1. What's New on the Oldale Site - information which has been added to the site recently. New information that has been discovered, or new things you may wish to join or take part in.

2. The history and origins of the name Oldale, including the Coat of Arms and other information pertaining to the Oldale name.

3. I rough time-line of events which happenend in which an Oldale was involved.

4. Census extracts from the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881 and 1891 British Census. The information included with each Census varies, but usually lists all the people living at that residence. A great way to discover siblings, cousins and other family members.

5. A place which you can post the name and information of an Oldale Family Member you are hoping to make contact with, or a place that Oldales can go and see if anyone is looking for them.

6. A place to post your individual research interests pertaining to the Oldale Family. This is very useful in connecting people who are searching for the same branch of the Oldale Family.

7. A place to list any events you would like posted to "get the news out" to other Oldales.

8. Information on the Oldale Family Newsletter and extracts of past issues.

9. A database of names and information on various Oldale Family. A great place to start if you want to see where you fit into the tree, or to see if correct information is in the Oldale Family Tree regarding your branch of the Oldales.

10. A place to view and submit photos of Oldales. Where possible, the pictures include links to their family page so you cand find out who you are looking at.

11. Information on Oldales who have musical talent.

12. Information and examples of Oldales who have Artisitic talent.

13. Oldales who have been published.

14. Oldales who have been featured in various forms of Media.

15. A place you can post and read messages to/from other Oldales.

16. An automated mailing list that you can join in which you receive all emails posted to it from other Oldales. You can also send any email messages to this list and all other Oldales who are signed up will receive this automatically. This has been one of the most usefull tools I have experienced on the Internet and resulted in obtaining a huge amount of information regarding my Oldale Family. A must for all Oldale family members.

17. Extracts and Scans of Newspaper/Magazine Articles involving an Oldale.

18. Scans and Extracts of family information found in Family Bibles.

19. A list and information on Oldales who have been/or are Soldiers.

20. Copies and extracts of Wills of Oldales.

21. Information and records of Oldales who have immigrated to other Countries (from England)

23. Interesting bits of information about the occupations that Oldales held or hold.

24. A melting pot of various little bits of information that you may find interesting.

25. A list and extracts of Oldales found on the WWW.

26. A place you can arrange to meet 1 or more Oldale family members and participate in a real-time on-line "chat". It's easy and a great venue to discuss various aspects of the Oldale family and ask questions regarding history and ancestors of the Oldale family. A lot of new information can be gathered using this tool.

27. A page dedicated to finding out why there was such a concentration of Oldales in the Sheffield area. It is believed that Sheffield is where the name originated from - possible from one of the Yorkshire Dales called ............ what else......"Old Dale".

28. Search this site for specific information.

29. Sign the Oldale Guestbook so that we can keep an archive of all those Oldales who have visited this site. A great way to introduce yourself which will hopefully lead to networking and sharing information with other Oldales around the World.

30. A place to read and submit Biographies on Oldales.

31. Information and updates on my Book about the Oldale Family.

32. A place that you can download or submit ged.com files to. Gedcom files are Family Tree files which are the most common form and widely used computer files.

33. A place to post any events or to feel out ideas about any gatherings you would like to plan which includes the Oldale Family.

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