The Kunkel family in Australia or Bavaria
Another of my photo favourites! I’m a huge devotee of cats and kittens and have been since I was a little girl, thanks to my father’s equal addiction. All my life we’ve shared our homes with one or more cats. Each one has a special place in my memory. When I was a child, one … More Fab Feb Photo Collage: 2 Feb – Cats, Kittens, Maggie & Cyclones
This little photo is my favourite from all my baby photos though I’m not entirely sure why. I guess I just like the fact that I looked cuddled up tight in my rug, nursed by my Dad, and wearing either his hat or my Grandad’s. Like many newly-weds my parents initially lived with parents until … More Fab Feb Photo Collage Festival: 1 Feb – Cuddles and Maccas
It’s funny how even a cryptic image like this Sepia Saturday prompt can stir one’s memories. After a brief “hmmm” moment my sub-conscious brought forth the connection. For me this image was a straight path back some fifty odd years. My image today has been chosen from Australia’s wonderful Trove site. While it dates to 1929, a … More Sepia Saturday 160: The Gabba
It’s all been about the Germans for the past week as I unravel mysterious old documents or hunt through the newspapers. I still haven’t located the departure of my George Kunkel even though I’ve found quite a lot of his compatriots. I’m sure he’s there somewhere but I may have to trawl through page after … More Finding the Fass in Dorfprozelten
This is Week 42 in my Beyond the Internet series in which I explore the sources of information beyond our computer screens. The topic this week is Naturalisation Records. I was reflecting the other day that these are perhaps the most poignant of our ancestral family’s records. It was the point at which they committed to their new … More Beyond the Internet: Week 42 Naturalisation Records
It’s ages since I participated in the 52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy by Amy Coffin and hosted by Geneabloggers as I’ve been rather preoccupied with my own 52 weeks Beyond the Internet series. This morning I read that the topic for Week 42 of Abundant Genealogy is Biggest Genealogy Accomplishment. What do you feel is your biggest genealogy … More 52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy: Week 42 – Greatest Genie Achievement
We all know the joys and benefits of blogging but just how effective it can be is brought home from time to time. Among my comments recently was this one from Claire, representing the Blacktown (Sydney) Computer Pals, a group of people who are learning IT skills by doing a project which their tutor Mick … More Boys of the Old Brigade Feb 1918: help requested
Now that I’ve set the scene for this Bavarian family’s lives, and deaths, we can turn to their American experiences. No doubt there’ll be more to come but I wanted to publish yesterday’s discoveries while it’s fresh in my mind. Translation: If you would like to read this post in a different language you can … More C19th Dorfprozelten emigrants in “America” Part 2
Yesterday I was out on the back deck nearly all day chasing research rabbits down the hole. Today I’m driven inside by the pounding rain –the first of the season. Woo Hoo! (writing this and posting have taken me into yet another day and now it’s just HUMID!). Translation: If you would like to read this … More C19th Emigrants from Dorfprozelten to “America” Part 1
This is Week 20 in my Beyond the Internet series in which I explore the sources of information beyond our computer screens. This week the topic is Orphanages. For some reason this week I’ve been procrastinating and it was tempting to defer this topic to later in my schedule. Is it because the topic is … More Beyond the Internet Week 20: Orphanages
Family history across the seas 