Welcome to Anbytarforum – The Genealogist's Discussion-board, brought to you by Rötter – the e-zine of the Federation of Swedish Genealogical Societies. This is the place for discussions and debates among genealogists. Below you will find a list of different topics. Click on the one you are interested in. Suggestions for new topics are welcome.
Please write to Moderator English if you want more information.
NEW!
From May 11th 2009 ANBYTARFORUM is again an open resource, free from charges. Howver, you still need to have a user account in order to be able to participate on the forum.
If you find ANBYTARFORUM to be a useful forum, and would like to participate with questions and answers, we would be grateful for your support (SEK 100 per year) as part of the concept RÖTTERS VÄNNER (Friends of Anbytarforum and other resources on our website, RÖTTER).
In our online bookshop under "Subscriptions", you can become a RÖTTERS VÄNNER using the payment methods described there (VISA, Masteracrd etc.) or pay directly into our bank account (IBAN payment) using the following information:
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How to submit a query
Chose one of the headings above.
At the bottom of the discussion you wish to take part in, there is a button that says "Skapa nytt ämne" (create a new discussion). Click on this, fill out your subject at "Ämne" and then enter whatever details you wish in the big window next to "Posta" (post). When you are done, add your "Användarnamn" (user name) and "Lösenord" (password) and click on "Förhandsvisa/Posta meddelande" (preview/post message) and your message will appear as it will be when submitted. If this looks OK, click on "Posta detta meddelande" (post this message). If you wish to change anything, scroll down to the next window, which contains your text, and edit it. Then click on "Förhandsvisa/Posta meddelande" again and then on "Posta detta meddelande". Then use your web browser's back button to return to the main topics page.
How to read queries
In the lefthand column there are several choices to click on:
• Ämnen = topics
• Nytt senaste dygn = new messages within the last 24 hours
• Nytt senaste 3 dygn = new messages within the last 3 days
• Nytt senaste vecka = new messages within the last week
Click on the link that interests you, and then read the headings, and again click on the one that looks promising.
Regulations
• Messages published here are intended for the exchange of ideas and information. Commercial or political messages are not allowed and will be deleted.
• Anonymous messages are not allowed. Always sign your full name as submitter.
• Do not send more than one or two queries every day.
• Do not send the same query to more than one topic.
• Do send a thank you for help received, but avoid posting messages that are only thank-yous.
• Subjects are not to be written in capitals.
• Remember to mention the sources for your dates.
• Answers to queries and questions should be posted in the Anbytarforum for the benefit of all visitors, not by private e-mail.
• You are only allowed to write queries about people who are deceased. It's ok to mention people who are alive, when you refer to them as researchers or authors of sources.
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