Writing Family History Again
Back on 24 August 2011 I wrote a Writing Family History blog and since then I have met and talked with two interesting authors and have read and reviewed their books. As I have mentioned in previous blogs, I have been a fan of Hazel Edwards for many years and recently...My Ancestors’ Geneameme
Geniaus is one of my favourite Australian bloggers and I can easily follow her posts on Twitter. She likes to issue challenges from time to time and here is another Meme challenge – The Ancestors’ Geneameme. This was issued on Friday and I notice that...Ongoing Value of Genealogy Conference Papers
In my ‘spare’ time, I have been compiling a list of all the conference papers presented at VAFHO (Victorian Association of Family History Organisations) conferences between 1995 and 2010. Conferences are usually held every two years but there are...52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History Week 39 Least Favourite Foods
I’m participating in the weekly blogging theme 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History and this week’s topic is all about our least favourite foods. When I first saw the topic all the horrible things Mum used to cook for me as a child instantly came to mind. Now...
Speaker with two talks - Mining ancestors in Australia and Researching at the National Archives of Australia.