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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Whats happened
« on: Friday 21 December 12 12:17 GMT (UK)  »

Darksecretz has suggested using an external image hosting site like photobucket.  While this does work, as soon as you remove a photo from your host page, it will disappear from RC. The outcome is obvious over on FTF, where photos are removed almost immediately. Hence I don't post over there anymore and that is the place I first started restoring  :'(   
Can you imagine how many images a prolific restorer like Irene will have on her hosting page if she leaves them on there... I think there is a storage limit before charges kick in too.

Jenny

Hi Jenny... in reply to your mention about FTFs photo restoration forum, 'some' do remove their restores from p/b once the Original Poster has 'snagged' their restored photo, but not all, I personally do not remove ANY restored photograph that I do from Photobucket. 
yes there is a limit on PB when you have a free account, but I have over 900 images in my account and have not had any problems.. ( I have been searching PB to see just what the permitted range is for a free account, but I can't find it now.. typical :) )

sorry that you haven't been on FTF and now don't use it, as another free FH site we do try our hardest to keep on the ball... and I am sure that the site owners here know what it is like when you have to make changes to keep up with the times. (yes there are grumbles, but, in time you do get used to it and then when you revert back to other sites they do look dated and clunky)

I don't have much of a problem with the site 'per say' but, then again, I do adjust pretty quickly.

Julie

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Whats happened
« on: Friday 21 December 12 11:03 GMT (UK)  »
hmmn my first pic when I have d'loded it works out at 70kb, but I am not quite sure what the size of it was when I uploaded it to the bucket..

this one [same pic was 1.3meg] when I uploaded it to Bucket.



i'll have a look at the properties and report back..

right, that one now comes in [once I have d'loded it] at 137kb

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Whats happened
« on: Friday 21 December 12 10:27 GMT (UK)  »
Darksecretz

I'm on dial up and that loaded pretty fast for me ;D

lil

cool, that pic was taken by me when we went to Scotland, I 'posted' it via Photobucket, [as most of the photos that I post online are stored in it] hopefully it is a workable suggestion for those like Niksmum that are having the image problems.

Merry Christmas to all..

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Whats happened
« on: Friday 21 December 12 09:59 GMT (UK)  »
I haven't been on here for some time, but I see that most people are using the 'attachment'/'Paperclip' to add their photos, this, in itself, takes up vast amounts of server space. [and can cause major lag in page loading] might it be an idea for members to use an external hosting site such as Photobucket/Flickr etc to host the pictures and then c/p the IMG url onto this page? or would that not solve the small images?

just trying something here:




aha! I see that works beautifully... maybe this is a solution? to use an external hosting site for your images, so you are not restricted by the sites settings? I know that most of us use PB on Family Tree Forum for our restores, something that Niksmum can vouch for :)

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Nottinghamshire / Re: PAPPLEWICK MILLS on the River Leen
« on: Wednesday 12 May 10 19:31 BST (UK)  »
Hi All,

Owdcodger, many thanks for the info, will have to have a look for the other Shelton info, I did see Ann am not sure atmo if she is connected to me or not, I need to do some more digging. I know that my Sheltons had moved to Bulwell and they Samuel dies in 1859 and Elizabeth in 1863.

Jane,
am glad to see that you have solved the problem :) nothing like finally scratching that itch!!

Maggie,
I have sent you a PM

Julie

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Armed Forces / Re: 59th regiment of infantry, help please (name added now :)
« on: Tuesday 19 February 08 09:31 GMT (UK)  »
Ahh Ken,

I see what you mean, I think... and the only way to see these Rolls is at Kew? Please forgive my ignorance, I don't have much knowledge (as you  can probably tell  ::) about with "ways" of military searching.) I do know a few people that go there quite regularly. But I am not able to get there at the present.

Julie

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Armed Forces / Re: 59th regiment of infantry, help please (name added now :)
« on: Monday 18 February 08 16:38 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Ken,

The paper doesnt say anything about "Home" in columns it states L-R:

*Regiment.
*Promotions/Relocations/Casualties.
*Rank.
*Period of service in each rank (then From-To).
*Amount of service.

The last time I contacted the Guards they were very "blunt" (infact down right rude) and has made me wary of contacting them again.

Getting to Kew is not possible, and I do not know how to search the TNA site. (I have tried, but I never seem to find much)

Sorry not much help am i?

Julie

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Armed Forces / Re: 59th regiment of infantry, help please (name added now :)
« on: Monday 18 February 08 10:30 GMT (UK)  »
Hi aljepeka, and Ken.

I don't know IF he ever did serve abroad. The only papers I do have are his assetation ? ones. they don't give any places served. Just when he was in which reg't and when.

He enlisted into the 59th reg of infantry on 20 nov 1860 aged 19yrs 9mths, (at Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottm) and was transferred to the Grenadier Guards 31 Jan 1864. He remained a Private, Until.. 14th April 1869 When he became Corperal and retained that rank until his discharge on 10th Jan 1871.

I realise this is very vague, but it is all I have. I have searched the UK census in 1861 for him, but no avail.

Any idea's guys?

Julie

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: 50's family picture
« on: Saturday 02 February 08 10:25 GMT (UK)  »
Hope this is ok?

I don't do colour, but hopefully someone else might :D



Julie

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