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Please Imagine: If someone came up to you in the street with a box that they told you contained ALL of the following... But also told you that you were only allowed to select one item...which one would you choose?

A photograph of an ancestor (that you hadn't seen before).
22 (59.5%)
An ancestors will.
2 (5.4%)
A 5-generation pedigree chart (lines you were stuck on for example)
6 (16.2%)
A list of resources that you haven't tried before but that DEFINATLY contain references to your ancestors.
5 (13.5%)
An ancestors medals/ bible/ diary etc...
2 (5.4%)
Other (Please explain below)
0 (0%)

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Offline Amy K

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What would you prefer to find?
« on: Monday 29 November 04 20:49 GMT (UK) »
What would you prefer find?
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Re: What would you prefer to find?
« Reply #1 on: Monday 29 November 04 20:51 GMT (UK) »
They are all so so tempting ... ::)

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Re: What would you prefer to find?
« Reply #2 on: Monday 29 November 04 20:57 GMT (UK) »
All would be great but I think if I work hard enough, i can find or create all on my own but getting a picture of an ancestor.  I love to put faces to the names.  They become more human and I cannot resist that!! ;D
George William Burke.. my missing link!! son of Wm Burke & Mary Jane Stone/Morris
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Re: What would you prefer to find?
« Reply #3 on: Monday 29 November 04 22:03 GMT (UK) »
A Living relative, One that i could actualy talk to would be great :D

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Re: What would you prefer to find?
« Reply #4 on: Monday 29 November 04 22:06 GMT (UK) »
I've finally made up my mind .... a photograph

Much of the rest is there to be found but photographs bring the real person out.

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Re: What would you prefer to find?
« Reply #5 on: Monday 29 November 04 22:08 GMT (UK) »
Mmmm...tricky one.  I really can't decide  ???
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Marshall, Beeson (Herts)
Lo(e)wenthal,Kavanagh, Maxam (London, Birmingham)
Harrisson, Matthews (London, Essex)
Poulton, Philbrick (Essex)
Guest, Timmins (Staffs)
Raynes/Ryall (Ireland, Birmingham)
White (Bucks)
Gunn (Scotland, Lancs, Essex)
Ison (Tamworth, Birmingham, USA, Canada)

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Re: What would you prefer to find?
« Reply #6 on: Monday 29 November 04 22:13 GMT (UK) »
A photograph of my great great grandparents William and Elizabeth
please  ;D
Barnett Altrincham/Manchester
Bates Hindley Lancs
Bowyer Altrincham Cheshire
Cunliffe Hindley
Hollingworth Hale Barnes/Mobberley Ches
Jones Salford/Altrincham
Ramsdale Hindley Lancs
Timperley Warburton/Dunham Massey
Yarwood Great Budworth,Lymm,Dumham Massey

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Re: What would you prefer to find?
« Reply #7 on: Monday 29 November 04 22:25 GMT (UK) »
It had to be a photograph.

I have lots of photos of family, one going back to the 1860's but finding new, or new to me, photographs is one of the most exciting feelings.  It is the same when I find a new picture of my chosen villages.

If a picture paints a thousand words then why can't I paint you?
Words will never show the you I've come to know.

Or that's how the song went.

How very true.

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Re: What would you prefer to find?
« Reply #8 on: Monday 29 November 04 22:29 GMT (UK) »


As the other say I think a photo is the best - except if the Will left me lots of money  :D :D

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