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General => The Common Room => The Lighter Side => Topic started by: kateblogs on Thursday 05 October 06 12:08 BST (UK)
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Yesterday, I came across someone on the Rootsweb message boards who appeared to be looking for the same people as me, so I sent her a message, she emailed me back - and to cut a long story short it turns out we are distant cousins! I'm thrilled. I know that probably sounds silly, but I am ;D
Even better she is going to send me photos of family members I have researched but never seen. And, I have discovered that my g-g-g grandfather wrote a memoirs and she is going to send me a copy of that too.
I thought I would share this news here because you will probably appreciate how exciting it is to make such a discovery. I told Mr Blogs but he just said 'that's nice dear' ::)
Kate
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Fabulous News Kate.
We all understand just how exciting it is to find actual living relatives who are also interested in your own family research.
I hope you can both share lots of exciting finds together
Di
PS - Mine says "That's nice Dear" as well (and wouldn't have the foggiest what I was talking about)
BUT RootsChatters Understand ;D
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I understand completely! I myself had a major breakthrough last week - having given up hope that any photos or documents survived in a particularly interesting branch of the family, I found my grandmother's old address book (not touched for 20 years) with details of our long-lost American cousins. Fortunately they haven't moved...and, to cut a long story short, it turns out they have photos, oil paintings, letters, diaries, family bibles - you name it. I cannot wait to get my hands on this precious hoard!
Congratulations on finding your distant cousin - hope it's the first of many Eureka moments.
Anna :)
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"PS - Mine says "That's nice Dear" as well (and wouldn't have the foggiest what I was talking about)"
LOL Di, that sounds just like mine. He tries to look interested but I can see his eyes glazing over.
Kate
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Anna, that is an amazing find! You will be able to uncover so much information of the sort that certificates and directories just can't provide.
Have fun :-)
Kate
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I too appreciate your find as I have had similar moments in the past. Yesterday after brooding about some people putting my name on Genes Reunited without asking, I had a contact from that site from someone who is a second cousin once removed and part of a branch that I had almost given up hope of tracing (reluctantly since my g grandmother was one of 11). Enjoy the moment and look forward to the next one.
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Brilliant news Kate.
I'm allways thrilled when I make a contact - it's so exciting ;D
Gosh photos and memoirs - you lucky thing :)
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Wonderful Kate. I love making contact and am awaiting the mail, which will bring an obit with some distant cousins names (I hope). I hope you learn some interesting things from the memoirs.
And always come to us. We love to hear good news and brick walls coming down. ;D
Kath
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"Yesterday after brooding about some people putting my name on Genes Reunited without asking,"
Yes, I would be rather miffed about that. I mean, it is nice to be asked isn't it?
Congratulations on your new cousin - how wonderful that it was someone you weren't expecting to find.
Kate
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Gosh photos and memoirs - you lucky thing :)
I did a double take when she mentioned the memoirs - I really didn't expect anything like that. I can't wait to read them, I think I'll be fascinated if he only lists what he had for breakfast LOL
Kate
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Wonderful Kate. I love making contact and am awaiting the mail, which will bring an obit with some distant cousins names (I hope). I hope you learn some interesting things from the memoirs.
And always come to us. We love to hear good news and brick walls coming down. ;D
Kath
An obit should be interesting, they usually include information about the deceased person.
Yes, it is wonderful when brick walls come down. The biggest I have at the moment is Hephzibah Hanford, I have mentioned her on other threads because she is proving to be incredibly elusive. I have had so much trouble trying to discover even basic detials about her that my son and I have nick-named her 'Hephzibah Hanford - woman of mystery'
Kate
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I would think with a name like that, she would be pretty easy to find. How frustrating.
Kath
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I thought so too. When I first saw the name I thought 'well, she should be pretty easy to find' but she isn't! From 1851 onwards she appears everywhere, but before that it's as though she doesn't exist. I can't find a record of her marriage and no amount of searching by me and other people has turned up any mention of her birth or baptism - and she was born in Alford, Lincs, it only has population of 3500 now. How many Hephzibahs could have been born there in 1801! She doesn't appear on the 1841 census, but her 'husband' and daughter do, and he is married to another woman, so I'm beginning to wonder if he was married to Hephzibah at all.
You are right, it is very frustrating.
Kate
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Congratulations, what a lovely contact with loads of pics and information ;D
Ambers