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| Thread ID: 133296 | 2013-05-31 09:48:00 | Question for the genealogists | FoxyMX (5) | PC World Chat |
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| 1344368 | 2013-06-01 22:49:00 | I think your own answer is the best. You can get some large ring binders that slip in to sleeves. Just get some archival paper from an arts supply place, or go and see a local printer. Their will be able to cut to size and drill the holes or you | plod (107) | ||
| 1344369 | 2013-06-02 01:03:00 | Don't think humanity will die out or the sky fall in, just make searching and finding people different. Wouldn't count on your first part, the people who lived in Sodom/Gomarah would beg to differ. I can't find a Great Uncle born in 1840, so agree there is nothing different, to your second part. Lurking. |
Lurking (218) | ||
| 1344370 | 2013-06-02 02:07:00 | I would be inclined to get them transferred to DVD so that you have backups of the photos and you can also easily share them with other members of the family. The originals do need to be preserved because technology will change. DVD will be old fashion in the future. | Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1344371 | 2013-06-02 04:45:00 | Lucky you FoxyMX, 500 old photos . The few I have are in the proccess of being placed with my family trees on three or four genealogy websites that I pay a subs to . Can I ask which sites you subscribe to and how useful they are? I am interested in searching for details of my great-grandfather and one or two other relatives but all the sites I have come across so far want $$ to give up any information . It would be good to know how useful and accurate they might be . At the moment I have no idea just what information they supply, if they have any info on the relative at all . Should have thought of that place for you FoxyMX . Went and bought some stuff off them a few weeks ago . They're just around the corner from me!Lots of interesting things in there . There certainly is! I felt like I had discovered Aladdin's cave . :p I think your own answer is the best . You can get some large ring binders that slip in to sleeves . Just get some archival paper from an arts supply place, or go and see a local printer . Their will be able to cut to size and drill the holes or you I hadn't thought of an arts supply shop so thanks for that . We have a good one in town that I will have to check out . I would be inclined to get them transferred to DVD so that you have backups of the photos and you can also easily share them with other members of the family . The originals do need to be preserved because technology will change . DVD will be old fashion in the future . As in my original post, I have already scanned the photos ready to put on DVDs . Will eventually create a slideshow or two and will share those with other family members as well . |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 1344372 | 2013-06-02 10:22:00 | Can I ask which sites you subscribe to and how useful they are? I am interested in searching for details of my great-grandfather and one or two other relatives but all the sites I have come across so far want $$ to give up any information . It would be good to know how useful and accurate they might be . At the moment I have no idea just what information they supply, if they have any info on the relative at all . Hi, Ancestry . co . uk basic sub $nz160 . 00, GenesReunited . co . uk basic $nz18 . 00, Famnet . co . nz basic $30 . 00 and of course NZ Society of Genealogy $50 . 00 . As you say they are expensive, for the good ones a figure nearer the $nz300 . 00 mark, which I may have to go up to to get much more info . They are only as good as the information they are supplied with and the info should be able to be verified, origianal BMD certificates (these are expensive from one who knows) . A free one of course is the LDS site FamilySearch . org and they have just updated their family history website, take a look it's free but you have to register . Back in 2003 just before we set sail to England I discovered another 2 great great grandfathers' going back to 1685 and I had to pay a few NZ dollars to get the Parish Records to confirm them . Lurking . |
Lurking (218) | ||
| 1344373 | 2013-06-02 11:10:00 | Do you have any ancestry from the Forest of Dean FoxyMX? If so, you are in luck because there is an awesome FoD site where I have been able to find an amazing amount of information. They have the Parish Records for the FoD and some parishes in Monmouthshire that are closely related to the Forest. Also some amazingly helpful souls who have given me so much assistance with my Forest dwellers. All free as well. Let me know if it is of interest to you and I will give you the address. I have been able to get back to 1774 on those records, and by working forward from baptism and marriage records, I have been able to find that my great grandfather (who came here in 1860) was joined by four of his siblings, leaving 5 of the 10 behind in the Forest. Laborious searching on NZ sites found the immigration ships for all five siblings, and who came here together in the 1860's. You may have some luck with FreeBDM - it helps sometimes. We keep our photos in two ways: one is putting them into those large (and kind of expensive) bound photo albums that have black pages separated by acid free sheets that keep the photos on opposing pages from touching each other. The second is for those thick studio photos from the late 19th/early 20thC. I keep them loose in a filing cabinet - one of those cabinets that have shallow drawers. |
John H (8) | ||
| 1344374 | 2013-06-02 11:13:00 | Hi lurk, find out what you can then post a question on "Rootschat.com" They're pretty good and free, someone should be able to help, cheers. |
Whenu (9358) | ||
| 1344375 | 2013-06-03 05:42:00 | Hi lurk, find out what you can then post a question on "Rootschat.com" They're pretty good and free, someone should be able to help, cheers. Tks Whenu, joined them on Saturday, chatting with acouple at present. Lurking. |
Lurking (218) | ||
| 1344376 | 2013-06-03 09:51:00 | Thanks for that info Lurking. I am waiting to hear back from some relatives regarding info and will look into those sites once I get sorted out a bit more. Do you have any ancestry from the Forest of Dean FoxyMX? Not that I know of John. Most of my family originate either from Wales or London but I only have information back to 1850 so far which isn't really that far back. There are a couple of relatives about whom very little is known and we are very interested to find out what happened to them after they immigrated to the US. |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 1344377 | 2013-06-04 00:26:00 | Not that I know of John. Most of my family originate either from Wales or London but I only have information back to 1850 so far which isn't really that far back. There are a couple of relatives about whom very little is known and we are very interested to find out what happened to them after they immigrated to the US. Wales may not be a problem - part of the FoD is in Wales and part in England (depends on which side of Offa's Dike you are...). My paternal line is Welsh, but they were in the FoD for many generations, still considering themselves to be Welsh. In addition, many Foresters migrated to Wales when the coal boom occurred there and then moved to Lancashire/Yorkshire or on to America and the Commonwealth when the mining work ran out in Wales. The FoD board takes a fairly fuzzy view of the boundaries of the Forest, and they include some parishes that are on the Welsh side of the River Wye (e.g. in Monmouthshire). You may like to have a look at http://www.forest-of-dean.net/ or PM me some names and places you are interested in from your Welsh side and I can check for you cos I am a member and can search the Parish Records. There is also a very good Yahoo group if you have Monmouthshire ancestry - lots of records available and very helpful people. |
John H (8) | ||
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