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by Joe Griffiths
19 May 2017 15:46
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: St Thomas the Martyr, Upholland
Replies: 28
Views: 13706

Re: St Thomas the Martyr, Upholland

I do have one or two sets of fiche for St Thomas the Martyr, Upholland (Lower Ground) MIs. They are not listed in the on-line shop as it was decided not to continue with fiche as not many people have access to readers and it is becoming more and more difficult to have copies of the originals made. W...
by Joe Griffiths
09 Apr 2016 09:44
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Anniversary
Replies: 8
Views: 6623

Re: Anniversary

Seems like a life sentence sometimes :D
by Joe Griffiths
12 Mar 2016 16:27
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Anniversary
Replies: 8
Views: 6623

Re: Anniversary

Pete did begin it, but got me to be the guinea pig :)
by Joe Griffiths
12 Mar 2016 14:57
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Anniversary
Replies: 8
Views: 6623

Re: Anniversary

Beat you all, I joined on Fri Jan 30, 2004, the first person to do so :D
by Joe Griffiths
03 Feb 2016 13:09
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: Everton Toffee Molly Bushell or Coopers????
Replies: 33
Views: 11296

Re: Everton Toffee Molly Bushell or Coopers????

I was quite excited to read the posts on Molly Bushell/Everton Toffee. My Auntie Kath (known well to Katie and Mary :D ) has always maintained that my grandmother, Sarah Francis, nee SANDIFORD, was adamant the family were the real originators of Everton Toffee. I have a large folder of newspaper art...
by Joe Griffiths
19 Jul 2015 08:22
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: Thomas Andrew Jolliffe
Replies: 23
Views: 11161

Re: Thomas Andrew Jolliffe

Quite ironic, Pete and I were "Telephone Labourers" for many years :D
by Joe Griffiths
13 Feb 2015 13:26
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: John Casement 1791-1847 Innkeeper Three Legs of Man
Replies: 23
Views: 10680

Re: John Casement 1791-1847 Innkeeper Three Legs of Man

My fault !!! click on Large Scale Maps, top left of the screen
by Joe Griffiths
08 Dec 2014 18:41
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Microfiche Reader
Replies: 0
Views: 3923

Microfiche Reader

I have a fully working microfiche reader for disposal, free to a good home :lol: It's in Lymm, Cheshire.
by Joe Griffiths
19 May 2014 01:17
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Disaster....lost Family Tree Maker
Replies: 8
Views: 5479

Re: Disaster....lost Family Tree Maker

i use a FREE program called Paragon Backup and Recovery (http://www.paragon-software.com/home/br-free/) which enables me to make a complete copy of my hard drive (operating system, programs, data, e-mails etc) and save it to an external hard drive. I run a back up before I go on holiday and store th...
by Joe Griffiths
21 Jan 2014 22:22
Forum: Military
Topic: St Thomas Golborne, WW1 soldier
Replies: 7
Views: 4963

Re: St Thomas Golborne, WW1 soldier

Golborne is covered by the Leigh Group. :D
by Joe Griffiths
09 Jan 2014 18:36
Forum: Military
Topic: Army Hutted Camp, 1920s?
Replies: 8
Views: 5908

Re: Army Hutted Camp, 1920s?

The "hutments" were apparently built during WW1 to accommodate American troops who had disembarked at Liverpool before they were sent to the Front. My Grandfather, John Frank Griffiths, Kings Liverpool Regiment (I'm still trying to find any record of his War service !!!) was allocated a hut on his d...
by Joe Griffiths
09 Sep 2012 21:42
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: The Big History Weekend St Georges Hall 8 & 9 September 2012
Replies: 6
Views: 6206

Re: The Big History Weekend St Georges Hall 8 & 9 September

Totally agree, we would have really struggled to get the boxes and the big display down the steps at St George's without him !!!
by Joe Griffiths
09 Sep 2012 19:47
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: The Big History Weekend St Georges Hall 8 & 9 September 2012
Replies: 6
Views: 6206

Re: The Big History Weekend St Georges Hall 8 & 9 September

Another successful day :D Thanks to David Guiver, Pat McEvoy, Kathy D, Joyce Culling, Pat Bellas, Ian White, Dot Corns, Danny Washington and anyone else I've forgotten !!!



Joe Griffiths (Publications Officer)
by Joe Griffiths
08 Sep 2012 19:57
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: The Big History Weekend St Georges Hall 8 & 9 September 2012
Replies: 6
Views: 6206

Re: The Big History Weekend St Georges Hall 8 & 9 September

Thanks to all who helped today, Ian White, Joyce Culling, Mary Allan, Peter Jones, Kathy Donaldson, Ken Sharpe, Danny Washington, Pat McEvoy, Glenys McClellan, Susan Atkins, Kath Francis. Here's hoping for another good day tomorrow !


Joe Griffiths (Publications Officer)
by Joe Griffiths
16 May 2011 23:11
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: COLQUITT / COLQUIT
Replies: 11
Views: 5066

Lancashire Parish Register Society's CDs of St Helens are available from the Liverpool & S.W. Lancs. F.H.S on-line shop see :- http://www.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/a ... on_CD.html
by Joe Griffiths
04 May 2011 15:09
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Family Tree Maker for Mac
Replies: 1
Views: 2988

Have a look at www.my-history.co.uk and contact Tony Beardshaw on 01709586758 he is very knowledgable on all aspects of Family Tree Maker
:D and can supply all manner of software
by Joe Griffiths
25 Apr 2011 16:35
Forum: Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History
Topic: BBC Radio Merseyside Big History Weekend!
Replies: 12
Views: 6345

I would like to thank all the members who helped on an extremely busy weekend, Mary A, Pete Jolliffe, Peter Jones, "Aunty Kath", Kathy Donaldson (Katie), Laura Rafferty, Danny Washington, Margaret McDonald, Pat Bellas, Hilary Ambrose (Ed Officer), Katherine Dow, Diane Banahan, Dot Cornes, Len Murphy...