52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 6 Branching out Maps – John Carnegie
I am currently participating in the genealogy blog challenge 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks set by Amy Johnson Crow. You can see the earlier weeks under the My Blog option on my website. The Week 6 topic left me a bit stumped for inspiration. I ended up thinking of John...
Accentuate the Positive Geneameme 2021
Here is my contribution to the annual Accentuate the Positive Geneameme Jill Ball (aka Geniaus) invites you to take part in Accentuate the Positive by responding to the following statements/questions, several of which are new, in a blog post. Write as much or as...
Trove Tuesday – Karisma Estate, Toorbul & the Carnegie Family
My great great great grandparents John and Helen Carnegie are buried in the only surviving grave in the old Toorbul cemetery, now a historic reserve. I have found all types of records about the family and their oyster leases in Pumicestone Passage after they settled...
Finding Truth in Family History Through DNA
Since 1977 I have been tracing my family history through the more traditional methods. Buying certificates, using archives and libraries and perhaps most importantly talking to the ‘oldies’ and learning what they knew about our family. By 2015 I thought I knew it all...
Speaker with two talks - Mining ancestors in Australia and Researching at the National Archives of Australia.