Magpie geese paddling
8 February, 2010
A string of twenty magpie geese paddling their feet in a shady culvert.
Bird life
2 February, 2010
Squadrons of white cockatoos squawking overhead and balancing on palm fronds before taking off in cacophony of disharmony. On Saturday we saw one barely making headway against the strength of the wind.
Shauna Hicks to visit Darwin
1 February, 2010
Shauna Hicks, a very experienced researcher and family historian, is giving two talks in Darwin on 6th February, hosted by the Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory. Anyone who has heard Shauna speak will know a treat is in store for them. Her talks will be: Online Trends In Family History & Asylum Records: A … More Shauna Hicks to visit Darwin
Irish Ancestry and County Clare research
1 February, 2010
Irish family history research and County Clare … More Irish Ancestry and County Clare research
Gloom and doom and no power
1 February, 2010
Like many Territorians we woke up on Saturday to find that we had no power. Life’s tough without the first cup of coffee for the day so thank heavens for the gas camping kit.The house was gloomy until about 8am except for the glow of the laptop screen and the fluoro torch. It makes you … More Gloom and doom and no power
Widdup Hodgson and Bracewell connection updated
1 February, 2010
One of the positive things about internet genealogy is the capacity to make connections with relatives or other family historians around the globe. A couple of years ago I posted my research on the connection between the John Widdup family from Urana and his cousins John Bracewell (UK) and Jesse, Jonathan, and Joseph Hodgson from … More Widdup Hodgson and Bracewell connection updated
Widdups from Urana & Bracewell-Hodgson connection
9 January, 2010
Grass Roots Queenslanders: the Kunkel family. History of the O’Brien family of Ballykelly, Clare, Ireland; Widdups of Urana, NSW. Urana and Narrandera are places where the Widdup family had branches. links to the Hodgsons from Eaglehawk near Bendigo in Victoria … More Widdups from Urana & Bracewell-Hodgson connection
New Year in the Top End
9 January, 2010
The New Year kicked off with rain, rain and more rain as the monsoons arrived with a vengeance…the ducks and magpie geese have been enjoying the puddles. On the upside it also brought lower temperatures and strong winds which made the days more pleasant. However it’s nice to see the sunny skies again even if it’s … More New Year in the Top End
LDS films & their usefulness to family history
2 January, 2010
One of my bugbears about current family history is the near-total reliance on the internet. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge fan of the internet but there’s a time and place for everything. Yes the IGI does provide a glimpse into potential ancestral families but this is a plea for people to move beyond … More LDS films & their usefulness to family history
Lightning & thunder
2 January, 2010
Lightning, thunder and heavy rain have been the theme for the start of the New Year. No amateur natural fireworks here – a full-scale crashing of heavenly furniture being moved around with accompanying light displays. It seems odd to say that when the airconditioning is on and the sky turns dark grey with heavy Wet Season … More Lightning & thunder
Family history across the seas 