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Unknown | Report | 1 Apr 2005 17:52 |
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Unknown | Report | 1 Apr 2005 17:54 |
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You will need (items not necessarily in priority order): sharp pencils with erasers on the end a CARN ticket which you can forget every time you visit an archive a road map (so that you can see how far Blinkshire is from Bloggsville - and find that obscure parish which will be in a fold on the page) a large bottle of aspirin ' ' ' ' gin more paper than you can get from the average forest. You will need this for: an alphabetical index of surnames an alphabetical index of parishes an alphabetical index of place names an alphabetical index of occupations - so you can quickly find out what a nadger's gruntfuttock slopper was a folder for information on various topics - parishes, prisons, etc. a folder with an index to the information on various topics a folder with an index to your indexes a flexible husband/partner/parent/child a flexible credit card any other helpful suggestions? nell |
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Sandra | Report | 1 Apr 2005 17:55 |
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Magnifying Glass, Patience lol |
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Small but Perfectly Formed Wendy | Report | 1 Apr 2005 17:56 |
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Patience and lots of ace people on this site,lol Wendy. |
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Sandra | Report | 1 Apr 2005 17:57 |
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another 1 swear box, then as it gets full it pays for another Certificate Camera and wellies for trawling the cemetry LOL |
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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ | Report | 1 Apr 2005 17:59 |
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A set of perfectly mascarad eye lashes for batting at the male assistant who will then scurry off into the back and produce everything he thinks will help you! lol |
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Small but Perfectly Formed Wendy | Report | 1 Apr 2005 18:00 |
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Is that what you get up to in the register office Jeanette, lol |
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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ | Report | 1 Apr 2005 18:01 |
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My secret's out now Wendy! lol |
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Small but Perfectly Formed Wendy | Report | 1 Apr 2005 18:04 |
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Agood supply of wine and tissues, one to celebrate, the other to commiserate. Jeanette is it the one in Hull?????????? lol |
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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ | Report | 1 Apr 2005 18:05 |
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No Wendy - Beverley. Give it a go next time you're in! lol |
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Small but Perfectly Formed Wendy | Report | 1 Apr 2005 18:07 |
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Will do, thanks. |
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Lynne | Report | 1 Apr 2005 18:12 |
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Nell I'd love to know what a 'nadger's gruntfuttock slopper' is!!! Lyn |
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~♥ Daisy ♥~ | Report | 1 Apr 2005 20:05 |
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A notebook with removeable pages and alphabetical dividers so that each person in the tree can be recorded on their own page. Very handy for taking to the records office. Lots of highlighter pens - to indicate in notebook possession or sight of certificates, census etc. Green for birth, pink for marriage, purple for death and yellow for census. Not really essential but make the pages look pretty! Sense of humour essential! Daisy |
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