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[kerryb]

My friend, actually he was a work colleague, was very much "local authority" at work about history and archealogy.  When I started doing my family history and found out some stuff about the village where he lives and told him, he got really flustered because it was something he didn't know and hadn't found. 

who did I think I was telling him!!!!!

kerry

[stockman fred]

A couple of variations on the theme- the local "authority" who asks to borrow an object to have a look at it, and then can't bear to return it because they think they should be the sole keepers of the said object. (" Luckily, I saved this XXXX from the hands of a local farmer..." ooh that winds me up )
Another is the author who has spent years researching a booklet on his subject, then can't bear to publish in case some evil know-all is out there ready to pull it to pieces and make him look a chump
The joys of local history!
Fred

[acorngen]

A couple of variations on the theme- the local "authority" who asks to borrow an object to have a look at it, and then can't bear to return it because they think they should be the sole keepers of the said object. (" Luckily, I saved this XXXX from the hands of a local farmer..." ooh that winds me up )
Another is the author who has spent years researching a booklet on his subject, then can't bear to publish in case some evil know-all is out there ready to pull it to pieces and make him look a chump
The joys of local history!
Fred

But that is what writing is all about in any research field.  I myself wrote a piece many years ago for a course I was doing and happened deliberately to pull the tutors own work to pieces.  He marked me down at 60% ( which was actually the highest mark he gave).  When I asked why he said because you have made blunders in your work such as a b and c.  We promptly spent three hours debating these three points and two others I hadn't included due to maximum word counts being over and he admitted by the end as did I on one point that he hadn't thought of that as it was his own work and ideas and I coming along 30 years after he published had gotten his back up especially as I had brought a fresh look to something he couldnt figure out.

As for TT they actually spend more than three days on a site.  They spend weeks researching the site before attending it.  So when they get there they have an idea of what the outcome will be.  As for them listening to the locals you gotta be kidding.  When they dug Beauport park they did some areial work.  Whilst in the air they spotted across the road a field with some very nice rectalinear parch marks.  They wouldnt listen to us that these were drainage pipes laid only 1 year before and spent some 5 hours geophysing the site for them to say hey they are pipes

Rob

[tarnee]

Here in Australia we must be very behind with the show as Carenza is in it and poor Phil is still digging. Must watch credits to see if it has a year. Makes you wonder what is still buried beneath the soil all over UK.

Jean

[kerryb]

Jean

Not a lot I shouldn't think, TT must have dug everywhere by now surely!!!

Kerry

[stockman fred]

They even dug up my sister's garden- and they left a hole for the lawnmower to fall in!
Fred

[Mobo]

Here in Australia we must be very behind with the show as Carenza is in it and poor Phil is still digging. Must watch credits to see if it has a year. Makes you wonder what is still buried beneath the soil all over UK.  Jean 

Lots of single shoes Jean  -  see the link

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,178382.0.html

 

[goggy]

I don't give a cat's backside who does what,where or when.What I want is to see,hear and read of the result's.PREFERABLY with lot's of photo's.
If  I could actually handle object's or walk on the site's I'd be over the moon.
Well.one day-----.
                           Goggy.

[CU]

http://www.building-history.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Mick/mickinterview.htm

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