My father left diaries, school magazines etc - how is best to share this info

[blaumfeldt]

Perhaps this rather dated post of yours is now wrapped up and sorted, or forgotten, or whatever.

However, I've recently been emailing Avril and Ray of the OSG website team - because they have announced that the website will be abandoned next year.  If you look at the history section of the website you will see reference to my historical research material, only some of which is actually shown.  We have discussed my plan to follow their abandonment with a new historical website, as a sequel to the original one that I set up in 2000, which a few years later was absorbed into the current one. 

It is not clear from RootsChat if you actually did set up a website - but whether you did or not, and if I am not too late, I implore you to hang on to all the material your father left.  If you passed any on to Ray, then it will find its way to me anyway in due course.

Any info you can give me will be much appreciated.

Regards: JB

[Tigsy]

Thanks for your email - this message is abit of a 'blast from the past' so do give me time to think about it.

I have to admit I had forgotten about this post as my father died now just over 3 years ago.  I still have all the photos and school newsletters in tact and yes I do think some of the information should be shared in the public domain in some way.

Is it possible for you to send me a private message and perhaps we can sort something out.

Kind regards, Chris

[josey]

JB will have to make another 2 posts [just reply to this twice & say 'hi' or something] before they can use the pm system.

  Just noticed this post is my 2407th - my birthday is 24 07 19XX

[blaumfeldt]

Prima facie I don't know how I can send you a private message from only the info I can see on RootsChat.

But there is a way - visit whatfirm.com , click on Contact, and fire away - it'll come straight to me.

We have plenty of time, because the current website will not expire until next year.  I'll be gathering data for quite a while yet, and then constructing the new site, which I don't see being on the web for at least nine months yet; irrespective of the current website's situation.

Anyway, what little you have told me so far is good news.

Regards: JB

[trystan]

Here is some help on how you can send the RootsChatter a Personal Message (PM).

http://www.rootschat.com/help/pms.php

It's a way of exchanging messages with others rather than having to reveal their email address (until they choose to by giving it in a PM).

Trystan

[Tigsy]

If you have facebook send me a message via my page 'Quirky Walks' and I will let you have my email address that way. 

Long story but I am a London Guide and do a series of walks based on 'first and quirky' facts.

Best way to contact me.

[blaumfeldt]

Hallo again. Re your father's old school.
Please now visit www.sggs.uk
I do not have a facebook or twitter account
or anything in the nature of social media a/c.

I am resuming my website activity for this, my old school,
but with a new URL - after a gap of about 12 years.  This
is because I handed over all my material to the guy who
floated the second site - our two sites did not conflict as
each one specialised in its own field.  Mine was history, his
was contacts and reunions.  I pulled out at after a few years as
I had other things to concentrate on.  However, next year that
second site is being wound up - but I still want historical content
to remain on the web; hopefully for a long time. So, if you would
like to be a contributor please respond to the new website as
indicated.  The site's content will include anything that a serious
researcher would appreciate - including correspondence, diary,
history in any shape or form, likes and dislikes, personal progress
etc.

Regards:  JB

[Tigsy]

Thanks I would definitely like to contribute to your website as my father I think was editor of the school magazine in the late 1930's - I have stored away about 4- 5 years of the school magazine which I would need to find in the attic etc.  Its information that anyone with an interest in family history or the history of the school would be very interested to read.

My father died 3 years ago - born in 1927 - died in 2012 - but kept a diary for 80 years - which makes for a very interesting read.

email me at: firstandquirkyislington@gmail.com and I am sure we can sort something out.