From the Archives - Cardboard Cutouts or Real People?
Sharing a post from ten years ago that sadly is still relevant to some genealogy presenters today.Friday, May 27, 2011Cardboard Cutouts or Real People?My commitment to CGD is sending me along to quite...
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If a job's worth doing...
... you know the answer!Moons ago I chatted with a fellow descendant about my 2xGreat-grandfather, Patrick Curry, and his lack of a baptismal record. I said that a task on my to do list was to go...
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In Elsie's Footsteps
Last week we ventured into the city to attend a function where Mr GeniAus was recognized for being a member of his professional body for fifty years. The compere described my husband as "a sprightly...
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Trove Tuesday - Found
I have posted this delightful photo of my mother dancing in Martin Place at the end of World War Two several times over the years and knew that it had originally appeared in a Sydney newspaper.Mum is...
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An early morning zoom with Ancestry
From time to time the bods at Ancestry.com invite groups of genealogists along to online briefing sessions. As someone who doesn't like getting up at dawn I miss most of these events. Today's event was...
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Following this Blog
Until today people could sign up to follow this blog by email. Unfortunately the service that managed this function, Feedburner owned by Google will be discontinued in July. Feedburner advised that I...
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Deadmans Lane
Browsing through some snaps of one of our last overseas holidays I cam across this image of Deadmans Lane in Rye, East Sussex.Such a pretty image for a place with such a deadly name. This post on...
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See you at THE Genealogy Show
It's only five days until I take to the stage at THE Genealogy Show. I am thrilled to be in the company of so many renowned speakers on THE Show program.My first presentation, Genealogy Research with...
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Three Rabbit Holes today
My annual subscription to MyHeritage runs out today so I am madly going through the DNA matches for the accounts I manage there before my access expires. I will probably resubscribe some time in the...
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From the Archives - 28th June 1946
As I had written about Mum's connection with the GPO in Sydney earlier this month I thought it pertinent to reshare this post I wrote ten years ago.28th June 1946Sifting and sorting through a box of...
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Surprize, Surprise
Last month I attended a free webinar, Floating Prisons: Irish Convict Hulks and Voyages to NSW, hosted by the RAHS. During the webinar Anne McMahon, the author of the book Floating Prisons: Irish...
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Uncle Jack Charles
I finally caught up with last week's episode of Who do you think you are that featured Jack Charles. I thought that I recognised Jack and, as the program progressed, I realised that last year I had...
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30 Bob for Daphne
Indulging in some Sunday afternoon newspaper browsing on Trove I found this mention of my mother-in-law, Daphne Gillespie from 1931. I wonder how she disposed of her 30 bob?1931 'Advertising', The...
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Worldwide Genealogy - A Genealogical Collaboration
Back on 30 December 2013 English Genealogist, Julie Goucher, announced a collaborative Project in which I was involved. Worldwide Genealogy - A Genealogical Collaboration was a collaborative blog on...
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Genealife in Lockdown - Aunty Joan
Genimate Alex Daw over at the Family Tree Frog blog has challenged fellow geneabloggers to write about their lock down experiences in a series of blog posts on Sundays during National Family History...
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Genealife in Lockdown - Empty Pages.
Genimate Alex Daw over at the Family Tree Frog blog has challenged fellow geneabloggers to write about their lockdown experiences in a series of blog posts on Sundays during National Family History...
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Genealife in Lockdown - from Classy to Comfy
Macys, New York Flagship StoreCovid19 has played havoc with my clothes shopping activities. I purchase most of my clothes on my regular visits to the United States where I hit the bargain racks in...
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Patience pays off
My subscription to MyHeritage ran out a couple of months ago. I usually cancel the automatic renewal of subscription option because I don't want to pay the full price to renew. Within a couple of days...
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Genealife in Lockdown - Grounded
Genimate Alex Daw over at the Family Tree Frog blog has challenged fellow geneabloggers to write about their lock down experiences in a series of blog posts on Sundays during National Family History...
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From the Archives - Between the covers
This post first appeared on the GeniAus blog on 25 August 2011. We have subsequently visited the cousin on several trips to the UK, whenever we visit he usually gives us an item or two from his Gowans...
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