tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post4602522378424233717..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: The Orphaned Kirby Photo Album Has Found A Home! Olive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-14721615096306238852016-06-25T07:40:38.897-04:002016-06-25T07:40:38.897-04:00Hello Gordon,
How wonderful! I would love to see ...Hello Gordon,<br /><br />How wonderful! I would love to see your spreadsheet. Perhaps I can create a new blog post from it.<br /><br />Just send to my email address given on my VIEW MY COMPLETE PROFILE link.<br /><br />Thank you<br />Lorine Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-18957450922580992872016-06-24T18:05:02.675-04:002016-06-24T18:05:02.675-04:00Lorrine, an addendum to this story for you. I bel...Lorrine, an addendum to this story for you. I believe I have identified the photo of the soldier in one of the photographs you so kindly sent me. His name was William Old (1872-1915) & he was married to my grandfathers older sister Matilda Elizabeth Wake (1873-1958). The soldier in the photo is wearing a Royal Engineers cap badge & William was in the R.E., but no other member of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-35387165291126644412013-06-11T19:36:32.257-04:002013-06-11T19:36:32.257-04:00A wonderful endeavor ! I always feel so sad when I...A wonderful endeavor ! I always feel so sad when I see old photos in antique malls. So glad to see some that have found their way back home. Good work.Peghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09060945711863662127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-45728349362285458722013-06-10T22:42:34.416-04:002013-06-10T22:42:34.416-04:00How wonderful, Lorine! You and hubs make a great ...How wonderful, Lorine! You and hubs make a great genealogy detective agency! So glad you were able to find a home for this lovely album. Great leaps -? That's called knowledge, skill, and intuition. Cheers to you.Celia Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04096301290962083820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-4982958879108922972013-06-10T21:47:24.716-04:002013-06-10T21:47:24.716-04:00How amazing that technology can let us go back in ...How amazing that technology can let us go back in time, so to speak. This was a great story and I love the Sheffield connection, since my grandmother was born there. Kudos!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-28208245932523177962013-06-10T18:11:11.217-04:002013-06-10T18:11:11.217-04:00What a great story, with a successful outcome! Ku...What a great story, with a successful outcome! Kudos for sticking with it!Katharine Otthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01392487226330656489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-47394164019269710372013-06-10T14:00:20.070-04:002013-06-10T14:00:20.070-04:00What a wonderful ending!!!
What a wonderful ending!!!<br />Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596133690738976448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-35696476023355278032013-06-10T12:49:59.906-04:002013-06-10T12:49:59.906-04:00Congratulations Lorine! I see it was the Wake Fam...Congratulations Lorine! I see it was the Wake Family Tree that I mentioned previously. Interestingly, there are also several W. Mitchells in the tree and perhaps one of them is the Reverend. So generous of you to go to this much trouble.Jackie Corriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13590243213239049149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-38687983361646608432013-06-10T12:35:26.863-04:002013-06-10T12:35:26.863-04:00I was on the receiving end of an album. So I know ...I was on the receiving end of an album. So I know how the recipient would have felt being told about these photographs. See my blog genemeet@blogspot.co.ukHilary Gadsbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03493542134835202291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-78994523691084029662013-06-10T10:49:59.171-04:002013-06-10T10:49:59.171-04:00Lorine, what an amazing conclusion! I was so excit...Lorine, what an amazing conclusion! I was so excited for you! It's so wonderful to hear that a whole orphan album has found it's rightful home! You showed why we have to sometimes take leaps! Great detective work! Smadarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09765946753514711483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-41094133468014234902013-06-10T10:18:23.094-04:002013-06-10T10:18:23.094-04:00Lorine, I'm doing a happy dance for you. What ...Lorine, I'm doing a happy dance for you. What a wonderful story! I think we should call you the fairy godmother of genealogists. You and hubs are amazing. You're inspiring me to go to my nearest thrift shop and rescue some orphan scrapbooks.<br /><br />I hope you get to meet the family some day. Well done!Linda Huesca Tullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677498238088821264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-15661406828920910412013-06-10T10:11:19.388-04:002013-06-10T10:11:19.388-04:00Brilliant piece of detective work!Brilliant piece of detective work!https://carolineschroniclesblog.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10990425364581410576noreply@blogger.com