Child labourers in 1880.

Who is in this picture ?

Menorca ........ Here I come ...............

Boxing match on board the USS Oregon in 1897

Photo's from the past .........

The pharmacist .................

A nice, calm and respectable lady went into the pharmacy, walked up to the pharmacist, looked straight into his eyes, and said, "I'd like to buy some cyanide". The pharmacist asked, "Why in the world do you need cyanide?" The lady replied, "I need it to poison my husband." The pharmacist's eyes got big and he exclaimed, "Lord have mercy! I can't give you cyanide to kill your husband, that's against the law! I'll lose my license! They'll throw both of us in jail! All kinds of bad things will happen. Absolutely not! You CANNOT have any cyanide!" The lady reached into her purse and pulled out a picture of her husband in bed with the pharmacist's wife. The pharmacist looked at the picture and said, "You didn't tell me you had a prescription."

Money Money ..............

There was a very rich Irishman who had a little dog. It meant the world to him. When the dog died, he went to the priest. “Father Murphy, my little dog is dead. I’d sure enough appreciate it if ye’d say a public mass fer ‘im.” “Sorry, Patrick,” said the priest,“We don’t say mass fer dogs ‘n’ the like. But you go on down there to the Protestant church.With their progressive thinking,who knows what they’ll do.” “Well, Father, I wouldn’t want to offend them. Do ya think a donation of a 100,000 pounds would be fitting fer such a service?” Patrick asked. “Now, Patrick, why didn’t ye tell me that there little dog was a Catholic in the first place!!!”

Xmas Picture

Early Xmas Picture

Funny Cats ....................

The County of London ..........

The County Of London was created in 1889. It consisted of the boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark, Greenwich, Woolwich, Eltham, Wandsworth, Poplar, Hackney, Bethnal Green, City Of London, Tower Hamlets, Islington, Holborn, Westminster, Marylebone, Paddington, Kensington & Chelsea and Stoke Newington. Outer boroughs such as Edmonton, Willesden and Newham did not become part of London until 1965. But, those areas were so built up they were probably described as London from around 1900 onwards. Pedantically your great grandmother born 1895 was born in Newham in Essex, but she was still maybe a Greater Londoner. The areas of London that were outside the Square Mile and that were formed into the new 1889 county were always considered London ie Soho, Islington etc.

Enjoy the good times .................

Another Picture of Lou Lou .........

Lou Lou .............

Before they became famous ...........

Actors and Actresses who changed thier name and became famous .... 1. Alphonso D'Abruzzo - Alan Alda 2. David Tynan O'Mahoney - Dave Allen 3. Julia Elizabeth Wells - Julie Andrews 4. Frederick Austerlitz - Fred Astaire

Menorca ........... Here we come ...........

Don't worry .......

Don't worry, the police are on their way and will be with you shortly...

Family History Poem ....

Days Gone By. Author: Unknown The special book upon the shelf, Was made with many hands. Our ancestors who posed back then, All came from different lands. Their pictures were all tucked away, And rarely did we see, The importance of these treasures- The start of you and me. The history of our families, Now here in black and white. Preserved with special care and time, Each page is done just right. When time permits, we take it down, And think of days long past. Our hopes, our dreams, our heritage, All safe and made to last.