Category: Cass family history

Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories 2011: 2nd December: Holiday Foods

2 December, 2011

Thomas MacEntee at Geneabloggers is encouraging us to celebrate the 2011 Christmas season with a series of posts called the Advent Calendar of Memories. This is today’s entry. Holiday Foods: Did your family or ancestors serve traditional dishes for the holidays? Was there one dish that was unusual? I think our Christmas holiday foods were … More Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories 2011: 2nd December: Holiday Foods

Relief from the Build Up and a reminder of the Wet

24 October, 2011

Over the last week Darwin has had some fantastic storms complete with thunder, lightning and very heavy rains….a harbinger of the Wet Season to come. This morning it was pelting down outside and blowing several metres under the roofline and through the doors. The plants love it, and will thrive from the bursts of rain … More Relief from the Build Up and a reminder of the Wet

Personalising electoral roll searches: surprises found and caution needed

21 October, 2011

Shelley over at Twigs of Yore blog has recently posted about Ancestry’s expanded Australian electoral rolls. Her points made me sit up and think, because frankly I’ve not bothered to look for the people for whom I “know” the details (including myself). This has been a bit silly given I’ve posted about the great uses … More Personalising electoral roll searches: surprises found and caution needed

St Saviours, Moorgate: the link between Monty Don and Cass ancestors

12 September, 2011

Yesterday for a bit of light relief we decided to watch the Who Do You Think You Are episode from a few months ago (here in Oz) featuring Monty Don, famous for the TV series Around the World in 80 Gardens, which I loved. Some comments on the episode were less than enthusiastic but I … More St Saviours, Moorgate: the link between Monty Don and Cass ancestors

The Irish population haemorrhage: mapping 160 years of data

5 August, 2011

Alerted by tweets from @IrishWattle @CaroleRiley and @QueenslandFHS, I investigated the link they’d provided for 160 years of Irish population data. The National Centre for Geocomputation’s (NCG) Online Atlas Portal is an absolute goldmine for family historians with ancestry in Ireland. There are two options: mapping and data relating to 2002 together with a timeline … More The Irish population haemorrhage: mapping 160 years of data

Irish Famine Orphan: Biddy Gollagher or Gallagher on the Lady Kennaway in 1848

2 August, 2011

Irish Famine Orphan, Bridget Gollagher or Gallagher, is my husband’s ancestor. She arrived in Port Philip on the barque Lady Kennaway in December 1848. McClaughlin’s book Barefoot and Pregnant indicates that Victorian records show she came from Donegal although the NSW Agent’s lists give her place of origin as Galway. She was hired out to … More Irish Famine Orphan: Biddy Gollagher or Gallagher on the Lady Kennaway in 1848

The Navy is in town: The Old and the New: HMB Endeavour and HMAS Darwin

1 August, 2011

The Navy was in full-profile in Darwin town this long weekend. We missed the Keys to the City ceremony on Saturday but went with a daughter and small grandsons to see the HMAS Darwin on open public display yesterday. Although it was hot and at times slow, we had a great time seeing over the Australian Navy’s … More The Navy is in town: The Old and the New: HMB Endeavour and HMAS Darwin

Battle of Fromelles: In Memoriam L/Cpl James Augustus Gavin KIA

20 July, 2011

Last night most of us slept peacefully in our beds, but ninety-five years ago a fierce and bloody battle was raging in France. That night Australia suffered a truly terrible loss of its young men akin to that at Gallipoli. Among the Australians readying for action on the evening of 19 July 1916 were my … More Battle of Fromelles: In Memoriam L/Cpl James Augustus Gavin KIA

An Object-ive view of family history: It’s not just “stuff” or junk

19 July, 2011

One of Richard Reid’s comments during Shamrock was to the effect that family historians search for meaning and information on their ancestors among the documents held in various repositories but ignore the things or objects that may tell us more about their lives. In his paper presented to the 2009 Irish Conference, hosted by the Irish … More An Object-ive view of family history: It’s not just “stuff” or junk