Google Mapping – Byron Bay
Week 39 OF 52 ANCESTORS CHALLENGE PROMPT: MAP IT OUT Byron Bay is the touchstone of my paternal family; a … Continue Reading Google Mapping – Byron Bay
Family photo Friday
To me, the really amazing thing about this week’s photo is that I was nursed on many occasions by the subject; someone who had been described in the Northern Star as an “early pioneer’ of the far north coast region … Continue Reading Family photo Friday
TROVE Tuesday – Henry Standen was “capitally convicted…”
While convict records provide a wealth of information about a person following conviction, contemporary British newspaper accounts can be a … Continue Reading TROVE Tuesday – Henry Standen was “capitally convicted…”
Scenic Saturday – Hobart
This tranquil harbour is where some of my ancestors began the Australian chapters of their life stories. Those stories, featuring … Continue Reading Scenic Saturday – Hobart
Family photo Friday – A study in sepia
Week 8 OF 52 ANCESTORS CHALLENGE PROMPT: FAMILY PHOTO . Today’s photo is a 1920s studio portrait of my grandfather … Continue Reading Family photo Friday – A study in sepia
Trove Tuesday – The namesake
Week 23 OF 52 ANCESTORS CHALLENGE PROMPT: NAMESAKE I think that most of us have wondered where on earth our … Continue Reading Trove Tuesday – The namesake
“I foolishly gave it all away…
Week 37 OF 52 ANCESTORS CHALLENGE PROMPT: MISTAKE In 1919 my paternal great grandfather Herbert John Harris made what he … Continue Reading “I foolishly gave it all away…
Scenic Saturday – Irish Famine Memorial, Sydney
The Australian Memorial to the Great Irish Famine (1845-1852) is located at the Hyde Park Barracks on Macquarie Street Sydney. It commemorates the arrival in Australia of over 4,000 single young women, most of whom were teenagers. (1) The girls … Continue Reading Scenic Saturday – Irish Famine Memorial, Sydney
Family Photo Friday – The Sisters
Week 32 OF 52 ANCESTORS CHALLENGE PROMPT: SISTER Today’s family photo is a wonderful studio portrait of a paternal great grandmother Christina Ann Woolley nee Hicks (1875-1951), one of her her sisters Margaret Cook nee Hicks (1865-1952) and a sister- … Continue Reading Family Photo Friday – The Sisters
Osborne Ladies’ College – A “Gothic Fantasy Tale”
Week 36 OF 52 ANCESTORS CHALLENGE PROMPT: SCHOOL DAYS The story of Osborne Ladies College, a girls’ school which operated … Continue Reading Osborne Ladies’ College – A “Gothic Fantasy Tale”
TROVE Tuesday – A cry for help
Week 34 OF 52 ANCESTORS CHALLENGE PROMPT: TRAGEDY Today’s article is just one small, very sad chapter in my maternal … Continue Reading TROVE Tuesday – A cry for help
Scenic Saturday – St Davids Park, Hobart Tasmania
My paternal 3 x great grandmother Melinda Woolley nee Bryant was buried here on 21 December 1858. St David’s Park, … Continue Reading Scenic Saturday – St Davids Park, Hobart Tasmania
Family Photo Friday: Great Aunt Iris
This week’s photo is of a paternal aunt, Iris Poolman née Harris. I chose this beautiful portrait to start the ‘Photo Friday’ series as it really captures the essence of the subject – a stylish woman who a niece recalls … Continue Reading Family Photo Friday: Great Aunt Iris
Lynwood – A matter of perception
Two articles that were printed in the local paper, the Moruya Examiner, exactly 100 years ago made me realise how … Continue Reading Lynwood – A matter of perception
Trove Tuesday: Only two pounds reward?
Today’s snippet from Trove – two notices in the Maitland Mercury of 24 January 1857 – makes me wonder about … Continue Reading Trove Tuesday: Only two pounds reward?
From Prisons and Poorhouses 