Australian Transcripts Website
Helen Castle
I hereby give permission for anyone to replicate the work I have done on my
website after my death, in fact so many have copied it before I die that I
am guaranteed it will survive. That's because what I put up is publicly
available information. BTW - it is pretty much like Pearls website -
publicly available material that many different people worked on.
No one owns the info on my website - I just organised it - when I die my
brother may die after me and then no-one will have access to the hundreds of
pages donated by many different people to the project. So I put it on
Rootsweb; but just in case someone doesnt find it on Rootsweb then it is in
a couple of other places as well.
May I also give encouragement to the many people who have found this
newsgroup/mail-list a bit confronting lately - I have sat in for the past 9
years (Jan 1997 to be precise) and the rude ones come and go, as do the
pompous asses who feel that no-one ever started out without a clue of what
they were doing. It took me some months to get game enough to contribute or
ask questions but I had a go and now I get it close to right sometimes.
I for one had no idea of how to approach what I was doing and asked some
monumentally stupid questions when I started out. People like Pearl and Pat
who used to contribute to the group gave considerably of their time and
patiently of their knowledge. I am very lucky I have first hand experience
of my mother and several other newbies and have spend time with them
learning what their version of what they want is. I still cant make my very
well educated mother use punctuation or paragraphs but at least now she uses
full stops and capitals.
What comes around goes around and eventually the rude and pompous move on
leaving the dedicated and patient and the newsgroup/mail-list will be a nice
place for people to communicate and get to know each other.
There are quite a few genuine people out there who will quietly answer you
on the side with professional answers and considerate hints so killfile the
ones you dont want to hear from and you will get there eventually.
And remember what we do is for our pleasure and entertainment and when it is
no longer fun and interesting you may as well give up.
Helen Castle - getting the fire blanket out of mothball to Quell the
flames!!!!
God I love a good, interesting and clever flame war.
Narangba Qld 4504
he...@addison.homedns.org
Sarns
"Helen Castle" <helen...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Very nice post Helen...i agree 100% (and this group certainly isn't as bad
as some of the others i'm on!)
--
Sarns, Christchurch, New Zealand
www.angelfire.com/ok/nzfamily
"That a people who have no pride in their remote ancestors; will never
achieve very much that can be praised by their remote decendants" - Lord
Macaulay
D Ford
Diana
full stops and capitals.
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Lance
Your email is so true.
Thru you, I found a complete branch/s re my Buckley tree.
Keep up the great work & long may you live.
Regards,
Lance
buc...@optusnet.com.au
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Lindsay Graham
And, yes, sometimes a flame war can be pretty entertaining!! <g>
Lindsay Graham
Canberra, Australia
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Helen Castle" <helen...@yahoo.com>
To: <GENA...@rootsweb.com>
Terri
exactly. Like you, I've also been a member of GENANZ since 1997 and
it has certainly been an interesting nine years. As you said, they
come and they go, the critics and the pompous asses. But people like
Pearl and yourself are exemplorary. I loved Pearl's wicked wit and
sharp mind and I miss her still. And I hope you're not going anywhere
soon! You've helped me through the years and in turn I've helped
others with their research. It's like a big wheel isn't it? As you
said, what goes around comes around.
Over the years I've discovered a few skeletons in the closet and I've
put flesh on their bones and made them dance but I could never have
done it without the dedication and hard work of people like yourself
and Pearl Wilson just to name a few. Lets all work together and
breathe new life into our ancestors, isn't that what we're here for?
Best wishes,
Terri,
----- Original Message -----
From: "Helen Castle" <helen...@yahoo.com>
To: <GENA...@rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 8:15 PM
Subject: Australian Transcripts Website
Maureen Doyle
the likes of Helen and Pearl. I found something on all my lines
through genanz, and have been subscribed constantly for 7 or 8
years. It is the gateway to research in Australia and a must.
People like Helen and Pearl are treasures. These people have done so
much to help everybody.
Maureen
Beryl O'Gorman
wholeheartedly, and I think it should be copied and sent to all Mailing
Lists. Well done!
A highly suitable quotation comes to mind but unfortunately could not be
aired on this or any List.
Cheers
Beryl
Beryl O'Gorman
Greensborough Victoria Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Helen Castle" <helen...@yahoo.com>
To: <GENA...@rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 8:15 PM
Subject: Australian Transcripts Website
Keith Radford
let the ba*****s grind you down"
soapbox
are you related to the o'gormans that had the blind shop in sydney road,
north coburg? grew up in the area and remember it well. might even still be
there from memory. could be a dead end, but couldn't help asking, noting
that you list your suburb as the neighbouring (well, what's a few kilometres
in melbourne?!) greensborough.
peter t
brisbane
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Pat
NOT asked. Many of us are glad you asked and stayed around to answer.
Patricia
"Helen Castle" <helen...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> www.addison.homedns.org
>
> I for one had no idea of how to approach what I was doing and asked some
> monumentally stupid questions when I started out. People like Pearl and
> Pat who used to contribute to the group gave considerably of their time
> and patiently of their knowledge. I am very lucky I have first hand
> experience of my mother and several other newbies and have spend time with
> them learning what their version of what they want is. I still cant make
> my very well educated mother use punctuation or paragraphs but at least
> now she uses full stops and capitals.
>