John James Carnegie AIF puzzle solved? – Trove Tuesday blog
Today has been an incredibly exciting Trove Tuesday. I picked my Carnegie family and in particular my great uncle John James Carnegie because I only had scant details on this family. I knew he died as I have a funeral notice but sadly no date and it is too recent for...
Herbert William White Obituary – Trove Tuesday Blog
My Australia Day tribute this year was to Herbert William White – read the post here. He was my great grandfather from Wiltshire. Back in January I wrote about his life using information I had gathered over many years. Today as I thought about who to focus on...
World War One and The Finn Brothers – Trove Tuesday Blog
I have previously written about my three Finn great great uncles who fought in World War One. Read their story here. Last year I managed to find a photograph of Denis Finn courtesy of Trove but I had no luck finding photos of his brothers John and Robert. Today I had...
Brisbane River Pilot James Carnegie – Trove Tuesday blog
Trove Tuesday blogging has been happening for years but I have never participated in the challenge before. So in 2016 I thought it was time I did at least one Trove Tuesday post a month. Hopefully more but at least this is a start. Today I finished up a talk that I am...
Speaker with two talks - Mining ancestors in Australia and Researching at the National Archives of Australia.