Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane

I don’t know about you but I really enjoy walking around historical cemeteries like many genealogists do.  I’m fortunate that my daughter loves to do this as well. However she prefers the creepy aspect of it and the intricacies of the designs on the headstones.  My son is not so keen on this pastime but …

Family Surname History – Washbrook

I am enjoying this series – Family Surname History.  Today I am introducing the family surname Washbrook.  Alice Elizabeth Washbrook was my paternal grandfather’s mother.         Family Surname History – Washbrook Washbrook is of Olde English origin with the first recorded village of this name being in 1198 in Suffolk.1  It often …

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Week 16: Storms

The week 16 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge is Storms. I chose to write about Cyclone Tracy that hit Darwin in 1974. There is a small connection to my family from this storm.   Week 16 – Storms   Cyclone Tracy Australia is not unaccustomed to cyclones.  Northern Australia – Queensland, Darwin, and Western …