52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History: Week 37 Earliest Memory of school days

14 September, 2011

The topic for Week 37 in Amy Coffin’s and Geneablogger’s 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History series is: Earliest Memory What is your earliest memory? I’m always surprised when people can tell me things they remember as toddlers. Sadly such memories are lost somewhere in my mental ether. Perhaps the closest I can come … More 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History: Week 37 Earliest Memory of school days

52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History: Week 36 Road Trips, American soldiers and Natural Arch.

13 September, 2011

The topic for Week 36 in Amy Coffin’s and Geneablogger’s 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History series is: Road Trips. Describe a family road trip from your childhood. Where did you go and why? Who was in the car? How did you pass the time? Road trips were mostly non-existent in my childhood as … More 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History: Week 36 Road Trips, American soldiers and Natural Arch.

St Saviours, Moorgate: the link between Monty Don and Cass ancestors

12 September, 2011

Yesterday for a bit of light relief we decided to watch the Who Do You Think You Are episode from a few months ago (here in Oz) featuring Monty Don, famous for the TV series Around the World in 80 Gardens, which I loved. Some comments on the episode were less than enthusiastic but I … More St Saviours, Moorgate: the link between Monty Don and Cass ancestors

Labour Day: The occupations of my ancestors.

9 September, 2011

Geneabloggers has been running the 2011 Labor Day challenge to celebrate Labor Day in the US last weekend. Where I live Labour Day is celebrated on May Day, the first Monday in May. In other states it’s celebrated on dates in other months. Even though I’m out of kilter time-wise, this challenge looked pretty interesting … More Labour Day: The occupations of my ancestors.

52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History: Week 35: Weddings

8 September, 2011

The topic for Week 35 in Amy Coffin’s and Geneablogger’s 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History series is: Weddings. Tell us about your wedding. You may also talk about your future wedding, the wedding of a relative or shape this question to fit your own life experience. Having talked a little about my own … More 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History: Week 35: Weddings

99 Things meme

7 September, 2011

Along with the 99 Things Genealogy Aussie style meme, Geniaus has brought this more general topic to our attention. It has nothing to do with genealogy but it will tell readers something about me. Found on Stephen’s Lighthouse, Blog with this invitation “It’s harder and causes more reflection than you’d think. Play if you like. … More 99 Things meme

52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History: Week 21: Commercials/Advertisements, social attitudes and accents.

27 August, 2011

The topic for Week 21 in Amy Coffin’s and Geneablogger’s 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History series iwas: Commercials. Do you remember any commercial jingles from your childhood? Share them here. I didn’t do this topic when it was first posted as it didn’t really speak to me, but while doing the Week 34 … More 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History: Week 21: Commercials/Advertisements, social attitudes and accents.

52 weeks of personal genealogy and history: week 34: smells, good and not-so-good

24 August, 2011

The topic for Week 34 in Amy Coffin’s and Geneablogger’s 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History series is: Smells. Describe any smells that take you back to childhood. These could be from meals, fragrant gardens, musty basements, or something entirely different. It suddenly occurred to me how much we rely on other people having … More 52 weeks of personal genealogy and history: week 34: smells, good and not-so-good