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Hi all! I’m hoping some one might be able to give me advice.
My mum gave me a bunch of negatives that she had kept in a plastic bag (I know, I know). They were from the late 80s onwards and when I scanned them I noticed dust specks on the scanned images. I tried to clean the negatives with lots of things I read online which may help: rubbing alcohol, micro fibre cloths, water etc but they just seemed to rub the dust around, not remove it.
I thought when I go in to scan the family photo albums it will be better because they have been kept in an album behind plastic. I cleaned my scanner by dusting it and using a micro fibre cloth and started to scan. And I noticed the same thing still happens. It’s not marks on the image because when I re scan them after trying to clean the dust they particles have moved.
So I’m wondering if anyone has any idea how to clean dust from negatives, photographs and scanners?
Thank you

Hello,

I was wondering if you could help me. I am hoping to find what my grandfather did in WW2, what medals (if any) he received, what position he held and in what regiment.
My grandfather was Gordon Fred Ashford, born 28 Aug 1918 in Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, England. Before he war he lived in Chew Park House/Farm in Chew Valley (before the lake was created). His father was Frederick Hubert Ashford (1888-1951) and his mother was Susan Ada Thyer (1886-1972).
My grandfather did an interview about his life for a book about the Chew Valley area. He said this part about his time in the services, I don't know if it's helpful at all. He's also not listed on the 1939 register but the rest of his family are.

Thank you for all your help

Hello all! I hope you are well.
I was wondering if anyone could double check that I am on the right line? I've got myself so confused and stressed and worried I've gone wrong. So far I have confirmed that Frederick Hubert Ashford (1888-1951) is the son of James Ashford (1866-) and Eliza C Willis (1864-). Then I believe that James is the son of George Ashford (1831-) and Eliza Mells (1832), George is the son of Moses Ashford (1788-1844) and Elizabeth Strickland (Unknown), Moses being the son of Edward Ashford Jr (1794-) and Rachel George (1750), Edward Jr is the son of Edward Ashford (1718-) and Michol Charlton (1713-). Edward is the son of Emmanuel Jr Ashford (1694-) & Mary Grey (1694) and finally Emmanuel Jr is the son of Emmanuel Ashford (1670-1722) and Eleanor (1662-1722).

So I basically would love if someone could double check that this line is correct: Frederick Hubert Ashford (1888-1951) >>> James Ashford (1866-) >>>  George Ashford (1831-) >>> Moses Ashford (1788-1844) >>> Edward Ashford Jr (1794-) >>> Edward Ashford (1718-) >>> Emmanuel Jr Ashford (1694-) >>> Emmanuel Ashford (1670-1722)

I believe I've gone wrong as for the longest time the family was based in Withim Friary and owned farms and worked on the railway. Then I looked again and I noticed that they were living in South Brewham. My belief is that farmland stayed in the same family for generations, centuries. So I'm not sure why they suddenly left S Brewham for W Friary. I could be wrong though!

Thank you so much for helping me out

Hello all! I hope you are well.
I have come to a standstill with my research of the Barrett family tree. It’s a bit of a mess and I don’t know where to go from here.
I was going to get a birth certificate for Joshua Barret 1822 but the register doesn’t go back that far.
I was wondering if anyone could check what I’ve done so far is right? The dates are a bit muddled up and even though they married young, I’m sure they didn’t marry at 11?
Sorry I can’t be much help, I’ve got myself in a right pickle and I keep hitting a brick wall.

Not sure if I should post this here or in the image restoration board so apologies!

Found this grave stone but having trouble reading what it says. So far I have ‘In loving memory of Leonard, the beloved son of William & Maggie Howes’ but after that it gets a bit difficult for me. Any help would be greatly appreciated ❤️