tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749871.post6466103737555725085..comments2023-10-11T14:30:33.234+01:00Comments on Anglers Rest: Beyond the Internet Week 2: Ancestral homes and their historyJulie Goucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749871.post-71545184705470248442012-01-29T01:36:42.481+00:002012-01-29T01:36:42.481+00:00I would agree. People are in the main very kind an...I would agree. People are in the main very kind and interested that a third party is interested in that home, family or whatever. I spent time living in Australia and was made incredibly welcome. Not just by my family but by their friends and in some cases friends of friends. We have had someone knock our door. He was researching his ancestry and called on the off chance. Sadly he was seeking the owner that lived here before the lady we bought the house from. So we actually had no idea. We directed him to a neighbour who would have known the person he was seeking. I also got him to leave his name and address in case I stumbled across anything.Julie Goucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749871.post-41684596043324352492012-01-28T02:55:18.944+00:002012-01-28T02:55:18.944+00:00Thanks for participating in this theme Julie! It&#...Thanks for participating in this theme Julie! It's great to see the different perspectives on the topic.<br /><br />We obviously share some reticence...I probably wouldn't have asked the lady to look at her deeds either, then in hindsight regretted being so polite.<br /><br />You were fortunate with your door-knocking accent...agreed an accent and a "poor me, I came all the way from Oz" can help. But truly I think people can simply be remarkably generous with their times and their homes. I've often wondered what I'd do, but then my homes don't have that history.<br /><br />I love that you're combining local and family history in this way.Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.com