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...
Report on Unlock the Past Alaska Genealogy Cruise – Part Two
This is the second blog post on my recent genealogy cruise to Alaska – read Part One here. Day 5 started with an amazing trip up Tracy Arm Fiord and there is nothing like looking out the window (porthole) and watching ice bergs drift past. Had breakfast with a...
Report on Unlock the Past Alaska Genealogy Cruise – Part One
The Unlock the Past (UTP) genealogy cruise to Alaska was seven nights with two full days and one half day of seminars plus an evening seminar each night of the cruise. Given the number of sessions attended, I am dividing this report into two separate blog posts. A...
Report on Unlock the Past PNG military & genealogy cruise
There were 4 at sea days and these had sessions running from 9am to 5pm most days plus there was at least one, sometimes more, talks from 8pm onwards. It was often a rush to fit in dinner, the cruise ship show and the after dinner talks! Who said cruise ships were...
Speaker with two talks - Mining ancestors in Australia and Researching at the National Archives of Australia.