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Congress 2015 in Canberrra is well underway!
The 14th Australasian Congress of Genealogy and Heraldry #AFFHOKeen Genealogists enjoying the Congress Welcome Function at the Australian War MemorialCongress 2015, is well underway and so far, for me...
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The Anzac Box
MY 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF ANZAC DAY POST - AN ANZAC BOXJohn Clarke White with his father Hugh Eston and brothers William Thomas and Andrew Hugh Thompson White[Samuel] John Clarke White was born in...
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READ ALL ABOUT IT - YOUR ANCESTORS WERE IN THE NEWS
READ ALL ABOUT IT!Class C Tram constructed by J. Morrison Sydney. Image Sharn White ©©Newspapers can be a truly amazing source of information about ancestors. There is no better way to 'fill the gaps'...
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Telling an Immigrant Ancestor's Story
An Immigrant Ancestor's Story - Finding the Facts Advertisement regarding my ancestor's farm, Darling Downs Gazette 1861Telling real life stories of immigrant ancestors can be so much more rewarding...
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WHAT KILLED GREAT GRANDAD.... a Curious Mystery solved on TROVE.. PartOne
DIFFERENT FAMILY ANECDOTES ABOUT HOW GREAT GRANDAD WAS KILLED? BUT WHICH ONE WAS TRUE?My Grandfather, Colin Hamilton McDadeWhen I was growing up in Brisbane, Queensland, the sad story about how my...
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RUNAWAY HUSBAND - There's No Hiding The Family Skeletons in the News!
YThe Newspapers Tell AllLillie Herminnie Weston nee Nargar back left (Five Generations of my family from my great great grandmother to myself)My great grandparents, Lillie Herminnie Nargar and William...
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HOW GREAT THOU ART...OR IS IT GRAND?
'It's a Grand Mistake to Think of Being Great...' Benjamin Franklin with apologies for borrowing only an exerpt of his quote.This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its...
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'The very Touch of a Letter....'
Monday, December 21, 2009'The very touch of the letter was as if you had all taken me into your arms.' Anais Nin 1903-77: letter to Henry Miller, 6th August, 1932What love and comfort, a letter from...
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2013 Accentuate The Positive Geneameme
2013 Accentuate The Positive Geneameme Thankyou to my good friend Jill Ball, better known in the genealogy world as Geniaus, for challenging bloggers to take stock of their genealogy discoveries for...
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It's all In the Numbers
IT'S ALL IN THE NUMBERSI am quite late in responding to Alona from the LoneTester HQ Blog with her 'It's all in the Numbers'. geneameme. As the old saying goes.. better late than never so I am...
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Family in Historical Context..
Placing Family within Historical Context- History and your Family HistoryPhoto NSW C Class Tram built by John Morrison in the mid 1890's ©The key to understanding what life was like for our ancestors,...
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Courting Ancestors - Valentine's Day
Courting Ancestors - Valentine's DayMy paternal grandparents (right) courting on the bank of the Brisbane River 1929, 17 Mile Rocks"To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime,And I a...
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Military Medals and Records
Military MedalsMilitary Medals belonging to my great uncle Major AlexanderWallace JohnstonMilitary Medals are a significant event in history and undoubtedly will have affected or changed the lives of...
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The 4th Unlock the Past History/Genealogy Cruise - Part 1
What a Cruise!.. Part 1Although I had harboured (metaphorically) grand designs to blog frequently from the cruise ship, Voyager of the Seas, and although I dutifully kept account of the daily...
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Putting into Practice what I learned on the 4th Unlock The Past Cruise...
What did I learn on the 4th Unlock the Past Cruise?It was probably just as well that internet connection on the ship Voyager of the Seas was non- existent in our suites, since at the end of each day I...
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St Patrick's Day Post
My Irish AncestorsImage Wikimedia ©©Saint Patrick's Day, March 17, is traditionally an Irish day of celebration for the Feast of St Patrick - La Fheile Padraig . Saint Patrick is the patron saint of...
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Knocking down Northern Irish Brick Walls using Wills.
"In the name of God, Amen, I William White of Brookend, Arboe... declare this to be my last Will and Testimony" and... Who was Sarah Jane Thompson?Jemima Florence White - daughter of Sarah Jane...
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Genealogy Photo Challenge 2014
Genealogy Photo Challenge 2014 for World Photo Day The Family Curator has issued a challenge to genealogists and family historians around the world to celebrate World Photo Day by creating a photograph...
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Rootstech 16 Ambassador... and a Family Reunion thanks to Rootstech15.
Rootstech16 Ambassador - a look back at Rootstech15 and how Rootstech led to a family reunion...Rootstech 15 GeneabloggersI was thrilled to be invited recently, to join Jill Ball, previously the only...
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Missing Great Uncle Rex in the 1939 Register...a puzzle solved.
Where is Uncle Rex on the 1939 Register ?Marwell Hall, Hampshire Photo Siobhan White ©I have written a number of blog posts about my most intriguing relative, my great uncle, Rex Morley Hoyes. You can...
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