General Chat

I joined in 2001.before it was genes reunited

Took a long time to post on any chat posts got put off by some of the threads that turned . And the Friday night squabbles

I waffle with too much info too so loads of posting would be done by the time I had formulated any responses

My first venture was looking for help for mums father's side , this was way before FreeBMD had up to date info for the 1920. ,s onwards and I didnt have subs to other sites

My first timid request was taken up by Jess Bow Bobbing DooDah Dog ( or some such name !)who was a whizz then with census and bmds

I joined on the day after my birthday in 2011; but didn't start posting until April 2012.

I got criticised for my first post because I had posted on an old thread. That nearly put me off posting again. I was trying to help. Some thanks I got for that! :-P

joined in march 2006 , first post oct of that year ( 13 years ,it don't seem that long ). iris. sorry brain not working 9 years

Iris 13???? :-D

Sylvia, Ah yes Janey Canuck, fell out with her a few times :-D :-D As did many people. Clever she was, diplomatic she wasn't.

Loved the days of Colin in Hampshire, Granddad Jim, also from gosport Hampshire, really lots of laughs. (ok scraps as well) but wasn't it so much more 'alive' than today?

Janey didn't take any prisoners, did she? I liked her. And she certainly knew her stuff about genealogy.

Guinever ...............


I also liked JaneyC!


......... and I loved the way she could think outside the box when faced with a tricky genealogy question .............. and come up with the right answer :-)


i must admit I was flabbergasted when I was accused of being her under another name :-)

Ms Canuck was much maligned because she often said what others thought. She was - still is - a genius.

I agree, Errol!



she also didn't suffer fools gladly :-D

Strange (not really) that JaneyCanuck should be mentioned.

Janey was of considerable help, not just with the genealogy aspect of my search for my grandfather, but also in putting me in touch with various people in Canada with respect to some early sketches (c mid-19th century) in my possession. These were of a Fort in the Toronto area.

Some of the sketches were eventually published in a bock titled 'Stanley Barracks' by Aldona Sendzikas.

I'm still in touch with Janey, who is continuing her much appreciated help in tracing my Mortimer line

Please say HI from me Allan, when you next contact Janey. I liked her a lot.

Lizx

Will do, Liz, when I get back home.

Currently 'enjoying' a couple of days in Albany. After a long and tiring journey through the fire ravaged State Forests, we have now experienced the breaking of the drought (at least for Albany) with a ferocious thunderstorm and torrential rain! :-|

The WiFi connection at our hotel is not very stable.

Tomorrow, we will be returning home via the most direct route we can find!

Take care, wishing you a good journey and a happy homecoming.

Lizx