Review of History Queensland conference 3-4 Oct 2015

Review of History Queensland conference 3-4 Oct 2015

Why is it that genealogy conferences always seem to go so quickly? Must be because we are all so busy earning new things and catching up with old friends and making new ones. It was History Queensland’s first conference and extremely well organised with a good...
ANZAC Day Tribute to Alexander Thomas Davis

ANZAC Day Tribute to Alexander Thomas Davis

As usual I am participating in Kintalk’s Trans Tasman ANZAC Day blog challenge. This year my tribute is to Alexander Thomas Davis my first cousin three times removed who saw service in World War One and died of wounds shortly after arriving back home. Alexander...
Week 34 Maps in 52 Weeks of Genealogical Records in 2015

Week 34 Maps in 52 Weeks of Genealogical Records in 2015

This personal genealogy blog challenge is to stimulate my own genealogy blogging efforts in 2014 – 2015 by focusing on a different kind of genealogical record each week. I wanted a challenge that reflected my own archival background as well as my own genealogy...