This week’s Sepia Saturday theme was a “gimme”. I’ve had this photo strip for ages but have never used it because I felt it made my grandfather look a little gormless. However it’s a perfect match this week, so here is Dinny strolling through Brisbane city probably in the 1920s or 1930s (the car would … More Sepia Saturday: Strolling in the City
I’ve recently come to realise that one aspect of our family’s traditional life has faded into obscurity, due to a blend of improved circumstances, general disorganisation, and a social trend to eating out in cafes and restaurants. In our case, I suspect that it was the move to Darwin’s hot humid climate that contributed as … More Monday Memories: Weekend picnics
From the Highlands of Papua New Guinea to the coast, the people celebrate culture and make merry with dances and traditional costumes. For some reason these warriors from Wahgi came to mind when I looked at the Sepia Saturday merry makers. They were at the enormously popular Goroka Show in, I think, 1972. Seeing thousands … More Sepia Saturday PNG Merry Makers
In the coming weeks I’ll be thinking out loud on this blog about my research plans for an upcoming trip to Ireland. One of my key objectives is to get to understand the confusion of Callaghans from Courtown, Parish of Ballygarrett, County Wexford. When I wrote about this family previously (here and here), the digitised … More A confusion of Callaghans
Today is another Sepia Saturday– Monday Memories combined post. The theme this week is sleeping babies, reading and related memories. The image prompt shows a woman reading quietly while her baby sleeps tranquilly. Most mothers would roll their eyes at this, thinking of how tired and busy they were with small children. Perhaps I was … More Tura Lura Lura – hush little bubba
How could I resist this wonderful Sepia Saturday prompt which had passed me by until I read Jollett Etc’s post today? The koala is, of course, a key icon of Australia – they look cuddly and cute, even if all they do is sleep much of the day and between-times munch on a gum leaf … More Sepia Saturday: Aussie royalty – the koala
Well May came and went and here we are well into June. In an oops moment I’ve realised I didn’t post the promised summary of posts. Thanks to all those who joined in – it was great fun reading everyone’s different perspectives, and often being reminded of movies that had slipped off the personal radar. … More Merry Month of May Movie Meme Posts
In my daughter’s memory photo album I wrote “where there’s a Cass, there’s a cat”. Very true, but equally so of my own family as the various photos here will attest. From my earliest days to today I’ve been without a cat for only a few short months – and felt myself off-kilter and at … More Monday Memories: My life in cats
Somehow Monday passed me by in a flurry of Irish research…I really need to pre-program some Monday Memories posts. Today I’m just going to share with you some photos of a family heirloom which is now with my eldest daughter. Among her photos is also one of my granddaughter taken in the same chair. I … More Tuesday Memories: the wicker chair
One of the challenges of researching family history is bringing our women ancestors out of the shadows. They are often missing from official records, especially in early years, though Australia is fortunate with its early female suffrage. One way to reveal more about our ancestral women is to look at the skills and hobbies which … More Monday Memories – Are you crafty?
Family history across the seas 