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What is this blog about?

Welcome to my home, my family history and genealogy blog. Here, you’ll discover practical guidance for researching your family tree and connecting with both living relatives and historical ancestors.

Whether you’re starting from scratch or revisiting an existing family tree, this blog will help you:

  • Navigate the exciting journey of genealogical discovery
  • Build comprehensive family connections
  • Verify existing research and uncover new branches

Family history research is surprisingly straightforward once you begin. It often starts with a simple spark of curiosity—that lightbulb moment when you realise you want to understand your  family heritage and discover where you came from.

My own genealogical journey began with this same curiosity, and through sharing my experiences and research methods, I hope to inspire and guide you on your own path of discovery.

Every family has stories waiting to be uncovered. Your ancestors’ lives, struggles, and triumphs are part of your heritage, and this blog will show you how to piece together those fascinating family narratives.

Beyond simply collecting names and dates, I’ll guide you through the art of storytelling—bringing your ancestors to life by adding historical context to their stories. This approach transforms dry genealogical data into vivid family histories that truly honour your heritage.

Ready to begin? Let’s embark on this rewarding journey of family discovery together.

  • Old Treasury Building Museum.

    Having mentioned this Museum has led me to decide to write about it in more detail. I have mentioned snippets in the previous writings. There is so much more than a few sentences so here is my detailed account and my impressions. Writings. As you would be aware from my previous writings, this Museum came Read more

  • State Library Victoria.

    As previously stated, I visited Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in March 2023. I had my research question. I was hoping to find some answers to one of my ancestors who had served in the British Army in the mid-1800s. Yes, he served time (maybe, the incorrect terminology) with the services as a Red Coat. He was Read more

  • Genealogy Society of Victoria.

    During my Melbourne visit, I happened to stumble across this Society as I attempted to know more about my ancestor’s visit to Melbourne in the mid-1850s. It took some detective work as I sat having lunch and pondered my next step to know more. Everyone knows their friend “Google.” During my Internet search, I came Read more

  • Public Record Office Victoria: PROV.

    This was my first port of call when I visited Melbourne back in March 2023. I used public transport to get around. As usual, I took the “long” way round to get to PROV. It was still a leisurely walk from the Macaulay Railway Station. When I departed PROV, I went in the opposite direction Read more

  • Australian National Library.

    Also back in January 2023, whilst in Canberra I took the opportunity to visit the National Library. Just before I continue, one thing you must do is join the Australian National Library before you visit as it will make your life so much easier to access different records etc. It is a fairly easy process Read more

  • National Archives: Australia.

    In January 2023, I had the opportunity to visit the National Archives in Canberra. It was an extremely interesting visit. To view records held at the site you do need to do some preparation and “order” the documents you wish to view. The document I was most interested in was the naturalization certificate of my Read more