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Huh. I usually save them the trouble by sending an imaginary coin.
My uncle said there was a lot of guesswork in geneology. Tom Jones married Sally Smith at such a time and place? Which Sally Smith of about the right age and time and place?Great Great Grandfather had two wives that he married on the same dayApparently that was legal in Finland in 1908? LoL
A sad loss.Learnt a sad news today, Jean Issard left us last thursday. The name is probably unknown to fellow US readers, but he was the last of a great family of cutlers since the '20s, established in La Monnerie, a few km from Thiers up in the mountain.
His last job he assembled the bouledogue for a French forum's knife in 2015. So long, Jean and thank you.
Here's a footage where he speaks of his life and cutlery, in fact his life was part of Thiers cutlery. Not in English, but period pictures and films are rare.
Bulldog
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Violin
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"It's Not Unusual'' for Tom Jones to have been present at hundreds of weddings
At one time your Uncle was certainly correct . There still is still some guesswork that you have to do but I prefer to think that it is Adding Up The Known Facts and then Come To A Conclusion and Follow The Leads . You also have to understand that what some people post into Ancestry.com is not actually correct . There is much more Data available now than there was 10 years ago .
Learnt a sad news today, Jean Issard left us last thursday. The name is probably unknown to fellow US readers, but he was the last of a great family of cutlers since the '20s, established in La Monnerie, a few km from Thiers up in the mountain.
His last job he assembled the bouledogue for a French forum's knife in 2015. So long, Jean and thank you.
Here's a footage where he speaks of his life and cutlery, in fact his life was part of Thiers cutlery. Not in English, but period pictures and films are rare.
Bulldog
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Violin
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Jolipapa
Of course as with any voyage into your heritage you always find some odd things... for example according to this website, my Great Great Grandfather had two wives that he married on the same day
Must be some error there
Possibly he had two different wives that he married on the same day but not year...People often take delight in naming their children all after the same letter, I knew a girl who was Tuula, her sisters Taina, Tarja, and Terhi....I think it odd
but it's not uncommon....
Kauhava is a tiny place but it does have the puukko works and a puukko festival most years in June, like most Finnish small places it doesn't have very many old buildings now. In the 60s and 70s the 'Kekkoslovakia' years there was a great urge to modernise everything for the sake of it, thus many small places look dull and very similar to each other There are exceptions, Hangö, Ekenäs and Kristinastad all have some very pretty areas of old buildings and streets of wooden houses but many city centres were gutted without much need.
Waiting for me to finish filling the bird feeders. I usually scatter some seed around for the ground feeding birds. If they are quick enough they might get some, before the deer, turkeys and squirrels finish it.
They're a nightmare as there's a small river or brook running round the place and me giving them an eat all you want buffet they're cunning, not easy to trap and I won't poison them as it can kill other wildlife too. Ever tried shooting a rat? They move like lightning. In a short time she killed many, ate a few and the rest wisely fled for their lives elsewhere The snakes weren't too pleased and they don't like her interest either but I'm happy for them to leave as well
Nice one! The migrant birds are coming back here now, exhausted Woodpigeon, Blackbirds&Thrushes all appreciate the extras, apple is particularly relished. I have Deer just outside the garden, and Hares in it (the b* have been at my fruit trees which I was too lazy to wire up with cages) I used to put down a lot of ground feed too as Yellowhammer, Siskin, Bullfinch and lots more don't always take stuff from feeders. But I got very unwelcome 'guests' too in the form of rattus rattus and even rattus norvegicus..
Fortunately manna from heaven appeared just as I was going to call in exterminators. A little stray Tabby cat who has now become a house goddess took the rat problem very seriously indeed
Yes Charlie, both knives are Issards.Sorry to hear of the loss of such an important figure in French cutlery, JP!! I mourn with you!!
Are the Bulldog and Violin from Issard??
Tell me, what is bouledogue? As an adopted Canadian I should learn some French, one of our official languages, but it is rarely spoken out west where I live.
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Mice and other vermin populations absolutely EXPLODE around backyard feeders, but you hardly notice them in everyday life. (unless you stay up all night)
Yes Charlie, both knives are Issards.
I regret I did not get more while still time! He and other have salvaged a lot of old machines from scrapyard and have created a living museum where you can visit see demos cutlers in their workshop (when they're not breaking bread!). Jean was the president. pictures here
They also participate to local markets and events where children (of all ages) can assemble a butter knive and they sell knives they assembled from old parts, like this arc. (Thérias group, the owner of Parapluie intended to send all to the junkyard.
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It's another member of the group who assembled my Charlois (with split spring), a real bitza, no two parts from the same maker but a wonderful garden knife
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A bouledogue is a bulldog, the name comes from the English
I think I've got to pay them a visit someday. That's were I was riding to last year when the engine seized!Ah!! Thanks, Alain!!
You told me a bit about the museum group, and showed me some knives when I visited you!. Your posts and answers have expanded the story in my "tourist" brain - thank you!!
Your "bitza" is cool!!
You live in a beautiful and lovely country Gary. Scenic and deftly managed and cultivated apparently. Thanks for sharing such uplifting images.Waiting for me to finish filling the bird feeders. I usually scatter some seed around for the ground feeding birds. If they are quick enough they might get some, before the deer, turkeys and squirrels finish it.
Fantastic post JP. Wonderful knives.Yes Charlie, both knives are Issards.
I regret I did not get more while still time! He and other have salvaged a lot of old machines from scrapyard and have created a living museum where you can visit see demos cutlers in their workshop (when they're not breaking bread!). Jean was the president. pictures here
They also participate to local markets and events where children (of all ages) can assemble a butter knive and they sell knives they assembled from old parts, like this arc. (Thérias group, the owner of Parapluie intended to send all to the junkyard.
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It's another member of the group who assembled my Charlois (with split spring), a real bitza, no two parts from the same maker but a wonderful garden knife
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A bouledogue is a bulldog, the name comes from the English
Thanks for the info about Kauhava WillHa!Ha! Not even in the countryside was that legal in 1908 or any other time
Nice to find out about your ancestors
I plan to visit Finland someday so Kauhava will be on the list of places to visit. I was joking about the two wives / same day thing... It appears the first wife passed away and he re-married. Whoever entered the info had the latter wedding date for both wives.
I pretty much follow the recommendations I have from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, so I'm careful about my feeders.The rats are there, you just don't see them.
Lots of interesting debate about feeding wildlife and no easy answers, it seems. To each his own.
It is almost universally agreed upon to at least be very vigilant about cleaning your feeding stations, though.
Waiting for me to finish filling the bird feeders. I usually scatter some seed around for the ground feeding birds. If they are quick enough they might get some, before the deer, turkeys and squirrels finish it.