Ancestors… Tales & Tallies. 22 Aug 20252 Jul 2025 A quick review of Helpers & Hearts, it was an eventful week, with sadness, surprises and the helpful library staff who helped me out. It sure was a pleasure and…
Ancestors… Time. 2 May 202517 Apr 2025 What is it all about? What is it that you think of about time? How do you spend your time? We live in time but what is it? The dictionary…
Discover… Those Were The Days. 18 Apr 202512 Apr 2025 I have been looking back over my own life. It is/has been an interesting challenge. All the memories, both good and bad. I am writing this on 23 March 2025.…
Ancestors… Newspapers. 17 May 20241 May 2024 Researching newspapers is an extremely useful resource. They enable context to be added to an ancestor's story. Besides looking for an article, look at the advertisements of the day. These…
Ancestors… Website: FindMyPast 12 Apr 202427 Mar 2024 I title this series “Websites”, however, it is more along the lines of family history subscriptions. I admit I do have a subscription to FindMyPast. It is not cheap and…
Ancestors… The Arrivals – What I found. 6 Oct 20236 Aug 2023 So, here we are - You and I, now know how my ancestors arrived in Queensland. As you can tell some of the ships have interesting tales whilst others have…
Ancestors… The Arrivals – 1883 (2). 1 Sep 202328 Jul 2023 Hampshire. The second arrival in 1883 was another maternal great-grandfather. He left Plymouth and arrived in Rockhampton. He was with an older brother on board the "Hampshire." Research Mix-up. The…
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…
Ancestors… Filling the Gaps – Part Two. 28 Apr 20238 Apr 2023 Continuing on from Filling the Gaps - Part One, where we discovered the use of Census records, 1939 Register, BMD Certificates, Directories & Electoral rolls. Previously. As discussed, the list…
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