Hello Friends, Nandina has raised a very important issue ...... and one dear to my own heart. While visiting cemeteries, if you find your grandmother's and greatgrandmother's headstones with no mention of their maiden names why not resolve to correct the deficiency? And do make sure that your own mother's headstones acknowledge that they were a person by showing their name ...... not just someone's wife and mother. Kindest Regards ...... Corinne. > Denise - Isn't it sad? My grandmother's obit - wife of ..... who was > .....and ..... . Not a word about her efforts at bringing up 9 children, > knitting khaki helmets for out fighting boys, WW2. > From the Ringwood FHS I did find an entry from a local paper about a fund > raising fete. 'Mrs Bert Dawes had the produce stall.' (or words to that > effect!) > Education Department archives could be a good place - I understand there is > a library which keepers records of past staff members. > There could be a listing of A.W.A.S. I wonder did they have service > records, like their male counterparts. NAA could be a starting point for > those. > But by and large, the C20th emerged as the Women Exist century. > BTW - was your list doing GEMMEL (?sp) I deleted them, thinking I had no > interest. Now I find I have a family of GEMMILs as a lateral line. Be glad > to share info. > > Happy Valentines Day - yes, I know, and I love you too, and all the other > nice listers! > > Cheers, > > Nandina