Merthyr Imp 729 Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 I maybe should have put this on the thread about the late Ian Allan, but here it is. Not the sort of thing you get from Amazon. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkazana 1,736 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 When I lived in an old farmhouse (kitchen dating back to 1600's) I had the deeds and transfers of sale going back to 1784, the oldest ones being hand written on parchment by quill pen and ink. Sadly I cannot show them as I passed them on to the new owners of the house when we left, as I felt they should stay with the house. They made incredibly interesting reading charting the history of the Lownds who originally owned the house. What was really spooky about them was the similarity between the Lownds family and my own, for example John Lownds died on my birthday and was buried in the churchyard in the village from where we had moved. He had 3 daughters who survived childhood, Charlotte, Elizabeth and Ann.....my 3 daughters are named Charlotte, Samantha's middle name is Elizabeth and the youngest is Joanna. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 US visitor's visa c1984, They used to let anybody in. Catfan, "INDEFINITELY"? Does that mean you could still have been there legally, if you had not returned? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Proof I've been certified. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJBrenton 738 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Oh I don't think we needed proof. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Don't think so Mick, I always thought it was a visa for lifetime use NOT residential status, period of stay was I think only 6 months at a time. Unless someone knows better then I am all ears ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 When you were not required to have a visa to visit USA, I fixed my old passport with the visa stamp in it (saying INDEFINITELY) to the new passport, just in case. I went to America, showed the passports and the man, who immediately crossed out the visa and wrote on it ' cancelled without prejudice'. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 When I went through in to the US they attached a card to my passport adjacent to the visa & removed it when I left. A friend of mine left the US one day before her 6 month limit & was "grilled" by US Immigration Service at length wanting to know where she had been etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,085 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Darn it. Went to look through mother-in-laws paperwork we brought back with us after her death. Many years ago she showed me a receipt for a burial plot in the General Cemetery. It was for 6 guineas, and was to hold 5 people. She must have tossed it when having a clearout. Can you imagine how far down #1 was? And it would be hand dug as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Found this in our house on Hall Street. The house was owned and rented by Mr Wainman. Cannot put an accurate date on it but it is either wartime or early post-war. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Hasn't changed much has it ? 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Re #35 : Ah - the days when people were taught to write properly ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 #35 chulla............great pieces of history there chulla,.....we were taught the same style of window dressing at Marsdens early 60s,........if you promise not to tell anyone,ive got a certificate for window dressing.......shuush. #37 stephen.............yes lovely flowing handwriting,and somehow prices looked better in old money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 The ballpoint pen killed off hand writing skills, probably why we weren't allowed to use them at school way back, fountain pen, pencil, or those "scratchy blotty" pens only. The only good use for those scratchy pens was darts practice... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Thats right ayup' and the lap top has almost killed of writing alltogether,apart from crosswords (easy ones) i hardly ever write anything. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,085 Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 My father-in-law's certificate for crossing the equator during WW2. 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Maybe not a personal document as such, but of interest I hope. My mother visited America in the early 1950s - by boat of course in those days - going there on a ship called the Georgic (an ex-White Star Liner) and returning on the Queen Mary. This is a postcard for passengers showing details of the voyage: 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted July 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Some fabulous stuff appearing in this thread. Thanks gang, I'm loving it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 Those of a certain age will remember National Service. If you were eighteen years of age and fit you were called up. The first image below was sent to me by my employer, Rolls-Royce at Hucknall, relaying the instructions they received from the Ministry of Labour. Because I was undertaking an apprenticeship the call-up was deferred until it ended at my 21st birthday. The second image informs me of the deferment. In the intervening period National Service was ended and I missed it by a couple of months or so. This pleased me no end as it would have seriously interfered with my lifestyle - rock and roll and motorbikes. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted July 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Here's one I had from the Governor some years ago; note the telephone number! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Another item from my mother's American trip - a breakfast menu from the voyage out on the Georgic. If it was me, I think I would have started with the Chilled Orange Juice, not being much of a one for Wheatena or Briskies. I'd follow that with some Broiled Bacon and Fried Eggs, although the Roast Lamb from the cold buffet looks tempting - never had cold lamb for breakfast I must admit. But no Carmalt for me, thanks - I'd settle for toast and marmalade. All washed down with Ceylon Tea. I'm afraid I would never touch Instant Postum - you can't beat freshly brewed. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 I see the constipated are well catered for ! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted July 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 Here's a couple more items from my old suitcase. Note the price of HALF a cow in 1987 - and that includes shipping on the MV Monsunen from West Falkland to Stanley some 70 miles by sea. Also of note is the cost of having two ball joints replaced in my Landrover series III: 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swe62 334 Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 excuse my ignorance ,but what the heck is instant postum? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 I wouldn't have known either, but these days that isn't a problem. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=instant+postum&espv=2&biw=1611&bih=885&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAmoVChMIl8G77IL5xgIVQmkUCh1pywKd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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