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Even the man on a Clapham omnibus could understand these basic instructions

You never know what you’ll find on an instruction sheet when you buy a gadget. Once upon a time it would identify the component parts and explain what each part did. If it was made in the UK it would have assembly instructions (if it needed assembling) and operating instructions. These would be written inContinue reading “Even the man on a Clapham omnibus could understand these basic instructions”

The long and the short of it means baby gets the first certificate

One of the first certificates you are likely to use in the early days of your family history research is likely to be a birth certificate. You do, however, have to make sure you get the right one because there are two types, the long and the short. The short version is only used asContinue reading “The long and the short of it means baby gets the first certificate”