Lest We Forget: William Rudolph (Robert) Kunkel (1930-1952)

23 April, 2011

William Rudolph Kunkel, known to his family as Robert Kunkel, was the son of William Thomas (Bill) Kunkel and his wife, Rosetta (Hilda) Kunkel nee Brechbuhl, and great-grandson of George Mathias and Mary Kunkel, the founding couple of the Australian Kunkel family. Bill and Hilda’s other child was Marguerite Elizabeth (Jill) Kunkel. The family moved … More Lest We Forget: William Rudolph (Robert) Kunkel (1930-1952)

52 weeks of Personal Genealogy and History: Week 16: Restaurants

22 April, 2011

Pick the newly-married couple: how young they look! Dinner at the Tower Mill. Himself enjoying his Mediterranean seafood platter in Aix while my tagine awaits! This week’s topic in the series devised by Amy Coffin and Geneabloggers is: Restaurants. What was your favorite local restaurant as a child? Where was it located, and what was your … More 52 weeks of Personal Genealogy and History: Week 16: Restaurants

Why order an LDS film of parish registers? Part 2: Edward Bethel Codrington

16 April, 2011

The death of Edward Bethel Codrington, aged nearly 8 years old Against an entry in the Kilchrenan parish baptismal registers dated 25 August 1853, is the following: Edward Bethel Codrington son of William John Codrington of 110 Eaton Square London, Colonel Coldstream Guards and Mary his wife, born September 29th 1845, accidentally drowned in Lochawe … More Why order an LDS film of parish registers? Part 2: Edward Bethel Codrington

52 weeks of Personal Genealogy and History – Week 15: Sports

16 April, 2011

Amy Coffin and Geneablogger’s topic for Week 15 in the 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History is Sports. Did you have a favorite sports team as a child? If so, which one and why. Did your parents follow the same teams? Do you still support the same teams. Having been procrastinating on the topic … More 52 weeks of Personal Genealogy and History – Week 15: Sports

52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History -Week 14 -Spring

3 April, 2011

The topic posed by Amy Coffin and Geneabloggers for Week #14 is Spring.  What was spring like where and when you grew up? Describe not only the climate, but how the season influenced your activities, food choices, etc My first thoughts on Spring are Mr Cassmob’s inevitable quote “Spring has sprung, the grass has riz I … More 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History -Week 14 -Spring

One Lovely Blog Award

1 April, 2011

Earlier this month I was nominated for the One Lovely Blog Award by Sharon at Genealogymatters2me and Aillin at Australian Genealogy Journeys. Thanks Sharon and Aillin for this nomination which I’m very pleased to accept…it’s nice to know that others enjoy reading some of my blog. I’m sorry it’s taken me a while to get … More One Lovely Blog Award

A family word cloud

1 April, 2011

Inspired by a post by Aillin at Australian Genealogy Journeys I had to give this a go, using Wordle to produce a cloud of my families’ names and places. Haven’t figured out how to deal with double-word places eg Charters Towers but it was fun. And another of just my family names: And some places from my husband’s … More A family word cloud

Women’s History month – women in the paid workforce – some thoughts

31 March, 2011

At the conclusion of Women’s History Month I have been thinking about personal history and in particular women’s history month which led me to reflect on how much has changed in the world of women’s public work. Of course the simple fact is that whether our female ancestors were in paid employment or not, they were … More Women’s History month – women in the paid workforce – some thoughts