Britain's Last Tommies by Richard Van Emden

[Bo Peep]

Britain's Last Tommies by Richard Van Emden is the title of the book which I have just received fom Carolyn of Ancestors magazine.

This book has been signed by the author and as promised, I am giving it away as a prize.

To win the book, all you have to do is to come up with the best phrase to promote Brit-Gen which I can use in advertising our forum throughout the world.

If you list your ideas, I will then gather them up, set up a vote (hopefully with help from Sue Mackay!) and all the members of the forum can choose the one they like best.

[Edit] I forgot to mention that you are not restricted to just one attempt - the more the merrier. Somehow, although we know it is, we have to convey to the world that ours is the best, the most useful and friendliest forum on the Internet.

[Edit] All suggestions will be taken in date order. I thought if it was posted on the open forum then everything can be seen to be honest and above board.

[MarkJ]

Your Ancestors need YOU
Done as a pastiche of the WW1 Kitchener poster....

Mark
(yeah, its corny, but it is the middle of the afternoon and I can't think of anything...)

Edit: Just had this thought of Frank dressed as Kitchener, complete with huge moustache and Pam as Britannia slipped in to the background for good measure ;) I shall leave the idea for our photoshoppers to play with!

Extra edit: Just been reading some reviews about this book - it really does seem to be a fantastic book and a brilliant prize!

[Bo Peep]

Oh Mark, nice try but it doesn't say why people will find Brit-Gen useful, does it?

Brit-Gen needs a nice, catchy advertising jingle to enable us to stand out from the crowd. I can add this to all the brochures and advertising, and our membership numbers will go through the roof!

[hughar]

When Rod Neep set up British-Genealogy.com he used the phrase "To help you trace your British family history".

Rod made the point that the intention was "Not just to find ancestors and build a family tree, but to put meat on the bones with information about where they lived, how they lived their lives, information about their occupations, and what influenced their thinking and decision making." That's very much what the Forum does today, and it's going to be hard to find a better phrase to encapsulate it in just a few words.

However, there is one other factor that makes this Forim what it is - its friendliness.

So how about adapting what we already have to say "Friendly help to trace your family history"

[Pam Downes]

Hi Pam,

All suggestions will be taken in date order. I thought if it was posted on the open forum then everything can be seen to be honest and above board.
OK. In that case ignore my PM, :) .

"B-G Forums - first stop on the road to your ancestors."
And you could do a take on a road sign with it saying 'Your ancestors' instead of 'The North' or 'Truro'.

The alternative is to sort-of copy the steam train adverts of years ago which used to be-deck every station, and say "B-G Forums - on the track to your ancestors", and then have a poster with a steam train in it. (But a painting of a steam train, rather than a photo.)
Pam

[peter nicholl]

BG-Forums- "The Future of your Past".

[Annie]

Friendly Forum For Finding Forgotten Fore-Fathers

[Pam Downes]

Bo Peep - when's the closing date?
Pam

[Bo Peep]

Good question, Pam. Let's see. Do you think it would be fair if we said closing date was a week from today, 22nd. November?

[AnnB]

Brit-Gen - the Friendly Forum for Family History Help and Advice

[Davran]

BG - the friendliest, free forum for family history research

[Jan1954]

British Genealogy - where friendly research advice is free

[Jan1954]

Brit-Gen
Really
Is
The
Greatest,
Even for
Newbies!

[Jan1954]

Brickwalls? |banghead|

Lost? :confused:

Need |help|?

Find the answers for free at British Genealogy |hug|

[jeanettemarie]

Help Needed? The Best of British all in one place.All countries catered for. at no cost
Contact British-Geneology.com

[Bo Peep]

These are great ideas so keep them coming.

Just to give you some inspiration, try and think what phrase would really grab your attention and make you want to visit Brit-Gen. It is likely to be included on the banner across the forum, so you will have to live with it for a long time.

You have a week so there is plenty of time to get those little grey cells working. I would like to help you out, but all my grey cells died out years ago!

Oh yes, for those that have asked; the book is a hard back, brand new and signed by the author. It does look like a cracking read.

[MarkJ]

Just to give you some inspiration, try and think what phrase would really grab your attention and make you want to visit Brit-Gen.

Visit B-G and get free pasties? :D

[Bo Peep]

You make 'em Mark and I will give them away!

[Mutley]

Best
Research
Into
Tracing
Genealogy
Enjoy
New
Friends
Or
Relatives -
Uncover
More!

I liked the idea but had difficulty finding the right words.
If anyone wants to put in different words before I have another go,
then may the best man win;)

[bwarnerok]

A friend gave me a T-shirt one day that read..

"Disturbing the dead. Annoying the living."

Betsy

[AnnB]

Fun, friendly, informative and free - Brit-Gen, the Family History Forum

[jeanettemarie]

LOST SOULS FOUND |angel|
Free expert Help and friendly advice for tracing you British Ancestors
contact the Best BRITISH GENEALOGY.COM

[peter nicholl]

Family History a Mystery? Then join BG-Forums- It's First, It's Friendly, It's Free

[Ed Bradford]

My submission is as follows:

Did your ancestors walk in the British Isles? Are their genealogical foot prints hard to find? Maybe we can help at British-Genealogy.com

..............Ed

[Jan1954]

Benefit Greatly from
Brains that are Generous with
British-Genealogy.com

[Bo Peep]

Frank and I have been looking at these and you are all coming up with some cracking ideas. I am so pleased that you will have to vote on the winner rather than me having to choose.

[uksearch]

New to Family History or up against a brick wall? Search the British-Genealogy Forums. If you have a problem, we'll probably have the answer.

[AnnP]

The Ultimate & Friendliest Free Family History Forum in the World

[Mike_E]

My offering,

British Genealogy - Free & Friendly help and research advice for all your Ancestors, Today!


I think we have gone past just researching British stuff, so many people on here are also getting help researching in other countries.

[Mutley]

Wherever in the world you may be,
British Genealogy.com advice is free,

We find information fast,
When researching your past,

So use the Forum and find out more,
Of your ancestors and family that walked before,

[Bo Peep]

I think you are correct, Mike. The questions and answers seem to cover almost all parts of the globe.

Mind you, I haven't seen any Eskimos asking questions..........yet!

[Mutley]

It will happen one day
when their trees start to grow!
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i47/bbwangelinny/2_34_1516141815.gif

[Mutley]

Brit-Gen needs a nice, catchy advertising jingle to enable us to stand out from the crowd. I can add this to all the brochures and advertising, and our membership numbers will go through the roof!

Just out of curiosity I have noticed the number of new members and some say - "Found this site by accident" or similar words to that effect. Where did they find us?

Will the jingle be one that you would wish to be picked up by Google or a search engine, if so are there any specific words that should be included?

[Jan1954]

I found you all via the link at Parish Chest. It helps to be nosey...;) and explore sites properly.

[Sue Mackay]

British Genealogy - one big happy family, helping each other to bring our ancestors to life

[Bo Peep]

Hi Mutley,

There is a link to Brit-Gen on the front page of Parish Chest. I have also been listing the site with different web sites and search engines to boost the ranking.

We are having a new brochure for Parish Chest being prepared for next season. The brochure will also include information about Brit-Gen and I wanted an easily remembered, catchy phrase to promote our forum.

When Brit-Gen is re-vamped, I want the phrase included in the banner which will go on the top of the front page of the forum and the free pages. The same phrase will also be included in the magazine ads.

Parish Chest is also having a large stand at the WDYTYA Show at Olympia next year and Brit-Gen will be heavily advertised on the same stand.

I have been racking my brains to try and think of a catchy phrase. The web people have come up with some ideas but I wasn't keen on them. Then I thought, as you all use the forum, why not ask you. After all, the forum is ours, isn't it? Who else would know what to say better than the people who use Brit-Gen.

I probably haven't explained myself very well, but I hope you can understand what I am trying to get at.

I am bursting with pride at the way you all pitch in to try and help people. I love the friendliness, knowledge, the camaraderie and the fun. I need a phrase that encompasses all of that.

[Frank W]

You have the Questions ~~ BritGen will help you find the Answers !


You are never 'alone' with BritGen !


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Might be a good idea to change this thread title, as it's hard to find.
Regards.........Frank W

[Bo Peep]

Duly noted and dealt with.

[WillieM]

B-G Forums "Friendly help, by friends for friends"

[Mike_E]

Wherever in the world you may be,
British Genealogy.com advice is free,

We find information fast,
When researching your past,

So use the Forum and find out more,
Of your ancestors and family that walked before,

Better than mine, you made it into a poem. if you win do I get to read the book because I inspired you? and does that then make me your Muse?

[peter nicholl]

Just out of curiosity I have noticed the number of new members and some say - "Found this site by accident" or similar words to that effect. Where did they find us?

Will the jingle be one that you would wish to be picked up by Google or a search engine, if so are there any specific words that should be included?
Following on from Mutley, there does seem to be a difference between the original idea for brochures etc and an Internet search. Does "B-G Forums sponsored by Parish Chest Ltd" give the ideal indication of what the Forum is all about? If the "motto" is to be used on the 'net perhaps it needs a little extra to draw people in. Just a thought.
Peter

[Bo Peep]

Oh dear, I think I may have caused confusion.

The phrase I am looking for is just for advertising in the brochures, magazines and across the Brit-Gen banners, etc. It is not for the search engines.

Picture a folded, informational brochure, 3 inches wide x 8½ inches high. On the front page is the Parish Chest logo and contact details. The first inside page tells you all about the shop and what you can purchase. The second inside page tells you all about Brit-Gen - the free information pages and forum, etc. This is the page that needs a catchy phrase. This 'jingle' will be used in all of the advertising, so it needs to be 'in your face' and hard to forget.

Forget search engines, keywords and meta tags as that is the techies job.

Yes, I know. It is as clear as mud!

[peter nicholl]

Oh dear, I think I may have caused confusion.

The phrase I am looking for is just for advertising in the brochures, magazines and across the Brit-Gen banners, etc. It is not for the search engines.
Forget search engines, keywords and meta tags as that is the techies job.
Yes, I know. It is as clear as mud!
No, it makes it easier as they will already be aware of who we are and you try rhyming anything useful with forum.|jumphappy
Peter

[Sue Mackay]

NOT a serious entry, but I couldn't resist :D

Little Bo Peep had lost her sheep
And didn't know where to find them.
Her friends at B-G
Found them all up her tree
And what's more, the tales behind them.

[Jan1954]

NOT a serious entry, but I couldn't resist :D

Little Bo Peep had lost her sheep
And didn't know where to find them.
Her friends at B-G
Found them all up her tree
And what's more, the tales behind them.

Excellent, Sue! :D

[Mutley]

Look forward to your future,
Look back to their past
The Forum is friendly and fun
The Genealogy knowledge is vast.

[Neil Wilson]

North and South, East and West, for family history and genealogy, we believe Brit-Gen Forum is clearly the best.

|jumphappy

[Bo Peep]

Neil, piracy is illegal!!:D

[Neil Wilson]

Neil, piracy is illegal!!:DI changed at least 3 words |hug|


Look at the bottom sentence of Parish Chest's home page to see what Bo P meant.

[Sue Mackay]

You want to trace your family tree but don't know where to start?
You've found out all you can, but still want to play your part?
Whatever your experience of delving in the past,
For helpfulness and friendship, B-G is unsurpassed!

[arthurk]

Depending on what the top line is:
"British-Genealogy - the friendly family history forum"
or
"B-G Forums - the friendly family history site"

Arthur

(I couldn't think of a word beginning with f to describe the level of knowledge and expertise here, which greatly exceeds some other sites I've looked at. As this is likely to be my one and only suggestion, I don't mind if someone else comes up with a suitable word and adapts it.)

[Sue Mackay]

Depending on what the top line is:
"British-Genealogy - the friendly family history forum"
or
"B-G Forums - the friendly family history site"

Arthur

(I couldn't think of a word beginning with f to describe the level of knowledge and expertise here, which greatly exceeds some other sites I've looked at. As this is likely to be my one and only suggestion, I don't mind if someone else comes up with a suitable word and adapts it.)

the friendly family history forum that's the fount of all wisdom?

[ShirleyB]

Brit Gen
your tree of life, past, present and future
this friendly forum will help you nurture.

|book|

[Neil Wilson]

the friendly family history forum that's the fount of all wisdom?

Depending on what the top line is:
"British-Genealogy - the friendly family history forum"
or
"B-G Forums - the friendly family history site"

Arthur
You forgot to include the flock being guided by our friendly shepherd :D

[peter nicholl]

BG-Forums Join us to improve your PAST performance!

[globug]

have'nt been on this site for ages but how about

who's the daddy......find out on...B - G forums

[Bo Peep]

Hi Globug,

I am delighted you are joining in with the competition - the more the merrier. This thread will be closed on Thursday, 22nd. November, so make sure all entries are listed before then.

I have some other competitions lined up with really great prizes, so even if you do not win this one, there will be plenty more to aim for.

[Mutley]

We have got to keep this thread bouncing up at the top of new posts, though even I am running out of ideas.


flock being guided by our friendly shepherd :D

Bo Peep,
do you not have any ideas you could through in,
You do not need to win,
just give us a clue
as to what might suit you.;)

After all the hard work you have done for the forum it would be dreadful if you were stuck with a jingle that made you "baaa" each time you saw it. For example .... :o

We seek our relatives here?
We try to find them there?
At British Genealogy forum
Our members really care

How did my granddad die?
Can you make gooseberry pie?
At British Genealogy forum
Our members really try

Ask away, Every day,
Come what may,
At British Genealogy forum
Everyone has a say
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[Mutley]

Jingles, I loved this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFLBvLxLJMI

[Bo Peep]

If the thread looks as if it is sliding down the page, I am sure someone can give it a nudge.

As regards the jingle; you can see how much space is across the top of the forum, although the new banner will fit right the way across. Included on that banner will be the Parish Chest logo, probably on the far right, and maybe a picture or two - undecided on the pictures at the moment.

The current jingle says, 'To help you trace your British family history.' I just do not feel that conveys what this forum is all about, do you? Yes, you all help with research, but BG is much more than just another forum. It is like one big family, all pulling together and helping one and other, and somehow, I want to express this.

Look folks, I never said this was going to be easy but it is OUR forum, we are proud of it and the help which is so readily given to other researchers. The only question is, how do we convey all of that in more or less, one sentence?

[Mutley]

One step forward
Two steps back
Our frendly experience
Puts you on the right track

[zamrose]

Hi

What about the titles " WHO AM I?"

[Bo Peep]

I do not know if it will inspire you, but I am considering having a piece of chain (links) draped across the BG banner. What do you think?

[v.wells]

Darn! Everyone has sucked the ideas I had right out of my brain, and I had some good ones! Who says that mind melding only works on Star Trek! |doh|

[Jan1954]

I do not know if it will inspire you, but I am considering having a piece of chain (links) draped across the BG banner. What do you think?

British-Genealogy.com - your link with the past


(Sorry, Pam - it had to be done...:o)

[Mutley]

Not for use on the Brit Gen banner but I had to share it with you.

A friend sent me a fridge magnet today with:

Fiche and ships,
topped with tantalising sources! |laugh1|

[bwarnerok]

I do not know if it will inspire you, but I am considering having a piece of chain (links) draped across the BG banner. What do you think?

..... and perhaps a pair of pink fuzzy handcuffs? |scold|

[Bo Peep]

Handcuffs? You are not taking this seriously, are you, Bwarnerok?

[Geoffers]

To win the book, all you have to do is to come up with the best phrase to promote Brit-Gen which I can use in advertising our forum throughout the world.

British-Genealogy - A community with a common interest

Or better still

"I was normal 'til got interested in dead people"

[Mutley]

If you have a chain with large enough links maybe you could insert the text for a forum heading into each link so that people could see at a glance the topics that are discussed.
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r297/MutleyBG/chain.jpg

I do not have the software to insert the words eg

Census, World Wars, BMD's, General and Fun Chatter, Across the Seas,
UK Counties, Occupations, Parish Records etc.

You could choose whatever topics get the most hits on the forum.
and something like,

Friendly, informative, knowledgeable and free,
Linking together to trace your family tree.....

[bwarnerok]

Handcuffs? You are not taking this seriously, are you, Bwarnerok?


:o Oops... back to my corner.

[Bo Peep]

No, no, no! Come out of the corner, forget handcuffs and come up with some jingles.

[Neil Wilson]

..... and perhaps a pair of pink fuzzy handcuffs? |scold|bwarnoek - I know where you do your shopping, the same place as most of the girls I work with |jumphappy

[bwarnerok]

Oh goodness.. Like I said.. I'm going back to my corner....


anybody seen where I left my whip?

--b-

[Bo Peep]

Whip, handcuffs??? Not exactly the image I wanted to create for Brit-Gen.

[Neil Wilson]

Whip, handcuffs??? Not exactly the image I wanted to create for Brit-Gen.And this is from the person who guide us all by using a shepherd crook. My apologies Bo, you can let the big bad wolf eat me for supper.

[bwarnerok]

you better watch out Neil. You go messing with bo-peep's sheep and that crook is gonna hurt mighty baaaaaaaaaaad.

[Neil Wilson]

you better watch out Neil. You go messing with bo-peep's sheep and that crook is gonna hurt mighty baaaaaaaaaaad.
I give in, I am going to be a good boy now, only because I nearly choked laughing.

[Bo Peep]

That's me. Big bad, Bo!|nutkick|

[Mutley]

How on earth do we convey this type of fun and giggles in a jingle of half a dozen words.

It has to be seen to be believed!!!

..... and perhaps a pair of pink fuzzy handcuffs?

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r297/MutleyBG/heart_cuffs.gif

[Bo Peep]

I shall be closing this thread at 1pm so, if you want to have more attempts at a jingle, you had better be quick.

[suedent]

"Find your family in a family atmosphere"

[Mutley]

Good Luck Sue Mackay in sorting all this lot out.

Good Luck to all who entered

Good Luck to Bo Peep, we hope she likes the winning entry.

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