Ancestors… The Arrivals – 1883 (1). 25 Aug 202328 Jul 2023 Oban Bay. In 1883, two of my ancestors arrived. The first was my maternal Scottish great-grandfather. He was onboard the “Oban Bay” which departed Glasgow. The second voyage in 1883…
Ancestors… The Arrivals – 1877. 18 Aug 202328 Jul 2023 Fritz Reuter. The earliest arrival of my ancestors was in 1877. The ship “Fritz Reuter” set sail from Hamburg, Germany. It arrived off-shore from Rockhampton before passengers disembarked and were…
Ancestors… The Arrivals. 11 Aug 202328 Jul 2023 Within this series, I will explore each of the journeys taken by my ancestors. All of them arrived in Queensland, so it made my research a little easier. There would…
Arrivals… Memories Are Forever. 4 Aug 202328 Jul 2023 Within the previous four posts under "Somebody I Use To Know", I shared my memories of my grandparents. As mentioned, I was lucky to have known all of them and…