Genealogy Chat

As Nick Ross says...

Don't have nightmares!!

Christine x

OMG you have all terrified me now with your stories of house-fires and me not having done any back-ups of anything yet!!!!

I have only just started researching although I have been on here since 2003 when I joined in the hope of finding a half sibling who I never actually knew existed and he found me though this site, I have now found such a lot of information both of living and dead relatives I would be devastated if I were to lose it all.

I will be doing a back-up copy tomorrow!

My kids and OH don't get why I'm doing this either.

Becs

I'm back again after watching Esther Rantzen WDYTYA?

With regard to house fire - it's my biggest fear!

I copied all my files and insisted that my son put them in his attic!
Every now and then I give him a bit more!

Death certs - I've recently received one for my great grandmother. She died of 'coal gas poisoning, accidental'
I cried even though I never knew her - OH thought I was mad!

Christine

I can leave all my stuff to my son who got me started on this with his questions. The only problem is, who will he then leave it to as he doesnt have any children - at least none that I know of! My daughter has 3 but I dont know if they are going to be interested.

Note to self: find out which young relatives might want it if my lot dont.

Huia.

Yes we all seem to have the same problems...lol. Insurance would not cover all the hard work in the event of a house fire my god, how will I sleep tonight? hee

Good luch, Rachael, as I said I've been looking for more than 40 years and haven't found the family gold yet!

They wouldn't dare throw them away! We'll come back and haunt them.

My next problem will be -
who or what do I leave all the history stuff to in my will!!

I'm dreading the kids throwing the lot away!

Christine

Christine with and without stars,
Yes, my 3 sons can't understand why I get so excited when I receive a death cert. "Mum's looking for dead people again" is a familiar term.
Getting ready to watch who do you think you are later. Last weeks with Jerry Springer made me cry.

Margagret, I suppose it must do. Bet not many people have them...security guards maybe...lol. Now I remember black and white TV's. Watching snooker was not much fun!

I'm loving reading these comments!
I've only been researching a couple of years.

A couple of weeks ago - told my daughter I was off to the cemeteries in London -
She said 'Oh you're not grave robbing again'!!!!

So any cemetry searching is now called 'grave robbing'!

Christine x

Just checked the instructions.

Options - Mono Check this box if you are using a monochrome screen

What does that mean? Black & white?

Still took me forever to find it, Lynn!
I don't know what it means. I clicked on it and checked my grandmother's death and nothing was different.

Sorry Margaret, been offline...the mono button under the volume/ page boxes.

I'm still looking for that Mono button, Lynn.

Meant to ask...what is the Mono button for on free BMD please? This is a great site.

Margaret,
Yes I have been dragging my poor husband round cemeteries on weekends! I actually found my first buried rellie (my great grandmothers sister who died at the age of 15) and it was an amazing feeling. Is that morbid? lol

I've been at this crazy hobby for more than 4 decades but things didn't really start to move until the advent of computers and internet.
Like Glen I used to get "down & dirty" in the basement of newspaper offices going through 100 year old newspapers. Also combing through cemeteries. Much more fun than sitting at the computer!

Yes David
people tell me that they don't know how they found the time to work after they have retired. I suppose I should not wish my life away but it is so frustrating at the moment! hee Have you been researching long?
Lynn

Hi Lynn

If your retirement turns out to be anything like that for my wife and me, you will barely have time to surf the net, let alone visit your ancestral homelands!!

David