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    Podcasts : What Are Podcasts ?

    Hi Rod, So enjoyed the podcast thank you will use it again.
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    Hall Of Memory - Online Remembrance Books

    How lovely to see the Hall of Memory on line. So many more people can look up friend and family. Thank you so much for letting us all know.
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    Victorian Sentiment

    Thank you, as a poem the words are wonderful as well
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    Bring back Kunzle showboats

    My Dad liked to shop at Barrows in Birmingham on his way home from work, wonderful cheese. Dad worked for Frederick Marsden in Cannon Street. They then moved to Coventry and Dad travelled every day by bus. Annie
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    Some Soldiers Postcards Home

    Hi Louisa, I see by your post you are researching the Ellis family. My Maiden name is Ellis I was bought up in Handsworth. The rest of the family seem to come from Kings Norton that way. If I cane help sent me a mp. Annie.
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    Arley Barley

    My what memories : I remember Ackey 123 before touching base. Annie
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    Handsworth Cemetery

    Such a nice day today we went to Handsworth Cemetery. Enclosing a map of the old part of the cemetery. Annie
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    Handsworth Cemetery

    Hi Jennyann, Sorry I posted it in the wrong place, I was getting carried away. Will try what you have suggested,and thank you Annie.:biggrin:
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    Handsworth Cemetery

    Hi All, Its me again. Has anyone a map of Handsworth Cemetery please or can you tell me were I can obtain one, that is present day. Really getting back into it again now. Annie.:)
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    Ellis N/Z

    I'm being cheeky now, but nothing ventured nothing gained. My G.Grandfather (Thomas Ellis) was born 1825. in Birmingham Warwick. Emigrited to N/Z don't know when. Married a Marian Cummings, had a son Thomas Ashley Ellis born on a sheep station called Ashley Gorge G.G. was the owner of the...
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    Sorrento Hospital Nursing Home

    Thanks to all those that replied; You were right Colin B, it should have read Wake Green Road I had a senior moment; I'll save the information for my journal. They always say ,"There's a bit of truth there somewhere" Thanks again. Annie
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    Sorrento Hospital Nursing Home

    I've been reading some of the your older posting on the Sorrento Hospital. My father told me, his father ( my grandfather) had a house built and that it turned out to large, it was sold , and became the Sorrento Hospital. His father (my great grandfather) lived at The Grange, Wake Field...
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