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I’m hoping someone will be able to tell me what this is.
My Mum gave it to me yesterday.
It has marks on the inside, but I will need a better magnifying glass to read them.

Thanks in advance.


Bren

Just to explain there are different conditions covering Military Records at Archives Wellington.

Normal records have a “cut off” time every 30 mins throughout the day.
eg. if you put a request in BEFORE 9:30am, the record will be available AFTER 10am.

With Military records they only have 2 retrieval times per day:
before 12:30 which will then be available AFTER 4:30pm that day; and 5pm which will be available after 12:00 the following day.
so it really requires 2 visits as Archives close at 5pm.

update 9 Sep 2008
Military Files now take 15 working days!!![/color]

Aug 2009 update:
Military files are now taking approx 3 months.
they process the "paying" requests first, so quicker if you contact them direct....

ALSO, you are only allowed 1 Military record per retrieval time – ie max 2 per day.

ALSO you are only allowed 5 items against your name at any one time.
Ordering a military record effectively means that you are then reduced to 4 normal items at any stage in the system against your name.

There are 3 main stages:
Requested; - self explanatory.
Held out: - record has been found and is available for the borrower.
Issued: - this covers not only records that you are reading, but also records that you have returned, but staff have not entered back onto the system.

So looking up Military records is not straightforward.

Of course if it is urgent, you always have the option of contacting Archives direct.

Hope this explains what might appear at times to be a "lack" of look up offers for Military Records.


Bren

Hi All


This is the same man in the photo on this thread:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,214383.msg1112351.html#msg1112351

I have posted 2 copies of this photo as I am guessing that the frame is original, and will therefore help with dating when it was taken and a guess at his age.
When I took the frame off, there was a sheet of glass on top of the “glass negative”.

I would also like some advice on the best method to clean the surface of the “glass negative” –the white “lumps” on the 2nd photo are dirt, and there is also quite a thick film on the surface.


Your help and suggestions would be appreciated.

Regards
Bren


PS
No restores required until I get the original cleaned.

Would someone be able to do two probate lookups please?

William LITTLE
Agency CAHX
Series 2989
Accession CH171
Record 6543
Will
Filed 2 Feb 1909

James GRAHAM
Agency CAHY
Accession CH145
Record 1549
Will
Filed 4 Feb 1920


Many thanks

Bren.

Hi all

I would appreciate help with the name of the 2nd witness.

Many thanks

Bren.