an oft neglected genealogy & history blog
I’ve posted about this before but another couple of hours following published family trees of the Royal and famous has turned up another gem. Robert the Bruce is not only my 22nd Great Grandfather x 2, but…
I’ve just been a little busy what with my new job and all. Yes that’s right, I started a new job at the end of March working for a transcription company who does court reporting…
The recent announcement that Ancestry‘s DNA genealogy testing service is expanding to Australia is one I am kind of excited about. I have been contemplating genetic genealogy for a while and I will admit to…
“WORE DUNGAREE SUIT AND BOWYANGS.” News(Adelaide, SA : 1923 – 1954) 26 May 1936: 3. Web. 3 Mar 2015 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article132204484> Yes I had to google it and then had a “huh, so that is what they…
My system works pretty well. Most of the time. But with the more information I collect on collateral lines and associated individuals it is getting a little unwieldy. I don’t want to throw the baby…
One of the big topics in genealogy across the web this year has been the Genealogy do-over. While I am not participating, I have – like many others – decided that it is a good…
Yes, yes, I am aware that it is now 16 days into 2015 but the truth is between finishing my Masters, getting the results – I passed of course – Christmas, New Year and the…
Um hello. Yes, it has been awhile, but my Masters project was submitted last week and suddenly my time is once again my own. Well except for job hunting and hausfrau-ing, the latter of which…
The year has been creeping away from me. Not much genealogy has been done in the past few months as I have been head down and concentrating on my Master’s but with recent contact from…
Last night I attended a 2 hour session on Writing Interesting Family Histories by Carol Baxter at Hornsby Library. Carol is a fabulous speaker and the information she imparts is invaluable. Her intent is to encourage…