tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019443366936461483.post3674976180590858636..comments2023-10-02T02:02:23.511+10:00Comments on Genealogy Leftovers: National Family History Month 2014 GeneamemeJudy Websterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09730547717403140047noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019443366936461483.post-36596317439382716022014-08-18T09:07:02.425+10:002014-08-18T09:07:02.425+10:00Ah, those pre-internet days! I too visited some of...Ah, those pre-internet days! I too visited some of,the places you mentioned....all those heavy index books! being security screened before getting in to look at the census records....there's just never enough time. Don't envy you that bedsit though :-)Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019443366936461483.post-72254042421071869342014-08-15T17:32:08.722+10:002014-08-15T17:32:08.722+10:00Pauleen, that 2-month trip was pre-Internet, and m...Pauleen, that 2-month trip was pre-Internet, and many of the records I needed were not available through LDS, so my LMA research was mainly for parish registers and poor law. (If I could go again now I'd get stuck into the Middlesex Registry of Deeds.) Apart from London Metropolitan Archives (then called Greater London Record Office) I spent a lot of time at Somerset House for wills, St. Catherine's House for BDMs, Chancery Lane (Public Record Office) for non-conformist records, plus a couple of visits to the Guildhall Library, Society of Genealogists, etc. I was in London from mid-October to mid-December, and I could only afford a tiny, cold, miserable bedsit - but it had a desk, and it was in Islington, within walking distance of LMA!Judy Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730547717403140047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019443366936461483.post-12264254096776792122014-08-15T10:23:10.524+10:002014-08-15T10:23:10.524+10:00Thanks for joining in Judy! We seem to be birds of...Thanks for joining in Judy! We seem to be birds of a feather when it comes to family history. I'd love to visit LMA -one day perhaps...two months sounds like heaven on a stick..what were you researching? Oops I didn't think of GFF -will go back and edit mine now. Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019443366936461483.post-14283477495537945962014-08-15T06:05:05.036+10:002014-08-15T06:05:05.036+10:00Have fun at the London Metropolitan Archives, Jill...Have fun at the London Metropolitan Archives, Jill. On one UK trip I was at LMA almost daily for two months, but it's more than ten years since my last visit so the search room is probably even better now. I used to take a packed lunch and eat it in the little park nearby.Judy Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730547717403140047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019443366936461483.post-78627915043407326202014-08-15T05:59:01.463+10:002014-08-15T05:59:01.463+10:00Thank you for those kind words, Alex. The way I co...Thank you for those kind words, Alex. The way I contribute has changed (and will continue to change) according to my personal and family circumstances; but I will always strive to persuade family historians to use 'neglected' sources in Archives.Judy Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730547717403140047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019443366936461483.post-67950144144774305082014-08-14T22:05:00.424+10:002014-08-14T22:05:00.424+10:00Pleased to hear the London Metropolitan Archives i...Pleased to hear the London Metropolitan Archives is on your like list, Judy. I'm making my first visit soon.GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019443366936461483.post-51005129539245685322014-08-14T21:34:06.585+10:002014-08-14T21:34:06.585+10:00This is a great response. You have given me lots ...This is a great response. You have given me lots to explore - SecondSite and your DNA testing post. Thanks Judy. And thank you too for all the good work that you do for our community and the broader community.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.com