Chats and Forums

Ancestry Message Boards - Centralized collection of genealogical message boards hosted by Ancestry.com. Forums include specialized topics such as surnames, locales, and organizations. A versatile search engine allows for locating specific resources including Bible records, deeds, and marriage bonds among others.
boards.ancestry.com/

AOL Hispanic Genealogy Special Interest Group - An informal association of Hispanic genealogists who meet in the America OnLine TM (AOL) Genealogy Forum.
members.aol.com/mrosado007/

Family Tree Circles - Message board for general discussion of genealogical topics.
www.familytreecircles.com/

Genealogy Chat - A wide variety of genealogy chats are scheduled each week in this Web based chat room. No special software or membership required.
genealogy.about.com/mpchat.htm

Genealogy Chat Forum - Chats hosted by knowledgeable genealogists cover a variety of genealogy research topics.
www.genealogyforum.org

GenForum - Over 14,000 online forums devoted to genealogy, including surnames, U.S. states, countries, and general topics.
genforum.genealogy.com/

KissingCousins - For anyone whose families include same-name marriages or more than one marriage between the same two families to discuss genealogical topics related to these occurrences.
lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/KISSINGCOUSINS.html

Lost Ancestors - Friendly genealogy forum for anyone interested in tracing their ancestors. New members welcome.
groups.msn.com/LostAncestors