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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: America - photos of a big white house! COMPLETED
« on: Wednesday 17 February 10 06:30 GMT (UK) »
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: America - photos of a big white house!
« on: Tuesday 16 February 10 11:08 GMT (UK) »
Hi Bethgem,
Are you still looking for your big white house?
I came across a photo posted recently on "Old Long Island" blog and it triggered my memory of your query.
The house is called Crossroads and it's on Long Island.
http://www.oldlongisland.com/2010/01/crossroads.html
A number of the photos are taken from different aspects, and there are other buildings on the estate that look less familiar, but the South Front photo (the first one) looks very similar to my untrained eye! It's the only house I've seen that has the same 4 squared columns, two storeys, shutters, and flat roof as your photo, and other parts of the house have the distinctive oval windows. It was built in 1919.
If not, perhaps Long Island might still be a good place to search!
Are you still looking for your big white house?
I came across a photo posted recently on "Old Long Island" blog and it triggered my memory of your query.
The house is called Crossroads and it's on Long Island.
http://www.oldlongisland.com/2010/01/crossroads.html
A number of the photos are taken from different aspects, and there are other buildings on the estate that look less familiar, but the South Front photo (the first one) looks very similar to my untrained eye! It's the only house I've seen that has the same 4 squared columns, two storeys, shutters, and flat roof as your photo, and other parts of the house have the distinctive oval windows. It was built in 1919.
If not, perhaps Long Island might still be a good place to search!
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: America - photos of a big white house!
« on: Thursday 03 September 09 21:24 BST (UK) »
I think you're definitely on the right track. The house looks to me to be similar to many of the Antebellum greek revival places built in Florida -
and here is a photo of Rockefeller playing golf in 1925 in Ormond Florida:
http://www.nytstore.com/ProdDetail.aspx?prodId=2107&refprod=2324
I don't think that's your house in the background, but I can't imagine an 85 year old went on too many holidays that year - so you're likely to be getting close!
and here is a photo of Rockefeller playing golf in 1925 in Ormond Florida:
http://www.nytstore.com/ProdDetail.aspx?prodId=2107&refprod=2324
I don't think that's your house in the background, but I can't imagine an 85 year old went on too many holidays that year - so you're likely to be getting close!
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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Forest ranger research
« on: Tuesday 25 August 09 09:54 BST (UK) »
You may have already checked this source, but there are a couple of references to Clement Cornes in the newspapers online between 1883 and 1887:
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: COMPLETED: Would like some help with deciphering a couple of words - please!
« on: Sunday 23 August 09 23:57 BST (UK) »
Sorry - I can read, just can't type!
Carty. Carty. Carty.
Carty. Carty. Carty.
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / COMPLETED: Would like some help with deciphering a couple of words - please!
« on: Sunday 23 August 09 23:47 BST (UK) »
Many thanks to you all! Melbourne it is then... And thanks for the tip about the new Melbourne news entries. I'll certainly enjoy sifting through those.
Thank you also for confirming Canty and Anderson. Its a great help when you're a little more confident about what you're searching for.
And yes, it is a NZ certificate. They certainly are very informative, once you can workout the handwriting!
Thanks again.
Thank you also for confirming Canty and Anderson. Its a great help when you're a little more confident about what you're searching for.
And yes, it is a NZ certificate. They certainly are very informative, once you can workout the handwriting!
Thanks again.
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / COMPLETED: Would like some help with deciphering a couple of words - please!
« on: Sunday 23 August 09 23:02 BST (UK) »
Hello,
I would greatly appreciate some help with deciphering a few words on an 1887 marriage certificate printout.
1. The groom's mother's maiden name (item 2 in the first completed row in the final column). I first thought Canty or Garty or Lanty? But the first letter doesn't look like the Gs, Cs or Ls elswehere on the document. And it looks like a dot for an 'i' above the word... Any ideas appreciated!
2. The birthplace of the groom (first box under the heading 'Birthplace'). It looks like 'Melbourne' to me, but I didn't expect that - had thought it would be UK or Ireland. I would appreciate anyone confirming if they read it as Melbourne too, or can see any other possibilities.
3. Finally, the bride's mother's maiden name (item 2 in the second completed row in the final column). I read it as 'Anderson'. Am I right?
Many thanks in advance...
I would greatly appreciate some help with deciphering a few words on an 1887 marriage certificate printout.
1. The groom's mother's maiden name (item 2 in the first completed row in the final column). I first thought Canty or Garty or Lanty? But the first letter doesn't look like the Gs, Cs or Ls elswehere on the document. And it looks like a dot for an 'i' above the word... Any ideas appreciated!
2. The birthplace of the groom (first box under the heading 'Birthplace'). It looks like 'Melbourne' to me, but I didn't expect that - had thought it would be UK or Ireland. I would appreciate anyone confirming if they read it as Melbourne too, or can see any other possibilities.
3. Finally, the bride's mother's maiden name (item 2 in the second completed row in the final column). I read it as 'Anderson'. Am I right?
Many thanks in advance...
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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Photo dating - New Zealand
« on: Thursday 13 August 09 03:34 BST (UK) »
Am getting nowhere with my own research, so I thought I'd procrastinate and look at your request again...
1. Eastern Bush School's admission, progress and withdrawal registers for 1892 – 1928 are held by Invercargill City Libraries and Archives. If you do want to find out the names of the pupils, this would be your best bet.
More details including contacts here: http://thecommunityarchive.org.nz/node/73308/summary
2. Have a read through "Papers Past" - its a great online collection of old New Zealand newspapers. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
The area you are looking for is covered by the Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle (1905 - 1932). Just a quick look through myself I could find out:
The school was built in 1891, to accommodate 50 pupils. Only ever a sole teacher, and here are the ones I could establish (again, you could probably rule out the years where the head teacher was female):
1892 – 1893 Mr Meiklejohn
1893? – 1898 Mr Barraclough
1899 – 1900 Mr John McFadden
1901 - Miss Taylor
1902 – 1910 Miss Lena Fahey
1911 - 1912 – Mr R M McIntyre
1925 – 1928 Miss Leila Rout
1928 - 1930 – Mary E Young
1931 - 1932 – Mr Ernest A Boon (there were 16 pupils in 1932 - so similar in number to your photo)
Some big gaps there, but it might help. A number of the articles also include lists of school pupils participating in school picnics etc.
Good luck.
Heather
1. Eastern Bush School's admission, progress and withdrawal registers for 1892 – 1928 are held by Invercargill City Libraries and Archives. If you do want to find out the names of the pupils, this would be your best bet.
More details including contacts here: http://thecommunityarchive.org.nz/node/73308/summary
2. Have a read through "Papers Past" - its a great online collection of old New Zealand newspapers. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
The area you are looking for is covered by the Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle (1905 - 1932). Just a quick look through myself I could find out:
The school was built in 1891, to accommodate 50 pupils. Only ever a sole teacher, and here are the ones I could establish (again, you could probably rule out the years where the head teacher was female):
1892 – 1893 Mr Meiklejohn
1893? – 1898 Mr Barraclough
1899 – 1900 Mr John McFadden
1901 - Miss Taylor
1902 – 1910 Miss Lena Fahey
1911 - 1912 – Mr R M McIntyre
1925 – 1928 Miss Leila Rout
1928 - 1930 – Mary E Young
1931 - 1932 – Mr Ernest A Boon (there were 16 pupils in 1932 - so similar in number to your photo)
Some big gaps there, but it might help. A number of the articles also include lists of school pupils participating in school picnics etc.
Good luck.
Heather
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Antrim / Re: Hugh Kirkwood of Belfast
« on: Thursday 13 August 09 02:01 BST (UK) »
Well I never was sure it was the same line - and now I know! Thank you.
Although it would have been nicer to find out we were researching the same line, at least I now know I need look elsewhere now for my Thomas Kirkwood.
Best wishes - and if you do stumble across another Thomas c 1867/1868, please do let me know!
Heather
Although it would have been nicer to find out we were researching the same line, at least I now know I need look elsewhere now for my Thomas Kirkwood.
Best wishes - and if you do stumble across another Thomas c 1867/1868, please do let me know!
Heather
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