This weeks challenge in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is Unusual Source. There are so many resources out there for genealogists to explore. The usual birth, death, marriage, census, immigration, and military records but there is so much left to find. Week 38 – Unusual Source For a long time I have wanted to know more about my…
Over the weekend I was fortunate to have time to attend my first Genealogy Seminar. It was run by the Genealogical Society of Queensland and offered a varied range of topics and speakers. The seminar was titled Top Genealogical Sources: The Expert’s Guide with invited guests talking about their favourite genealogical source. The topics were varied and the speakers knew their…
The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge for Week 37 is Closest to Your Birthday. I trawled through my ancestors to find someone who may share a birthday with me, but alas, was unable to. The closest date I could find was the death of my great-grandfather. Week 37 – Closest to Your Birthday Frederick Charles Newman My…
I have gotten a bit behind on the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge with my UK trip and so now face the daunting task of catching up. The Week 36 challenge is Work to coincide with Labour Day in the USA – in Australia ours is May. I have chosen for this topic to write about a common occupation…
At the end of July I wrote a post about Thomas MacEntee’s Genealogy Do-Over and that I was going to start the process. I have started but it is not going as fast as I would like. Prior to going to the UK in early September I started putting boxes of stuff into the study which quickly became the “I will…
Well it has been a very long time between posts. I have been so busy with sorting Dad’s estate out, helping mum sort their home, and preparing and then going on our Family History Holiday. We left for the UK on 6 September and arrived home on 3 October. I have so much to do around the house to catch…