My main interest with this hobby is tracing my wife's
family tree, the "COLLAR" clan. They hail from
East Kent, notably theWhitstable, Faversham and Herne Bay
area. For the benefit of non United Kingdom visitors to
this page, that is approximately 40 miles due south of
London in a beautiful part of the "garden of
England", and about ten miles from Canterbury. The
tree, now containing well over three hundred names,
boasts of smugglers, a Lord, and two past Chairmen of
Tesco supermarkets.
Computing
I first became interested in computing back in the days
of Clive Sinclair. My earliest purchase was a ZX81 with a
wobbly RAM card attached to the back. (Remember those?) I
now own several average machines and one monster!. Have a look at my setup.
Titanic
A truly fascinating subject and the theme of my site. The
best fiction author could not have written a book with a
such an outstanding plot as this. (Although one did come
very close!) The biggest and most lavish passenger liner
in the world....maiden voyage...the famous...the
rich...the brave...the not so brave on board an
unsinkable ship sinking.....a race against time by the
heroic captain of the nearest ship to save over 2000
souls. What more could you ask for. START
YOUR JOURNEY HERE. Would you like to see the passenger list?
Stamp Collecting
I have collected British commemorative stamps since I
went to school, trust me, that was a
long time ago. I now have a large collection. I am always
interested in improving it, so if
you have anything to offer.
WWW
I am a newcomer to the Web, so apologies for the basic
pages you find here, I am still working on the site.
There is so much to absorb and so much to learn, all of
which take up a great deal of time not to mention money
spent on connection fees. Which neatly brings me on to my
pet grouse. While the Americans and no doubt other
technically advanced Nations enjoy free local calls and
therefore cheap Internet access, we continue to be
charged at exorbitant rates. The best we can get from BT
is a "Friends and Family" reduction "My
best friend" at 20%. Come on BT! Give us a 50%
reduction for a nominated Internet line. You won't lose
out because everyone would simply double the time they
stay connected. You might even make a profit! Stop
Press! dated 2/2/99. BT have just announced a
further 10% reduction, "Call & Save", which
comes into effect when your phone bill reaches £25. This
means that "my best friend" nominated as your
internet connection can now save you up to 30%. NOTE: You
do have to apply, it is not automatic. Read any BT
"Update" or phone 0800 004 800. We are getting
there slowly!
Short Service History
What was it really like in the RAF? Up till a couple of
years ago, I was an aircraft engineering Warrant Officer
on a Tornado Squadron. I intend to publish my life story
eventually. Here is a quick taster.
http://www.familytreemaker.com
Home page of my superb and highly recommended commercial
genealogy program. You can browse a large database in
search of your relatives for free.
http://www.cwgc.org The
newly opened Commonwealth War Graves Commission site. If
you have a relative who died in a major conflict within
the past 100 years, (UK and Commonwealth), this site has
a database with millions of names.
http://www.WebSiteGarage.com
A free check up on how everyone else will see your site
and recommendations on how to improve it. This is a must
for incompetents like me!
http://www.addme.com
Access to 30 free search engines
and a lot more! You can also use the Add Me! button at
the bottom of the page. Adding your URL is made very
simple on this site.
