RootsChat.Com

General => The Common Room => The Lighter Side => Topic started by: SoulSeekingPassion on Wednesday 18 October 06 04:14 BST (UK)

Title: New Here.......
Post by: SoulSeekingPassion on Wednesday 18 October 06 04:14 BST (UK)
Hi

New here !! I've been doing genealogy for a while now but had not be aware of this site until I met up with someone through Genes Reunited. I'm a South Aussie Girl but have my roots throughout most of the UK. Ireland, England and Wales with family members from many counties including strong ties to Middlesex, Cornwall and Yorkshire. I must say the Cornwall ties are very strong as I've always been drawn to The Copper Triangle here in SA which is where ALOT of Cornish settlers... Well, settled. I had no idea why I loved the area so much as a child or wanted to move out that way (which I've never done) as an adult but as I've gone into the family history I can clearly see the connection.


Anyway just thought I'd introduce myself.  ;D ;D
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: krisesjoint on Wednesday 18 October 06 04:43 BST (UK)
Hi there SoulSeekingPassion


A Big Welcome to RootsChat. I am pleased you have found us. We will do our best to help you.  I am looking forward to reading your posts. With your interests we will be bound to meet on the Cornwall Board or the Emigrants to Australia Board at least.  ;D

Be sure to check out all the great links provided on all the boards. I have posted some wonderful links for Cornwall and South Australia myself and others have posted some great links for your other places of interest.

You will find a lot of friendly, very helpful people out there, so have a good look about and start posting.  ;)

Cheers Kris (In the Mid North of SA)  :D
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: Tephra on Wednesday 18 October 06 05:29 BST (UK)


Hi Soulseekingpassion, enjoy your time on RootsChat, but be warned, it is addictive.   Learn a lot while having fun, these people here are so knowledgable.

Barbara (in Queensland)           8)
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: SoulSeekingPassion on Wednesday 18 October 06 05:38 BST (UK)
Thanks so much for the warm welcome. I wasn't expecting to find other Aussies here so quick, let alone South Aussies. I feel at home already.

Uhm...Barbara...... I think my Hubby would agree with you on the addiction bit  :P :P. I'd better not let him know I've found this site LOL  :-X :-X :D

Looking forward to getting to know you both along the way.
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: Pels. on Wednesday 18 October 06 07:31 BST (UK)

An extremely warm welcome from the North of England too!!
This site is so good it really should carry a health warning.  ;)
A sizeable chunk of our household will joining you in Aus. soon, dare I mention the Ashes?
Please look after him.  :-*

Pels  :) :)
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: MarieC on Wednesday 18 October 06 07:55 BST (UK)
Hi, soulseekingpassion,

And welcome from sunny and droughtstricken Queensland!  Yes, you will enjoy yourself here, and yes, it is dangerously addictive!!! 8) ;D

Pels, I'm sure your family member will enjoy himself here and that Aussies will be (fairly) nice to him!!!  :D  But not where the Ashes are concerned.  We mean to take them back, you know!!  ;D ;D 8)

MarieC
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: Pels. on Wednesday 18 October 06 08:04 BST (UK)

MarieC, we will discuss this issue later!  8) 8)

Pels  ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: SoulSeekingPassion on Wednesday 18 October 06 08:22 BST (UK)
Keep talkin' up the Ashes people........... I might just get Hubby interested in this thing that takes up so much of my time yet.  :P :P :P

Thank You for the warm English welcome.  :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: KathMc on Wednesday 18 October 06 11:01 BST (UK)
Welcome from America too. You'll meet all sorts here.  8) This is very addictive and loads of fun. See, I should be working now.  ::)

Kath
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: PrueM on Wednesday 18 October 06 12:11 BST (UK)
Hi SSP  :D

Hello from the wilds of NSW (well, about 40 k from Canberra, anyway!)

I've got ancestry in Cornwall and Devon as well, so we may well cross paths on those boards sometime  :)

Rootschat is a VERY addictive and VERY helpful forum, any problems you need sorted out, just post a message and voila!  Someone will come to the rescue  ;) ;D

Prue
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: Sisterjane on Wednesday 18 October 06 12:26 BST (UK)


WELCOME FROM SUNNY WEST YORKSHIRE TOO!!!
[/size][/b]



Joe
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: mimosa on Wednesday 18 October 06 12:44 BST (UK)
Hi SoulSeekingPassion  :)

Welcome to RootChat from a bright but cold Essex.

Regards Mimosa   :)
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: White Lady on Wednesday 18 October 06 13:25 BST (UK)


Hi SoulSeeking Passion

A very warm welcome from Cheshire, it is very Autumnal here today.
You will enjoy yourself on RootsChat I promise.  I am fairly new (3 months) and I can confirm that it is very addictive.

Enjoy yourself.

Christina
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: wheeldon on Wednesday 18 October 06 14:43 BST (UK)
Hiya, welcome and it's good to have you on board.

Hope you enjoy yourself and knock down a few brick walls along the way  :)
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: Lloydy on Wednesday 18 October 06 15:07 BST (UK)

Hello SoulSeekingPassion

A Welcome from a very overcast Shropshire (a long way from Cornwall!!!).

Hope you enjoy using Rootschat, and good luck with your family tree research.

Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: Su on Wednesday 18 October 06 15:33 BST (UK)
Hi SoulSeekingPassion

Welcome too from foggy Lincolnshire...brr..

I hope you will enjoy RC as much as I do.  I actually go into withdrawal when I am forced to miss a day on here.

Good Luck with your research.

Kind regards
Su
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: Nadine Moore on Wednesday 18 October 06 22:20 BST (UK)
A warm welcome from Buckinghamshire (you're even getting a geography lesson as well - you'll need an atlas to work out where we all are) ;D ;D

You will get loads of help from some very knowledgeable people and also make some good friends.

Good luck with your research

Dinie
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: patrish on Wednesday 18 October 06 23:16 BST (UK)
Welcome Soul Seeking Passion from Kent "The Garden of England"


Patrish.
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: nanny jan on Wednesday 18 October 06 23:18 BST (UK)
A warm welcome from sunny Dorset.......well it was today for a while!


Nanny Jan
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: Keziahemm on Wednesday 18 October 06 23:47 BST (UK)
Very warm welcome from what has been a very overcast day in beautiful Gloucestershire  :D

You will enjoy this very addictive site!

Susan  :)
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: Bitza 5 on Thursday 19 October 06 00:41 BST (UK)
what no Londoners yet so let me be the first to welcome you soulseekingpasion.
 to describe what you have got your self into in one sentence.

addictive. funny sad and educational all rolled into one great site. so be warned

its a great site and very friendly hope you enjoy it as much as i have
       
           Bitza
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: MarieC on Thursday 19 October 06 10:13 BST (UK)
Soulseekingpassion,

Yes, the Ashes are the greatest thing this summer, and we ARE going to win them back, sorry Pels!!!

This will not cause a rift in Rootschat, though.  We rise above all that!

MarieC
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: Pels. on Thursday 19 October 06 13:25 BST (UK)

 8) Ashes 8)

We can hopefully get a lot of mileage out of this - now where were we, before I so rudely had to make an appearance at work yesterday.

Ah, yes I remember ..  ..  ..

Australia v England

Can you believe, one person in this household - with slightly more money than sense I might add, has spent £80 on a flag especially for the occasion?  :o
To be honest we can't wait - mummy bear and daddy bear watching baby bear having the time of his life with all you good folk in the sunshine! 
We will remain friends - for the time being at least!!

Best wishes in all aspects but one!

Pels  :) :)


 


Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: MarieC on Saturday 21 October 06 13:26 BST (UK)
Pels

It's a shame when work gets in the way of a good discussion!

I admire your boy's patriotism, outlaying all that money on a flag!  I should point out that Lord's doesn't let you take in a flag - if they find you with one, it's confiscated!  Very stuffy there, they are. 

A shame that expenditure will be all in vain!  But we shouldn't hijack soulseekingpassion's thread.  Maybe someone should start up an Ashes thread on the Even Lighter Lighter Side, and we could do all our battling there!!!

MarieC
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: yn9man on Saturday 21 October 06 20:51 BST (UK)
Soulseekingpassion -  :)

Would give you a warm welcome to rootschat but the temperature isn't high enough yet here on the East Coast of the USA,....maybe by Spring.

I too have Cornwall roots and have found this site to be very very addictive. Welcome and best of luck in your research.

yn9man   :)  :)
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: meles on Saturday 21 October 06 21:07 BST (UK)
....and greetings from London, too!

meles
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: Cas (stallc) on Sunday 22 October 06 18:36 BST (UK)
Croeso!

That means a very warm welcome from the valleys of Wales

Enjoy Rootschat...as we all do!

Cas  :)
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: subee on Sunday 22 October 06 19:02 BST (UK)
.....and welcome from Norfolk - a bit rain sodden at the moment  but it might brighten up tomorrow!  ::)

This site is VERY addictive -  you have been warned - but a good deal of fun and educational along the way, ;D there are some great boards to look at and some excellent people on hand to help out if you get stuck.  :D

best wishes


subee x
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: bodger on Sunday 22 October 06 20:43 BST (UK)
Welcome from Ireland, as they say here, there are no strangers, only friends who haven't met. bodger
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: rbangorreg on Sunday 22 October 06 23:08 BST (UK)
Hi Soulseekingpassion.
      Welcome to rootschat's from Norfolk Island, hope you have a great time.   
         Reg.
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: indiapaleale on Sunday 22 October 06 23:33 BST (UK)
Hi.....You will love Rootschat!.......that is an order...hehehehehe ;D

Welcome from Indi a Brummie living incognito in Southern California.

Shhhhhh....don't tell anybody
Title: Re: New Here.......
Post by: Polldoll on Monday 23 October 06 01:04 BST (UK)
Hi ! Hope the day is being kind to you and I would like to send a friendly welcome from Worcestershire in the heart of England.. If you need any help with photographs needing restoring / or dating .. come visit us all on the Photo restoration Board ...  :) :) Enjoy ... it's a great place to meet and learn and have fun !
Polly ;)