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Hoff, I wasnt saying there was anything wrong with Liverpool. Just that I might have trouble understanding the dialect/accent of my ancestors from there. I am sure it is a lovely place, I would love to visit it some time.

I have a few photos of my dads half sister, long story he and his siblings were told as kids she was their auntie. She is long dead unfortunately. When my uncle showed them to us everyone just looked at the photo then at me and sat there with there gobs open. Creeped me out, looks like me but in the 40's. When my 7 year old saw it he said, '' Why are you in black and white in that photo''!

my son saw photo of his granddad and went white , he said that it was him in black and white

and whats wrong with liverpool lol

Some of my ancestors might have trouble understanding me. And I might not understand them. Some from Yorkshire, Liverpool, Staffs., Glos., Essex, London. All probably different accents and different words for things. I dont think I have a typical Kiwi accent. I sound awful posh on tape. Was quite shocked when I first heard myself.

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YOU LUCKY SO AND SO

Yes, Heather, I often wish that. Wouldnt we drive them crazy with our questions?

questions questions questions we could be there for ever

I am lucky, my dad is 93 and I am asking questions by the dozen, and he is really enjoying reminiscing, he has told me some fabulous stories Ann x

If only we could go back in time Huia and ask them the questions we want answers to ;)

I have a photo of my gt gt grandfather with 3 of his sons and their wives, plus a daughter, plus the infant son of one son and his wife (my gt grandparents), plus 3 other people. Taken the day before my gt grandparents sailed for New Zealand. Another photo I call 'The Wedding Breakfast'. I came to the conclusion from the assessed ages of the people in it that it was taken the day my grandparents married, and as I have a newspaper cutting about the wedding, which says that the reception was held at the home of the brides parents I have put 2 and 2 together. Hope 4 is the correct answer. I have one carte de visite which intrigues me, a woman in a crinoline dress, she is holding a fan. I dont know who she is. The photo was taken in Poona, in India. A mystery waiting to be solved.

Yes, a member on here, who is related to hubby sent some photos of his grandmothers family...... fascinating to see the likenesses.

I got sent an old photo the other day but didnt recognise the person in it lol

I certainly treasure the old photos that have finished up in my care. Came mostly from my mothers mother, possible started off with her mother. English relatives would send photos in the Victorian times to their Kiwi relatives, presumably the Kiwi rellies sent some of their own back. This is how I got into genealogy, when my son asked if I had any photos of my parents and grandparents that he could have and I dragged out all the photos and he asked 'who, what, where, why, when.'

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Was it the Victorians who used to photograph their dead relatives as a keep sake?

Hello stranger :0))))) Only if I'm in them!!!! Really though...I love looking at old photos of all my olds.Wish I'd been around when they were alive...they look a lot happier!! I am happy by the way...just that they look less stressed than I tend to...lol!!

i always enjoy looking at old photos and photo cuttings from the old newspapers to