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~ Ethnic ~

    • Acadian-Cajun-L   -  anyone with Acadian-Cajun ancestry worldwide
    • AfricanAmer-Gen-L   -  all aspects of Africian-Americian genealogists with an interest We support "inclusiveness" on genealogy email lists.
    • Aria-L  -  Australians and New Zealanders who are researching their Italian Heritage, Culture and Ancestry.
    • Attakullakulla-L  -  ancestors and descendants of Attakullakulla, Chickamauga Cherokee, also known as the Little Carptenter and White Owl, and related lines. Of special interest is information about lines in east and south Tennessee and northeast Alabama
    • Bilingual-Sp-L  -  English-speaking genealogists with an interest in any country where Spanish is the native language, and for any Spanish- speaking genealogist with an interest in any country where English is the native language.
    • Black-Dutch-L  -  to help define the most common meaning of the term "Black Dutch"
    • Black-Dutch-America-L  -  great emphasis on the theory of Native American, African American, Scotch, Irish and other cultures being connected to this great mystery called Black Dutch.
    • Black-Irish-L  -  emphasis on the theory of Irish, Native American, Spanish, African, and other nationalities being connected to this great mystery called Black Irish.
    • CA-Cornish-L  -  the immigrants to California from Cornwall, England.
    • Cape-Fear-Scots-L  -  Scottish immigrants to the Cape Fear region of North Carolina prior to 1850.
    • Cherokee-L  - Cherokee history and culture
    • Chickasaw-L  -  anyone researching their Chickasaw ancestry or having a genealogical interest in the Chickasaw Nation.
    • Choctaw-L  -  the Choctaw Indian tribe in Oklahoma (McCurtain County and neighboring counties).
    • Choctaw-Southeast-L  -  Choctaw Tribe of Native Americans. While the list will emphasize those who lived in the South-Eastern United States, especially Mississippi.
    • Creek-Southeast-L  -  genealogy and history of the Creek Indians of the Southeastern United States, and those living among the Creeks.
    • CherokeeGene-L  -  anyone interested in Cherokee genealogy.
    • Dutch-Midwest-L  -  ancestors and descendants of the Dutch immigrants (ca.1850 to WWI) who settled in the Chicago (Roseland) and South Holland, Illinois area and other Dutch 'colonies' in the surrounding states.
    • Euro-Jewish-L   -  Migration, History, Culture, Heritage and Surname search of the Jewish people from Europe to the United States
    • FiveCivilTrib-L  -  anyone who is researching the Five "Civilized" Tribes (i.e., Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, Creek).
    • FPC-Other-Free-Gen-L  -  Free Person of Color, Other Free, and/or Mulatto as reported by official records.
    • Franco-American-L  -  Americans who are descendants of French-Canadians
    • Ger-Rus-Arg-L  -  Germans who migrated from Russia to Argentina
    • German-American-L  -  German immigrants and their families AFTER their arrival in America.
    • German-Bohemian-L  -  genealogy and heritage of the German speaking people of Bohemia and Moravia, now the Czech Republic.
    • German-Canadian-L  -  concerning the settlement of German speaking immigrants coming from anywhere to Canada.
    • German-Texan-L  -  German and Central European immigrants to Texas, especially Germans in the 19th century.
    • Harbiners-L  -  anyone researching the refugees who were stranded in Harbin, China, in the late 1920s and 1930s, or those non-Chinese who resided in Harbin or are researching ancestors from the area.
    • Huguenots-Walloons-Europe-L  -  research of Huguenots and/or Walloons in Europe, including all of continental Europe as well as the United Kingdom and Ireland.
    • Huguenot-L  -  The Huguenots were French Protestants from the 16th and 17th centuries, many of whom migrated to other countries due to religious persecution.
    • Interracial-Genealogy-L  -  anyone who is researching their interracial ancestry.
    • Irish-American-Obituaries-L  -  posting of obituaries of Irish-born Irish-Americans.
    • MA-MVPGP-L  -  Portuguese immigrants who settled in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
    • Melungeon-Kin-L
    • Metis-L  -  those who have mixed Native American and European (principally French) ancestry.
    • Mexican-Indian-L  -  cultural interest in the native peoples of Mexico.
    • Mixed-Bloods-L  -  Indigenous/Mixed-Blood ancestry of what is now known as the United States Of America.
    • Mixed Marriages-L  -  Native American and African American, Inter-Marriages, and the hidden culture/ancestry and has great emphasis on the findings of the inter-marriages/heritage of the original inhabitors.
    • MSAfricanAmer-L  -  African-American genealogy in Mississippi.
    • Melungeon-L  -  Melungeon and or Appalachian research including Native American, Portuguese, Turkish, Black Dutch, and other unverifiable mixed statements of ancestry or unexplained rumors, with ancestors in TN, KY, VA, NC, SC, GA, AL, WV, and possibly other places.
    • NAOttawa-L  -  the Ottawa Indian Nation.
    • NativeAmerican-DelMarVa-L  -  Native American ancestry in Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.
    • NCScots-L  -  Scottish immigrants to North Carolina.
    • New-Eng-NatAm-L  -  Native Americans in the New England and New York areas.
    • Nishnawbe-L  -  Native Americans in Michigan and Wisconsin, and the fur traders connected with them.
    • OH-AfricaAmer-L  -  African American genealogy in Ohio.
    • OH-Cleveland-Irish-L -  Irish ancestors who resided in Cleveland Ohio, and surrounding areas.
    • OK-NativeAmerican-L  -  African Americans from Ohio who fought in the Civil War.
    • PA-Melungeon-Aligany-L  - 
    • PA-Welsh-Early-L  - 
    • PADutch-Life-L  -  Pennsylvania-German people commonly called Pennsylvania Dutch.
    • PADutchGenOnly-L  - Pennsylvania Dutch genealogical research.
    • Penna-Dutch-L  -  Pennsylvania - Dutch focused on but not exclusive to Berks, Chester, Lancaster, Lebanon and York Counties, Pennsylvania.
    • Pocahontas-L  -  genealogy and history of Pocahontas (c1595-1617)
    • PocSouth-L  -  (People of Color, South) to open a dialogue with African American genealogists doing research in the thirteen southern United States.
    • Powhatan-Indians-L  -  Powhatan and Wicocomico Indians.
    • PreussenAmericans-L  -  Prussian immigrants to America.
    • SlaveInfo-L  -  genealogical data about slaves in the Unites States including wills/deeds that show sales and transfer of ownership, vital records.
    • Southern-Metis-L  -  those with a mix of the indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere and Europeans or those with mixed Native American and African ancestry.
    • TX-Czech-L  -  immigrants from Czechoslovakia to Texas in the 1840-1930.
    • Tx-Mex-L  -  immigrated to Texas from Mexico.
    • Tx-Polish-L  -  immigrants from Poland to Texas in the 1840-1930.
    • Turkish_Jews-L  -  Sephardic Jewish genealogists with roots in the former Turkish Ottoman Empire including Turkey, Serbia, Greece, and Yugoslavia.
    • Wywindri-L  -  associated with the Wind River Indian Reservation located in northwestern Wyoming.

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