Have wondering where I’d vanished to? We have been adventuring in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, spending time with two of our daughters, one of whom lives in Nairobi, and seeing all sorts of wonderful animals from A to Z. We had a great time of it but must admit to being a little weary after … More Kenya and Kiva
Crissouli from As You Were has asked fellow bloggers to respond to this questionnaire. The objective is to use the variety of responses to help field questions from new or thinking-about-it genealogists. Crissouli does so much for others the least we can do is help out, so here’s my response. Why not help out with … More “As They Were” Questionnaire on Family History
This week’s Sepia Saturday image took me back to the days when my Dad and I used to go fishing off Magnetic Island. Not quite alone and isolated but a sense of being cut off from the world…as evidenced by the fact I have no photos. My image, on the other hand, couldn’t be further … More Sepia Saturday 193: Splendid Isolation
Anyone with Zöller/Zeller ancestry from Toowoomba or Chinchilla might be interested in this reunion. You can read more detail on my other blog, From Dorfprozelten to Australia. http://dorfprozeltenaus.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/zollerzeller-family-reunion-16-november-2013/
Today’s Sepia Saturday image is “men in braces”, or perhaps working clothes, or newspapers. In a way my post combines all of these elements. Among my photo collection is a photo of my grandfather taken for a news story. James Joseph McSherry was an incredibly hard worker, having notched up a normal lifetime’s service with … More Sepia Saturday 192: A life in railway service
This geneameme is a response to a challenge set by Jill at Geniaus in celebration of Australia’s National Family History Month, August 2013. Thanks Jill for yet more blogging inspiration. What are the titles and URLs of your genealogy blog/s?I have two genealogy blogs. My main (and inaugural) blog is Family History Across The Seas. The other, more … More The Blogger’s Geneameme
This week is the 71st anniversary of the Battle of Milne Bay. Far less known to the average Aussie than Kokoda in the annals of our military history, it was a vitally important victory against the Japanese Forces. You can read what I wrote about it for last Remembrance Day, not long after we returned … More Anniversary of Battle of Milne Bay
Are you missing Google Reader to keep up with all your favourite blogs? I certainly am, and it didn’t help that it’s demise coincided with over a month away from home, going flat chat on a task. Once you get behind it’s a very slippery slope to catch up, that’s for sure. Prior to the … More Knock on effects from the demise of Reader
They say “two is company and three is a crowd” and there are times when that can feel quite true. Growing up as an only child, it was easy at times to feel odd one out, or conversely to lend allegiance to one or the other parent: a triangulation of emotions. Envy of those with … More A tale of threes
Today I’m talking about blogs as part of the Seniors’ Month activities. Different people tell me the very word “blog” makes their eyes cross and sends them to sleep. My goals for the talk are: Not to go blank when someone mentions blogs to be able to recognise one when you meet it not be … More Learning about blogs
Family history across the seas 