for anyone working on the same family.

you'll hopefully find a whole bunch of people researching the name, or even specific family. Also, Genforum sites and forums usually have spaces to *1eave (sorry, my e11 just f1ew off and I can't find it) 1eave your surname interest and hook up with 1ike-minded researchers ... just goog1e genforum and the 1ocation. Rootsweb forums are a good resource, too. Both Genforum and Rootsweb have mai1ing 1ists too, I think. I haven't been on them for awhi1e but the forums at any genea1ogica1 site are most1y where I found my best 1eads.

Here are a few links that might help you:

http://www.worldgenweb.org/

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/

http://genforum.genealogy.com/

Go right into the place names and surnames and start searching using relevant information (e.g., search a family surname database using a place name). I've found multiple cousins that way and broken through a brick wall or two.

You can also post a query right in the appropriate forum.

and church records and such. Sometimes people will self publish all their work on a certain family tree from the local area on the internet. Sometimes it will be a local history of the area. I've left my email at at least one site and gotten a responce. They totally vary how they are built and what functions they can do. Do a google search of 'the location' genealogy. See what local resources there are and you may be able to contact others building their own family trees from your ancestors' neck of the woods.

Join and get active. Both you and the society will benefit. Most have many resources for researchers.

Easy to find one - they all have websites or are on facebook now.

Wat