The Week 29 Challenge in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is music. This was an easy one for me to choose as my dad devoted his life to his music both in an amateur and professional capacity. Sadly we lost my dad a month ago so this is a fitting tribute to him. The below …
I read about Thomas MacEntee’s Genealogy Do-Over earlier this year and have procrastinated for a while about undertaking the process. I have over 25 years of documents both physical and digital and whilst, for the most part, I have kept them organised, in recent months it has got out of control. My dad recently died …
The Week 28, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge is Travel. I have so many ancestors I could write about in regards to this topic, and many I have already. In So Far Away I discussed the journey’s a number of my family took, including my parents, brother and myself. In Strong Woman I talked about my great-great-grandmother Ellen …
I have gotten a bit behind on the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge and updating my blog. We unfortunately lost dad on the 2 July 2018 and so there have been other more pressing matters to attend to. I am hoping in the coming weeks to catch up on 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks …
The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge for the halfway mark is Black Sheep. All genealogists at some point will find a black sheep in their family. Whether it be someone who was quirky and just didn’t quite fit the family to criminals. I have come across my fair share of black sheep in my …
The challenge for this week in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is Same Name. So often in genealogy you will come up with ancestors who have the same name as their father or mother. Quite often they are then known by another name. Also to confuse matters you will often find numerous children within the …
Continuing on in my series of Family Surname History, I am moving onto the Brand surname. My maternal grandmother was Marjorey Brand and the name has a long history. Family Surname History – Brand Brand is of German, French, and English originating from the pre-6th Century Anglo-Saxon word “brinnan” which means a …
The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge this week is Fathers’ Day to coincide with Fathers’ Day in the UK and USA. The Australian Fathers’ Day does not occur until the first Sunday in September each year. I decided to do something a bit different for this post and have done a representation of …
I realised recently that I hadn’t updated my readers on the progress of our Family History Holiday in a long time. So with about three months left until we leave I will update you on where we are at in our plans. Itinerary I have booked and paid for all our accommodation – we …
The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge this week is Going to the Chapel. I have some wedding photos in my collection. However, the ancestors I know were definitely married in a chapel I don’t have photos for. So I have decided to talk about one of the wedding photo’s in my collection. I just …