Biggleswade is literally on the map for Bedfordshire with HistoryPin. ‘We are What We Do’ is a social movement that started in 2004 to create ideas, products and tools that make it easy for people to make a difference to big social and environmental issues. More can be found about them at www.wearewhatwedo.org. They devised a new campaign called ‘Historypin’ that aims to get people from different generations to spend more time together. From their surveys it became obvious that old photos are a great way of gathering people together and getting them chatting {the Society has found that out when our photo albums come out!} So, it was decided to create a website where people everywhere could share their old photos and the stories behind them. The object is to get people to dig out, scan, upload and pin their photos and stories to a map of the world for everyone to see. It was also thought that it would be good to compare the old images with how the world looks today making the site rather like a digital time machine. So the project asked Google to help as they had already photographed most of the world by satellite and from the roads on ‘Street View”. I was asked if the Biggleswade History Society would like to take part in the initial phase of testing the site which I readily agreed to. Prior to the launch event on 3rd June I had already loaded up over 50 photographs and a few stories from our photographic archive. If you look on the front page of the website http://www.historypin.com you will see that there is a picture of Biggleswade between one of Leeds and another of Sydney – Biggleswade is now literally on the map! See the launch event, that I attended, on www.youtube.com/user/Historypin If you would like to take part, or to just look at what Biggleswade looked like compared to today, then please do go to http://www.historypin.com -- Best regards, Mike Chairman - Biggleswade History Society www.BiggleswadeHistory.org.uk

Mike, Great and Good luck I hope others catch on like you- I wish my folks came from Biggleswade! Paul Pettit California -----Original Message----- From: bedford-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bedford-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mike Strange Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 4:55 AM To: bedford@rootsweb.com Subject: [BDF] Biggleswade is on the map for Bedfordshire Biggleswade is literally on the map for Bedfordshire with HistoryPin. 'We are What We Do' is a social movement that started in 2004 to create ideas, products and tools that make it easy for people to make a difference to big social and environmental issues. More can be found about them at www.wearewhatwedo.org. They devised a new campaign called 'Historypin' that aims to get people from different generations to spend more time together. From their surveys it became obvious that old photos are a great way of gathering people together and getting them chatting {the Society has found that out when our photo albums come out!} So, it was decided to create a website where people everywhere could share their old photos and the stories behind them. The object is to get people to dig out, scan, upload and pin their photos and stories to a map of the world for everyone to see. It was also thought that it would be good to compare the old images with how the world looks today making the site rather like a digital time machine. So the project asked Google to help as they had already photographed most of the world by satellite and from the roads on 'Street View". I was asked if the Biggleswade History Society would like to take part in the initial phase of testing the site which I readily agreed to. Prior to the launch event on 3rd June I had already loaded up over 50 photographs and a few stories from our photographic archive. If you look on the front page of the website http://www.historypin.com you will see that there is a picture of Biggleswade between one of Leeds and another of Sydney - Biggleswade is now literally on the map! See the launch event, that I attended, on www.youtube.com/user/Historypin If you would like to take part, or to just look at what Biggleswade looked like compared to today, then please do go to http://www.historypin.com -- Best regards, Mike Chairman - Biggleswade History Society www.BiggleswadeHistory.org.uk The List Guidelines http://bedfordrootsweb.blogspot.com/ The Bedfordshire Surnames List http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/bedf.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEDFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

No you don't! It is not a very nice place, imho! But it *is* a very good site. Joan. Paul Pettit wrote: > Mike, > > Great and Good luck I hope others catch on like you- I wish my folks came > from Biggleswade! > > Paul Pettit > California > > -----Original Message----- > From: bedford-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bedford-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Mike Strange > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 4:55 AM > To: bedford@rootsweb.com > Subject: [BDF] Biggleswade is on the map for Bedfordshire > > Biggleswade is literally on the map for Bedfordshire with HistoryPin. > > 'We are What We Do' is a social movement that started in 2004 to create > ideas, products > and tools that make it easy for people to make a difference to big social > and environmental > issues. More can be found about them at www.wearewhatwedo.org. > > They devised a new campaign called 'Historypin' that aims to get people from > different > generations to spend more time together. From their surveys it became > obvious that old > photos are a great way of gathering people together and getting them > chatting {the Society > has found that out when our photo albums come out!} > > So, it was decided to create a website where people everywhere could share > their old photos > and the stories behind them. The object is to get people to dig out, scan, > upload and pin > their photos and stories to a map of the world for everyone to see. It was > also thought that > it would be good to compare the old images with how the world looks today > making the site > rather like a digital time machine. So the project asked Google to help as > they had already > photographed most of the world by satellite and from the roads on 'Street > View". > > I was asked if the Biggleswade History Society would like to take part in > the initial phase of > testing the site which I readily agreed to. Prior to the launch event on > 3rd June I had > already loaded up over 50 photographs and a few stories from our > photographic archive. If > you look on the front page of the website http://www.historypin.com you will > see that there > is a picture of Biggleswade between one of Leeds and another of Sydney - > Biggleswade is > now literally on the map! > > See the launch event, that I attended, on www.youtube.com/user/Historypin > > If you would like to take part, or to just look at what Biggleswade looked > like compared to > today, then please do go to http://www.historypin.com > > >

I am on the search for a living male descended from any Pettit family especially in the northwest quadrant of the county as well Kempstona dn Radley and adjacent parishes in Northants. 1. I need to prove a connection to John Pettit and Elizabeth Bartam from Bletsoe Parish who had two sons christened in Bletsoe, one in 1755 and one in 1775. I descend from William Pettit who married Martha Pratt in Odell and whose age is estimated to be about 1761 and 1762 - I have not found a death record of either William or Martha. 2. I would like to see others of this are do DNA testing. Most of the DNA tests in fact all that I know of are kindly being done by Americans. Most are in the western European haplogroup of R1B1. However, there are two sample of known men of a related line from this area with a different Halpogroup of I1. This separates the two genetically into prehistoric periods and can be used to distinguish between different lines and their origins. We have tested in both Heritage DNA and Family Tree DNA. I any one is interested in working together in this please contact me. Help is needed in researching the liens to find living males, locating them and facilitating people to submit a DNA samples or to help get donations to pay for higher level DAN tests. The typical DNA tests involve male and female DNA testing from the male Y Chromosome and female mitochondrial DNA passed on by parents. However at the National Genealogical Society Annual Conference in Salt Lake which I attended, Family Tree DNA announced anew test which measures genomic DNA the rest which results from what is passed down from all ancestors. This test times a prediction of relatedness between samples. It is useful for about 4 to 6 generations only. As a result, other DNA tests are not time dependent but for this test it makes sense to get the elders tested as soon a s possible before their Dan is lots - remember with each generation one's DNA is halved with the addition of new Dan from the new spouse. I view DNA as a valuable asset, if you get it into a bank it can accumulate more value. IF you keep it in your pocket you are going to spend it out or lose it. It is also renewable but it is never the same as the original Best regards Paul Pettit