Hi,

You're receiving this email because you are a coordinator/contact for a
Missouri USGenWeb site.  It is my hope that you will provide a link on your
county, state or special interest page.

My name is Jim Martin and I'm the webmaster of the "New" Missouri in the
Civil War Message Board at http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/mocwmb/ .
Some of you know me through my Alabama, Arkansas, Indian Territory,
Louisiana and Texas Civil War Message Boards and my "Civil War Message Board
Portal", which provides quick links to all of the major Civil War discussion
sites.  For those of you who don't, I'm an amateur historian and genealogist
in Houston, TX.   The study of the American Civil War or War Between the
States is a passionate hobby for me and my message boards are non-commercial
sites.

My websites are closely monitored for inappropiate content and I can block
those who habitually break the message board rules.  I do not allow
highly-charged and emotional postings related to such subjects as the
display of the Confederate Battle Flag.  The Missouri in the Civil War
Message Board is a "History-Only" sites where genealogists, amateur and
professional historians, academics, authors and portrayers of living-history
can post queries and responses regarding the subject of Missouri and
Missourians in the War Between the States.  There is a high-level of
security on my sites as I utilize the most current message board/discussion
group software.  Individual users have complete control over how much or how
little they wish to reveal about themselves.  Posters email addresses are
not revealed with their postings.

I had not intended, at least at this time, to setup a site for Missouri, due
to the availability of the MO-SCV, Missouri Civil War Index and Missouri in
the Civil War Query pages.  I have been encouraged by a number
of Missouri researchers and friends to establish this message board due to
the high-traffic (178,000 hits in February) and quality of the postings and
participants on my other sites.  The Missouri Civil War Index Message Board
has been taken offline.  The MO-SCV is at times slow, unrealible and tends
to focus only on "Confederate Missouri".  This only makes sense as it is a
Sons of Confederate Veterans website.  The Missouri in the Civil War Query
pages are difficult to find and do not allow for responses or notification
when someone has responded to your message.  For these reasons and others, I
have now made available and invite you to visit, contribute and link to the
Missouri in the Civil War Message Board at "history-sites.com".

Finally, for those of you whose interests extend beyond the borders of the
"Show Me!" state, I'd also like to invite you to visit and bookmark the
Civil War Message Board Portal at http://history-sites.com/cwmb .  This page
is fast gaining popularity with over 6,000 unique visitors in the month of
February.  Here you can quickly link to all of the major state Civil War
Message Boards, including those at Rootsweb and Ancestry.com .

I have already accumulated a group of expert researchers and genealogists
who will be monitoring the MOCWMB and are ready and willing to help you and
the visitors to your sites with your Civil War ancestor search or historical
question.

To make it easier for you to link to the Civil War Message Board there are
instructions and ready-made .html and java scripts at
http://history-sites.com/mocwmb/faq_mo.htm#link .

I hope place a link on your webpage to the MOCWMB and please forgive me if
you receive more than one copy of this message.  Remember, this is a hobby
for me and I'm not an expert at promoting websites or accumulating mail
lists.

With best regards,

Jim Martin

The Missouri in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/mocwmb/

The Civil War Message Board Portal
http://www.history-sites.com/cwmb/
Alabama in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/alcwmb/
Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/arcwmb/
Indian Territory and Native-Americans in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/itcwmb/
Louisiana in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/lacwmb/
Texas in the Civil War Message Board
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/boards/txcwmb/