Erm......well........no :-) I do not for one instant miss the 40 mile round trip it once took to find out one GRO index reference, neither do I miss the time and expense it took to get there and back, park and then hope to find the reference, or the cost of sending a cheque and request in and the wait for a certificate, sometimes to find they couldn't find it or it didn't match your criteria so a partial refund and start all over again I can now look the GRO reference up in seconds on various sites in the tine it takes to boil a kettle, then order it online, all without facing the splendid weather we have from time to time <g> Good old days ? Methinks not, for the most part ! Short memories and rose tinted spectacles ? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 16/03/2015 13:28, Sheila Tutton via wrote: > Graham Price is right, a lot of us old timers were much happier with a pad > and pencil at our LDS library and a nice neat filing system at home. It was > very cheap too with 5 to 10 other kind people around you who could help with > bad or faint writing and very free with their knowledge. Our local branch > had a large library of maps & books and would also phone you when the film > you had ordered came in. > > They were the good old days. > > Sheila > NSW > Australia

I never had the long round trip, nor parking problem, as I lived in London and used public transport - but OH those hefty index books - never want to lift another of those again in my life! Ems On 16 Mar 2015, at 13:40, Nivard Ovington via wrote: > Erm......well........no :-) > > I do not for one instant miss the 40 mile round trip it once took to > find out one GRO index reference,

Hi Nivard, Basically I agree with you but I think that this ease of access to some information on these sites is what the problem is for beginners. We, in those good old days, soon learnt how, why, when and where to look for things, and we did not expect instant answers, now, it seems everything is expected to be available online when we want it to be, but, unfortunately, it isn't, and it never will be. Thank heaven, say I, for people like you on the Lists who will always try to help when we get stuck. For me it is the pleasure of the hunt which keeps me interested in research, if it all magically appeared overnight without any work or effort I would be bitterly disappointed. Pauline. -----Original Message----- From: middlesex_county_uk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:middlesex_county_uk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nivard Ovington via Sent: 16 March 2015 13:41 To: middlesex_county_uk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MDX] FindMyPast Erm......well........no :-) I do not for one instant miss the 40 mile round trip it once took to find out one GRO index reference, neither do I miss the time and expense it took to get there and back, park and then hope to find the reference, or the cost of sending a cheque and request in and the wait for a certificate, sometimes to find they couldn't find it or it didn't match your criteria so a partial refund and start all over again I can now look the GRO reference up in seconds on various sites in the tine it takes to boil a kettle, then order it online, all without facing the splendid weather we have from time to time <g> Good old days ? Methinks not, for the most part ! Short memories and rose tinted spectacles ? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 16/03/2015 13:28, Sheila Tutton via wrote: > Graham Price is right, a lot of us old timers were much happier with a pad > and pencil at our LDS library and a nice neat filing system at home. It was > very cheap too with 5 to 10 other kind people around you who could help with > bad or faint writing and very free with their knowledge. Our local branch > had a large library of maps & books and would also phone you when the film > you had ordered came in. > > They were the good old days. > > Sheila > NSW > Australia . ************************************** Send your List messages using *PLAIN TEXT* and always *DELETE* all previous messages EXCEPT the one to which you are replying. *MEANINGFUL Subject Lines* ie name or topic, date and place with surnames only in CAPS. List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com The List Archive, containing all messages posted, can be found at: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=middlesex_county_uk . ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hear, hear, Nivard! It is very easy to forget just what enormously hard graft FH was in the "good old days", to the extent that it was only really feasible for those with deep pockets, considerable leisure time and - what is often forgotten - ancestors with distinctive names who didn't move around too much. In Sheila's defence, I think she may be remembering fondly the deferred gratification which came from finally making the leap to the next generation back after years of searching. There is no doubt that you get out what you put in, but the old way is, of course, still there if people want to return to it. Caroline Sent from my iPad > On 16 Mar 2015, at 13:40, Nivard Ovington via <middlesex_county_uk@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Erm......well........no :-) > > I do not for one instant miss the 40 mile round trip it once took to > find out one GRO index reference, neither do I miss the time and expense > it took to get there and back, park and then hope to find the reference, > or the cost of sending a cheque and request in and the wait for a > certificate, sometimes to find they couldn't find it or it didn't match > your criteria so a partial refund and start all over again > > I can now look the GRO reference up in seconds on various sites in the > tine it takes to boil a kettle, then order it online, all without facing > the splendid weather we have from time to time <g> > > Good old days ? > > Methinks not, for the most part ! > > Short memories and rose tinted spectacles ? > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > >> On 16/03/2015 13:28, Sheila Tutton via wrote: >> Graham Price is right, a lot of us old timers were much happier with a pad >> and pencil at our LDS library and a nice neat filing system at home. It was >> very cheap too with 5 to 10 other kind people around you who could help with >> bad or faint writing and very free with their knowledge. Our local branch >> had a large library of maps & books and would also phone you when the film >> you had ordered came in. >> >> They were the good old days. >> >> Sheila >> NSW >> Australia > . > ************************************** > Send your List messages using *PLAIN TEXT* and always *DELETE* all previous messages EXCEPT the one to which you are replying. > > *MEANINGFUL Subject Lines* ie name or topic, date and place with surnames only in CAPS. > > List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com > > The List Archive, containing all messages posted, can be found at: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=middlesex_county_uk > > . > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message