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Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 2,086 Send Message	KenSE	Report	28 Jan 2013 10:20
	Here is a list of Jonesey’s Tips of the Day (with links) that came up in a search. They are not in any particular order. Ask the family http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1186514 Be nosey http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1186928 Family stories http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1187271 Record/Archive offices http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1187456 Google and Bing http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1187628 Fact or Fiction http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1189594 Privacy http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1196204 Save that vital information http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1185253 Searching for a birth record http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1185039 Who married who http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1188124 View the original http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1186727 How to find the missing http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1262733 Finding the missing http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1185458 Finding ancestors post 1911 http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1273456 The Will http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1259939 Make use of wildcards http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1185978 Use wildcards http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1241396 Bibles and wills http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1185837 Don’t get ripped off http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1262729 Electoral registers http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1188485 Think of the future http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1186158 Adoption records http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1188821 What's in a name http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1324057 In addition to Jonesey's threads the following threads are useful: This thread gives links to other useful tip threads: http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1318690 This thread gives some useful sites: http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1162069 Tips for military research: http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1183513 Information about censuses in England and Wales: http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/858586 (Edited 26 Apr 2013 and 7 May 2013)
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 1,286 Send Message	PigletsPal	Report	28 Jan 2013 15:29
	Fantastic - it will be easier to nudge this than to find the great Jonesy tips They are all well worth reading and are so easy to understand.
	Researching: We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 24,812 Send Message	Joy Kentish Maid	Report	28 Jan 2013 21:33
	Like to put links to all the other tips threads, Ken? :)
	Researching: Sadd - Suffolk, Newton - Buckinghamshire, McCusker - Galway and Fermanagh, Brooks - London, and many others
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 2,086 Send Message	KenSE	Report	28 Jan 2013 22:07
	I would be prepared to add some tip threads to the OP subject to getting approval for it from Estelle and some consensus of what threads to add. Certainly your Useful Sites thread would be a good candidate. One on GEDCOMs would be good, but which one?.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 24,812 Send Message	Joy Kentish Maid	Report	28 Jan 2013 22:30
	There had been talk within GR months ago of there being some kind of Cyndislist. There again, they could all go, as requested, into a tips board ;-) http://www.genesreunited.co.za/boards/board/suggestions/thread/1308919?d=desc " ... a suggestion I had put forward on 6 Sept 2012 at 09.25 following on from Joy Kentish Maid's suggestion as follows: Also JoyKentishMaid suggested on the 25/8/12 at 08.37: "There are many useful tips in the genealogy chat board, many by the ever helpful Jonesey. Please create a separate tips board for them." I really feel that this is a suggestion that should be considered - for all of Jonesey's 'Tips of the Day' and Victor's offer of lookups to be placed at the top of the Board and Stickied for existing and new members to be able to locate quickly and then there would not be a need to keep 'nudging' them. If Jonesey's 'Tips' would over fill the first page on the board then could they be in one stickied thread with links to the individual threads (obviously with a subject heading/indicator above each link). I think that these would be 'quick wins' for the Team at GR and would benefit a large number of members of the GR Community."
	Researching: Sadd - Suffolk, Newton - Buckinghamshire, McCusker - Galway and Fermanagh, Brooks - London, and many others
Member Since: November 2005 Posts: 346 Send Message	JannieAnnie	Report	29 Jan 2013 22:57
	:-D
	Researching: Paternal – Ambrose, Clements, Dight, Hill, Hills, Hyde, Lee, James, McKenzie Nelson (if only), Mills, ‘Oakley’, Rattle, Smith, Steel(e), Tait, Thom(p)son, Maternal – Brown, Cattley, Edwards, French, Green, Owen, Payton, Peck, Plunkett, Pound, Taylor, Tucker, Savage, Shears (Shiers), Smith, Wilson
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 30,583 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	30 Jan 2013 20:44
	Slightly puzzled as to why only threads by Jonesey have been picked out for this star treatment. Has anyone bothered to check out all those links to make sure that the information given is actually up to date ? Why not leave it to the Team to decide when or how they are going to set up another board first before some members jump in and show only a fraction of the many tip threads that can be found on the boards.
	Researching: Think the picture says it all.
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 1,286 Send Message	PigletsPal	Report	21 Mar 2013 19:33
	Glitterbaby - whilst there are many other threads on here which give really good and invaluable advice, Jonesey's thread are all great. Easy to understand, some on here do get a bit too techie at times. So for any new members a quick look at Jonesy's tips will give good solid advice to start with.
	Researching: We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 11 Send Message	Sharon	Report	5 Apr 2013 14:31
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 11 Send Message	As a very new (active) member of this site I just wanted to say thank you for this post. It has been very useful as I am at an early stage of starting research to check out the 'family rumours' and was getting a bit stuck of what to do next.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 30,606 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	17 Apr 2013 21:37
	For GR to see .............................
	Researching: Panda, China, 2008 .................................. ............................ .............. .......... .......................................................... To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 24,812 Send Message	Joy Kentish Maid	Report	19 Apr 2013 08:13
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	Researching: Sadd - Suffolk, Newton - Buckinghamshire, McCusker - Galway and Fermanagh, Brooks - London, and many others
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 2,086 Send Message	KenSE	Report	7 May 2013 18:52
	26 April 2013 Added a few other useful threads to Jonesey's list. 7 May 2013 Added Jonesey's latest tip "Whats in a Name.
Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 229 Send Message	Christine in Yorkshire	Report	20 May 2013 22:08
	Saving for later reading - thank you :)

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