On 2 January 2012 I posted my goals and aspirations for the year under the acronym PROWLS. So what does my report card look like? How did I do? Did I achieve my goals? Well my obsessive self says “not well” while my realistic self says “okay”….but not necessarily at what I intended initially. In fact … More PROWLS Report Card on 2012 activity
Geniaus has once encouraged us to reflect on our achievements in 2012 rather than all the things still on our wish lists or “gunna” lists. She rightly believes we don’t take sufficient notice of our successes in our on-going pursuit for more information. So she’s challenged us to take on the Accentuate the Positive Geneameme … More Accentuate the Positive 2012: Celebrating Successes
This is the final post in the 52 weeks Beyond the Internet series. Despite the rapidity of digitisation, there is still so much lurking offline: in people’s heads, in libraries, in museums. While it’s fantastic to be able to flash our fingers across the keyboard and find information or even digitised original documents from the … More Beyond the Internet: Week 52 the Finale
It’s now past the 27th December around the world so Mr Cassmob has done the draw for the Blogiversary competition I posted about a couple of weeks ago. And the winner is…..drum roll…Helen Smith from Brisbane and From Helen V Smith’s Keyboard. Helen will be receiving the iPad sleeve designed by Indigenous women in Central Australia. Second prize … More 3rd blogiversary competition results
Today is my 3rd blogiversary and rather than reiterate why I blog, which I’ve written about before, I thought I’d tap into my community of Genimates around the world for some brainstorming on a research challenge. By the way, if you would like to participate in my blogiversary gift competition, why not pop over now … More 3rd Blogiversary: Brainstorming Family Folklore
This week we’re up to Week 51 in my Beyond the Internet series in which I explore the sources of information beyond our computer screens. This week’s topic is Oral History. Oral History can be an invaluable asset in our suite of offline research resources. Again and again we read others say that they wish they’d listened to … More Beyond the Internet: Week 51 Oral History
It’s Christmas Eve and we’re all looking forward to a special day tomorrow -especially the littlies…what will do without the bribery of Santa? I do hope my grandchildren’s little hearts cope with minor disappointments about the precise gift the bearded gentleman, and his helpers, leaves for them. Is your refrigerator like mine? Jammed to the … More Happy Christmas to one and all
This is week 50 (alleluia!) of my Beyond the Internet series and this week’s topic still partially relates to occupation but is a grab bag: Licences Bureaucracy isn’t a new thing and really we should be grateful for it historically, if not in our day-to-day lives. There’s so much that is documented thanks to the … More Beyond the Internet: Week 50 Licences
If you’re feeling it’s a case of “that week went quickly”, you’re right. I’m busy catching up with my Beyond the Internet series. So let’s just pretend it’s now Week 49, not weeks 48 or 50,as weexplore the sources of information beyond our computer screens and this week’s topic is Occupations –Merchant Seamen. I have a … More Beyond the Internet: Week 49 Merchant Seamen
This week I’m belatedly writing Week 48 in my Beyond the Internet series in which I explore the sources of information beyond our computer screens and this week’s topic is Occupations – Teachers. I wrote a few posts early in the year about school admissions and other school records, which will obviously be of relevance if you … More Beyond the Internet: Week 48 Teachers
Family history across the seas 