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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:20 am Post subject: Scottish Association of Family History Societies - Aberdeen |
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We're here!
We got here just after eight and have finally got round to connecting up.
Lots of people talking to us. We even managed to stop of at mains in Dundee!
More to report later.
Cheers
Adam |
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:32 am Post subject: |
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The Moray group that I mentioned - their website is how I found out about the memorial at Ballindalloch that we did not have listed so could you please tell them we have a link to their site on our project and ask them if they know of any other memorials that we haven't found yet?
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Roxy Moderator - Morayshire
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 510 Location: Elgin, Moray
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Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:35 am Post subject: |
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I'm just about to leave Elgin; see you about lunch time!
Roxy
PS Can you check that the Ballindalloch WM is different from that at Bridge of Avon? _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos.
Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. |
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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 5071 Location: Blairgowrie, Perthshire
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Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:09 am Post subject: |
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Well done chaps. Look forward to hearing all about it.
rgds.,
Mark |
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:49 am Post subject: |
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Busy..busy. Unfortunately more folk want to know about service records than war memorials but at least we are not twiddling our thumbs!
Cheers
Adam |
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David McNay Administrator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11425 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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It's been a very good day - lots of queries on a variety of subjects. Quite a few people brought photos and documents for us to have a look at.
Hopefully we've generated some interest in our sites.
We'll upload some photos to the site over the next couple of days. |
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kinnethmont
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire
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Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 3:37 pm Post subject: Inveravon War Memorial |
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Quote: | The Moray group that I mentioned - their website is how I found out about the memorial at Ballindalloch that we did not have listed so could you please tell them we have a link to their site on our project and ask them if they know of any other memorials that we haven't found yet? |
Paul
I take it by Ballindalloch you mean the memorial listed here by it's location " Bridge of Avon ". I came upon this one being miss-named during research the other day.
From their local knowledge they will confirm that this memorial is that of Inveravon Parish. The names on it, together with Glenlivet ( 55 from WW1 and 11 from WW2 ) is the total for Inveravon confirmed in other sources.
Up until 1953 Glenlivet was a quod sacra parish of Inveravon. UKNIWM are now aware of this. _________________ Jim
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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Roxy Moderator - Morayshire
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 510 Location: Elgin, Moray
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Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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I popped in to say hello to Dave and Adam; Anne was their as well. Plenty of folks there; keeping them on their toes. Hope in ended successfully.
I've just been through Ballindaloch; other than possibly in Ballindalloch Castle, the only war memorial that I can find is the one that is posted on the forum - that memorial doesn't 'claim' to represent any particular town or parish. Perhaps Jim knows if there is a memorial in the castle? I couldn't check; it doesn't open till May (I know that's next week!)
I'll leave Ballindalloch on the Moray 'sticky' until I get confirmation that there is not a memorial 'missing'.
Roxy _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos.
Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. |
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kinnethmont
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire
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Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 4:48 pm Post subject: Inveravon War Memorial |
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Roxy
I feel certain the reference to a memorial at Ballindalloch is to the one listed as " Bridge of Avon "which is sited at Delnashaugh, Ballindalloch, with the Castle nearby.
If you total it and the one for the Glenlivet parish area you get the total for Inveravon (55+ 11). One might ask where is the memorial for Inveravon Parish? I believe you will find they are one, and the same and that the missing Ballindalloch civic memorial does not actually exist.
Tomnavoulin & Glenlivet Parish should be Glenlivet Parish. It is at Tomnavoulin in the Parish of Glenlivet
Although in Moray today Glenlivet and Inveravon were originally in Banffshire. _________________ Jim
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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anne park Our first ever 2000 poster
Joined: 25 Sep 2007 Posts: 21200 Location: Aberdeen
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Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 5:57 pm Post subject: Family History Fair |
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As far as I'm concerned it was a good day, nice to meet up with all the lads from the projects. Putting a faces to the names.
Sadly I could not access the internet but managed without it.
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Roxy Moderator - Morayshire
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 510 Location: Elgin, Moray
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Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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Jim,
Thanks. That is as I suspected.
Anne,
Congratulations on your 10001st post!
Roxy _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos.
Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. |
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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It was a good day, and long and tiring, I crashed out last night when I got home so it's taken until tonight to update the forum.
It was really good to meet Anne and Roxy. We can now put faces to names.
We've got some photos to upload soon too.
Adam |
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kinnethmont
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:33 pm Post subject: Glenlivet and Inveravon War Memorials |
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Quote: | Jim,
Thanks. That is as I suspected. |
Roxy
Can these be changed to Glenlivet and Inveravon respectively now that the parish situation is clear?
Both were parishes at the time, as they were after WW2 and later returned to being one parish, Inveravon ( sometimes Inveraven). The fact that Glenlivet was a quod sacra parish of Inveravon may account for the use of " district " there and was not uncommon in such situations. _________________ Jim
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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David McNay Administrator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11425 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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Can we stick to the topic? |
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David McNay Administrator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11425 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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Back on topic, here's some photos of our table at the annual SAFHS conference.
Adam looks confident:
I look overweight:
Answering one of the many queries we dealt with:
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