Vets Dottir Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 Great to hear, Tony B. I don't know if others in here have ancestors who came to work in Canada for the HBC, but if so, the HBC archives have uploaded a lot of the servants contract records for free viewing ... called "Biographical Sheets" some even include spouses, children, place of burial etc on top of duties/positions they held through the years and when they left the Company. Here is the link for the main page ... the initials of the surnames, just click on them to find if your ancestor is listed, click on their name, and voila, his/her record appears with info. http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/biographical/ Here is a blurb for my Illusive GGG Grand Daddy John James Smith ... that's all I have to go on, but I understand that in England they STILL have an HBC archives as well, even though they sent most archival material to HBC archives in Canada??? http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/biographical/s/smith_john-james.pdf Did I mention I like history? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosie Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 welcome in :-D sounds like you are going to fit in very well with this lot, mind you they do need putting in their place every now and again so am well happy to have another girly to help with that! :rofl::rofl::rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vets Dottir Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 welcome in :-D sounds like you are going to fit in very well with this lot, mind you they do need putting in their place every now and again so am well happy to have another girly to help with that! :rofl::rofl::rofl: EXCELLENT ... between you, me, and Jan (also new here) we should be able to use our girly power to kick some butt as necessary :yay::yay::yay: With nothing but time on my hands, I've been enjoying browsing this forum and the site, and am replying to people pretty fast ... and I DID notice your name "Rosie" in my browsing ... love the name!! My Mom's name was Rose and I called her "Rosie" until age 15 when I finally started calling her "Mom" ... she's still Rosie to me though. I had wondered if you chose your name for "Rosie the Rivetor" though? Thanks for the Welcome Rosie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosie Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 EXCELLENT ... between you, me, and Jan (also new here) we should be able to use our girly power to kick some butt as necessary :yay::yay::yay: With nothing but time on my hands, I've been enjoying browsing this forum and the site, and am replying to people pretty fast ... and I DID notice your name "Rosie" in my browsing ... love the name!! My Mom's name was Rose and I called her "Rosie" until age 15 when I finally started calling her "Mom" ... she's still Rosie to me though. I had wondered if you chose your name for "Rosie the Rivetor" though? Thanks for the Welcome Rosie! :rofl::rofl::rofl:Rosie the Rivetor :shocked::shocked::shocked: love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:-D:-DHey girlies rock hey?.................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vets Dottir Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 That Rosie was one tough cookie ... gotta love being a Rosie!!! Our U.S.A. friends love their Rosie's to pieces: http://www.rosietheriveter.org/ Yes, girlies rock, and the lads do too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 That Rosie was one tough cookie ... gotta love being a Rosie!!!Our U.S.A. friends love their Rosie's to pieces: http://www.rosietheriveter.org/ Yes, girlies rock, and the lads do too Great, I might be off the Forum for some time lads :coffee: Oh, I nearly forgot - welcome girls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosie Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 That Rosie was one tough cookie ... gotta love being a Rosie!!!Our U.S.A. friends love their Rosie's to pieces: http://www.rosietheriveter.org/ Yes, girlies rock, and the lads do too :yay::yay: Oh wow, how cool am I?!!!!!! Good find Vets :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisg Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I also like zBuble-and-Squeak and Tripe-and-Onions! :yay: Hi & welcome bubble & squeak ok :-D but you can keep the tripe & onions :shake: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosie Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 That Rosie was one tough cookie ... gotta love being a Rosie!!!Our U.S.A. friends love their Rosie's to pieces: http://www.rosietheriveter.org/ Yes, girlies rock, and the lads do too having only heard rsie the riveter once before (from a fellow club member) I thought he was making it up, well I just googled it :shocked: found this as wellhttp://www.rosietheriveter.org/painting.htm and she sounds just like me, even down to the painted nails!!!!!!:rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 This is all well and good ladies - but my breakfast still hasn't turned up and it is now gone 22:00. Could someone please let me know when it will be here please - I am getting hungry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 This is all well and good ladies - but my breakfast still hasn't turned up and it is now gone 22:00. Could someone please let me know when it will be here please - I am getting hungry. :rofl::rofl::rofl: and when they have washed up Jack, they might put a new battery on your GMC :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vets Dottir Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 (edited) This is all well and good ladies - but my breakfast still hasn't turned up and it is now gone 22:00. Could someone please let me know when it will be here please - I am getting hungry. Oh Saint's preserve us anyways ... here's your breakfast Master Jack: http://www.alexandriacitywebsite.com/The%20Tea%20Cosy%20&%20The%20British%20Connection_files/The_Tea_Cosy__The_British_Connection_2.jpeg Now quit your whinging, you're bringing out the Rosie in me, and you'll not like to experience THAT, I swear!!! :argh: Yes, I feel right at home here Edited October 21, 2008 by Vets Dottir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vets Dottir Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 having only heard rsie the riveter once before (from a fellow club member) I thought he was making it up, well I just googled it :shocked: found this as wellhttp://www.rosietheriveter.org/painting.htm and she sounds just like me, even down to the painted nails!!!!!!:rofl: She looks really tough!!! I'll be nice to you. I promise Here is one I've always really liked and is the most famous one I think: http://history.missouristate.edu/habaggett/_borders/1941%20rosie1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vets Dottir Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 Hi & welcomebut you can keep the tripe & onions :shake: Thanks Chrisg .... the tripe and onions tastes just like potato soup, which I LOVE! :nono::-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vets Dottir Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 :rofl::rofl::rofl: and when they have washed up Jack, they might put a new battery on your GMC :-D Now YOU are starting to bring out the Rosie in me as well, and I don't mean my mother! :argh: :-D I've just been googling for images of WW2 women drivers to start a thread "In Praise of Older Women Drivers" driving military vehicles, and to keep on topic with this forums focus on historic military vehicles, but haven't found any I would like to start the thread with. I was hoping to find one of Princess Elizabeth ... I'll keep looking ... women did amazing things for the war effort from cooking and cleaning to fixing and driving vehicles and planes ... then when the war was over it was back to the kitchen I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Now YOU are starting to bring out the Rosie in me as well, I've just been googling for images of WW2 women drivers I was hoping to find one of Princess Elizabeth Carman, I knew that would draw a response :rofl: Take a look at this; http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page2648.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vets Dottir Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 Carman, I knew that would draw a response :rofl: Take a look at this; www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page2648.asp Yes, I'm very responsive as many well know :clap: Beautiful photo ... and she was so beautiful a young woman too! Thanks for the link Richard!!! :tup:: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Dont forget the Women baseball players that the film " A League of Their Own" was made about ! shame they disbanded the League so as not to compete against the men returning from the war . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vets Dottir Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 Dont forget the Women baseball players that the film " A League of Their Own" was made about ! shame they disbanded the League so as not to compete against the men returning from the war . I knew nothing about that until I saw that movie! Amazing history for those women who played the league and amazing story about the war years effects, period!!! I just googled and found a link about it: http://www.aagpbl.org/index.cfm QUESTION: If I were to start a thread about women during the war, including MILITARY VEHICLES DRIVING ... then where is the appropriate forum in here to do that? Thanks to anyone for pointing me in the right direction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 (edited) And don't forget the WRAF girls who ferried new aircraft around from factories - so would need to encompass AVIATION also! Edited October 22, 2008 by N.O.S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vets Dottir Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 I'm still finding my way around this forum and trying to learn what topics are suitable in here, and what aren't ... I really would like to behave appropriately It all looks and feels like a tight and a nice great community! I hope I can add to that quality as a member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I had started a thread about this subject here's the link http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?t=6637&highlight=women+military Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Well while we strolling off down this line of thought. Here are two pictures of friend's late Grandmother, in both world wars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I had started a thread about this subject here's the link Don't know how I missed this, abn - wonderful pics, thanks for the reminder! The link to www.shorpy.com in USAAF heavyweights thread also yields some super high quality WW2 photos (look under WW2.....), some certainly contrived for publicity shots, some not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vets Dottir Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 I had started a thread about this subject here's the link http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?t=6637&highlight=women+military Thanks abn .... wonderful photos! :idea: Maybe we can carry it on now instead of me starting another!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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