(1) New sites http://www.irishheritage.com The Kane ancestral Irish map lists over 750 Irish family names and the Baronies and County in which the families held power-plus their standing in the social and professional community. http://www.scotlandsclans.com/ircemeteries.htm Irish cemetery records Links to sites that have posted monumental inscriptions and photographs from graveyards and cemeteries around Ireland. http://www.irishmigration.com/queries/submitquery.asp Submit Queries at Irish Migration Resource Center Submit Queries seeking emigrants who left Ireland, any time period, destination world-wide. Submissions can be any length, no limit on the number of entries. http://www.alphalink.com.au/~lfrost/Homepage/Bowerbird.htm Second-hand bookshop search engines http://www.btinternet.com/~crownsys/index.htm The site is called the Stodden website as these parishes are all part of the Stodden Hundred. http://www.ringmer.com The village of Ringmer, East Sussex, England. The history section contains much of interest to genealogists including census records, map, bibliography, biographies. http://www.webspawner.com/users/worldwidegenealogy/index.html Yorkshire genealogy and West Riding 1851 Census West Riding genealogy work done. Also have lots of shefffield records. http://www.rootsweb.com/~belghist/ "Life in Flanders in the 18th and 19th Centuries" is designed for descendants of Flemish (Belgian) immigrants interested in knowing why their ancestors emigrated. http://www.DutchGenealogy.com Dutch genealogy resources, indexes, maps, Dutch research tips, etc. www.linktop.demon.co.uk/dftcom2/ Gedcom to web page program http://www.worldtimeserver.com/ World Times. (2) Genealogy Articles http://www.themestream.com/articles/310549.html How Can I Research English Parish Registers? An article examining the availability of English parish registers on the Internet or on microfilm, and how to tell where they are available. http://www.themestream.com/articles/310504.html Understanding English Parish Registers: Definitions, Explanation, and Chronology. An article examining English parish registers, what they contain, the time period they were kept, and the factors influencing their use in genealogical research. http://www.themestream.com/articles/311792.html The Parish and Vital Records Listing. An article examining the Parish and Vital Records List, which tells us what records have been extracted into the IGI. (3) The MANASOTA PAFNews, February 2001 - Volume 7 Issue 4, is now live on the internet, located at their society's web site: http://members.nbci.com/manasotapaf/pafnews/feb2001/index.htm (4) www.pro.gov.uk/census/ for the 1901 project there is a mailing list and to add your name the email address is; [email protected] (5) The Electoral Roll is online at http://www1.elections.org.nz/index.html You can check your own entries by entering your full name and birth date, you will then see a screen giving your name and street name. Click on your name and you will be asked for the street #. Then you may update or change or just check your information. If you do make a change, you will receive a confirmation notice to sign and return. I'm sure a genealogist can see quite a handy tool here! (6) Would anyone going through to Taupo be willing to deliver two boxes of Scottish folders to Jen Hardie of the Scottish Group there please. Contact Pam Frater - 8555080 or email [email protected] (7) Standards For Using Records Repositories And Libraries Recommended by the National Genealogical Society http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ Recognizing that how they use unique original records and fragile publications will affect other users, both current and future, family history researchers habitually- -are courteous to research facility personnel and other researchers, and respect the staff's other daily tasks, not expecting the records custodian to listen to their family histories nor provide constant or immediate attention. -dress appropriately, converse with others in a low voice, and supervise children appropriately. -do their homework in advance, know what is available and what they need, and avoid ever asking for "everything" on their ancestors. -use only designated work space areas, respect off-limits areas, and request permission before using photocopy or microform equipment, asking for assistance if needed. -treat original records at all times with great respect and work with only a few records at a time, recognizing that they are irreplaceable and that each user must help preserve them for future use. -treat books with care, never forcing their spines, and handle photographs properly, preferably wearing archival gloves. -never mark, mutilate, rearrange, relocate, or remove from the repository any original, printed, microform, or electronic document or artifact. -use only procedures prescribed by the repository for noting corrections to any errors or omissions found in published works, never marking the work itself. -keep note-taking paper or other objects from covering records or books, and avoid placing any pressure upon them, particularly with a pencil or pen. -use only the method specifically designated for identifying records for duplication, avoiding use of paper clips, adhesive notes, or other means not approved by the facility, unless instructed otherwise, replace volumes and files in their proper locations, before departure, thank the records custodians for their courtesy in making the materials available. -follow the rules of the records repository without protest, even if they have changed since a previous visit or differ from those of another facility. ©1997 by National Genealogical Society; includes material ©1995 by Joy Reisinger, CGRS SM. 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Just a reminder to the listers that the Charters Towers Central State School 125th Anniversary book is still available from either the school at PO Box 64, Charters Towers, Qld 4820 or direct from myself. Format is A4, 232 pages with over 200 photographs. Cost is $36 which includes p&p. Please contact me off list if you'd like me to send one direct. All proceeds go to the School P&C once the printing costs are paid off. There are still a reasonable number left but there will only be one print run. Best wishes Ian Hodkinson

Hi all - I have just downloaded my family names and invite you to vist : http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=ensharla ********************************************************************** Karolyne Quinn Ph: 0418 830 662 Ensharla Art- http://www.geocities.com/ensharla/index.html

Thanks Peter >25 April 1918 makes it likely that William Crispin PUTT was killed at >Villeurs Bretonneux Yes he did. Enlisted in Townsville in 1915, sent to Egypt and then Europe. Had been wounded 3 times before his death in Monument Wood Villeurs Bretonneux age 23. No grave but commemorated at Villeurs Bretonneux Memorial France. Such a waste and we still haven't learned the lesson. Regards Di Webb Beaudesert Qld Aus

At 09:58 PM 2/1/01 +1100, BRIAN & DI WEBB wrote: >Hi Lorraine >Sorry I have not replied sooner. I have been tackling my BAS statement and >2 IAS statements, and they have kept me away from things I would rather do. >To answer your Putt St question, I believe that there are streets in >Townsville named after WW1 soldiers who did not return home. A newfound PUTT >cousin checked this out when she was in Townsville last year and was told >that the street is named after our grandfathers' brother William Crispin >PUTT b. 1895 (as Idris Leslie Stuart LAWES to Bertha LAWES who married >William Crispin PUTT (snr) in 1896 in Townsville) d. 25Apr1918 in France. 25 April 1918 makes it likely that William Crispin PUTT was killed at Villeurs Bretenoux. http://yard.ccta.gov.uk/cwgc/register.nsf is the site for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission >I haven't forgotten your Edward Creber PUTT info. Please give me a couple >more days to get it together. If you would care to send me your snail mail >address I could photocopy all the info that one of your PUTT relis sent to >me and I could forward it to you. >Regards Di WEBB >in wet and windy Beaudesert Qld. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Phill & Lorraine Townsend <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Thursday, 1 February 2001 13:04 >Subject: Putt St, T'ville > > > >Hullo all, > > > >Can anyone tell me for whom Putt St in Townsville was named and when. > > > >Thanks > >Lorraine > > > > > >==== AUS-NQ Mailing List ==== > >To search previous messages to the List, point your browser to - > >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=aus-nq > > > >============================== > >Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > > > > >==== AUS-NQ Mailing List ==== >To search previous messages to the List, point your browser to - >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=aus-nq > >============================== >Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp ******************************** Peter FLECKER [email protected] 4 Lonerganne St., Garbutt 4814 Australia Ph. 07 47799113 ********************************

At 11:56 AM 2/1/01 +1100, Phill & Lorraine Townsend wrote: >Hullo All, > >Three of my connections arrived in Townsville ion 23/5/1888 aboard the >Quetta. Quetta sunk 2 years later 28 Feb 1890 with heavy loss of life >They apparently 'went to' Mrs Norris - Strand > Miss Goldring - Woodlands Who was Goldring St., Hermit Park named after, would that be in the street names register? > Lionel Fairley - German Gardens German Gardens became Belgian Gardens as a result of German hatred during WW1 >Who were these people? >Would they have employed my three ladies? >Did they run boarding houses/ > >Anyone got any thoughts on this? > >Thanks, >Lorraine. > > >==== AUS-NQ Mailing List ==== >Pay our own Web site a visit at http://www.ultra.net.au/~fhanq/ausnq for a >collection of North Queensland Resources. > >============================== >Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history >learning and how-to articles on the Internet. >http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library ******************************** Peter FLECKER [email protected] 4 Lonerganne St., Garbutt 4814 Australia Ph. 07 47799113 ********************************

Hi Lorraine Sorry I have not replied sooner. I have been tackling my BAS statement and 2 IAS statements, and they have kept me away from things I would rather do. To answer your Putt St question, I believe that there are streets in Townsville named after WW1 soldiers who did not return home. A newfound PUTT cousin checked this out when she was in Townsville last year and was told that the street is named after our grandfathers' brother William Crispin PUTT b. 1895 (as Idris Leslie Stuart LAWES to Bertha LAWES who married William Crispin PUTT (snr) in 1896 in Townsville) d. 25Apr1918 in France. I haven't forgotten your Edward Creber PUTT info. Please give me a couple more days to get it together. If you would care to send me your snail mail address I could photocopy all the info that one of your PUTT relis sent to me and I could forward it to you. Regards Di WEBB in wet and windy Beaudesert Qld. -----Original Message----- From: Phill & Lorraine Townsend <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, 1 February 2001 13:04 Subject: Putt St, T'ville >Hullo all, > >Can anyone tell me for whom Putt St in Townsville was named and when. > >Thanks >Lorraine > > >==== AUS-NQ Mailing List ==== >To search previous messages to the List, point your browser to - >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=aus-nq > >============================== >Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > >

Hi, Geoff! The next idea I'm going to suggest is only because I've been reading this book - so it may not relate to your family at all! Could your Garrard/Collins people have been aborigines? They often took the name of the pastoralist who employed them (took their land). If they moved to another station they might have adopted the new station owners surname. Just an idea! Probably totally off the mark. Have a good day! Michelle No such luck!, Michelle. I've traced them back to England and Ireland. Best wishes, Geoff. Geoff & Jane Aslett 3 Coombell Street Jindalee 4074 Ph: (07) 3376 6711 Fax: (07) 3376 6744 Email: [email protected] Visit our Web Site: http://skybusiness.com/simplybrilliant

Hullo All, I believe my g-grandmother, Mary Stewart GREENHILL (nee MITCHELL) married Robert SMAIL probably post 1893. Does anyone, particularly in the Townsville area have a connection? I'd love to hear from you. Thanks, Lorraine.

Hullo All, Does anyone know the exact whereabouts of the farm, Myrtledale. Thanks, Lorraine.

Hullo All, Three of my connections arrived in Townsville ion 23/5/1888 aboard the Quetta. They apparently 'went to' Mrs Norris - Strand Miss Goldring - Woodlands Lionel Fairley - German Gardens Who were these people? Would they have employed my three ladies? Did they run boarding houses/ Anyone got any thoughts on this? Thanks, Lorraine.

Hullo all, Can anyone tell me for whom Putt St in Townsville was named and when. Thanks Lorraine

Reply to Anne Alloway. Thank you for your advice Anne, I have the dates Jimmy was at Hughenden but hadn't thought of inspectors reports or school numbers. If the book records the names of pupils, would you please let me know if Dilys Mary Morris was enrolled, and what year? It would have been while J. T. Fulcher was headmaster (1913 - 1918). I have a photograph of Hughenden State School taken during this period if anyone is interested. Best wishes, Geoff. Geoff & Jane Aslett 3 Coombell Street Jindalee 4074 Ph: (07) 3376 6711 Fax: (07) 3376 6744 Email: [email protected] Visit our Web Site: http://skybusiness.com/simplybrilliant

Dear Ray, Just love Charters Towers History. Would appreciate a copy of the mining photographs as well. Thanks. Margaret Bird. At 08:54 5/01/01 +1000, you wrote: >Hi again Richard & List, >My GGrandgfather arrived "On the Towers" around Feb 1872 and obtained a >"Miners Right" in April/May of that year. By 1884 he had given up >prospecting and had turned his hand to Pastoralism. I have a few different >bits & pieces that might interest you including some very early mine photo's >that I'll send in a few days once I get them together. >Regards >Ray Hurle > >[email protected] >Townsville(Paradise)in North Q'land, OZ > > >==== AUS-NQ Mailing List ==== >Upload a Gedcom to the Rootsweb World Connect Project - an ever growing collection of searchable Gedcoms at http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > >

Dear Geoff and Jane, There is a reference to James Fulcher in the publication "Belgian Gardens State School 1887 - 1997". If you require a transcript, I would be pleased to oblige. Generations of my LAMBERT forebears were pupils at the school from its inception in 1887 until 1921. Our daughters [TRACEY] were enrolled at the school in 1978. Kind regards, Jen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jennifer Lambert Tracey HERITAGE ARCHAEOLOGY Archaeological & Heritage Assessment Consultants PO Box 4265 KINGSTON ACT 2604 AUSTRALIA Tel / Fax: (02) 6295 6795 Mobile Tel: 0419 011 860 http://www.heritagearchaeology.com.au ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- From: Geoff & Jane Aslett [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, 30 January 2001 3:23 AM To: [email protected] Subject: NQ Interests Would anyone who is interested in, or who has information about any of the following please contact me (Geoff Aslett). Ted Garrard aka Ted or George Collins and Mary Ann Harrigan aka Mary Collins, Winton, Kynuna, Quambetook, Cloncurry, pre 1896 - 1925. The descendants of George Morant Simpson and Ruth Francis, NSW & Qld, 1830's <. The descendants of Rev. James Fullerton and Mary Jenkins, NSW & Qld, 1840's <. Charles Augustis Mayne Morris, sugar planter Bundall (Southport, 1872) & Gairlock (Ingham), Police Magistrate Birdsville (1887), Winton, Charters Towers, Ipswich, and his son, also C.A.M. (Charlie) Morris, cane grower, Macdesme, (Ayr). Christopher Francis, Police Magistrate Normanton (1872), Maryborough, Cunnamulla, Townsville, Rockhampton, Brisbane. Octavius Armstrong, squatter, "Salisbury Plains" Bowen (abt 1860), "Cotherstone" Peak Downs, Police Magistrate Mount Perry, Goondiwindi, Brisbane. James Fulcher, School teacher, German (Belgian) Gardens (1888), Winton, Tinana, Hughenden, Marian. Best wishes, Geoff. Geoff & Jane Aslett 3 Coombell Street Jindalee 4074 Ph: (07) 3376 6711 Fax: (07) 3376 6744 Email: [email protected] Visit our Web Site: http://skybusiness.com/simplybrilliant ==== AUS-NQ Mailing List ==== For a complete listing of the genealogy mailing lists hosted by Rootsweb, see: http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ ============================== Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate your heritage! http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog

My elusive ancestors, Butcher family. Looking for the marriage date of Frederick Rupert Mortimer Butcher. He married twice, first wife unknown, married in Cairns. His second wife was Minnie George marriage date 1906. Any information on the first wife would be much appreciated. Many thanks Cheers Lyn

Would anyone who is interested in, or who has information about any of the following please contact me (Geoff Aslett). Ted Garrard aka Ted or George Collins and Mary Ann Harrigan aka Mary Collins, Winton, Kynuna, Quambetook, Cloncurry, pre 1896 - 1925. The descendants of George Morant Simpson and Ruth Francis, NSW & Qld, 1830's <. The descendants of Rev. James Fullerton and Mary Jenkins, NSW & Qld, 1840's <. Charles Augustis Mayne Morris, sugar planter Bundall (Southport, 1872) & Gairlock (Ingham), Police Magistrate Birdsville (1887), Winton, Charters Towers, Ipswich, and his son, also C.A.M. (Charlie) Morris, cane grower, Macdesme, (Ayr). Christopher Francis, Police Magistrate Normanton (1872), Maryborough, Cunnamulla, Townsville, Rockhampton, Brisbane. Octavius Armstrong, squatter, "Salisbury Plains" Bowen (abt 1860), "Cotherstone" Peak Downs, Police Magistrate Mount Perry, Goondiwindi, Brisbane. James Fulcher, School teacher, German (Belgian) Gardens (1888), Winton, Tinana, Hughenden, Marian. Best wishes, Geoff. Geoff & Jane Aslett 3 Coombell Street Jindalee 4074 Ph: (07) 3376 6711 Fax: (07) 3376 6744 Email: [email protected] Visit our Web Site: http://skybusiness.com/simplybrilliant

Geoff Aslett's list of research interests & publications: (NSW & Qld) Saunders, Boucher, Jenkins, Fullerton, Morris, Fulcher. Francis, Simpson, Suttor, Bowler, Armstrong, Griffin, Everett. (Tas & Qld) Nairne, Powell. (Vic & Qld) Garrard, Harrigan. (Vic & Qld) I have published the following books which may be of interest to some researchers: "HATSELL. A Garrard family in Australia". (1999) "200 YEARS - 1800-2000". The Bicentenary of the Suttor Family in Australia. (2000) "Henry Francis, Gentleman of Cumberland Street". A history of the descendants of Henry and Ruth Francis in Australia, including associated families, Simpson, Suttor, Bowler, Armstrong, Griffin, Everett, Nairne & Powell.(2000) Best wishes, Geoff. Geoff & Jane Aslett 3 Coombell Street Jindalee 4074 Ph: (07) 3376 6711 Fax: (07) 3376 6744 Email: [email protected] Visit our Web Site: http://skybusiness.com/simplybrilliant

Hi all. I am sending this to several lists in the hope that someone on an Oz list is researching this family. I am wondering if someone has a connection to James LYONS who was a saddler in Queen Street Brisbane in c.1875-1884ish period. He was married to Mary LYONS though they seperated and he lived in a de-facto relationship with Fanny Wenzell for a number of years. James LYONS' will was contested in the Supreme Court of Brisbane in the civil case "Wenzell V Lyons". He has popped up as an "extension" of a family branch and I was hoping someone may be researching him and we can exchange information. TIA Neil Williams NSW ******************************************** Researching the names, SATCHER, MANN, WILLIAMS, ENGEL, RYLAND WENZEL(L) from the SE QLD area. ******************************************

Subject: nzsghamilton news 28th January 2001 1.) New Sites on http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/nzsoghamilton/ http://www.whatsonchristchurch.co.nz/ What's on in Christchurch. http://www.blaxland.com/ozships/ Australian Shipping Arrivals & Departures 1788 - 1967. http://www.edina.ac.uk/index.shtml gives, in full, the text of the Statistical Account for Scotland for 1845, and the first account taken in the 1790s, parish by parish. Its a wonderful tool for local history, and some names are included. http://www.genealogyresources.net/English/queries/submitquery.asp Submit Queries at English Migration Resource Center Submit Genealogy Queries seeking emigrants who left England, any time period, destination world-wide. Submissions can be any length, no limit on the number of entries. http://www.sgibbs1.freeserve.co.uk/bedsbatch.htm Bedfordshire IGI Batch Numbers. http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/index.html is dedicated to the workhouse - its buildings, its inmates, its staff and administrators, and even its poets... Thanks to Barbara Stokes. http://www.devonarchive.co.uk DEVON ARCHIVE features genealogical researchers and historical societies from around the county, profiling the work they do. http://www.northernresearch.co.uk/ North of England Research Service. http://www.dmbennett.freeserve.co.uk/ Bennett Family Genealogy, but possibly of more use to us all is the Freeware Parish Locator Program available from this site. Useful to find parishes, but you can also find all the parishes within, say 6 miles, of a parish. 2.) Articles: http://www.themestream.com/articles/302323.html How to Use English Census Indexes Street, Surname, and CD-ROM indexes for the censuses of England and Wales can help you locate your family in the census records. This article explains how to use them. http://www.themestream.com/articles/302690.html Research in England's Big Cities Research strategies need to be adapted when looking for people who lived in big cities. This is an outline of special considerations for researching in English big cities. 3.) More marriages & births have been submitted and added to the County Down, NIR GenWeb site http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow/ 4.) For our Australian readers Are you are in Australia and trying to trace your ancestors in England? If so, send a message to the Special Australia Week, hosted by: Tree Tops - Free TV Family Tree/We'll Meet Again Service available on Sky News (British TV) Fast Text Pages 267 & 268 (Digital 467 & 468) and also on CHANNEL 5 (British TV) Text Pages 488 & 489. Web Page http://freespace.virgin.net/tree.tops/ email: [email protected] This is being hosted due to the success of the New Zealand week, which was so successful it has become two weeks!! 5.) NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages is trialling on-line purchase of certificates - very simple, quick and easy to use. http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/ 6.) Hamilton Convenor's message The festive season is now a distant memory, despite daily reminders from the bathroom scales, and that the programme for the year is about to begin. During your research you will have discovered interesting old documents which have been helpful. The first meetings for this year, on Thursday 1st (evening) and Monday 19th (morning) are a chance for you to share your finds with other members. Please bring along old wills, letters, deeds or whatever you have found interesting or useful. There will be tables for these to be displayed and the opportunity for you to talk about these if you wish. I look forward to seeing you there 7.) From Your Family Legacy-Researching Old Photos. http://www.webyfl.com/ Nothing brings your family history and memories alive like pictures. While it's great to know the name of your great grandmother, seeing her face in a photo makes it personal. Hopefully you have lots of family pictures. And hopefully you know who's in them. Unfortunately though, it's not unusual to have a picture and be clueless about it. Maybe you got some photographs from "grandma's attic", or from a newly discovered third cousin, but the subjects are unknown as well as when and where it was taken. This is unfortunate, as we don't want to toss out these "lost souls" and have them become flea market fodder! With some detective work, maybe you can figure out who's in them. Like any family history search, it's always best to start with what you know. Record everything you know about the picture: who, where, & when you got it, any writing on the back, or previous owners for example. Any tidbit of info you have could be helpful. You might want to create a data sheet to record these facts, along with any future information you gather. Having all your information in one concise location will make it easier for you to reach a conclusion. Make some copies of the picture, including the back if there's writing on it, and use these as your working copies. Always keep your valuable original safely stored away in an archival container. Send or give these copies to other family members, along with all the data you have, and then pick their brains for any information about the photograph. Do they know any of the people? The occasion? The time period? Location? The photographer? Have they ever seen the picture before? If so, when, where, and with whom? Do they have any opinions about the picture? Other family members may be your best source of information. Assuming a family member doesn't solve the mystery, here are some techniques for gathering more clues: a. The type of picture (Daguerreotype, glass plate, tintype, cabinet card, etc. ) and size of the print can at least help give you a range of time that the picture was taken. Visit www.eastman.org for a nice timeline of photographic events. One of the better references is "Care and Identification of 19th Century Photographic Prints" by James M. Reilly. Your library may have this or a similar text you can use. Local photographers may also help you identify the type or the links at the end of this article. b. If a photographer's name is listed or imprinted on the picture, then you can research this person. Also, the imprint often lists the location, another valuable clue! Look at city directories for the area (found in libraries) or local historical societies to determine when this photographer was in business, addresses, etc. The Eastman.org web site also has some biographies. If there was more than one photographer in town, your mystery ancestor might have gone to the nearest one. So if you know who in your family lived near the photographer, you might be able to deduce the people in the photo. c. Fashion or clothes can be a clue for time period. What are the subjects wearing? This will take some research, as not many of us are familiar with the fashion trends over time. Look to your library for reference texts. Be careful of wedding dresses though, as the bride might be wearing her mother's dress! d. Can you tell if the picture is from a special occasion? Like a wedding or baptism. If so, what are the major events in your family that might relate? e. Finally, look at the picture itself. Are there any "props" that might give a clue? Are the people holding anything that might be time period or occasion related? As with many photos, sometimes the photographer took a picture of something he didn't realize was there at the time. Like a sign in the background, or a car. This is especially useful if the subjects are outside. All these might be clues as to when or where the picture was taken. The idea is to put all your facts together and see if you can deduce the who, where and when of the image. If all the above fails though, a last resort is to post your picture on the web and invite others to help with identification. You can do this at: http://www.city-gallery.com/album/. Good luck! For more information: Dating old photos: http://www.city-gallery.com/guide/ Tips & Worksheet for dating photos: http://library.thinkquest.org/C001313/clues1.htm For preserving your photos: http://www.webYFL.com/generic.html?pid=6 To subscribe/unsubscribe from nzsghamilton news send an email to [email protected] containing the words subscribe/unsubscribe nzsoghamilton news. Bryan A Curran Hamilton, NZ http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/nzsoghamilton/