This week’s Sepia Saturday image is a dramatic image of a young woman against a dark background. My thoughts flew immediately to the cover of my Kunkel Family History book, designed by local graphic artist Vanessa Schulze from photographs of my Kunkel great-great grandparents. For years I’d been researching this family and writing up their … More Sepia Saturday 178: Faces with Drama
Late again! This week’s Sepia Saturday had me thinking of all the smokers in the family, especially my Dad. I have never been a smoker, but most of those around me at work or at home, were. It was just normal at the time. I was surprised looking through my photos that I actually had relatively few … More Sepia Saturday 175: Thinking of my Dad
Did anyone tell you I’ve returned home? Mum & Dad were apparently terribly agitated and very sad that they’d never ever see me again: they cried and cried and put posters in hundreds of letter boxes but no one had seen me. Lucky for me the cat gods were looking after me and I’m perfectly … More Guest post by Sir Springer the Cat
Even though I had some photos which suited this week’s theme, they just didn’t seem to have a thread to draw them together – other than one of us reading the newspaper. I had decided I would pass on this theme, when a related sub-theme came to mind. It just didn’t occur to me until … More Sepia Saturday: Paper…Expo…read all about it
Are you enjoying this season’s Australian Who Do You Think You Are (WDYTYA)? I certainly am – I even think this may be their best yet. The background researchers have done a great job and the individuals we’re following seem to really care about what happened to their families in the past. James Tanner from … More Aussie WDYTYA Season 5
I have incorporated my response to this challenge into my A to Z theme for 2013. You can see my response over here on my Tropical Territory blog.
I can’t believe I almost forgot last weekend’s Sepia Saturday when I had just the photos for it! Comes of dealing with technical problems I guess. A couple of years ago my husband and I were able to visit London and actually spent some time sightseeing rather than just doing family history. One of our … More Sepia Saturday 173: Vegetarians beware
If you live within striking distance of Brisbane you might be interested in a visit to see the Queensland State Library’s display entitled Grass Dukes and Shepherd Kings, especially if you have ancestry from the Darling Downs. I saw this exhibition when I was in Brisbane a few weeks ago and was very impressed with … More Grass Dukes and Shepherd Kings at SLQ
This week’s Sepia Saturday 172 image features some enthusiastic hikers setting off for time in the countryside. The image opens the floodgates of opportunity for hiking, camping and outdoor pursuits. Although I’ve a number of the latter, not so many of the former, still I’m going with hiking just because a couple came to mind. This … More Sepia Saturday 172: A hiking we will go
At the moment I’m busy participating in this year’s A to Z challenge on my Tropical Territory blog, but I couldn’t resist posting on this week’s Sepia Saturday. Over the years I’ve photographed many castles but this is one we visited on our 2010 trip overseas. I’m not sure how well known it is, we … More Sepia Saturday 171: Herstmonceaux Castle (Kent)
Family history across the seas 