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Title: Record Office opening date
Post by: Irene B on Saturday 21 October 06 22:08 BST (UK)

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

Irene B

Title: Re: Record Office opening date
Post by: Helen K on Sunday 22 October 06 10:20 BST (UK)

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

Title: Re: Record Office opening date
Post by: Phil@9 on Sunday 22 October 06 10:28 BST (UK)

Wednesday 1st November is opening day

then open Wed - Sun 10 - 4

Phil

Title: Re: Record Office opening date
Post by: emjay on Sunday 22 October 06 12:26 BST (UK)

Dixymick last heard of ancestor-hunting in Ireland.

Title: Re: Record Office opening date
Post by: Helen K on Sunday 22 October 06 14:03 BST (UK)

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

Title: Re: Record Office opening date
Post by: emjay on Sunday 22 October 06 15:50 BST (UK)

Hi Helen,

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

Title: Re: Record Office opening date
Post by: habanero on Thursday 26 October 06 19:32 BST (UK)

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!

Title: Re: Record Office opening date
Post by: Helen K on Friday 27 October 06 12:33 BST (UK)

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

Title: Re: Record Office opening date
Post by: Michael Dixon on Friday 27 October 06 19:33 BST (UK)

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

Title: Re: Record Office opening date
Post by: SallyF on Friday 27 October 06 20:41 BST (UK)

Nice one Michael. 

Fellow family historians might have appreciated the attempt at distraction.  Others may have thought it strange.  ;D

I found it funny, though.  ;)

Sally