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Much Ado About Everything

   The day has been full of reunions and shared times.  An emotional get together for our Grandaughter's Church Event.

  I wish more faiths would adopt this type of thing at this age of the young peoples lives.  We are proud of you.

   Also was excited to see old school chums and friends from CVHS.  

   A program that supports, honesty, integrity, faith, prayer and the ability to ask for help when needed if needed, without chastisement.  Having worked the School Safety Program for some years, I am

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Two "Big Buts from Brentor.

I work as a kind of Secretary in this Crown Office, but one with a difference.  Just as a clock (24hr) I never seem to stop working?  Strangely, apart from my late husband (Climber) this is the only man I don't mind working for.

No, he never did fall down a mountain; he tripped-up on the way up a Hill – he was too good a mountaineer to fall down?  Well that's how I described it?  I laughed every day I knew him, and I laughed on the day he died!

I like working for this person because he's quite dif

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17th century records published today on Ancestry.co.uk reveal nearly 900,000 ‘quickie’ weddings and baptisms

  • Records detail marriages from London’s Fleet Prison – the ‘Las Vegas’ marriage capital of its day
  • Digitised collection reveals the last of England and Wales’ unregulated wedding ceremonies
  • Money, prenuptial pregnancy and insurance scams all reasons behind no-questions-asked nuptials

Forget Las Vegas, new research has revealed London’s Fleet Prison as the original home of the shotgun wedding –

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I once gave a presentation on photo restoration to a local historical group.. I stood up and said,
“It’s 10 o’clock…. do you know where your photos are?” Everyone gave a chuckle because most were familiar with that old public service announcement that used to play right before the local news. But people also laughed because they thought about their own photos, sitting in shoe boxes, quietly fading into obscurity or sitting on their computer hard-drives with names such as DSC00456.jpg. Easy to fi

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Finding family

I would like to find out it anyone can help me find my Great Grandfather on my dads side.  I have not been able to find anything.  The story that's been told to us is he came to America by ship with a brother.  They got separated somehow  so I would like to find out about him also.  My great grandfathers name is CHARLES ALBERT BERRY.  The last name could have been spelled different.  Its is said he is from England.  Hope I can get some help in this matter. 

                                       

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I am working on family tree---My grandpa Richard Moore, born in 1885, His mother was Eliza Moore (not for sure who the father was-told it was William Rose) and Eliza's mother was Nancy McClain and dad James Moore.  Any info you have on this, please let me know. Thanks!

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Gallantry and bravery of servicemen highlighted in detailed records

Sydney, 23 July, 2013: In the lead-up to the centenary of the First World War next year leading family history site findmypast.com.au has announced that it has published its holdings of Royal Naval Division Service Records from 1914 to 1920. The records cover more than 50,000 officers and servicemen who joined the Royal Naval Division or went through the initial training program in London. 

These service records are a potential go
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Smarts of Eckford, Roxburgh

I am doing research into my family Smart.  Originally from Roxburgh I have gone as far back as 1703 with John Smart ba 8 Aug 1703 .  wife Elizabeth Oliver ba 5 Oct 1701.Married in Crailing 12 May 1733. Anyone have more information going further back

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A plug for Cousin (distant, Bill West) is worthy of mentioning here.  For those concerned about preserving data and sharing information one should read what Bill wrote 16 July 2013 at this site.

West in New England: BLOG AS BACKUP

Having been blogging for quite some time and attempting to get data up and out to others, I was excited when Thomas M. suggested blogging to increase database.  The side bar was it also saves your information for others to find and shares information with potential kin.

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Our Culture of Drive

There’s an old joke:
A Texan is talking with an Israeli and comparing the size of Texas to the size of Israel. He says, “when I get in my car, I can drive for hours and not get to the end of my ranch.” The Israeli says, “I had a car like that once too.”

Most of the people I know drive and take their driving for granted. Unless you live in a packed urban area where the cost of keeping a car outweighs the access it will provide, most people have a car, or two, or sometimes three. I think my friend

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A. Ray Dee Jones Sr  was born 1913, May 19 in Waterloo, Iowa. Blackhawk County.

Year 1913 Calendar – United States

Today in History for 19th May 1913 | HistoryOrb.com

 B.  What has happened in recorded history on his birthdate, day and month? 

       Events: United States

1.  Webb Alien Land-Holding Bill passes, forbidding Japs from owning land

2.   Albert Hardy, photographer birthday

3.    Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, president of India birthday

This Day in History for 19th May | HistoryOrb.com World

4. 715 St

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Roots Magic just got better or I am finally catching up.  Bruce Buzbee has a site for it on google +.

 It offers information about free Webinar's and how to transfer data from PAF to Roots Magic.

It offers information about FT Software, sharing.   It seems to have a terrific amount of information if your in need of help.

(56) RootsMagic Users - Google+

Bruce Thank You.  

Links to  the Webinar are on this page depending what you need. 

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The Shoebox Mobile App has been recently updated and is better than ever for family historians. This free photo scanning app allows you to take high quality photos, edit, date your photos, map the location, tag family members and more. With a free registration to Ancestry.com, the mobile app will upload images directly to specific ancestors on your Ancestry.com tree. You can upload photos right at the cemetery, library and archive. With unlimited scanning, you can scan the entire box of photos t

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Adelaide, South Australia, 25 June 2013 - Unlock the Past announces Unlock the Past Cruises, an international program of history and genealogy cruises. This expanded cruise commitment follows on from the success of the first three Unlock the Past cruises, high interest in the fourth in February 2014 and a proposed mid 2015 cruise from the UK/Europe to the Baltic. Now there is more choice:

  • more cruises to choose from – two to four a year
  • more and varied itineraries – anywhere in the world, wherever
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If your into DNA!!!!!!

IF your into DNA you may want to follow this.

Roberta Estes has posted of a new break through in DNA for Indian Research.

1. She is asking for help 

2.  It just may be the link you are looking for with your help.

Big News! Probable Native American DNA Breakthrough | Native Heritage Project

http://dna-explained.com/2013/06/27/big-news-probable-native-american-haplogroup-breakthrough/

Roberta is the leading force behind The Lost Colony group.  Lots of interesting things happening here all the time.

Lost

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