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Research in Umtali, Zimbabwe!
« on: Tuesday 31 October 06 18:49 GMT (UK) »

At our recent PALMER Family Gathering in Upwell, Cambridgshire, some old family photos dating from the time of WW1 were brought along as Len,
aged 95 had no idea who they were!

As it turned out, they helped break down one of my minor PALMER brickwalls - the photos were of my grandfather's cousin Marear and her family in Umtali in what was then Southern Rhodesia! Marear had sent these photos regularly to her sister, who was Len's mother.

Don't know yet if Marear married Tom before they emigrated, but her daughter Ethelinda [bn 1899] also went out to Umtali.

My cousin has all Len's photos to scan, as there are MANY messages on the back which I didn't get time to photograph on the day - being the organiser, I was here, there & everywhere.

So, does anyone have any pointers about research in Umtali? Am looking at joining the Rootsweb mailing list as well, but other ideas gratefully received.

Ann


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Re: Research in Umtali, Zimbabwe!
« Reply #1 on: Monday 04 February 08 12:04 GMT (UK) »

Hello Ann,

Have you seen the RootsChat Rhodesian Relatives thread Huh

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« Reply #2 on: Monday 04 February 08 14:34 GMT (UK) »

I expect you know that Umtali is now known as Mutare?


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Re: Research in Umtali, Zimbabwe!
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 26 April 08 12:35 BST (UK) »

My daughter Karen went to Marymount College in Umtali (up on the Mozambique border) in the early to mid 1970's -the school was shelled by the terrorists who now run??? the country and had to be evacuated. I was then general manager of the Musi-o-tunya Intercontinental Hotel in Livingstone Zambia.

It once was a lovely town - hate to see what it's like now...

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