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I'm sorry, I didn't realise that I had had 3 more replies. Hi Pat - Thank you for those lovely words:)) Hi Lindy - Thank you-I hope some will turn up for you too:)) Hi PP - Thank you:)) That's a really hard question. Of course, like you I would never sell any of the photos of my family. I wouldn't even sell the ones that I haven't a clue who they are because a week later someone would be bound to turn up and say that they may have known them:)) I don't think that I could even part with the ones of your uncle that had no family but if you feel absolutely sure that no-one in the family would be interested and that you could make good use of the money, then maybe your uncle would have been pleased to help. I didn't even realise that they would be worth anything until you told me. Good luck with whatever you decide. Chrissie xx

Chrissie - lovely story and lucky your mum put some names on the photos - I asked my parents several times to do so with their pics but they never got around to it. I have loads of old photos only some of which I recognise the subjects of. Recently I was rooting around in a second hand shop and found a picture of the darts team of the brewery my dad and other relatives worked at. It was for the season 1946-47, just when I was born. There on the photo was my uncle - I have contacted his son and he is going in to have a look . I got talking to the chap in the shop because he had lots of photo albums from way back - he said people buy them even if they do not know the subjects - apparently photos from the early 1900s up to the 50's are much sought after. I have a few albums with my late uncle's photos in, some of them written under, but my uncle never married and lived abroad a lot, so no one in the family knows anything about these people or wants the pictures. I am tempted to sell the albums and some other pictures I have - can't think they would ever be of use to me or interest to my son, who never met my uncle. Would you sell them, even tho they are family? I would not sell any of my immediate family or family members I knew well.

Chrissie, I am green with envy ! and very happy for you. Lindy ;-))))))))))

Hi Chrissie good for Jan and Rick ;-) But you would have gone there eventually but I may have been in bed by then ;-) Now what can I say to you? Think our Maz in the East End says it I am sure she won't mind if I quote her :- it's so nice when lovely things happen to lovely people! Chrissie that is so you ;-) Thanks for sharing that with us :-))) Pat x

Well if it hadn't been for you two, who knows when I would have got round to looking:)) Thank you. Chrissie xx

Hi Chrissie, Yes we've just seen it !! What a truly lovely story and how frustrating it must have been to have to keep quiet until the quiz had finished. Glad it turned up some leads for you too. Rick and Jan.xx

Thank you David:)) I hope Jan and Rick have seen it:))

Thank you Carolyn:))

Hi Chrissie Just finished reading parts 1 & 2, and just wanted to say how pleased I am for you, it really is a great feeling when you get a breakthrough like that. Looking forward to part 3 already. Carolyn

Thanks Val:))

I have read both of your stories now and I am so pleased for you

Thanks Jill - I'm crossing my fingers:))x

what a wonderful story!!!! Hope your success continues down this side of your tree!!!! Jill x

LOL Jacqui - yes, it's still a one way street if that's what you mean:)))) Is it still a smoking emporium though? We need to find out first really or we shall be looking for pastures new:))

Any Thursday will do for me Chrissie - do I still have to go up that one way street the wrong way??? Jacqui

Thanks Jacqui - I haven't forgotten, I was just giving you time to get over Christmas. Anytime your ready would be lovely. Thursdays are especially good:)) Thank you Karen:) There isn't a part 3 yet but as soon as I find out any more I'm sure there will be:))

Now I know why you havent been in touch about that coffee!!! Yeah, success!!!!! well done. Jacqui

Ahhhhh thank you Maz and BC:)))) Hope you read part 1 first lol:))

Lovely story and beautifully written! So nice to hear good stuff...XX BC

it's so nice when lovely things happen to lovely people! Maz. XX