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I have discovered Jeremiah Jones in the 1921 census. He was shown to be a retired Ecclesiastical metal worker at Hart, son and Peard in Birmingham. Wondering if anyone knows how or where to find more about this company and where they were located within Bham. Thanks. SRunte

Hi Eric THe Lancaster at NAnton is rolled out on sunny days then the engines are fired up. What a racket! All of the work of restoration was done by volunteers in this case. You might look up the "NAnton Lancaster" on the web. Shirley

Hi Cookie Hope all are well in Birmingham. BTW Barb's nearest town (Nanton, Alberta) has a Lanc in the their Air Museum. It's been completely rebuilt and could probably fly if only there was a runway... Shirley

It's been a while since I went through my stuff but here I am again. If you by chance still have the info (disc) about the Foundry school; would love to hear from you. Shirley

Looks like all had a great time at the Bull. Oh, yes and the step, it's one I'll try not to take again my next trip to Bham.... All the best to everyone, have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year From Barb, Bill, Sylvia and me. Shirley

Hi to all Looks like a great time at the Rose Villa. Love seeing all the photos, SR

A phone call to Barb directed us to the owner of these puppies. Dexter (renamed Koda) picked us, which is usually what happens... Shirley

Koda is his name and he's a sweetie. Very sociable. We brought him back with us at Thanksgiving in mid October. SR

Can anyone tell me what it was like to be a patient at Selly Oak house in 1930? have found a relative's death cert with address 1a Raddlebarn road. She was a domestic servant and unmarked, age 80... Thank you SR

To all our friends at the Bull yesterday. We had a great time meeting everyone again (Barb and I) and for the first time (Bill and Sylvia). Hope to see one or two of you in Canada one of these days! Bill, Sylvia, Shirley and Barb

Jeremiah Jones was father of Alfred Jones (A. Jones). Alfred was a designer of jewellery and metalwork. The 1901 census describes Alfred as a "jeweller" on his own account. Do you know how I might determine if the "Jones" of Jones and Willis, was one and the same person? SR

Not sure if this is in the right spot but here goes... I'm looking for a reference to "A. Jones" in Kelly's Directory for 1901. May have been listed under Art Metal Workers. He was living at 246 MaryVale Road at that time. Thank you SR

Re WW11 aircraft, There is a small museum in Nanton, Aberta with an operational Lancaster Bomber. All of the restoration work to date has been done by volunteers from around the town. Whenever the weather permits it is rolled out of the hangar and engines are started. Also a memorial to...

Does anyone know anything about this company... I'd like to know if they had offered apprenticeship training for boys learning to be jewellers in 1890-1910? If anyone can suggest where to find the above... Thank you Sr

The western half of North America (Canada and USA) must all be on a similar PBS schedule. We have "Call the Midwife" in Canada (BC and Alberta) as well. If it were not for PBS we wouldn't need a television. SR