WDYTYA is coming to SBSTV in OZ

[jadewing]

I was foaming at the mouth at the cavalier treatment of valuable records too - they didn't even use cotton gloves when looking through old registers. 

And as for that fragile old family tree disintegrating under the bed ...
 It would've been such a great opportunity to teach the viewers about conservation of family records too.

Jane

[trish251]

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It would be difficult to designate any sections of old municipal cemeteries as "historical" because the question would arise, which graves are historical and which are not!  In Toowoomba our cemetery is divided into denominational sections, so there are "historical" (whatever that means!) graves in all sections. 

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MarieC

Some of the places I  visited in NSW have actually "closed off" their old cemeteries and named them "historical" cemeteries - then started a new cemetery for the town - in many instances next to the old one. This is why they are often called the "Historical" Cemetery or the "old" cemetery.

Trish

PS That's my favourite picture of Grandad Harry Prue   

[PrueM]

I do like to cycle through the Harry pics, Trish, to give you gals a thrill every now and then 

I was foaming at the mouth at the cavalier treatment of valuable records too - they didn't even use cotton gloves when looking through old registers. 

And as for that fragile old family tree disintegrating under the bed ...
 It would've been such a great opportunity to teach the viewers about conservation of family records too.

Jane

Actually I don't recommend the use of cotton gloves for the reason that they make handling fragile things much more difficult - they are slippery and bulky and reduce your sensitivity.  But they do offer some protection from your skin - better off with latex, vinyl or nitrile gloves, close-fitting.

Agree with you that it would have been a great opportunity to highlight the conservation/preservation issue which is something they really don't go into on the show (wouldn't really expect them to in any great detail, but at least some would be nice!)  Even if just to say "look, there are people out there who fix this kind of stuff". 

Prue

[trish251]

I do like to cycle through the Harry pics, Trish, to give you gals a thrill every now and then 

He should have had the role of Mr Darcy   

[Ruskie]

Anyone who watches Antiques Roadshow must cringe sometimes at the way Extremely old documents are handled by the "paper expert guy" (sorry don't know his name) - never any gloves of any kind, ever ...
Yes, cotton gloves are clumsy but there must be an alternative ....

[PrueM]

I do like to cycle through the Harry pics, Trish, to give you gals a thrill every now and then 

He should have had the role of Mr Darcy   

Ohhhhh don't get me started....(*goes weak at the knees*) 

[PrueM]

Anyone who watches Antiques Roadshow must cringe sometimes at the way Extremely old documents are handled by the "paper expert guy" (sorry don't know his name) - never any gloves of any kind, ever ...
Yes, cotton gloves are clumsy but there must be an alternative ....

There is - latex, vinyl or nitrile    Much more protection for the documents and artefacts, and also for your hands!

[Bellejazz]

Yes Hubby and I (operate a small Museum) and we were most upset, not just over that old family tree under the bed and how torn and crumpled it was but also all the old books that are pawed through by the "celeb researchers" with no gloves of any sort (we use the latex ones ourselves), and often in libraries and museum where you would think people should know better!

re: Ita's relative that had the family tree under the bed, she said "it's been under here all these years, I just don't know what to do with it" and Hubby and I were shouting at the TV "donate it to a museum!"

I found the 25 year grave expiry revelation very distressing. There must be oh soooo many people out there who now lie unmarked because their headstones have been uprooted, with no care or thought for them or their future ancestors who may wish to come and pay their respects. I felt quite sorry for Ita as you could see she was very sad to see that had happened.

- Belinda.

[Stoodly]

I was foaming at the mouth at the cavalier treatment of valuable records too - they didn't even use cotton gloves when looking through old registers. 

And as for that fragile old family tree disintegrating under the bed ...
 It would've been such a great opportunity to teach the viewers about conservation of family records too.

Jane

Greetings, thanks for all your comments and feedback during the last six weeks of the Aussie version of WDYTYA? We have been reading them with interest.

I am sure Ita and her family would love advice on where best to get that family tree restored. It had NOT been opened for years, and certainly not by the current owner until we filmed it.

We are hoping that there will be a second series of the Australian version, so keep your fingers crossed.

Kind regards

Diana Pepper
Researcher
Who Do You Think You Are?
Artemis Films, Perth
diana[---at---]artemisfilms.com


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