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 …
Well to say that this weeks 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge has been “taxing” would be an understatement. I struggled to come up with anything that could fit this. I have never looked for tax records – do they even exist for Australian or UK records? Must look into this. Then I had a …
I think it is wonderful that Week 14 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge is The Maiden Aunt. So often these women get forgotten in history as they have no ancestors to research them. It is lovely to ensure the memory of these women lives on. The maiden aunt I have chosen to write …
The next surname I am writing about in my family surname history is Newman. I am going through the surnames in my tree by generation to find out the origins of the surnames. It is a really interesting topic – understanding family surname history – as it can assist you with where your ancestors originated …
The Old Homestead is the Week 13 Challenge for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. I could only think of one place to talk about. By the time I was 13 I had lived in two countries and three states of Australia and a total of 13 homes. There was no real homestead in my life. …
The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge this week is Misfortune. There are many stories of tragedy in any family, however, the story that has always made me sad is the events that unfolded in my grandma’s family in 1944. . Week 12 – Misfortune . The year was 1944 and World War II had …
For this week’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge, Lucky, I decided to take a bit of a different route. Instead of finding a lucky ancestor, I decided to talk about my luck in finding relatives. Week 11 – Lucky An Australian connection A number of years ago I received a phone call out …
The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge this week is Strong Woman. Probably the strongest woman I have ever known was my grandmother. However, due to people still alive who may be impacted if I told her full story I have opted to find another woman in my tree. Someone I never knew and who …
Coming up with something for the Week 9 – Where There’s a Will, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge was hard. Do I do a will left by the deceased, someone with will and determination, or someone named Will? I finally decided on the latter, although he certainly had will and determination as well. …
Finding something to write about for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks in Week 8 – Heirloom has been incredibly hard. My maternal grandmother died on 23 May 2016 and we were left with all her belongings. Some of them had names on the back to be given to a specific person. There were so many …