Category: #PhotoFriday

Family Photo Friday – Ivy Cordelia Harris

This post is a short story based on the life of Cordelia Ivy Harris (1898-1984), a 2x great aunt and … Continue Reading Family Photo Friday – Ivy Cordelia Harris

Family Photo Friday – I Growed On This

They say that every picture tells a thousand stories. This wonderful photo of Richard STANDING (1856-1923) with his (at least) … Continue Reading Family Photo Friday – I Growed On This

Family Photo Friday – Maria Kezia Roberts

M y 2 x great grandmother Maria Kezia ROBERTS was born in Windsor, New South Wales on 10 January 1839. … Continue Reading Family Photo Friday – Maria Kezia Roberts

Family Photo Friday – George Henry Standing

This photo of my great grandfather George Henry Standing (1878-1943) had me reaching back through time. I had heard a … Continue Reading Family Photo Friday – George Henry Standing

The Ugly Sisters of Lismore Base Hospital

As soon as I saw this week’s prompt I thought of two photos in my collection. Both of these photos … Continue Reading The Ugly Sisters of Lismore Base Hospital

Family Photo Friday – I would dearly love to give this beautiful bride a name!

This wonderful photo is just one of the collection of family photos that I inherited. Unfortunately, I can’t find any … Continue Reading Family Photo Friday – I would dearly love to give this beautiful bride a name!

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

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

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

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