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Review on the Family history show 20 Feb 2021
In pre Covid times, I used to try and get to as many Australasian genealogy conferences as I could in person. Catch up with friends, meet speakers and network with colleagues. Travel may have disappeared for a while but all is not lost. One of the few benefits of...
Australia Day 2020 Challenge: C’mon Aussie
Back in 2014, one of my favourite bloggers, Cassmob, issued an Australia Day Challenge C'mon Aussie geneameme in which I participated. My answers are below plus an update (in bold) six years on. CLIMBING YOUR FAMILY’S GUM TREE My first ancestor to arrive in Australia...
Accentuate the Positive Geneameme 2020
Each year, for the last few years, Jill Ball (aka Geniaus) invites us to take part in this activity by responding to the following statements/questions in a blog post. Write as much or as little as you want and complete as many statements as you wish. If you wish to...
Lest We Forget – Remembrance Day & Frederick Trevaskis
Six years ago, on 8 November 2014 I blogged about Frederick Trevaskis and how he died on the battlefield in Belgium on 13 October 1917. Each ANZAC and Remembrance Day I like to do a tribute to one of my military ancestors. Frederick Trevaskis was a distant cousin (my...
Report on Genealogical Society of Queensland’s Exploring Irish Ancestry Seminar, Oct 2020
Due to Covid times, this was a virtual event and first up I missed not seeing in person many of my friends and colleagues. These annual seminars are always a great way to catch up with people. Being virtual does also bring some advantages in that we had talks from two...
Review of Christchurch Family History Virtual Expo 15 August 2020
August is National Family History Month in Australia and New Zealand. Over the last decade, I have had the opportunity a number of times to visit New Zealand for their annual family history expo in Auckland. This year due to COVID 19, attending was not an option so I...
Preparing Your Family Records for Hand Over Month 5 Progress Report
In November 2019 I set a 12 month personal genealogy blog challenge - Preparing Your Family History for Hand Over in the Future. Read about the issues I am going to tackle over the next 12 months and follow my progress. It is obviously a topic that resonates with lots...
Preparing Your Family Records for Hand Over Month 4 Progress Report
In November 2019 I set a 12 month personal genealogy blog challenge - Preparing Your Family History for Hand Over in the Future. Read about the issues I am going to tackle over the next 12 months and follow my progress. It is obviously a topic that resonates with lots...
Unlock the Past Tasmanian Cruise Mar 2020 Report Part Two
This is a continuation of the recent Unlock the Past genealogy cruise. Read Part One here which covers the first three days. Kangaroo Island (part of South Australia) was the only port we spent time in. Day 4 did not go to plan - we were supposed to do scenic cruising...
Unlock the Past Tasmanian Cruise Mar 2020 Report Part One
We live in interesting times thanks to the coronavirus. Sadly some people could not make it, including one of the speakers Kerry Farmer. For those on board, the genealogy talks were fantastic and lots to keep us interested during the day and evening. The cruise left...