Genealogy Chat

Brain finally clicked into gear and I am now using the new Family Search site to great advantage - easy when you know how.

Would like the rain to stop now - have had more than enough for the garden - would like to see it shift to the desertlands of East Anglia.
It was strange last year travelling towards Ipswich in a real deluge to see the fields being watered with very long irrigation arms.
Of course although it seems we have had enough rain to fill the reservoir, an inch of rain will only add an inch to the depth of the reservoir - until run off from the land - it just feels so much more.

Just had an email from GR saying that as a result of the problems experienced lately that they are giving me 30 free credits to use over the next 18 months - hope you all got this message as I did not complain.

O K Tabitha shall we henceforth refer to you as Workhouse Annie ????, only joking Anne.
The hospital in which my daughter was born in Weymouth was formally a workhouse so you and she have something in common. Claire my daughter lives just outside Beaconsfield so not too far from you Anne.
Have been at the doctors with Ron again today tomorrow we have 2 appointments at the hospital one for blood tests (getting the Warfarin dose sorted out) afterwards for more X Rays,I will then come home and sit on my BTM.
Waiting for my brother in law to come, I have bought a nice electric fire but I cannot lift it out of the car, but hapilly I know a man that can.
Love to everybody
Evelyn XX
Had my flu jab while at the doctors this morning, the excitement is getting to me :-) :-) :-)

Sounds a good idea to me Sylvia - otherwise the floor gets wet & the walls & the ceiling & anything else in close proximity

Easter Eggs have been spotted in a Tesco local in Brighton - sorry to dissapoint - not sure if they are left overs from 2011 or new ones for 2012

Decided to ignore them

No Christmas adverts on TV yet -

Welldone Sylvia what a result

See Evelyn's thread is busy again

Have to dash - not working at the weekend :-( so November is going to be a very sad month as not a lot of OT around :-( Happy to be at home & may get some FT work done ;-) However need the cash - nothing extra for Xmas. :-P

Funny I was born at Brighton General Hospital - it use to be the Brighton Workhouse & sits on top of a steep hill - i can see this building from my garden - as our house was built on the Workhouse land - so in theory haven't moved very far from where i was born.

Where I work at the moment - it feels more like working in a workhouse - so all in all - i think i know my place in life.

Take care all <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Meant to say .......................


I have done so well that the physio only wants to see me once next week, and once the week after ....... so I was able to cancel two pre-arranged appointments.


I have to see her on Saturday ................ and I also have to start lifting 1 and 2 lb weights to help strengthen the muscles in my shoulder.

Simplest way of getting the weights .................... fill plastic bottles with water until they are at the right weight.



I guess one should then screw the caps on tightly :-D




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Hi everone
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Arthur ...............


what you do to find all the children of a family is ......

put the surname in the surname box

put father's forename and mother's forename in the appropriate boxes

put at least county and country

enter a year +/- 20 years ...................... I usually pick sequence that will start about a year before the couple married (eg, enter 1760 +/- 20 to search 1740 to 1780, when you know they married around 1741).


But do try the new site as well ....... this has all the praish register entries and does away with most of the submitted ones.

www.familysearch.org/#form=advanced-records

scroll down and click on Advanced Search





sylvia

hello all

we are not haveing good autum colour as it is so dry here the leaves turning brown and falling still very sunny buy cold

love to everyone

sally w :-D <3

Cynthia - not the site I meant. Really it is the method to find all the children of a couple baptised/christened in the same place. Took out some of the guesswork.

Robert - you would have been as appalled as I was to see a house with Santa Claus and elaborate lights. Not even November!

Will soon be seeing Easter Eggs for sale.

Cynthia - I think you are rushing around more than I am

Robert - wonderful to see you again - nice to hear the North East is getting lovely weather

Arthur - i liked the older version of Family Search better - but getting use to the new one - i love the autumn tree colours in Kent - they looked lovely on Monday

Josie & Sue - wish I had a garden like yours - I love looking at the blossoms on the tree - i lost my flowering Cherry a couple of years ago - I didin't mind the blossom on the lawn

Sylvia - keep up the good work at the Physio - hope your OH is ok.

Waves & Hugs to Evelyn & Reece (((((((~~~~~~~~~~~))))))))

Cynthia - you have pinched my idea of a book - i got in there first - i too have some very imaginative ideas on who Diane really was & what went on - Perhaps if we have time we could go through the whole thread & do a database of people on it & possible relationships - its something i would love to do - but i don't have the time at the moment :-(

Well back to the workhouse - the whip is cracking again & the phoen is calling me

Take care all ;-) <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 ;-)

Have just got the shell back serviced for the Winter so that's me until after
Chr***mas. (I cannot mention the word).

Saw Ven. Robert's name pop up before ~~~~~~~ hello Robert, lovely to see you again. Glad to hear that you are having your shell serviced - make sure they do a good job on it :-D


Arthur....is this the link you need...??


http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp


This is the site in the format we were used to but you also have the option of trying the updated site if you wish to.


Must rush ~~~~~ Cx

Sun finally shining through in Kent after some much needed rain.

My SKY Box was replaced for the second time on Monday and I was able to watch england lose the final one day match to India - I am a masochist at heart.

Even better, a very competent BT engineer has reconnected my Broadband and vastly increased the speed. Can now continue research.

I would like some help on a research tool. I remember several years ago when I last actively researched my family, I was able to interrogate Family Search to eastablish all the children born to a particular couple - very useful before 1837. Cannot remember the steps I need to take.

Pleased that NZ won the Rugby - did not see as Box played up. France could do with some good news at the present time, but glad it was not their turn at Rugby.

Sylvia - glad you are making good progress.

Hi Cynthia,

Have come out of the shell today. It is such a beautiful day here in the North East of England I have taken the shell round for a pre-winter service.

Regards to all you youngsters!!

Hello all......


I love cherry blossom but not the mess it leaves behind it...but it is SO pretty and all those other blooms and blossoms sound wonderful.


So it is getting warmer in NZ then? :-D



But it's getting colder in UK! :-(


Glad the physio went okay Sylvia.........you'll be doing press ups before we know it.. :-D



Have been busy what with one thing and another and am tinkering around with Evelyn's little problem called 'Diane' !! It would make a good detective mystery and I have built up so many possible scenarios in my head that I almost believe that one of them will come true........if only! :-S



Off to see my OH's specialist today re his Parkinson's. Never like going but it has to be done. There isn't a lot they can do about from play about with the medication really.




Had better go and make myself presentable....... <3 to all and a special wave to Ven. Robert ~~~~~~~~~ he must be out there somewhere in his little shell. Hope he has draughtproofed it for the coming winter.


Cx.

Hi all
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had 2 good sessions with the physiotherapists today




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Hi Everyone

I am still here just a little busy of late .

Sylvia very happy to hear your physio went well and you are slowly getting your strength back.
I hope your OH has not done to much damage to his back and the physio can sort him out.

My garden has a weeping flowering Cherry in a half round wine barrel and planted in the garden I have a flowering Peach tree all are out in flower and look glorious,to top it off the OH's sweet peas are flowering and as are my Roses so the garden is looking pretty good at the moment.

The state Government has issued a shoot to kill on the Shark the other day ,so many Shark attacks lately there is def an increase in Shark over the last ten years .
They can be clearly seem in Geographe bay swimming around,it is possibly due to the warmer waters over the last decade...very scary stuff.

Off shopping today so have a nice day everyone try to pop in later in the day.


Suex
<3 <3 <3

Hi where is everyone?

what was so riveting on TV that no one's been by.?

Oh well back to my research. :-(

Hi Sylvia,
hope the Physio went well.
I have Cherry Blossom in my front yard and my next door neighbour has a white Apple Blossom in her garden
we have a Native tree called a Kohwai which has beautiful yellow blossom type flowers across the Road .
Which is the favourite tree of one of our large Native Birds the Tui a Black Bird with a white tuft below its neck.It's a beautiful Songbird and they love the flower Nector.

And there are also a lot of Camellia's and Rhodenderens which produce large flowers that range from white through varies pink shade to Red.

I have a large Eucalyptus tree just up behind our house which is very popular with birds. At night have heard Morepork 's [a small Owl that makes the same sound as it's name] calling out. In the morning the Tui's wake us up with their song.

Catch you all later Josie


:-) :-) :-) <3 <3 <3

Hi all
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had my hair cut today


have 2 physio appointments tomorrow ....... at 1 pm with my regular physio, then another at 3 pm with the "breast health" one who is helping me get full mobility back in my arm. I will have time for coffee between them

OH was at that same clinic today (Monday) ............... he slipped off a ladder on Thursday when picking some quince. He was only on the 3rd step, but landed flat on his back.

Being an obstinate male, he wouldn't make an appointment with either doctor or physio "until he knew what he'd done".

Anyway, he decided this morning that he really should see a physio ....... and was lucky enough to get an appointment at lunchtime.


Josie ...... what are the flowering trees?

I remember living in Melbourne in the 70s, and the street we lived on was lined with Eucalyptus trees. Then we went up to Queensland, and saw the Jacaranda trees. The most gorgeous blue!



take care everyone



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What an effort to get on to this site, today it took me 6 attempts before it would allow me to sign in.
the other day I could go anywhere on the site and even post but could not open my tree such frustration :-| :-| :-|

Hope you had a nice trip to Canterbury Ann

Today is windy and overcast no rain predicted supposed to reach a high of 18cel but at the moment does not feel any hotter then 10cel.

I shouldn't complain It's Spring and my Street is full of Trees in full Blossom and I have been watching the Starlings collecting material to build their nests, I wake up each morning to lovely Bird Song and it's getting a lot warmer.

Well all of NZ is still on a high after we won The Rugby World Cup. There was a Victory Parade Down Auckland's main Street yesterday, which just happened to be a public Holiday here.
Today there is a Parade in Christchurch, who should have hosted the quarter final matches. and then tomorrow we get our Parade here in Wellington.

Back to my Research, slowly making some headway with verifying info I got ages ago from a Cousin and had not got around to doing anything with.

Take Care everyone catch you all later Josie

:-) :-) :-) <3 <3 <3

Evening all - flying visit - as Stricktly on & OH in good mood

Nice to see all the info & people on the threads - love all the thoughts on Evelyn's thread.

Congratulations Josie - The All Blacks did it - I am so please for them & the people of NZ - well done

Off to Canterbury tomorrow - so probably won't pop in till Tuesday

Take care all <3 <3 <3 <3