Genealogy Chat

Hi Alice Glad about your news. Pity we had to about our Norwich trip. David

Alice,, You are lucky,,what loverly villages there are round there,,went last year to HRO ,,husbands gt gran was teacher at Dame School Sparsholt,,, Well if family wont listen sure somebody will on site,,, Kay.

Hi Alice, Why would anyone be bored by your luck in finding what all of us dream about. I'm just soooooo jealous. Vivienne

'Away Days' are great, aren't they? I've done a few over the years and I'm lucky enough to live near to the church where a lot of my Lancashire ancestors were married and/or baptised. To stand in that church, knowing that they had done the same thing over 100 years ago, was quite emotional but, like you, no-one else could understand why it meant so much to me Glad you had a wonderful weekend Lou

I discovered that my 5x ggrandfather had been the first schoolmaster at the village school in the 1820's.I went to the founders day sevice at the school and watched a play with him in it. the children laid small bunches of country flowers on his grave and I saw the bell tower where he started the first school. The vicar knew all about him, so I was able to add to my FH notes. Then went to Hampshire records office. Spent yesterday afternoon driving round looking at the villages where my ancestors lived, which really gave me a feel for the place and my rellies. Had to tell you all - none of my living family will listen! Alice

I have just come back from a lovely Family History weekend in Hampshire. SEE Below