I really must defend myself. I was the one who was SOBER and "Happy Birthday" sounded like "We Three Kings" to me. Still it can't last. The voice will do a MacArthur on us soon enough. BTW, Pam, how did you go on with your CD Writer? Brian B Lancashire, UK. Happy New Year to all. [email protected] http://www.gortonian.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pamela Cotton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 9:44 AM Subject: [NTH-ENG] Happy New Year Everybody > Goodmorning > > Thought I would fill in a few minutes to wish everyone a very happy and > prosperous New Year. > > As Brian would tell you, I am finding it easier to type than to talk at > the moment, although I just about managed two lines of HAPPY BIRTHDAY, > when I spoke to him yesterday. [He rang from the pub would you > believe!!] In other words I've lost my voice! Still I am giving everyone > a break from listening to me chat. > > I would also like to tell you, in case you don't already know, about a > marvellous project called Archive CD Books. Take the time to visit the > home page and read all about it, it's a very worth while project in my > opinion and as family historians we should support it. > The url is, for those of you who don't know about it, > http://www.archivecdbooks.com/ > > I have also just volunteered for the FREEBMD project. This is the > project to put all birth, marriages and deaths since 1837 on line. This > is going to be so useful to all of us and everyone can join in, you > don't need a micro fiche reader according the web page. > The url for this is http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > Hope you all find this interesting, and maybe a couple of you could join > in the above and so speed up this project. > > Happy New Year and good luck with your researching. > Very best wishes, > Pam > Stoke on Trent > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > An alternative mailing list for genealogy research in > Northern England, this list covers the whole of the North of England > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free - checked by AVG anti-virus system . Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.225 / Virus Database: 107 - Release Date: 22/12/2000