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In the light of rescent events.

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ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 27 May 2021 00:59

And not so rescent how do you keep up with family gossip etc although there are not the usual events in which you used to keep up to date with events how do you do it now?

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 27 May 2021 08:25

The same way as usual via the internet. :-D

Researching:
Lloyd,Paddock,Cooper,Morris,Rigby West Midlands Salop Worc

JustGinnie

JustGinnie Report 27 May 2021 10:17

For my family abroad via the internet, for family here phone and internet. Which was the norm for us before the virus anyway. :-D

Island

Island Report 27 May 2021 10:41

Well there's gossip and there's ..... gossip.

Women gossip. Men chat. I come from a male dominant household.

I pick up the phone, I email, use facebook..... same as before.

Researching:
I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 27 May 2021 12:12

My daughters and I regularly message - in fact I'm doing this at the moment!
Sister and I call each other every evening, and I call the 'driver' each evening, just to make sure he's okay - but we've been doing this for years.

Elder brother will occasionally call my sister - he lives in the wilds of Somerset, with no landline, no internet, nothing - so he calls when he has a signal.
He's only been trying to get connected for 5 years.

Since the virus, we have got a Whatsapp where extended members of our 'family' post.

What we have missed are our twice yearly gathering of the clans.
We had one last year, and will have one this June.

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 29 May 2021 07:40

The internet/email for me as the phone is no good with my hearing problem. Family also use whats App and we have a group email address to save duplication.Family all spread around but catch up personally when we can.Since my OH died I like to have a meet up/stay with family members to look forward to. Just had a week in Devon with daughter and son in law, but they have left to go home this morning after we all came back here yesterday. House seems very quiet again now. :-( :-( :-(

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin