tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post9111560902773408936..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: The Things I Never Knew!Olive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-26112007542345103262011-03-05T19:10:38.428-05:002011-03-05T19:10:38.428-05:00Hi - You asked what a closet was ... this would be...Hi - You asked what a closet was ... this would be a Water Closet ... the old name given to a toilet ... in the UK we still hear people calling it the WCRoseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16506989178371381591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-81745917691674850982011-02-23T10:47:49.155-05:002011-02-23T10:47:49.155-05:00@Geni - interesting question! I loved the 1911 int...@Geni - interesting question! I loved the 1911 interface on the website. It was easy to use and the wildcard abilities were outstanding. <br /><br />I could put the first letter of the surname and nothing else, if I wanted. I was also able to type a first name (for example) and tell the search engine to look for variant names. <br /><br />Images were fast to load and crystal clear. <br /><br />Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-63759431544021892952011-02-23T10:44:08.201-05:002011-02-23T10:44:08.201-05:00Thanks to all for the suggestion of using Google E...Thanks to all for the suggestion of using Google Earth to see my Grandmother's home in 1911. I actually wrote about discovering Google Street View last summer! I'd never thought of using it before, but had a few days of great fun looking for all my maternal ancestors' homes in England. Here's the blog post I wrote about my fun<br /><br />http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/2010Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-82985079394184123292011-02-23T10:21:38.698-05:002011-02-23T10:21:38.698-05:00It IS fascinating what shards of information we ca...It IS fascinating what shards of information we can glean. I don't find it boring at all! Great example of looking for the details.Susan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009218875010743399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-10605022046407316622011-02-22T17:13:25.669-05:002011-02-22T17:13:25.669-05:00You can Google street view this street, and the ho...You can Google street view this street, and the houses on the north side of the street look like they were there in 1911. I'm not sure if it's the right side of the street (it's not unless the numbering has been changed since) but the chances are the houses were originally the same on both sides of the street. These do look like good-sized houses.RAHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03006756143342847365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-78893324515912756802011-02-22T14:50:01.972-05:002011-02-22T14:50:01.972-05:00Thank you for an excellent reminder.
It would be...Thank you for an excellent reminder. <br /><br />It would be really cool if you could use Google Earth to see the house as Kristin suggests!Michelle Goodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427355155193196767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-33263978407980664372011-02-22T10:39:37.044-05:002011-02-22T10:39:37.044-05:00That's such an interesting story. Census resea...That's such an interesting story. Census research provides such great information.<br /><br />How did you like the interface of the 1911 Census site? How does it compare to places like Family Search in your opinion?<br /><br />Are more specialized records sites more compelling?Geni Granthttp://geni.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-58749360491896792152011-02-22T09:07:06.854-05:002011-02-22T09:07:06.854-05:00i wonder if the house is still there and if you ca...i wonder if the house is still there and if you can do the google view in England.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.com