Edie Sherwood, John's Great-grandmother as a young woman, 1876-1955(?) (more)
Edie Sherwood travelled to Australia on the SS Osterley (postcards shown). It seems unlikely that the Osterley took her onto NZ it must have been one of these other boats She probably travelled on the "Southern Cross" for part of her journeys ... (more)
The ladies are enjoying their last moments of freedom before the babies arrive. (more)
Misc. Pix of the 4 children of George and Edie Swindells (more)
Google and other partners have launched the Innovate or Die! Challenge. They want people to publish a YouTube Video to the special group, showing how to harness pedal power innovatively. There's a $5000 prize and a bike each for the winning ... (more)
Burial card for Helen Maud Sherwood, Grave No. 2183, Square 18, Interred Dec 18 1890, Wolverhampton General Cemetery. --------------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. E R Swindells, 6 Goringe Road, Eastbourne Sussex ... (more)
Postcard of “Dorothy Falls, Lake Kanieri, Photo by Thiem. No. 4789” Dear Gert Feb 14. 1913 Have just discovered mail closes earlier this week so no time to write letter again. Am having a nice time here good weather, no post ... (more)
Transcribed as best I could. Some Misc. items in her effects: ------------------------------------ Saloon Berthing card of 12 Mar 1912, Cabin 55, Berth 2. Miss Sherwood, Turbine steamer “Maori” ---------------------------------- ... (more)
I am led to believe that Jane (Man), Bessie's daughter, has a more complete diary. This is just a snippet: Starts Weds 1 Jan 1913, LOTS of Cycling! Mentions of Violet, “Aunty Annie” – I think she means Aunty & ... (more)
In what seems to be an ironic twist of fate for that environment bad-boy, oil, the next big thing in solar cell production may depend on oil itself. Two US-based research teams - at Florida and at Texas - are applying plastic technologies ... (more)
The Developer's Apple Mac Everybody knows that Mac OS/X is essentially Linux under the hood, but how does it stack up as a development platform? Does it make up for the scripting and package limitations of Microsoft Windows, or are all the ... (more)