Who’s my 1000th?

I saw this game over at Jasia's Creative Gene blog, and thought I'd play along. The idea is you open up your database, find the 1000th person you entered and tell us more about them. My 1000th was Bridget Basket who was the wife of my 11th great-uncle, Colonel Thomas Phelips. Bridget and Thomas married … Continue reading Who’s my 1000th? →

Tagged for a meme

Image via Wikipedia I was tagged for a meme by the California Genealogical Society and Library blog, and it seemed like a good way of breaking the ice on this blog, because I haven't posted for so long. Ten years ago I was: 1) Newly arrived in the village I now live in (this may … Continue reading Tagged for a meme →

My Earliest, Scariest Television Moment

I found this meme over at Terry Snyder's, Desktop Genealogist blog, but it was started by Cherry Kinnick at Nordic Blue. My earliest, scariest television moment is without doubt the advert shown in the accompanying video. This ad was aired in the early 70s as part of a series of public information films and was … Continue reading My Earliest, Scariest Television Moment →