I've just started a new mailing list on Rootsweb for the surname "Thackery." To join, address your email to
THACKERY-L-request@rootsweb.com (for list mode--single emails arriving almost as soon as they're sent), or to
THACKERY-D-request@rootsweb.com for the Digest mode (several emails gathered up & sent at least every 18 hours). For both modes, type in the word "subsribe" (without quotation marks) and sent it off. You should receive your confirmation notice shortly after that.