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Vinnie Wyre
vinnie@...
Apr 2, 2002 11:26 am
Have I missed something ?? What's all that about ??? ... From: "Carol Vaughan" <cj@...> To: <maidenhead@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
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Robert Egby
robert-egby@...
Apr 3, 2002 3:59 am
Dear Group...I was digging into the Swedish origins of my family name tonight on the Google search engine and spotted a reference to the dear old Maidenhead...
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bridget hole
bridget@...
Apr 3, 2002 6:01 am
I assumed that the sponsor's advert on Digest 580 was an April Fool's joke - it was, wasn't it? If not, I will send for one and set up in business as a...
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Ellen Edwards
netwercc@...
Apr 3, 2002 9:05 am
That is a most curious discovery! That all of our communications are kept in an archive, accessible to the world at large. Why would that be? And what a waste...
On Wednesday, April 03, 2002 5:04 AM, Robert Egby ... Ah, that'll be the Yahoogroups archive of messages available at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/maidenhead/...
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Robert Egby
robert-egby@...
Apr 3, 2002 11:08 pm
Hi Paul et al: Further, upon reflection and more searching I find the archive quite a treasure trove of information on a multitude of things involving...
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Chris Lefort
lodekka@...
Apr 3, 2002 11:51 pm
It's a valuable resource Ellen. That's where I found out about the group. For those who are just finding out about us, they can look back and see what's been...
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Ellen Edwards
netwercc@...
Apr 4, 2002 2:37 am
Well, Chris, I would agree with reviewing the past week, but not the past four years!! You must have a lot of patience. Some of you may be interested to know...
Bob, I normal find much easily to use this web interface than email i.e. you don't have go thro the whole thread on each subject. Apart from yesterday when my...
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bridget hole
bridget@...
Apr 5, 2002 8:59 am
Thankyou Bob for guiding me to the archives, how interesting to see how this site started. The belated answer to message 10 was the Duke of Wellington; his...
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Rod Bird
rod.bird@...
Apr 5, 2002 9:55 pm
For a really competent band who'll make everyone of all ages feel good, I'd recommend Mission Impossible. You should be able to contact them via Andrew Brown...
Sitting in traffic on Grenfell Road this morning [odd those traffic lights; the queue of cars waiting is unpredictable, sometimes just 2 or 3, sometimes 20-30 ...
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bridget hole
bridget@...
Apr 6, 2002 5:53 pm
The Windsor & Eton Express has a very tasteful edition this week, a fitting front page dedicated to the late Queen Mother, who died in our borough, and a 24...
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John Dossey
jdossey@...
Apr 6, 2002 6:02 pm
Hello, Bridget, While I am not a native Maidonian, I would love to have a copy of that issue of the Windsor & Eton Express. I will gladly pay you in advance...
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Fred Burgess
fburge@...
Apr 7, 2002 2:42 pm
Attn Bridget Hole. Hi Bridget! My wife & I would love to get a copy of that issue. Please let me know the cost, including the mailing, we will be glad to...
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Ellen Edwards
netwercc@...
Apr 8, 2002 4:34 am
This weekend Our Vancouver Sun paper had some tasteful photos of the Queen Mother, and I await photos of the four princes at the corners of the QM's casket....
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bridget hole
bridget@...
Apr 8, 2002 6:22 am
John, Fred and Ellen; if the paper shop still has copies, it will be my pleasure to send you the supplement on the Queen Mother. Bridget (Maidenhead). ...
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sharon thrift
thrift@...
Apr 8, 2002 12:41 pm
Thanks Paul, I was glad I was sitting down when I saw the price of 89 Grenfell Rd. For that amount of money you could buy three houses over here. My father in...
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Ellen Edwards
netwercc@...
Apr 8, 2002 6:05 pm
Bridget, that is SO thoughtful, and I'd appreciate it. Encouragingly, Ellen ... From: bridget hole <bridget@...> To:...
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John Dossey
jdossey@...
Apr 9, 2002 1:10 am
Thank you Bridget. If you secure a copy for me, just let me know the cost and I will forward it to you right away. Have a great day, Regards, John Dossey 3250...
This morning (Saturday) I counted 16 cars parked illegally on double yellow lines on Grenfell Road between King's Grove and the traffic lights, and this number...
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Peter Atkin
patkin@...
Apr 13, 2002 11:38 pm
I am researching of the family of John Cooper (1733 -1799) builder and apparently onetime 'Surveyor of Maidenhead', who is my maternal great great great...
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Ellen Edwards
netwercc@...
Apr 14, 2002 5:00 am
Hi Peter, I was rather relieved to read that the fourth marriage was not "blessed" with children, as he'd already fathered 26 by then! Surveyors must have made...
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Peter Atkin
patkin@...
Apr 14, 2002 5:29 pm
Hi Ellen......... I think the family must have been fairly well off given the nature and extent of the building work they did. Windsor Castle alone seems to...
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Ellen Edwards
netwercc@...
Apr 14, 2002 7:43 pm
Hello, Peter, I'm sure if any of our online friends have an answer that they will share the information. Any chance of you visiting Maidenhead? There are ...
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bridget hole
bridget@...
Apr 15, 2002 6:20 am
Hello Peter. I will look through my notes on old Maidenhead sometime this week and email you on your private email with anything that may be of interest to...
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bridget hole
bridget@...
Apr 15, 2002 6:45 am
Does anyone have the results of any Maidenhead runners in the London marathon, please? especially the pensioner Georgia Veneer. Bridget (Maidenhead). [Non-text...
Bridget The Times website supposedly has all the runners, but I can't find Georgia at all. If I find anything else, I'll let you know. Bill. ... From: bridget...
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bridget hole
bridget@...
Apr 15, 2002 10:15 am
Thanks, Bill. Bridget. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
