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Family history can be like a jigsaw puzzles (only without the straight edges!).  Are all family historians therefore addicted to jigsaw puzzles?

I love jigaw puzzles
51 (43.2%)
I quite like jigsaw puzzles
35 (29.7%)
I neither like nor dislike jigsaw puzzles
20 (16.9%)
I hate jigsaw puzzles
12 (10.2%)

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Offline kerryb

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Re: Survey: Family history and jigsaw puzzles
« Reply #9 on: Monday 24 April 06 14:49 BST (UK) »
Me too, I love Sudoku and have always loved logic puzzles!

Kerry  :)
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Re: Survey: Family history and jigsaw puzzles
« Reply #10 on: Monday 24 April 06 15:05 BST (UK) »
And me!

I had real problems sorting out the Brocks of Alburgh and seeing who was related to who and how (if you are bored, go through the cenus records and note 'em all!) In the end, I wrote it all down on little bits of paper and spent a day on my hands and knees trying to see who fitted where.

Sudoku or the Times crossword is a doddle in comparison.

meles

PS never did sort out the B's of A...
Brock: Alburgh, Norfolk, and after 1850, London; Tooley: Norfolk<br />Grimmer: Norfolk; Grimson: Norfolk<br />Harrison: London; Pollock<br />Dixon: Hampshire; Collins: Middx<br />Jeary: Norfolk; Davison: Norfolk<br />Rogers: London; Bartlett: London<br />Drew: Kent; Alden: Hants<br />Gamble: Yorkshire; Huntingford: East London

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Re: Survey: Family history and jigsaw puzzles
« Reply #11 on: Monday 24 April 06 15:23 BST (UK) »
How many also have also discovered kakuro?

www.websudoku.com and http://www.kakuro.com/

Pauline

Also "Jigsaws on your PC"

http://www.livingscenes.com/puzzles.html

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Re: Survey: Family history and jigsaw puzzles
« Reply #12 on: Monday 24 April 06 15:40 BST (UK) »

And more free jigsaws on the PC   ;D

http://www.jigzone.com/

My son loves this place. He does the 6 piece puzzles while I do the 20 plus piece puzzles.  No downloads required. No purchases required.  You do the puzzles online.

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Re: Survey: Family history and jigsaw puzzles
« Reply #13 on: Monday 24 April 06 15:42 BST (UK) »
Not more please!!!!!  I won't have time to do FH!

Kerry  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Survey: Family history and jigsaw puzzles
« Reply #14 on: Monday 24 April 06 18:54 BST (UK) »
I think family history is often like the 3d jigsaws when there are no edge pieces and with several pieces missing.

Andrew

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Re: Survey: Family history and jigsaw puzzles
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 25 April 06 11:33 BST (UK) »
I'm fairly neutral about jigsaw puzzles, but I like detective stories/thrillers and I LOVE cryptic crosswords!  Logic puzzles - nah - I have too alternative and lateral a brain!  (I used to love those lateral thinking puzzles that were the rage some years ago!)

Don't start me on sudoku or anything - it's hard enough trying to get a life away from FH now!!!!   ;D ;D

I've long thought that FH is like a mix of a jigsaw puzzle and a detective mystery. 

MarieC
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Re: Survey: Family history and jigsaw puzzles
« Reply #16 on: Tuesday 25 April 06 11:40 BST (UK) »
Quote from: MarieC on Tuesday 25 April 06 11:33 BST (UK)
I've long thought that FH is like a mix of a jigsaw puzzle and a detective mystery. 

MarieC

You've been introduced to my ancestors then have you, Marie? ;D ;D ;D  Certainly causing me a few puzzles and just call me Inspector Morse!!!

Kerry  ;) ;) ;)
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Re: Survey: Family history and jigsaw puzzles
« Reply #17 on: Tuesday 25 April 06 11:47 BST (UK) »
I like all puzzles but sadly they dont reciprocate!

Talking of reciprocate,anyone tried the Waswgij puzzles?Much easier than Castle's on the Rhine!
                         Goggy. ;) ;D
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