The internet has worked wonders for genealogy. I have found that it has become a compulsive disorder which only seems to kick in at about the 50 or 60 year mark. I have insured that all my records will be available when I have kicked the bucket so that my kids can take over.
Morning all,
I’m still half asleep but have caught up with the numerous unread by me, posts for the last week.
How we do stagger from topic to topic, from the ridiculous to the sublime & all points in between.
What would a Martian make of it all on a routine stopover in their so far unsuccessful quest to find intelligent life outside of their spheres of influence?
Don’t ever change fellow scribblers
I just wrote my name on a couple of walls which have since been demolished.
I get the picture, but you need to give more info after which , the possible matches will drop in number dramatically.
All it specifically asked for was name, date and place of birth, doubt there were 75,000 residents on that place and time.
Databases, who needs them?
Quite so Ciderman. I guessed you might have partaken in this addictive pastime, you come across as very organised.
My records are all on my PC, but I don’t really trust6 modern gadgets and so have HARD copy of all my documents and records, photos and trees.
Fortunately, my offspring have caught the bug (ages 33, 43 & 46) & have already turned one branch of the TREE into a hardbound book.
Hey ho!
In 2012, I found a sealed bottle in a small limestone cave while I was hiding a geocache. It was sealed with wax but inside the clear glass you could read a piece of rolled paper with a small note written on it. It said "Greetings to the future. Leonard Whittington 1896. I worked as a part time assistant in the local Settlers Museum and I went immediately to look through the records for this man, whose name rang a bell with me but I could not remember more. It seems that he was the local brewery manager and this note was found in a bottle embossed with the “Waipawa Brewery” insigna.
Since then I have been so intrigued with the idea that I have hidden several clear bottles with a note inside that could be read through the glass.
Ok Spitfire, it doesn’t suit every body.
I expect you are not short of interests built up over the years,
how is the outside loo coming on?
It’s not that RJ, I’ve no patients where deliberately corrupt data is concerned.
Don’t hide them too well.
BTW how are you fixed for putting ships in bottles?
Never tried that Robert!
Yes I also have hard copies in addition to two external hard drives.
Freudian slip I’d say, problems with NHS? Mayhaps ? Spitfire
Yahoo at last someone after my own heart.
I was in the hub of cider making last week in deepest DEVON
Deliberate Data corruption maybe???
And, it wasn’t me that farted!!!
My ‘stage name’ is slightly misleading, although I do appreciate Devon cider. When I first got involved with the internet, I had a contract setting up a cidery in Hawkes Bay, but all my previous and afterwards jobs were involved with grapes.
Thanks a Bunch, for that explanation.
Just collecting the materials for the roof now. I am respectful to the neighbour so, don’t want to block out too much sunlight, as such I am using Sandtoft 20/20 Tiles, they are able to be set at an angle of as low as 15° so won’t be noticeable.
I’m all heart really.
god I bet the ladies love you!! I wish my copy was hard these days and I’d love to do a couple of external hard drives too - on the links you understand?