From: "Geoff Riggs" <riggs@one-name.org> > George Redmonds, the leading authority on English surnames and > their origins is travelling across the county border from Yorkshire to > explain why your surname is unique. Controversially, there's also a > talk suggesting there's an over reliance on the Man in Green, or why > we don't need really need Robin Hood. < I am somewhat amused to hear a Welshman like my good friend Geoff Riggs talking about Robin Hood! What does HE know about it? We Yorkshire folks all know that Robin Hood had nowt to do with Nottingham but that he was a Yorkshireman and he and his outlaw band of Merry Men operated in the Forest of Barnsdale between Wakefield and Doncaster. Nottingham simply hijacked him to give a boost to its then non-existent tourist trade! That is, of course, if Robin Hood ever existed at all, historically, as an individual, which I personally very much doubt. Seriously, though, folks, this is going to be a very good conference and I hope to be there. It will be stuffed with luminaries from the family history world, as well as those distinguished TV names that Geoff mentioned. For those of you who have never heard George Redmonds, then he is an outstanding speaker and the greatest living expert on surnames. -- Roy Stockdill Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE

But where and when is it? I didn't see the original message. Brian Binns -----Original Message----- From: nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Roy Stockdill Sent: 26 April 2009 12:33 To: Nottsgen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NTT] [WRY] Exciting August Bank Holiday Conference in your area From: "Geoff Riggs" <riggs@one-name.org> > George Redmonds, the leading authority on English surnames and > their origins is travelling across the county border from Yorkshire to > explain why your surname is unique. Controversially, there's also a > talk suggesting there's an over reliance on the Man in Green, or why > we don't need really need Robin Hood. < I am somewhat amused to hear a Welshman like my good friend Geoff Riggs talking about Robin Hood! What does HE know about it? We Yorkshire folks all know that Robin Hood had nowt to do with Nottingham but that he was a Yorkshireman and he and his outlaw band of Merry Men operated in the Forest of Barnsdale between Wakefield and Doncaster. Nottingham simply hijacked him to give a boost to its then non-existent tourist trade! That is, of course, if Robin Hood ever existed at all, historically, as an individual, which I personally very much doubt. Seriously, though, folks, this is going to be a very good conference and I hope to be there. It will be stuffed with luminaries from the family history world, as well as those distinguished TV names that Geoff mentioned. For those of you who have never heard George Redmonds, then he is an outstanding speaker and the greatest living expert on surnames. -- Roy Stockdill Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE Notts Surname List http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Assuming Brian's failure to see my original message was an isolated case, I've emailed him a copy off-list. If other subscribers are in the same boat, I'll re-post via the List. Geoff Riggs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Binns" <bnbinns@gmail.com> To: "'Roy Stockdill'" <roy.stockdill@btinternet.com>; <Nottsgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [NTT] [WRY] Exciting August Bank Holiday Conference in your area > > But where and when is it? I didn't see the original message. > > Brian Binns > > -----Original Message----- > From: nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Roy Stockdill > Sent: 26 April 2009 12:33 > To: Nottsgen@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NTT] [WRY] Exciting August Bank Holiday Conference in > your > area > > From: "Geoff Riggs" <riggs@one-name.org> > >> George Redmonds, the leading authority on English surnames and >> their origins is travelling across the county border from Yorkshire >> to >> explain why your surname is unique. Controversially, there's also a >> talk suggesting there's an over reliance on the Man in Green, or why >> we don't need really need Robin Hood. < > > I am somewhat amused to hear a Welshman like my good friend Geoff > Riggs talking about Robin Hood! What does HE know about it? > > We Yorkshire folks all know that Robin Hood had nowt to do with > Nottingham but that he was a Yorkshireman and he and his outlaw band > of Merry Men operated in the Forest of Barnsdale between Wakefield > and Doncaster. Nottingham simply hijacked him to give a boost to its > then non-existent tourist trade! That is, of course, if Robin Hood > ever > existed at all, historically, as an individual, which I personally > very much > > doubt. > > Seriously, though, folks, this is going to be a very good conference > and I > hope to be there. It will be stuffed with luminaries from the family > history > > world, as well as those distinguished TV names that Geoff mentioned. > For those of you who have never heard George Redmonds, then he is an > outstanding speaker and the greatest living expert on surnames. > > -- > Roy Stockdill > Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer > Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: > www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html > > "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, > and that is not being talked about." > OSCAR WILDE > > > > > Notts Surname List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > Notts Surname List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >