Category: Books

Beyond the Internet: Week 35 Published Family Histories

4 September, 2012

This is Week 35 in my Beyond the Internet series in which I explore the sources of information beyond our computer screens and the topic is Published Family Histories. In the course of this series we’ve mainly been talking about primary records, those original documents created contemporaneously with the event. Published family histories are of course … More Beyond the Internet: Week 35 Published Family Histories

Library Loot: Migration experiences and learning Gaelic

20 August, 2012

Once again I’m following in the footsteps of Julie from Angler’s Rest and reporting in on my recent Library Loot. When I pick books up from the library I’m less selective than when I’m splashing my own cash: I figure that I can try something new and even if I’m not rapt in it, then … More Library Loot: Migration experiences and learning Gaelic

The Tin Ticket

16 July, 2012

The Tin Ticket[i] was one of my purchases from Gould Genealogy at the Qld Expo recently. I selected it because while I have no convicts in my own tree I thought it would be an interesting read. In essence the book aims to illustrate the life experiences of three female convicts who were sentenced to transportation to … More The Tin Ticket

Foreign Correspondence and why I am Australian

12 June, 2012

Spurred on by Kristin’s request for some Australian novels, I’ve recently been re-reading some of the novels on my Australian Reading List (and the additions in the comments). So far I’ve read A Town Like Alice, They’re a Weird Mob, Harland’s Half Acre and The True History of the Kelly Gang (can’t believe I read … More Foreign Correspondence and why I am Australian

52 weeks of Abundant Genealogy: Week 18: Historical Books

4 May, 2012

Amy Coffin of the We Tree blog, in conjunction with Geneabloggers, has a new series of weekly blogging prompts for 2012 and the theme is 52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy.  Week 18: Historical books.  This week we’re going to shine the spotlight on other historical books that benefit the genealogy field. Do you have a favorite book that … More 52 weeks of Abundant Genealogy: Week 18: Historical Books

No quibbling over Q

19 April, 2012

I am participating in the A to Z 2012 blog challenge throughout April. My theme is a genealogical travelogue or a travel genealogue (I’m not sure which). There really was no quibbling as to what Q was for…. Q is for QUEENSLAND and Q150     Queenslanders are a proud breed, as fiercely loyal to their state … More No quibbling over Q

Some thoughts on “St Mary’s Ipswich: the Luckie Parish”

2 April, 2012

St Mary’s Ipswich: the Luckie Parish This book by John R Kane was published in 2011 and was a winner of the Viva Cribb Bursary offered through the Ipswich City Council. I bought the book during a driving trip to Ipswich a few weeks ago and felt my money had been well spent, and as a … More Some thoughts on “St Mary’s Ipswich: the Luckie Parish”