'Pains and Gains' shared by the intermediate group in July included Helen using family photographs to demonstrate the way in which DNA from Indian ancestors has carried down in at least one member of her husband's family. Val described working solidly on writing up the Abley side of her family history, gleefully reporting she can begin to see completing 'both sides' in the foreseeable future.
Robyn shared the research and photographs for a story which we decided related to the topic 'Family Traits'. Discovering that one of her 'Rigby' forebears was a famous dairy farmer in the UK, Robyn linked this to her lifetime dream, and the eventual reality, of becoming a farmer. The story also led to a rich discussion on how milk may have been kept cold in the early decades of the 1900's in England; possibly in cellars with marble shelves in which ice blocks cut from the snow in winter. Robyn aso shared a book sent to her by a relative in England, a precursor to the online apps eliciting stories in response to a series of questions.
Our theme for the day was Recipes (an upcoming topic on the family stories topic list). We reminisced about recipes passed down through our families. Robyn and Helen, whose husbands had forebears who lived in India for a time, reminisced about how they had been taught the traditional way of making hot curries in the manner of their husbands' ancestors. Memories were also shared of meals with strong links to England, just search for 'Traditional recipes from England' - there are lots of lists on the internet. Strongly remembered from travelling or living in England, fish and chips with mushy peas! Bev demonstrated how searching for 'Recipes from County Roscommon in Ireland' resulted in a recipe for Roscommon Rhubarb Pie; 'Recipes from Bath in the UK', the 'Bath Bun' often associated with Jane Austen, and more. Some links if interested...
How to Collect and Share Recipes plus Troubleshooting Tips (Family Tree Magazine)
How to Make a Recipe Book with your collection of family recipes (Family Tree Magazine
Time allocated for 'hands on' work saw Val working on formatting her written family history, reviewing how to cut and paste; also learning to delete 'headers' not needed any more; Robyn used our My Heritage account to search for information on ancestors which may not have been in Ancestry; while Helen successfully followed up a '10 Hint' list in ancestry.com for an grand uncle who had died in World War I.
Bev Lee
Robyn shared the research and photographs for a story which we decided related to the topic 'Family Traits'. Discovering that one of her 'Rigby' forebears was a famous dairy farmer in the UK, Robyn linked this to her lifetime dream, and the eventual reality, of becoming a farmer. The story also led to a rich discussion on how milk may have been kept cold in the early decades of the 1900's in England; possibly in cellars with marble shelves in which ice blocks cut from the snow in winter. Robyn aso shared a book sent to her by a relative in England, a precursor to the online apps eliciting stories in response to a series of questions.
Our theme for the day was Recipes (an upcoming topic on the family stories topic list). We reminisced about recipes passed down through our families. Robyn and Helen, whose husbands had forebears who lived in India for a time, reminisced about how they had been taught the traditional way of making hot curries in the manner of their husbands' ancestors. Memories were also shared of meals with strong links to England, just search for 'Traditional recipes from England' - there are lots of lists on the internet. Strongly remembered from travelling or living in England, fish and chips with mushy peas! Bev demonstrated how searching for 'Recipes from County Roscommon in Ireland' resulted in a recipe for Roscommon Rhubarb Pie; 'Recipes from Bath in the UK', the 'Bath Bun' often associated with Jane Austen, and more. Some links if interested...
How to Collect and Share Recipes plus Troubleshooting Tips (Family Tree Magazine)
How to Make a Recipe Book with your collection of family recipes (Family Tree Magazine
Time allocated for 'hands on' work saw Val working on formatting her written family history, reviewing how to cut and paste; also learning to delete 'headers' not needed any more; Robyn used our My Heritage account to search for information on ancestors which may not have been in Ancestry; while Helen successfully followed up a '10 Hint' list in ancestry.com for an grand uncle who had died in World War I.
Bev Lee