I wonder if any other listers saw Julian Slades production "Christmas in King Street" at the Theatre Royal Bristol in 1952 - now that was a panto with a difference and hugely enjoyable with its local references.  I was a teenager then and considered myself far too old for traditional pantomimes but this show really hit the spot for me. Janet

Hi i am looking for information on a marriage for John Gage and Mary Pool. I beleive the marriage took place in Kingston Seymour in 1776, however i cant find this marraige anywhere. Can i look at parish registers for this marriage ? would this show the gae of the couple also where they were from. Next question would Kingston Seymour have a lot of churches in the 1700's? Many Thanks Sandra

On Sun, 09 Jan 2011 12:57:59 -0000, Tony Harrison <a.harrison@tesco.net> wrote: > My wife and I together with our granddaughter Charlotte went to see > Aladdin at The Theatre Royal on Christmas Eve. Charlotte enjoyed it, it > was her > first pantomime. I expect you and your wife enjoyed it, too, Tony :-) How nice to go to a real theatre instead of watching a TV production. Your message made me wonder which was my first pantomime. The words 'Chu Chin Chow" came into my head. Ian thought it sounded like a character from Aladdin. Nowadays, the magic lamp is Google, from which I quickly found that 'Chu Chin Chow' is a the name of a production, which is a mixture of musical comedy and pantomime. I knew that I'd seen this production at the Bristol Hippodrome, so looking at this web page Bristol Hippodrome Theatre A–Z of all Productions http://theatricalia.com/place/11/bristol-hippodrome-theatre/productions I found out that 'Chu Chin Chow' was at the Bristol Hippodrome twice in the 1950s, first in 1951-1952 and second in 1959-1960. I'm not absolutely sure which production I saw, but it could have been the earlier one because I would have remembered more if it had been the later one. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

Jan 10, 1868. The last ship to bring convicts to Australia, the Hougemont, arrives in W.A. Jan 12, 1836. HMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin on board, arrives in Sydney. and on the 15th, 1834. nine convicts are shot dead during an insurrection on Norfolk Island. Bryan, in the beautiful city of Perth W.A.

Memory Stick type devices or at least the storage chip inside the device have a quoted storage life of "around 10 years". However like anything they can develop a fault meaning that you could lose some or all the files stored so make sure the files are also stored elsewhere. A friend has an early digital camera with an almost credit card size memory card. It still contained photos they wanted to recover but they were unable to access them. I had a suitable multi card reader but the card was now blank. Slides were the main photographic medium from the mid 1950s until sometime in the 1970s when colour prints took over. I have many hundreds of slides dating from the late 50s some of which I would like to scan to add to my photograph collection and a few to my family history collection. The slide adaptor that came with my old HP scanner is useless and I cannot warrant spending money on a slide scanner for a one off job for a relatively few slides. I spoke to a friend who is a keen photographer and he recommended projecting the photo onto a screen then photographing the image with a digital camera. He said that it can give better results than a proper slide scanner. I tried this last winter and with practice was getting far better results than from the slide adaptor. The main problem was the low light levels my projector produces which was a bit too low for my rather old camera even with a tripod. My new camera is much more sensitive but I have yet to repeat the tests using it. Chris Jefferies Cheltenham Glos From: bristol_and_somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bristol_and_somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nova Sent: 09 January 2011 00:38 To: bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com Subject: [B&S] Saving family photos etc., and good ones Edna. I am also lucky enough to have daughters who are interested in my 'efforts' at Family History and knowing how many 35mm slides we have taken over the last 50 or 60 years, gave me a 'gadget' which enables me to copy slides (New Years' Resolution to transfer more of them?) and then put them all on a memory stick. I was fortunate to have inherited a large quantity of old family photos which fill a photo album, these have all been copied and named where possible, and transferred to a memory stick, and the girls have copies each. My only problem with this N/Y's resolution is that I have no time left to clean my large, and I mean large, quantity of inherited brassware!!! Nova > Just some ideas... > > Back up all your family files, photos on a memory stick. Keep the memory > stick > in a fire proof safety box off-site if possible. Pass information etc. > around to > family members. If you have made a booklet, perhaps a copy to your local > family history centre or library. > > (;-)) > > Edna - snowy Ottawa ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1191 / Virus Database: 1435/3367 - Release Date: 01/08/11

Hi Josephine My wife and I together with our granddaughter Charlotte went to see Aladdin at The Theatre Royal on Christmas Eve. Charlotte enjoyed it, it was her first pantomime. Regards Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josephine Jeremiah" <jojeremiah@dsl.pipex.com> To: <bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 11:15 PM Subject: [B&S] Childhood visits to pantomimes at The Theatre Royal Bath > January can be a dull month in the U.K. When I was a child, it was > enlivened by a visit to the theatre to see a pantomime. I particularly > remember going to The Theatre Royal in Bath on a number of occasions. > > Looking to see if there is still a pantomime there, in January, I came > upon this site: > > Bristol & Bath Theatre > > http://www.bris.ac.uk/theatrecollection/linkbristoltheatre.html > > > This led me to the main page for The Theatre Royal, Bath > > http://www.theatreroyal.org.uk/ > > which links to an interesting page on > > A Brief History of The Theatre Royal Bath > > http://www.theatreroyal.org.uk/history/ > > -- > Josephine Jeremiah > www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

An archivist told me that you have to get the " GOLD " standard CDs and DVDs. You also have to store them away from extremes of heat and cold. Try and not touch the surface where the date is stored too. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josephine Jeremiah" <jojeremiah@dsl.pipex.com> To: <bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 7:56 AM Subject: Re: [B&S] Saving family photographs > On Sat, 08 Jan 2011 15:50:09 -0000, Chris Jefferies > <chris.jefferies@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > >> It's not a good idea to rely on a CD/DVD for long term backup because >> they have a limited life. From experience I have seen some become >> unreadable >> within a few years. At work we received some software on CD but after a >> couple of years we started getting errors and had to try the CD in >> different drives to read it but it got worse and the disk became >> unreadable within about 3 years. >

The British and the Germans were quite adept at aerial photography. Sadly it led to bombing each other. http://aerial.rcahms.gov.uk/ Cheers, Edna - sunny snowy Ottawa

and good ones Edna. I am also lucky enough to have daughters who are interested in my 'efforts' at Family History and knowing how many 35mm slides we have taken over the last 50 or 60 years, gave me a 'gadget' which enables me to copy slides (New Years' Resolution to transfer more of them?) and then put them all on a memory stick. I was fortunate to have inherited a large quantity of old family photos which fill a photo album, these have all been copied and named where possible, and transferred to a memory stick, and the girls have copies each. My only problem with this N/Y's resolution is that I have no time left to clean my large, and I mean large, quantity of inherited brassware!!! Nova > Just some ideas... > > Back up all your family files, photos on a memory stick. Keep the memory > stick > in a fire proof safety box off-site if possible. Pass information etc. > around to > family members. If you have made a booklet, perhaps a copy to your local > family history centre or library. > > (;-)) > > Edna - snowy Ottawa

The State Library of Qld offers advice on salvaging water damaged documents here if anyone would like help. http://tiny.cc/h6dts They also have other articles on preservation http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/services/pres/advice Regards Lyn In Oz. > > On 08/01/2011 10:08, Josephine Jeremiah wrote: > > On Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:45:16 -0000, Kathleen > > Starr<starr2010@bigpond.com> > > wrote: > > > >> It is sad to hear of loss of property. I don't know if you have > >> heard of the floods occurring in Queensland at present. > >> A large number of people have lost the contents of their homes. I > >> was sad to think of all the family history lost. I have > heard that > >> wet photos can be saved but I don't think too many people > will know > >> that and will throw their photos on to the growing piles > of damaged > >> household goods. > > Hi Kathleen, > >

On Sat, 08 Jan 2011 23:04:02 -0000, MillieB&D <millie@reallyhelpful.info> wrote: > Thanks for the encouragement Josephine. Just to let you know that I > started writing this evening. Not exactly great literature - but its a > start! Good! I wondered if you would, Millie. Sometimes we need a little prod in the right direction:-) This thread has prodded me in the direction of writing down my childhood memories. I remember so much about my pre-school and infant and junior school years that I won't be stumped for words. I can see pictures in my mind of the school buildings and playgrounds, teachers, school friends, lessons and bookshelves. Yes, books were one of my main interests at seven years old and I remember that the county library delivered library books to my school, at intervals, and they were kept on a special shelf in the classroom. My favourites at that time were the stories by Beatrix Potter. At seven years of age I wrote about the Stone Age and when I was eight I learnt about the Battle of Bosworth. The student teacher said that King Richard lost his crown under what sounded like a 'gauze' bush. I knew what gauze was, but I couldn't relate it to a bush. Of course, the young chap was talking about a gorse bush! At nine years old I was taking an interest in local history and I remember copying a a picture of the statue of John Wesley which is in Broadmead, Bristol. I remember that it was difficult to draw the horse! Both of my parents were able to recall memories of their own childhood years so perhaps it runs in my family. Just recently, my sister has been telling me what life was like before I was born and that is fascinating, too, as I know the people in the stories. I've met some people, though, who have very little recollection of their childhoods. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

January can be a dull month in the U.K. When I was a child, it was enlivened by a visit to the theatre to see a pantomime. I particularly remember going to The Theatre Royal in Bath on a number of occasions. Looking to see if there is still a pantomime there, in January, I came upon this site: Bristol & Bath Theatre http://www.bris.ac.uk/theatrecollection/linkbristoltheatre.html This led me to the main page for The Theatre Royal, Bath http://www.theatreroyal.org.uk/ which links to an interesting page on A Brief History of The Theatre Royal Bath http://www.theatreroyal.org.uk/history/ -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

Thanks for the encouragement Josephine. Just to let you know that I started writing this evening. Not exactly great literature - but its a start! Regards Millie

On Sat, 08 Jan 2011 15:50:09 -0000, Chris Jefferies <chris.jefferies@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > It's not a good idea to rely on a CD/DVD for long term backup because > they have a limited life. From experience I have seen some become > unreadable > within a few years. At work we received some software on CD but after a > couple of years we started getting errors and had to try the CD in > different drives to read it but it got worse and the disk became > unreadable within about 3 years. Hi Chris, Thanks for reminding me about this. I already had a CD, which I couldn't use any more and then recently, when I was doing a look up, one of my other CDs wouldn't work properly. So this is useful advice and I will heed it. I'll also make copies of precious old photographs and store them safely elsewhere. When doing so I must make sure to name the people on them. I know who they are, but other family members not into family history probably would not know. That reminds me, there is a photograph among Ian's family memorabilia, which says something like 'Sarah, my mother'. I'm pretty sure it's of the mother of Ian's great-uncle -- the family went to America and the great-uncle was born in Cuyhoga, Ohio, before they returned home. However, I don't expect that anyone else but me would know who it is because those who would have known are now gone and those who are left are not as interested in family history as I am.. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

You are are ahead of me. I have not gotten around to putting all my photos on CD. I will have to do that also. Seeing the floods will give me the incentive to start. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josephine Jeremiah" <jojeremiah@dsl.pipex.com> To: <bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 8:08 PM Subject: [B&S] Saving family photographs (was Midsomer Norton Library closed after damage caused by burstpipes) > On Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:45:16 -0000, Kathleen Starr <starr2010@bigpond.com> > wrote: > >> It is sad to hear of loss of property. I don't know if you have heard of >> the floods occurring in Queensland at present. >> A large number of people have lost the contents of their homes. I was >> sad to think of all the family history lost. I have heard that wet >> photos can be saved but I don't think too many people will know that and >> will throw >> their photos on to the growing piles of damaged household goods. > > Hi Kathleen, > > Your mention of family history and photos lost made me think of my old > family photographs, which are saved on a CD along with my family history > search. The CD is left in a safe place so that if disaster strikes I have > something saved. > > However, I know that I must take steps to distribute copies of the > photographs to family members. I must add that thought to my New Year's > Resolutions for family history. > > Josephine > > -- > Josephine Jeremiah > www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi All, Just to add a few things to this topic. I keep a copy of photo's, scans etc. on 2 separate hard drives on my computer, also i have them all and a copy of GedCom of the research on a memory stick These are cheap and easy to transport around with you, especially when visiting family members! If needed you can then take off new additions, or add new stuff to their research onto your stick. I used to burn to CD but as already stated even the best ones seem to disintegrate after ?? years. As most households have more than one computer these days perhaps having info on all will help to save all information? Regards, Steve

Josephine It's not a good idea to rely on a CD/DVD for long term backup because they have a limited life. From experience I have seen some become unreadable within a few years. At work we received some software on CD but after a couple of years we started getting errors and had to try the CD in different drives to read it but it got worse and the disk became unreadable within about 3 years. A good branded CD/DVD should be better but these days when things are made to a price its difficult to know just how good they are and how long they will last. I do have some backup CDs which are 5-6 years old and still appear to be OK. There were stories several years ago that some of the older music CDs beginning to disintegrate. Better to have backup in depth perhaps making a new CD/DVD backup every few months or annually and keeping them away from the house in case of a fire etc. With having multiple copies if a file gets corrupted on one CD there is a good chance it will be ok on some of the other CDs. As an intermediate backup you can regularly copy your data to another internal or external disk. Once you have done an initial copy you can setup Windows to copy over any new or changed files at regular intervals. I also keep a backups of some files on my laptop computer but you do have to be careful. I once started editing the version of the Family Tree on the laptop but later realised that it was not the latest version as it did not contain some recent additions. It took some time to identify the differences and make the changes!! Chris Jefferies Cheltenham Glos From: bristol_and_somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bristol_and_somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Josephine Jeremiah Sent: 08 January 2011 10:09 To: bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com Subject: [B&S] Saving family photographs (was Midsomer Norton Library closed after damage caused by burstpipes) On Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:45:16 -0000, Kathleen Starr <starr2010@bigpond.com> wrote: > It is sad to hear of loss of property. I don't know if you have heard of > the floods occurring in Queensland at present. > A large number of people have lost the contents of their homes. I was > sad to think of all the family history lost. I have heard that wet > photos can be saved but I don't think too many people will know that and > will throw > their photos on to the growing piles of damaged household goods. Hi Kathleen, Your mention of family history and photos lost made me think of my old family photographs, which are saved on a CD along with my family history search. The CD is left in a safe place so that if disaster strikes I have something saved. However, I know that I must take steps to distribute copies of the photographs to family members. I must add that thought to my New Year's Resolutions for family history. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1191 / Virus Database: 1435/3366 - Release Date: 01/07/11

I think it's the old saying" Don't put all your eggs in one basket " Ann On 08/01/2011 10:08, Josephine Jeremiah wrote: > On Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:45:16 -0000, Kathleen Starr<starr2010@bigpond.com> > wrote: > >> It is sad to hear of loss of property. I don't know if you have heard of >> the floods occurring in Queensland at present. >> A large number of people have lost the contents of their homes. I was >> sad to think of all the family history lost. I have heard that wet >> photos can be saved but I don't think too many people will know that and >> will throw >> their photos on to the growing piles of damaged household goods. > Hi Kathleen, > > Your mention of family history and photos lost made me think of my old > family photographs, which are saved on a CD along with my family history > search. The CD is left in a safe place so that if disaster strikes I have > something saved. > > However, I know that I must take steps to distribute copies of the > photographs to family members. I must add that thought to my New Year's > Resolutions for family history. > > Josephine >

List members with links to St Stephen's Church in Bristol may be interested in an article in today's Evening Post: St Stephen's Church in Bristol City Centre gets a 21st century touch http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/CHURCH-GETS-TOUCH-21ST-CENTURY/article-3077308-detail/article.html There is an engraving of St Stephen's Church, dating from the 1820s, on the first page of my web site. -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com