Charte de soc.genealogy.medieval

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soc.genealogy.medieval is an unmoderated newsgroup which passed its vote for
creation by 334:18 as reported in news.announce.newgroups on 28 May 1995.

For your newsgroups file:
soc.genealogy.medieval	Genealogy in the period from roughly AD500 to AD1600.

The charter, culled from the call for votes:

soc.genealogy.medieval is for genealogy and family history discussion
among people researching individuals living during medieval times, as
well as related topics.  The primary focus of the group is likely to
be on Europe and neighboring regions, but postings about genealogy in
other areas during this time period are welcomed.  The medieval period
is loosely defined for the purposes of this group as the period
extending from the breakup of the (Western) Roman Empire until the
time public records (such as church, tax, and census records) relating
to the general population began to be kept.  This period would extend
roughly from AD 500 to AD 1600, but these limits are not intended to
exclude related topics of discussion lying outside of these
boundaries.

The group is open to anyone with an interest in genealogy in the time
period in question, including, but not limited to: royal and noble
descents, origins of American colonists, feudal descent of property,
value of pre-historical sources (such as sagas), adoption of surnames
and arms by families, source availability and reliability, and reviews
and correction of published works.

The group is open to discussions of other related topics falling
outside the boundaries of the period, such as the genealogy of modern
nobility and genealogical links to antiquity.  On the other hand,
postings of a general historical or cultural nature which are
completely unrelated to genealogy are not welcome even when falling
within the medieval period.