I'm a Queenslander by birth and after nearly 20 years in the Northern Territory I've returned to my home state. I've been researching my Queensland ancestors for nearly 30 years and like most Aussies I'm a typical "mongrel" with English, Irish, Scottish and German ancestry.
After a difficult 18 months of illness and my mother’s death, I’m finally recovering my mojo and re-engaging with family history. I was a bit worried when my earlier responses had become “can’t be bothered”. But, here I am back in the saddle, as they say. One of the things that’s re-enthused me has been … More Genealogy Mojo and Gatherings
In the coming weeks Ambassadors for the Sands of Time 2022 conference will be introducing you to the speakers. You’ll get to learn a little about them, their expertise and what they will be sharing at the conference. Today’s featured speaker is Fran Kitto who will be speaking about “Building a family history society for … More Meet the Speaker: Fran Kitto
In the coming weeks Ambassadors for the Sands of Time 2022 conference will be introducing you to the speakers. You’ll get to learn a little about them, their expertise and what they will be sharing at the conference. Today’s featured speaker is Stephanie Ryan from the State Library of Queensland. Stephanie will be speaking on … More Meet the Speaker: Stephanie Ryan
It’s time to remind you that the 2022 History Queensland conference for family and local historians is being held at Redcliffe between 21 to 23 October. This year’s theme is Sands of Time. There will also be access to a range of companies showing their wares at the accompanying Family History Fair – this is … More Sands of Time 2022 Conference
I was taken by Andrew Redfern’s tweet last week, showing a graphic representation of his ancestors’ grandchildren per each of their parents. I was curious about how he’d gone about it but then my mate Carmel followed up with a post on her Earlier Years Blog. Not being able to resist seeing how I could … More Descendants of my Kunkel ancestors
Alex from Family Tree Frog Blog has invited us to a blog challenge to celebrate National Family History Month 2022. The topic for Week 2 was Travel, including your bucket list of research travel. So you can “thank” Alex for this long-winded list. <smile> I’ve been lucky to have multiple research trips to Ireland, Scotland … More Your bucket-list research trip
Alex from Family Tree Frog Blog has invited us to a blog challenge to celebrate National Family History Month 2022. This is my first in the month’s series. You might think that after researching for 36 years, I’d have solved all mysteries for my families, written up all my notes and turned them into stories. … More Family Research Mysteries
Firstly, my apologies for the delay in collating these posts on our “new normal”. I guess it reflects my own new normal: a mix of unexpected events (short hospital stay) and anticipated events (a short holiday in the Granite Belt). Being adaptable and having support from family and friends really is needed today more than … More Collated posts for the “New Normal” Meme
Two years ago we did a meme on the impact of coronavirus on ourselves and our communities. At the time I said it would be another four years before I invented another but it’s been a rocky two years so I thought it was worth trying to capture our experiences for posterity. We’ve all been … More Merry Month of May: My New Normal
Two years ago we did a meme on the impact of coronavirus on ourselves and our communities. At the time I said it would be another four years before I invented another (we’ve previously had Movies in 2016 and Music in 2012). However since we’re all being told that it’s time we find a new … More “Merry” Month of May Meme: the New Normal
Family history across the seas 