opportunities for sharing and comparing data with other researchers. The following resources are free (i.e., at this time there are no fees charged to use them), however all are run on the commercial servers of the for-profit corporation, Ancestry.com Inc., which owns several commercial divisions including Rootsweb.com, Ancestry.com, Genealogy.com, MyFamily.com, Family Treemaker (software), and others.
You are advised to read the terms of use and copyright policies associated with all of these resources before using them:
- Rootsweb.com's terms of use
- Genforum/Genealogy.com's terms of use
- Ancestry.com Inc. corporate copyright policy
Email list:
NCVance@rootsweb.com
is an email list. Click on the link for instructions on how to subscribe.
Queries:
The following internet "bulletin boards" exist for posting queries specific to Vance County. At present, there are no fees associated with using these boards, however you must register to post to them.
Rootsweb's Vance County board
(Messages posted here are automatically duplicated on Ancestry.com's message boards. Both are commercial sites owned by The Generations Network.)
GenForum's Vance County board
(Also owned by Ancestry.com, however, messages posted to Genforum boards do not seem to be duplicated on Ancestry.com at this time.)
Tip:
Posting
to email lists and bulletin boards can generate a lot of spam. Set
up a separate email account, such as a Google
gmail
or a Yahoo
email account, to use specifically for your research.
Remember your posts may be archived and remain online indefinitely to
be read by anyone. Do not post personal
information about yourself, or details about any living
person.Other Vance County sites:
(these links will open in a new browser window)
The following sites also feature Vance County research. If you are aware of others, contact me. I'll be glad to add a link.