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Flawed
10 Jul 2023

Flawed

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 4

No one in the family has ever heard of “Catherine” Wells.

Click on Wells relatives we do know existed and see if you can find Catherine.

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Census, Catherine Wells
What Really Matters
7 Jul 2023

What Really Matters

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Travel | 2

Allegiance to clan is more important that any personal, cultural, or political affiliation.

Click on any Paton, Wells, Watson, or L’Heureux family member to hear more…

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Family, Clan, Allegiance
Two Score and Bumfit
6 Jul 2023

Two Score and Bumfit

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

Two score and bumfit ewes.

Click on the sheep to verify the count.

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sheep, Yan Tan Tethera, Livestock
The Fab Four
6 Jul 2023

The Fab Four

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

We missed seeing this statue on Liverpool dock, but we did get to meet some Fab people.

Click on Paul, George, Ringo, or John for details.

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Albert Dock, Liverpool, Fallows, The Beatles
Two Badgers
5 Jul 2023

Two Badgers

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 2

In the UK, “pounds” is money, “stone” is weight, and “fortnight” is the average duration of a holiday.

Click on either rodent for other units of measurement.

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Metric, Badger, Measurement, Imperial
Where We Belong (the sequel)
4 Jul 2023

Where We Belong (the sequel)

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 5

Everything we are as individuals, everything we have become as a family started here …

Click on any Paton for the rest of the story.

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Paton, Scotland, Family, Gavinburn
Where We Belong
3 Jul 2023

Where We Belong

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

Our Grandparents would be very happy to be entertaining their 21st Century descendants at Gavinburn.

Click on Grandpa Billie for a Paton Family history tour.

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Gavinburn, Old Kilpatrick, Scotland
Letting the Ducks Out
2 Jul 2023

Letting the Ducks Out

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

Stone Skipping is practiced worldwide and goes by many names.

Pitch a flat rock here for the whole story.

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Stone Skipping, Skimming
Not a Hero
1 Jul 2023

Not a Hero

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Science and Reason, Travel | 0

Robert Burns should not be stripped of his title “National Poet of Scotland”, but ….

Click on Burns’ portrait if you care to hear my opinion on the lecherous bastard.

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Elizabeth Paton, Robert Burns
No Argument
30 Jun 2023

No Argument

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

If this guy handed you a speeding ticket, would you pay it?

Click on the High Sheriff of Lancashire for details.

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High Sheriff, Lancashire

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