From roots-in@bl-12.rootsweb.com Mon Dec 30 08:06:37 1996 Received: from bl-4.rootsweb.com (root@bl-4.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.29]) by bl-12.rootsweb.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA04442; Mon, 30 Dec 1996 08:06:37 -0800 Received: from bl-12.rootsweb.com (roots-in@bl-12.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.28]) by bl-4.rootsweb.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) with ESMTP id IAA21457 for ; Mon, 30 Dec 1996 08:08:12 -0800 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by bl-12.rootsweb.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id IAA04422 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Mon, 30 Dec 1996 08:06:35 -0800 Received: from bl-12.rootsweb.com (slist@bl-12.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.28]) by bl-4.rootsweb.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) with ESMTP id XAA09183 for ; Sun, 29 Dec 1996 23:41:54 -0800 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-12.rootsweb.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id XAA29984 for roots-in@rootsweb.com; Sun, 29 Dec 1996 23:40:17 -0800 X-Envelope-From: Cullinanms@aol.com Sun Dec 29 23:40:16 1996 Received: from bl-4.rootsweb.com (root@bl-4.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.29]) by bl-12.rootsweb.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id XAA29975 for ; Sun, 29 Dec 1996 23:40:16 -0800 From: Cullinanms@aol.com Received: from emout20.mail.aol.com (emout20.mx.aol.com [198.81.11.46]) by bl-4.rootsweb.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) with ESMTP id XAA09175 for ; Sun, 29 Dec 1996 23:41:51 -0800 Received: by emout20.mail.aol.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id CAA29273 for ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com; Mon, 30 Dec 1996 02:38:45 -0500 Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 02:38:45 -0500 Message-ID: <961230023844_876520786@emout20.mail.aol.com> To: ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: St John NB Website - NEW Sender: roots-in@rootsweb.com Announcing "Saint John Genealogies - An Internet Resource Website". I would like to invite you to participate in the creation of this important and useful website. It is still in its infancy stage, and new links, surnames, queries, etc. are being added already. If you have St. John, NEW BRUNSWICK, Canada ancestry, this is a website you will want to hold on to. Watch it grow! If you have resources which you feel is of relevance or value St. John Genealogies, I would be pleased to add your URL. Historically, Saint John was an important port city, one of the busiest ports on the Eastern Coast of North America--handling the same volume as many of the ports further down the coast, from New York, Boston, Philadelphia to New Orleans. It is also a significant city given its ties to Ireland, the Loyalists and of course the Acadian population. In addition, it was a strategic British military post, which kept an eye on the goings on to the south for decades. As the website grows, census information will be included along with cemetery transcripts and connections to genealogical sources and research tips. Street maps, wards, and important landmarks will be illustrated in maps at the website. Social history will also be explored--giving references to important events such as the arrival of Champlain, the foundation of the city, the quarantine station at Partridge Island, the Saint John Fire, the foundation of various religious and relief organizations, Crown Land records in nearby areas and much more. This will hopefully provide some context to the massive amount of information which is becoming available both in the Maritimes and throughout Canada. Immigration patterns will also be examined, with ship lists, dates, names, etc. If you have a connection to this city, you will surely want to participate by adding your information and checking back regularly as it expands. To visit this new Website, set your browsers to: http://users.aol.com/stjohnnb/index.htm Michael Cullinan stjohnnb@aol.com