Every family has someone in who is bait different, quirky or just plain lager than life. The Week 30, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge is Colourful. Today I am writing about my maternal grandfather, Byro Jim. Week 30 – Colourful Albert James Newman was born on 18 March 1920 at 889 Hamilton …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
This weeks 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge is So Far Away. Many people on forums and Facebook groups have been saying how vague this challenge is but I love it. Narrowing down who to write about is the difficult one for me. Having been born in England and raised in Australia, having relatives a …
The week 21 challenge for the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is Military. When I saw the challenge for this week, I could not believe how well the dates coincided. I had already intended to write a post for this week to coincide with the 100-year anniversary of the death of my great-great-uncle Hilton in …
To say I have struggled to come up with a topic for this week’s challenge is an understatement! I have procrastinated over it. The week 20, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge is Another Language and the guide for it was “You could write about an ancestor who spoke a different language than you do. …