Review of Jayne Shrimpton’s Fashion in the 1940s

Review of Jayne Shrimpton’s Fashion in the 1940s

Jayne Shrimpton is probably best known in the genealogy research world for her book Tracing Your Ancestors Through Photographs, so I was interested to see what her other books on women’s fashion were like. Fashion in the 1940s published by Shire Books is set...
AFFHO Congress Thoughts – The First Congress 1977

AFFHO Congress Thoughts – The First Congress 1977

With the AFFHO (Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations) Congress 2015 just over a week away now, many people are excited at attending this geneaevent which only happens every three years. Over the last few months, the three official Congress bloggers,...
Week 34 Maps in 52 Weeks of Genealogical Records in 2015

Week 34 Maps in 52 Weeks of Genealogical Records in 2015

This personal genealogy blog challenge is to stimulate my own genealogy blogging efforts in 2014 – 2015 by focusing on a different kind of genealogical record each week. I wanted a challenge that reflected my own archival background as well as my own genealogy...
Report on Criminals and Victims Seminar, 7 Mar 2015

Report on Criminals and Victims Seminar, 7 Mar 2015

Yesterday I gave a presentation at the Queensland Family History Society education session on criminals and victims, other speakers were Rosemary Kopittke and Helen Smith. It was a great morning and an enthusiastic crowd.         I started with my...