by ShaunaHicks | Mar 3, 2021 | Blog
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...
by shaunahicks | Jan 25, 2021 | Blog
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...
by shaunahicks | Nov 9, 2020 | Blog
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...
by shaunahicks | Nov 8, 2020 | Blog
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...
by shaunahicks | Aug 16, 2020 | Blog
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...
