1. When one wishes to unlock a door but has only has one hand free, the
keys are in the opposite pocket. ( Von Fumbles Law)
2. A door will snap shut only when you have left the keys inside. (Yale Law
of Destiny)
3. When ones hands are covered with oil, grease, or glue, your nose will
start to
Carolyn
A bastardy Order is the equivalent of a modern child maintenance order.
Back in the late 18th /early 19th century in England under the old poor
laws everything relating to what we would now call Social Services
revolved around the parish, each parish being responsible for its own
poor.
In a message dated 7/5/2004 9:37:25 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
but now having found the proof that John Bowles was not
his biological father I had to chop off the longest branch of the tree,
and now I'm looking for my Roots!
Good one, Brenda!
It is interesting to me
Hi Esther,
one of the joys of Family history is not just tracing dates, but having
information about the person. There is something rather special about
visiting a place you know someone in your ancestry spent a great deal of
time, or knowledge about the occupation from which they made their
The knowledge of why members of the family moved is intriguing. Sometimes
Well, I know why the families - both my husband's parents' - came to
Canada: they followed the call of Free Land - of course nothing in life
is free. Granddad paid dearly, had a good job as payroll clerk at the
mine in
On Jul 5, 2004, at 10:06 AM, Esther Perry wrote:
I have come to the conclusion that 'genealogy' can mean anything you
want it
too, and I really don't use the word a whole lot any more. I prefer
'Family
History'. And in the Family's History, both biological and natural
parents
find a place.
As
On BBC Radio 4 there are several ongoing daily or weekly serials of various
sorts, and one that is being played at the moment is Unless, Carol Shields
final novel. It is set in Toronto and the story teller is an author and
translator whose daughter has decided to live on the streets.
In
I would like to thank all of you who kindly offered to send Richard's
impulsive e-bay purchase on to him. We were both amazed at how many of you offered;
well, him more than me because he doesn't understand the power of arachne.
So a big, big thank you from Richard for offering and from me for
On 5 Jul 2004, at 18:06, Esther Perry wrote:
I have come to the conclusion that 'genealogy' can mean anything you
want it
too, and I really don't use the word a whole lot any more. I prefer
'Family
History'. And in the Family's History, both biological and natural
parents
find a place.
Of
