You never know whats around the corner!

[KathMc]

Jonesy,

Welcome to Rootschat. And keep on going on that side. I couldn't get past my mom's paternal grandparents for about 13 years. I know that sounds like a long time, but once I did, the floodgates opened, back many generations, interesting lives, and great new relatives. Make a post in the appropriate spot and I bet there will be several Rootschatters who will jump right in. This is a great site.

Kath

[jonesy]

   
Thanks for the encouragement Kath. I shall take your advice. I think my biggest problem has been that I got impatient and maybe I tried too hard by looking at too many sites.
Jonesy

[KathMc]

Jonesy,

Very easy to do. I also get impatient and am pursuing too many branches at once. I have to keep reminding myself, they aren't going anywhere now. 

Kath

[old rowley]

Hiya Jonesy,

And as Kath has already said welcome to rootschat. I too am impatient and have to sit on my hands alot once I have sent  a contact e-mail or letter out to someone. I, like you, have had some very frustrating moments in trying to trace my family back and although it seems that I have been doing this now since Adam was a lad (weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell............ since 1975 anyway) I have only recently found descendants of my gggrandfather in Canada (2002) and as yet have not got any further than having contact with one person who sadly died in 2004 so it appears that I have to start basically from scratch again with that side of the family.  But as the title of this thread says one never knows just what, or who, is around the corner. I went on the freebee being offered by Ancestry last night and have (I hope) managed to start breaking down a brick wall that has stood in my way for the last twenty years with a possible contact to someone who has only just started to put their details on one of the trees on that site...............having sent them a contact e-mail via that site I now have to go back to sitting on my hands til I get answer................. so keep plugging away Jonesy as you never know...........

old rowley

[yn9man]

Hi Jonesy -

Another welcome to rootschat.

All of us are impatient or at least to a certain extent.

I had and still have (and will probably continue to have) some frustrating moments while trying to research my family. For instance, I had been stuck on my maternal  g grandparents (since the late 1970s) until two weeks or so ago when another rootschatter sent me in the right direction. Just like that added another generation. This site is amazing so enjoy the benefits .

So Jonesy you never know unless you keep on digging away .... best of luck

yn9man

[Zos]

Hi Marky,
You and I share the same gt, gt grandparents! I was told that her wedding dress was in a museum in Portsmouth so I googled and came up with your posting!
I think this photo is her, maybe on her wedding day in 1845. I'm trying to work out if it is the same dress. She was 17.
What other info do you have? I've got a lot of old photos etc. Can we exchange?

[KathMc]

Zos,

Welcome to Rootschat. I am so excited. I love when threads take this kind of a turn. I keep hoping some distant relative of mine will pop on and see one of my posts.

Kath

[MarkyP]

Hello Zos, yep, that looks like a photo of the painting! I'll send you a pm.

Haven't been on the board for ages, a lot has happened in the last 6 months which has kept me away. 

[Tephra]

What a turn up for the book .......... well done you two.   

And welcome to RootsChat Zos.............  Fantastic result.


Barbara