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Family Treasure Trove
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Florence61 | Report | 28 Feb 2015 22:39 |
Hi all, |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 28 Feb 2015 22:41 |
how brilliant Florence - that'll keep you occupied for hours <3 |
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Barbra | Report | 28 Feb 2015 22:47 |
Thats brilliant you can put faces in your family tree .its very interesting seeing how they dressed & fashion`s of their day .I have a few old photo`s. .keep you busy for a while Florence .Take care Barbra :-) |
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Sylvia | Report | 28 Feb 2015 22:53 |
How fantastic is that. I like you would be so happy to have received such a gift. Enjoy them. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 28 Feb 2015 22:57 |
That's wonderful! :-D |
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PricklyHolly | Report | 28 Feb 2015 22:59 |
Just wonderful Florence...... |
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JoyBoroAngel | Report | 28 Feb 2015 23:00 |
how fantastic :-D :-D :-D |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 28 Feb 2015 23:13 |
I think we're all dead jealous :-D |
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LadyScozz | Report | 28 Feb 2015 23:38 |
Wow Florence, that's wonderful. |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 1 Mar 2015 01:11 |
Florence ................ |
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Huia | Report | 1 Mar 2015 01:52 |
A lot of family stuff finished up in my care when mum went into a rest home. I have scanned all the photos so that they can be shared. Many were of my grandmother's English relatives from the late 19th century. There are even some of my gt gt grandparents. And I am no spring chicken. I do not regard these photos as 'mine', as I say, I am merely the caretaker. I hope nobody burns them when I die. I expect my son will care for them. |
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LaGooner | Report | 1 Mar 2015 08:49 |
You are so very lucky. All the photos etc are in my so called sister's keeping. She took the lot when Mother died and won't even let me borrow or even see them. She also took my own personal things such as my christening mug,bracelet and spoon. But hey she is 15 years older than me and hopefully I will be able to get them when she passes if her delightful son does not get rid of them, or indeed she has not already. |
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Florence61 | Report | 1 Mar 2015 08:59 |
Thankyou for all your comments, very interesting. |
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AnninGlos | Report | 1 Mar 2015 09:15 |
Florence what a wonderful gift to receive. Lucklily my Dad was a bit of a photo buff and took photos in the 30s of family. Also, knowing my interest he passed on to me photos of older family members so i have Gt grandparents photos so I consider myself lucky. So pleased for you anyway. So sad when people burn photos and mementoes without contacting other family. |
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Maryanna | Report | 1 Mar 2015 11:19 |
I have lots if photos from my Dads side and my Gran was very good at writing on the back, who and where, which was just as well as it was usually somewhere abroad, as they lived in India, France and Switzerland. |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 1 Mar 2015 11:36 |
As an only child, I inherited old photos from both sides of the family. Unfortunately I combined them into one box to save space. Now I've no idea which side they are from :-| |
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Andysmum | Report | 1 Mar 2015 14:54 |
I have very few photos of my ancestors, as my stepmother threw out the family album - because nobody wants that old stuff!! My sister was furious! |
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Denburybob | Report | 1 Mar 2015 20:31 |
An elderly cousin of my mother died a few years ago, intestate. It fell to me as Administrator of his estate to sort it all out. At his funeral, which went from his isolated farmhouse, most of the relatives were only interested in anything of value and ignored everything else. (it all had to go through probate anyway). I was left with a couple of hat boxes full of old family stuff which has been invaluable. Photos, some on glass plates, but mostly un-named. Funeral cards were also very useful, there were dozens of them, funeral receipts, even a Will of about 150 years ago who I can find no connection to the family. (Any descendants of John Pringle out there?) And PLEASE, write a Will if you haven't already done so, if you only knew the work involved... Bob |
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Elizabethofseasons | Report | 1 Mar 2015 22:49 |
Dear Florence |
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Huia | Report | 2 Mar 2015 07:52 |
I cannot understand the miserable misers who refuse to share their photos with other relatives. Do they not realise that if their house burnt down then nobody would have any photos? If they dont have a scanner (or computer?) then they could get the local photography shop to scan the best photos onto a disc so that others could get copies printed. Anybody wanting copies could share the cost of the scanning. I have scanned all mine and printed off many photos to give to others, or put them on FB. If I lose the originals I know I could always get copies back. |
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