Dear Lady Di, Denise and list, I haven't been near a computer for a while as I have been in Melbourne with my family looking for a house. Well, we finally found one and are now looking forward to moving back home after living away for seven years. It was during this time that I took up this hobby of genealogy, mostly working on internet records. I have joined a few lists along the way, to see how other people do it and to glean a few words of wisdom, but I would have to say that the members of this list are, by far, the most helpful, dedicated and interesting people I've come across on the web. Thankyou so much to Denise for all your work with the OMA films, to the people who donated the money to buy them and to all the listers who have helped me with my research along the way. I will be unsubscribing for a while so I can concentrate on getting a few other things done during my last few months in Malaysia. But I hope to come back to the list next year and hopefully be able to help some of you who have helped me. Helen Kana Malaysia -----Original Message----- From: Denise [mailto:denisem@powerup.com.au] Sent: Sunday, 11 July 2004 4:52 PM To: AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: 1883 Time for a review of 1883. (g). What I would like if you all will indulge me, if the reading of the OMA is as rewarding with snippets and things to chase as it has been to me. Whilst I know I didn't get everyone's name, perhaps at all, but certainly often, I hasten to add that this doesn't mean they are not there. You can all see by the names and the articles that I do find, that the smallest of items are or could be invaluable. I personally over the various papers, have found so many exciting things, that I have followed thru m myself with investigating PROV or the Library and such. I think probably the most rewarding one this year (2004) for me was to find a small line or two from a Council report that Hiram and the Secretary had compiled a historical profile of the town from 1853-1881. I eventually found the full 'book' and that was just a fantastic feeling. So, if you will indulge me as I said, I see these small things and wonder if they had been of any great assistance. I'd love to hear from all of you, as to what has been found in a snippet and if you have been able to follow through to more fruitful conclusion. Can we send them to the list.......perhaps each may produce more information or even more connections thru descendants. There are no more fresh papers to read but I no doubt will from time to time have to 'revisit' the films. Happy to hunt out an article for you if you know the date of the paper, and again, if it is not too long an article. I must now get Hiram's book to the printer, it's past time. regards Denise ______________________________