The Lighter Side

In the Lighter Side post your topics that are on the "Lighter Side" of your hobby of Local History or Genealogy, or things that are perhaps not directly related to the subject but still relevant or of interest in some way.

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WDYTYA new series Started by Milliepede	2 / 405	by LH Thursday 01 June 23 17:20 BST (UK)
Ancestors as witnesses to marriages. Started by coombs	2 / 460	by coombs Thursday 01 June 23 12:52 BST (UK)
Slapdash census enumerators. Started by coombs « 1 2 3 »	20 / 1,165	by coombs Monday 29 May 23 11:53 BST (UK)
A House Through Time Started by BillyF	5 / 622	by BillyF Friday 19 May 23 15:43 BST (UK)
Ancestors in domsetic service. Started by coombs « 1 2 3 »	21 / 1,132	by coombs Monday 15 May 23 22:57 BST (UK)
Middle Earth bmd's Started by softly softly	8 / 466	by maddys52 Tuesday 09 May 23 02:31 BST (UK)
How to research a photograph? Started by Ploppy123	8 / 451	by Ploppy123 Friday 05 May 23 06:00 BST (UK)
Submerged cemetery, Florida Started by Erato	3 / 332	by John915 Thursday 04 May 23 16:25 BST (UK)
East India Company Started by Jackiemh	4 / 329	by Jackiemh Thursday 04 May 23 03:28 BST (UK)
Who knew about this collection on Ancestry! Started by Pennines « 1 2 3 »	19 / 1,006	by Pennines Wednesday 03 May 23 17:25 BST (UK)
76 Trombones tomorrow Started by Keith Sherwood « 1 2 »	12 / 699	by WhiskyMac Tuesday 02 May 23 18:27 BST (UK)
Family History Surprises Started by Greensleeves « 1 2 3 4 ... 8 »	67 / 2,948	by coombs Monday 01 May 23 14:24 BST (UK)
FH related books from Kindle Started by Jane Masri « 1 2 3 4 ... 8 »	66 / 32,609	by Roobarb Monday 01 May 23 10:46 BST (UK)
Death notices /obituary Started by gerrygannon	4 / 442	by gerrygannon Tuesday 25 April 23 11:13 BST (UK)
Findmypast Started by radstockjeff « 1 2 »	15 / 1,325	by sylvia (canada) Sunday 23 April 23 17:48 BST (UK)
William Bache's Silhouettes Album Started by Erato	1 / 235	by Top-of-the-hill Wednesday 19 April 23 21:28 BST (UK)
distant cousins Started by fiddlerslass	5 / 546	by coombs Tuesday 18 April 23 18:00 BST (UK)
Chilling Murder Repeats Itself 157 Years Apart - tale of strange coincidence Started by River Tyne Lass « 1 2 3 4 »	32 / 3,777	by brigidmac Friday 14 April 23 00:23 BST (UK)
1921 transcription error Started by Jackiemh « 1 2 »	10 / 828	by tillypeg Sunday 09 April 23 18:14 BST (UK)
Locative surnames in cities before census and BMD eras. Started by coombs « 1 2 »	16 / 871	by coombs Thursday 06 April 23 18:42 BST (UK)
My Herritage Started by chrissiepoos « 1 2 »	14 / 689	by chrissiepoos Thursday 06 April 23 02:02 BST (UK)
Unregistered births in the 1800s. Any experiences? Started by coombs « 1 2 3 »	20 / 1,257	by coombs Saturday 01 April 23 18:28 BST (UK)
Family History Help for Germany Started by SuzanneLivingston	4 / 289	by fiddlerslass Friday 31 March 23 14:10 BST (UK)
400 year old dress Started by Erato « 1 2 »	10 / 670	by Neale1961 Sunday 26 March 23 05:18 BST (UK)
Edward Whitehorn d1868 Poplar Started by Jackiemh	7 / 467	by maddys52 Saturday 25 March 23 01:22 GMT (UK)
Which Childhood Toy Would you Bring Back? Started by Treetotal « 1 2 3 4 ... 10 »	89 / 3,719	by Treetotal Thursday 23 March 23 23:01 GMT (UK)
Baptism Started by Helina	2 / 295	by Helina Thursday 23 March 23 09:11 GMT (UK)
Anyone come across the forename Hamonis? Started by panda808 « 1 2 »	9 / 506	by panda808 Monday 20 March 23 07:03 GMT (UK)
Corpse Register Started by IONICUS	4 / 523	by IONICUS Thursday 16 March 23 22:01 GMT (UK)
WDYTYA repeat BBC1 Started by nanny jan	2 / 426	by Gillg Saturday 11 March 23 11:35 GMT (UK)
Christchurch Priory - An unfortunate name Started by Zaphod99	5 / 484	by pinefamily Wednesday 08 March 23 07:52 GMT (UK)
Oldest person found in a census? Started by bibliotaphist « 1 2 3 4 ... 6 »	50 / 35,618	by Redroger Monday 06 March 23 20:59 GMT (UK)
Ancestry Error message Started by Biggles50	2 / 260	by Gadget Monday 06 March 23 12:51 GMT (UK)
Most children of same gender in a row Started by Gallicrow « 1 2 3 4 5 »	39 / 6,906	by zetlander Sunday 05 March 23 22:58 GMT (UK)
Paper trails and decades of research, what is the point? Started by coombs « 1 2 3 4 »	34 / 15,345	by Rosinish Sunday 05 March 23 04:19 GMT (UK)
Russian Flu 1890 Started by kath davis	7 / 689	by HughC Saturday 04 March 23 13:53 GMT (UK)
Stick To Your Guns! Started by Blue70 « 1 2 3 »	25 / 14,162	by jbml Wednesday 01 March 23 12:06 GMT (UK)
Its a real problem ! Started by Biggles50 « 1 2 »	17 / 1,104	by jbml Wednesday 01 March 23 11:58 GMT (UK)
Faint praise Started by Top-of-the-hill	2 / 483	by Stanwix England Friday 24 February 23 14:55 GMT (UK)
Aunt Sara EGAN and Aunt Ellie REDDING. 1902. Started by Mowsehowse « 1 2 »	17 / 726	by Mowsehowse Tuesday 14 February 23 20:53 GMT (UK)
Tithe Records Started by slippery	5 / 370	by slippery Friday 20 January 23 15:03 GMT (UK)
Has Photo Restoration Become a Thing of The Past? Started by Treetotal « 1 2 »	14 / 764	by farmeroman Thursday 19 January 23 19:03 GMT (UK)
German safety matches. Started by Mowsehowse « 1 2 3 »	21 / 2,318	by Mowsehowse Thursday 19 January 23 09:07 GMT (UK)
A Chain - unit of measurement Started by Simon62 « 1 2 3 4 »	28 / 12,915	by jbml Wednesday 11 January 23 21:23 GMT (UK)
Potential ancestors. Check, and check again. Started by coombs	7 / 2,704	by coombs Wednesday 11 January 23 15:52 GMT (UK)
A great find today Started by Erato	4 / 2,957	by Erato Tuesday 10 January 23 20:35 GMT (UK)
I've lost the plot Started by ghallen « 1 2 »	9 / 3,600	by Kiltpin Tuesday 10 January 23 19:02 GMT (UK)
Genetic Gene Memory Started by EEMartin	6 / 1,512	by Ruskie Tuesday 10 January 23 11:27 GMT (UK)
I’ve gone round the bend Started by dragonfly13	3 / 2,421	by jbml Tuesday 10 January 23 09:21 GMT (UK)
I've told her not to get ideas ----- Started by Annie65115	4 / 2,578	by jbml Tuesday 10 January 23 08:45 GMT (UK)
What history! Started by Lisajb	4 / 1,572	by Treetotal Monday 09 January 23 13:07 GMT (UK)
A surprise gift Started by andrewalston	2 / 1,146	by GR2 Sunday 08 January 23 16:55 GMT (UK)
Mystery of the WW1 Embroidered Bedpread Discovered In Charity Shop Started by River Tyne Lass	5 / 2,070	by River Tyne Lass Sunday 08 January 23 08:43 GMT (UK)
135 year old Message in a Whisky Bottle Started by KitCarson	0 / 950	by KitCarson Saturday 07 January 23 15:42 GMT (UK)
Telling the adult children ? Started by zetlander « 1 2 »	10 / 3,129	by Ruskie Saturday 07 January 23 01:09 GMT (UK)
Dialects Started by Top-of-the-hill « 1 2 3 »	25 / 5,582	by brigidmac Thursday 05 January 23 22:12 GMT (UK)
A Distant Relative Started by antonymark	1 / 1,315	by brigidmac Thursday 05 January 23 05:29 GMT (UK)
A Christmas Perennial - The King William's College Quiz 2022 Started by djct59 « 1 2 3 4 5 »	40 / 5,338	by hepburn Wednesday 28 December 22 17:53 GMT (UK)
Christian name OLGA early post WW1 births - England Started by Copper1 « 1 2 3 »	21 / 5,940	by BillyF Monday 26 December 22 23:19 GMT (UK)
Anyone else feel we've had a good year & good service from GRO Started by Copper1	0 / 1,311	by Copper1 Saturday 24 December 22 22:30 GMT (UK)
Fancy a £150 win or a FindMyPast sub Started by Copper1	3 / 2,206	by Copper1 Wednesday 21 December 22 08:38 GMT (UK)
What are search angels and time travel detectives? Started by sproutmeister « 1 2 »	14 / 4,508	by brigidmac Friday 16 December 22 14:28 GMT (UK)
Old newspaper archives online. Started by coombs « 1 2 3 4 »	27 / 15,000	by coombs Saturday 10 December 22 21:32 GMT (UK)
Servants and how long they stayed at a certain employer. Started by coombs	8 / 4,349	by Stanwix England Sunday 04 December 22 16:13 GMT (UK)
My DNA from that well known website!! Started by plimmerian « 1 2 3 4 »	27 / 24,388	by brigidmac Saturday 26 November 22 20:45 GMT (UK)
Anyone else noticed a trendy occupation? Started by andrewalston « 1 2 »	11 / 4,155	by DianaCanada Monday 21 November 22 21:00 GMT (UK)
What is your most uncommon name ? #2 Started by stonechat « 1 2 3 4 ... 31 »	274 / 100,671	by ajm314159 Monday 21 November 22 17:17 GMT (UK)
Logging camps Started by Erato « 1 2 »	9 / 2,766	by Gillg Tuesday 15 November 22 11:24 GMT (UK)
Why so many first names ? Started by brigidmac « 1 2 »	14 / 6,792	by zetlander Monday 14 November 22 18:17 GMT (UK)
Overseers accounts. Quite handy. Started by coombs	3 / 2,060	by coombs Sunday 13 November 22 22:05 GMT (UK)
Time Travel to New York 1911 with this wonderful clip! Started by River Tyne Lass « 1 2 »	17 / 8,177	by brigidmac Sunday 13 November 22 21:17 GMT (UK)
Common Names Started by LucasKernan « 1 2 »	10 / 2,398	by coombs Tuesday 08 November 22 12:47 GMT (UK)
How did the privileged manage without their domestic servants in & after in WW2. Started by dobfarm « 1 2 3 4 »	35 / 22,957	by hanes teulu Sunday 06 November 22 18:23 GMT (UK)
DNA Journey Alison Steadman and Larry Lamb Started by Blue70	2 / 1,989	by Ruskie Sunday 06 November 22 00:29 GMT (UK)
Remember When............ Started by Treetotal « 1 2 3 4 ... 7 »	56 / 20,459	by Rena Monday 31 October 22 20:05 GMT (UK)

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