I took an online course a year or so ago with Gil Blanchard at Pharos Tutors, and found it very useful. We actually did a few pieces of writing while we were in the course, which I've saved to...
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01-04-2016 11:27 PM
Thread: Where to even begin
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I took an online course a year or so ago with Gil...
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11-08-2015 9:19 PM
Thread: St. George's Hospital, Queens Ward
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Thank you all for the information you sent -it...
Thank you all for the information you sent -it was very helpful.
Peter - in 1842 she lived at 249 Strand, St. Clement Dane. Perhaps my geography's a bit off, but if there's only one St. George's... -
11-08-2015 1:05 AM
Thread: St. George's Hospital, Queens Ward
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St. George's Hospital, Queens Ward
I recently learnt that my great great grandmother, Eliza Cracknell (born Davy) fell ill on consumption and was admitted to the St. George's Hospital, Queen's Ward, in 1843. She normally lived in...
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08-06-2014 3:51 AM
Thread: Index of parishes / parish churches
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I find the wiki at Family Search is a good...
I find the wiki at Family Search is a good starting place for parish information. The wiki page for England is found at: https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/England . Just click on 'Parishes'...
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17-04-2014 3:51 AM
Thread: Campaign to Open Historic Registers
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Sticky: I am a British citizen who resides in Canada - I...
I am a British citizen who resides in Canada - I had no problem in signing the petition.
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22-10-2012 12:32 AM
Thread: MOREHEN FAMILY FROM OUNDLE AND WADENHOE
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Hi Sallymarie, My ancestors were Morehens who...
Hi Sallymarie,
My ancestors were Morehens who were born and lived in Wadenhoe. I have checked my list of descendents from the original John Moorhen (b. abt 1765), to 1900, and I'm afraid I can't... -
11-10-2012 11:49 PM
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There was a case in the paper the other day of a...
There was a case in the paper the other day of a 9 year old girl pregnant in Brazil - she was raped by her stepfather. The news item wasn't about the girl's age - it was about the fact that the RC...
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27-08-2012 10:11 PM
Thread: 1951 Census in a police enquiry
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Not sure if it's the same in England, but here in...
Not sure if it's the same in England, but here in Canada the government can look up your census info.
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22-08-2012 11:14 PM
Thread: IGI records completed
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Louisa, If you click on Help, at the top right...
Louisa,
If you click on Help, at the top right corner of the home page, and then on 'Click here to access all video demos' you'll find some decent material on finding records in FamilySearch.
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21-08-2012 11:49 PM
Thread: IGI records completed
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IGI records completed
There is an announcement at the FamilySearch blog that work on the IGI has been completed, and all records are now available at the FamilySearch website.
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01-05-2012 9:04 PM
Thread: Recording Locations
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Don't know if this will help, but if you are...
Don't know if this will help, but if you are using Google Maps - search on your address, then click on the blue hyperlink on the left side of the page: Map Labs. When the box appears, scroll down...
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19-04-2012 10:43 PM
Thread: British Newspaper Archives
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Finally got around to looking at the British...
Finally got around to looking at the British Newspaper Archive site, and on registering was immediately awarded 30 free credits! Not enough of course to have an indepth three cuppa session, but...
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15-04-2012 7:59 PM
Thread: Tempting fate or the Karma Pixies
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In 1954 we emigrated to Canada aboard the old...
In 1954 we emigrated to Canada aboard the old Franconia (its last voyage). We travelled steerage of course, and during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland the steel storm doors were closed that...
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05-04-2012 12:24 AM
Thread: FamilySearch coverage
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The Cracknell entry is definitely in the original...
The Cracknell entry is definitely in the original Laxfield parish records. I haven't been able to get hold of the Eye records, so I don't know if the Pretty entry is there.
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04-04-2012 7:13 PM
Thread: FamilySearch coverage
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Thank you all for your replies. I do really...
Thank you all for your replies. I do really appreciate your input. Having read over your tips and tried to use a few things you’ve mentioned, I’ve concluded that the bottom line is: no, there isn’t...
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03-04-2012 11:51 PM
Thread: FamilySearch coverage
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FamilySearch coverage
Apologies if this topic has been covered - I did search on the forum, but may have overlooked a posting.
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01-04-2012 7:17 PM
Thread: Family stories: fact or fiction?
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My mother always maintained there was a Spanish...
My mother always maintained there was a Spanish connection in the family, and my grandmother used to sing me a song that she said was Spanish, and that her mother taught her. For years I looked for...
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08-03-2012 4:34 AM
Thread: Birmingham city library website down?
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Thanks for that info Sue. At least there is an...
Thanks for that info Sue. At least there is an explanation. I'll just have to be patient!
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08-03-2012 1:43 AM
Thread: Birmingham city library website down?
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Birmingham city library website down?
I have been trying to access the Birmingham city library and archives since Monday evening without success. I've tried two different computers, with different OS and different browsers. I've also...
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07-12-2011 12:04 AM
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That's very strange - when I google Punkeydoodles...
That's very strange - when I google Punkeydoodles corners, I get a page with a URL that includes the comma after 'corners'. If I cut and paste that URL into a new window, I get the right wikipedia...
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05-12-2011 6:40 PM
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Colin, Can't get there at the moment to take a...
Colin,
Can't get there at the moment to take a photo, but here's next best thing: a Wikipedia page for it: https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punkeydoodles_Corners,_Ontario.
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04-12-2011 7:20 PM
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We have a place not far from here called...
We have a place not far from here called Punkeydoodles Corners!
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30-11-2011 12:17 AM
Thread: Rorkes Drift
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Mutley - re: your query about the movie that...
Mutley - re: your query about the movie that depicted Rorke's Drift - it was Zulu (1964) with Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins and "introducing" Michael Caine (although he had minor roles in other movies...
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27-10-2011 7:58 PM
Thread: Beta version of new TNA catalogue
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I recently completed an online course run by a...
I recently completed an online course run by a British tutoring service, on finding people in the TNA catalogue. One of the exercises was to compare the new Discovery search engine with the old TNA...
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28-01-2011 3:14 PM
Thread: Custodian ?
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Thanks Peter! It sounds like it could be...
Thanks Peter!
It sounds like it could be useful. I didn't know there was a trial version - I'll take a look.
Pam
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