Current selection: What's New on Wishful Thinking's Web Site, 2008

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What's new on Wishful Thinking's Web Site, 2008

I have created this page primarily to assist myself to keep track of changes I make to these pages. I hope however others may also find it of use.

5 Oct 2008

• Major update to my personal Family History - see the Index of Surnames (last updated 19 Jan 2006).
• Minor updates to Rosemary's Databases, with "Miscellaneous Surnames" (A-E, F-K, L-R, S-Z) now included.
• Staffordshire MIs - more for Leek (26).

• Aaargh, autumn's upon us - what happened to summer? If you don't live in the UK that might not mean anything to you, so let me tell you we've had a wet, wet, wet summer! So much for global warming...
• Cheshire Photographs - Wildboarclough (St Saviour).
• Derbyshire MIs - one for Fairfield (HINCH).

• Book Reviews - Ann Summers : Creator of the World Famous Bakewell Pudding, and After Seth : Bradwell into the Twenty-First Century - see Derbyshire Book Reviews and Summaries.
• Worcestershire Photographs - Castlemorton (St Gregory).
• Worcestershire MIs - some for Castlemorton (12).

• Worcestershire Photographs - Eckington (Holy Trinity), Overbury (St Faith), Strensham (St John the Baptist).
• Worcestershire MIs - more for Overbury (26).
• Link to 'The Ships List', and more online UK weather forecasts - see Quick Reference (Emigration, and Miscellaneous sections).

• Links to UKChurch.org Directory, and Crematoria Database - see Quick Reference (formerly 'Quick Links').
• Started conversion of web pages to XHTML - no, don't ask why, I keep asking that myself, and don't get an answer!

• Staffordshire MIs - more for Horton (26).
• Derbyshire Photographs relating to Stoney Middleton - Old Postcard showing the Ball Inn, and an Old Photograph of (we think) Joseph Heginbotham.

• Staffordshire MIs - more for Burslem (26) and Rolleston (1).

• Staffordshire MIs - more for Burslem.
• Book Reviews - Flash Back, and Living With Women - see Derbyshire Book Reviews and Summaries.

• Derbyshire Photographs - Old Postcard showing the west end of Stoney Middleton Dale.
• Herefordshire Photographs - Evesbatch (St Andrew) Storridge (Cradley) (St John the Evangelist).
• Surrey Photographs - Crowhurst (St George), Limpsfield (St Peter), Lingfield (SS Peter & Paul), Tandridge (St Peter).
• Worcestershire Photographs - Clifton on Teme (St Kenelm), Cotheridge (St Leonard).

• Book Reviews - North Derbyshire Pubs : Past and Present; The Derbyshire Portway : Pilgrimage to the Past; and North Derbyshire Pubs : Past and Present - see Derbyshire Book Reviews and Summaries.

• Herefordshire Photographs - Clodock (St Clydawg), and more for Abbeydore (St Mary).
• Monmouthshire Photographs - Llangibby (St Cybi), Llan-gwm (St John & St Jerome), Llantrisant (SSt Peter, Paul & John), Llanllowell (St Llywel), Llanvaches (St Dyfrig), Llanfair Disgoed (St Mary), Newchurch (St Peter), Shire Newton (St Thomas à Becket), Tredunnock (St Andrew), Usk (St Mary, Congregational Church, SS Francis Xavier & David Lewis RC).
• For family history reference - link to list of forbidden marriages in the Church of England - see Quick Reference.
• The above was prompted by my visit to collect some Gloucestershire Photographs - Chaceley (St John the Baptist) and Forthampton (St Mary the Virgin); and Worcestershire Photographs - Berrow (St Faith).

• Derbyshire MIs - more for Longstone (with photographs).
• Derbyshire Photographs - Longstone (various) and Matlock (Lancaster Flyover).
• Book Reviews - Circular Walks in the Peak District - see Derbyshire Book Reviews and Summaries.

• We have an operational telephone line again (it went out of service on 10 May). Today's uploads include accumulated updates for the intervening weeks.
• Derbyshire Photographs - New Brampton (St Thomas), Old Brampton (SS Peter & Paul).
• And what I've been working on for most of those 4 weeks: Eyam MIs - deduping and photographs. Yowzah!

• Herefordshire Photographs - Pembridge (Moorcot Church), Presteigne / Llanandras (St Andrew), Staunton on Arrow (St Peter), Titley (St Peter, Lady Hastings Well).

• Book Reviews - Grandma's Pudding, Peak District Pub Walks, and Joan Waste, Derby's Martyr - see Derbyshire Book Reviews and Summaries.
• Gloucestershire Photographs - Ampney Crucis (The Holy Rood), Ampney St Mary (St Mary), Ampney St Peter (St Peter), Driffield (St Mary), Harnhill (St Michael), Poole Keynes (St Michael), Poulton (St Michael), Preston (nr. Cirencester) (All Saints), Shipton Moyne (St John the Baptist), Shorncote (All Saints), Siddington (St Peter), South Cerney (All Hallows).

• I may have to rely on a tin can and a piece of wet string to upload this page... Our telephone line went out of service on 10th May, so no new material can be added for the time being. Please be patient until it can be repaired.

• Another old photograph of Stoney Middleton - the Lovers Leap Inn.

• Derbyshire MIs - 2 more for Old Brampton (surname BLAKE).

• Gloucestershire Photographs - Cam (Gravestone of Joseph WHITE, aged 103)
• Book Reviews - An Empty-Handed Traveller, Beyond The Copper Beech, Derbyshire Illustrated Letterheads - see Derbyshire Book Reviews and Summaries.

• Derbyshire Photographs - Peak Forest (Thornhill Vault)
• Worcestershire Photographs - Spetchley (All Saints & Park)
• Worcestershire MIs - more for Pendock.

• Link to Times Digital Archive from Quick Reference page.
• Stoney Middleton MIs - 3 additional photographs of THORNHILL graves)
• Derbyshire MIs - more for Peak Forest.

• Staffordshire MIs - more for Horton.
• Redrafted the main site Contents page.

• Somerset Photographs - Angersleigh (St Michael), Corfe (St Nicholas), Curland (All Saints), Orchard Portman (St Michael), Otterford (St Leonard), Pitminster (SS Andrew & Mary), Staple Fitzpaine (St Peter), West Buckland (St Mary)
• Worcestershire Photographs - Kempsey (St Mary), Ripple (St Mary), Severn Stoke (St Denys), Worcester (various).

• Book Reviews - Echoes of The Dales, the 70s - see Derbyshire Book Reviews and Summaries.
• Link to Wotsit.org website from Quick Reference page.

• Staffordshire MIs - more for Horton.

• Book Reviews - A Short History Of Chelmorton - see Derbyshire Book Reviews and Summaries.
• Derbyshire Photographs - Chelmorton (Five Wells Chambered Tomb), and Whittington (Old Revolution House).
• Staffordshire MIs - more for Tunstall.

• Staffordshire Photographs - Cheadle (St Giles, St Giles RC, Talbot Inn, &c.), Checkley (Cock Inn, Beamhurst) Ellenhall (St Mary), Fradswell (St James the Less), Gayton (St Peter), Gratwich (St Mary the Virgin), Hanbury (Quaker Busts, Sir John Egerton), Ingestre (St Mary the Virgin), Kidsgrove (St Thomas), Knutton (Cemetery), Longton (SS James & John, SS Mary & Chad), Newcastle under Lyme (St Giles, Various Inns, &c.), Ranton (All Saints), Stoke on Trent (St Andrew, Porthill), Stowe by Chartley (St John the Baptist), Tean (Tudor Building), Trent Vale (St John), Waterfall (Waterhouses Methodist Church).
• Link to Disused Railway Stations website from Quick Reference page.

• Book Reviews - The Bath (Matlock) At War, and Tideswell Traders - see Derbyshire Book Reviews and Summaries.

• Additional photographs of Stoney Middleton MIs - additions complete for the time being.
• Staffordshire MIs - more for Tunstall.
• Gloucestershire Photographs - Prestbury (United Reformed Church)

• Pages for Stoney Middleton MIs have been revamped - more to be added next week.

• It's that time again to break in a new 'What's New' page... and a Happy New Year to you too! :-)
• Transcription of New Brampton MIs (from existing photographs)
• Link to MS Live Search Maps (on Quick Reference page.

• Changes made in 2007 (23Kbytes)
• Changes made in 2006 (20Kbytes)
• Changes made in 2005 (36Kbytes)
• Changes made in 2004 (34Kbytes)
• Changes made in 2003 (39Kbytes)
• Changes made in 1999-2002 (31Kbytes)

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