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Vera Bromage gave a very comprehensive reply to my first question about Registrar's offices. She was a great example of being patient with people when they are starting out. Thanks Vera! I cannot devote as much time to family research as I would like to, but the help you gave me got me going. Richard Chippenham

I have only been a member for about a week, and today Michelle Pike became the first member to help me. Brilliant!! Thank you Michellex

the first people to help me was sheli and marly who made me so welcome on the boards then there was colin in hampshire that spent days looking for info on my grandfather. thank you colin i would like to say a specail thank you to she and colin who helped me loads when i was going through a difficult time and that was nothing to do with family trees but they was still there for me. there are loads of others to many to mention but they know who they are thank you everyone

My first helper came when I asked for help looking for a marriage, back then it was a bit different and a few people had a go at me and told me to get of my fat backside. I had a lot of support, ad a few days later William Williams from Liverpool had found it at his frc. I could not believe how he could do that for someone he didnt know. I still have the email he sent. and that was the first marriage Certificate I sent for which started me in the right direction. Also Monica Chiles and Vera Bromage were always there to be of assistance since then there are just so many kind and wonderful people that have helped me. I want to thank you all so much. Debbie

My first help came from Vera Bromage and Crista in the US who both helped me get started.Vera also helped me when I joined the local History Society. Crista,She,Kathleen Fennell,Max ,Jenny in Staffs ,Bren in Oldham Peter Dud and Bill in Oz and afew others all gave me encouragement on various things last summer . Just reading the boards and seeing how helpful everyone is great and can answer questions you have been wanting to ask. If I have not said so before( Ihope I did)thank you so very much for your help.

You were Russell and Chris Elstob, and there have been many more since! Funnily enough Russell the first info you got for me gave me even bigger clues only yesterday and I am so excited, you advised me never to part with any information as sometimes the trail leads back and you were so right!! Somewhere along the way (and I don't know how as I am pretty clueless on computers) I stopped being a novice and in turn often help others, which pleases me no end. A GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO YOU ALL. Linda x

Ruth Taylor was teh first person to help me (I think), but there have been many many more since... Thank You everyone :)

The first person to help me was JILL HUNT. I now have to say a very big THANK YOU TO EVERYONE who has given their time to help me in the past five months. You are all such wonderful people. THANK YOU again, Regards Viv.

Hard one! I think it may have been Elton actually, but I know that I have had more help from him since. Also lovely Lynda Pace, Max, She, Sharon Reeve, Vanda Lawrence, Janet Stevens, Helen, Sylvie Sillince, Jacqui Etches and I'm sure loads of others that I've forgotten. Thank you to every one of you! Maz. XX

The first people to help me were constance whetton, claire in Lincs, and Sally knapman, and thank you to all the kind people who have helped me since Linda P

These people who helped hugely in my tree and went 50 mile out of their way Thank you so very, very much Chloe perrin Tracy O'Leary John Robinson Phillip Heeks Anna S Mavis Heaps Jane Stubbs Liz Stamford Elton Rowe These people deserve a mention for all their help turning my twig into a tree Siobhan in Leicestershire Jo in Yarm Ken Milton Leigh (missing link) Robin Hood Gerry in sunny margate Judy in the states Lesley Marriott rebecca howlett/Rous Susan Manterfield (im sure was the first help I had :) ) Jill Hunt Diana Hennis Lynda Worth Chris Elstob There are loads of others who help all the time you all deserve a huge pat on the back without people like you all things would be so much more difficult. love to you all Jan x

I cannot recall for definite the first person to help me in some way but certainly one of the first would be Amanda Thacker who did a lookup for me, which proved useful and she was helpful and friendly. Max also later found some information for me, on one of her visits to the FRC, that led me to purchase the marriage certificate for my great-grandfather, something which had been eluding me for some time.

The first two people to help me were David Owen and Elizabeth Newman who trawled through information on census discs to find information on my family. I believe the info was in the original handwriting so I am very grateful for their help. Heather

Believe it or not I think my first G.C. member to help me also was connected to my tree - Elton Rowe thread 18 Nov 2003. He was posting an 1891 lookup for Albert Howard who was marrried to an Ada. I knew one of my grandmother's sisters was Adaline so that was the connection. This was all about the same time a got heaps of help from Janet Stevens, Sarah Arkell, Ruth Taylor and Margaret Drummond who found all my Gullands in Scotland. I have had so much help from so many people - thankyou:-)))

Vera Bromage, was my first helper. She was so patient and knowledgeable, I asked some really daft questions but nothing was ever too much trouble or too silly to answer. Some of the things she told me i still use everyday in my research. Of course I'd like to take this Opportunity, to thank each and everyone who has helped, been a freind or just a shoulder to cry on, too many to mention but you're all stars Shelli xxxxx

There has just been to many to name you all , everyone is willing to help everyone you are all a great bunch of people Thank you Margaret

Im blushing Yvette! Thanks for remembering. My 1st help was also by Monica Chiles and also Vera Bromage, Ive not seen any of these 2 helpful ladies around much but they could go by aliases!! And also Rosemary, who after a lot of help turns out we are vaguely related, quite spooky! Thanks to everyone, we all try and help each other as best we know how.

The first thread i posted was answered by Clare Arthey, but as i was asking a fairly basic question it didnt 'help' me with my tree, however she was so nice that it gave me the confidence to come back and ask a bigger question and Lynda Worth answered. She was only able to give me half an answer, however it gave me a step in the right direction to finding my gggrandfathers family, and opened up a whole chunk of my family tree. Something i could never have done without her help. Yvette

I remember that when I first joined the site, I did not even think about the message boards,,,just contacting possible relations. At the time there was no Records Office Board. I couldn't believe it when I saw max offering the lookups for EVERYONE!! She and other members like her have contributed so much to the success and 'familyness' of this site. It is a pleasure to be able to help others and I contribute when I can, following the example set by these GC pioneers!

Hi Russell, I have had help from She Wray,Ann from Glos and Theresa in Cork, and was very glad to get it , a BIG THANK YOU girls , and with your help Russell I d/loaded tribalpages and now I look forward to looking back, lol, so a real BIG THANK TO YOU. xx Margaret