Record Office opening date

[Irene B]

Seen on the back of a bus in Ashington, Woodhorn Museum reopens Sat 28th October - will the Record Open that week?

Irene B

[Helen K]

Hi

From memory the Record Office is opening one or two weeks after the museum.

Opening something like 10am to 4pm Wed - Sun.

60 places, no need to book.

I'll try and get definite details.

Where is dixymick when you need him? (our 'that area' expert!)

Regards

Helen K

[Phil@9]

Wednesday 1st November is opening day

then open Wed - Sun 10 - 4

Phil

[emjay]

Dixymick last heard of ancestor-hunting in Ireland.

[Helen K]

Hi emjay

Ireland - really?  A bit further than his usual haunts.  We might not see him for some time then!!  Hope he has some good 'finds'.

Regards

Helen K

[emjay]

Hi Helen,

The sooner he gets back the better - his vast knowledge of the streets of Cambois is desperately needed!

[habanero]

Think he's on his way home! I got a postcard from him yesterday.. glad to see my genealogist chum is held in such high esteem!

[Helen K]

Hi habanero

Good stuff - he has been missed.  But don't tell him - it might go to his head and we can't have that!!

I'm looking forward to a post about his first visit to Woodhorn - I imagine he'll be up there pretty sharpish!

Regards

Helen K

[Michael Dixon]

Well my ears were burning as I strolled where the "mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea".

Have been in County Down. Visited PRO Northern Ireland in Belfast twice. Found what I was looking for each time, within 20 mins... but not for me for someone else.
(PRONI allocates a "host" to each visitor, who sits you down and invites you to outline what you are after, then takes you by the hand to the appropriate part/machine/film  etc.)

I intend doing CRO in Woodhorn week after next.

And as the plane flew in from Belfast yesterday afternoon, I could see Cambois (and Cowpen) clearly below us... ( plane flew past N/C airport, out to sea, then turned round to land against the wind... a very bumpy ride with gale blowing.... )

To lighten the moment for other passengers, I pointed out Blyth Links cemetery below... not my cleverest comment !

Michael Dixon