I wish I could go back in time.

[jjq]

I would like to go back to about 1883 - and visit my great great gran - Sarah Wells, just before her marriage to James Stone. I'd want a quiet word with her about her 5 illegitimate children - and who their father(s) was(were) .  In fact - a good old gossip about life in that village at that time!

[KarenM]

Hi Pipkim

The paintings have hung on the walls of different members of my family and I thought maybe there was a clue to them of my gr-grandfather's travels, (how did an son of an ag. labourer from Surrey, end up in Co. Cork Ireland to marry a woman) where do you go when you have a family mystery to solve?  Rootschat of course!

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,63732.0.html

My gr-grandfather died in 1921 when his children were quite young, my grandmother was 9, I think their mother said to them "oh these are your father's" and then it just went from there that they thought he painted them. 
Even though it turns out he didn't paint them, they must have been important to him to bring them to Canada with him.

Karen

[Sooziecats]

I would love to go back just 20 years so that I could have a chat with my dear Nan, Jessie (pictured) and I would love to be able to tell her all what I have found out about her family.

Sue B

[MrsLizzy]

I would also love to go back to 1860 and ask my GGG Grandfather George Morjeanstern, "where on earth did you dig that name up from, because I can't find it now? why did your family change their names to Morgan? and why did you desert them?
Hope he's listening, he's giving me a headache 

Pipkim 

Tried Morgenstern instead?  It's German for "Morningstar".

[MrsLizzy]

I'd like to go back far enough to meet my Grandad and give him a hug, and enough to see my Nanny again, Dad's mum, because she was the light of my life and I miss her.   

[pipkim]

Hi MrsLizzy,

I have a also found it is a name for a medieval type of weapon similar to those ones with spikes on the end, I know which I perfer. 

Tried Jewish web sites etc, just hope if I mention it enough everywhere , a descendant will show up. He was born in France 1791 and he was a confectioner, he married an Irish girl/lady twenty years his junior.

Karen, great pictures, after looking into places in Ireland for my ancestors (Clonmel), they do look very Irish, but you've must have heard that before.   

Pipkim   

[MrsLizzy]

Not just Jewish, Pip, also German etc.

[pipkim]

Hi MrsLizzy,

It has been suggested to me on rootschat that the Alsace region is a possibility too. 

Pipkim

[erthomas]

I think I would start by only going back about 55 years, about the time my grandparents met.  I would see if stories about how they met were true and ask where the heck their families came from   And I think I would have a little chat with grandpa about the war and his medals.... still dont know where they are now 

erin