Sepia Saturday – Bronzed Aussies
Do you call this a beach? This week’s prompt Faces On The Beach has me exclaiming, in my broadest possible … Continue Reading Sepia Saturday – Bronzed Aussies
Evacuation before the ‘apocalyptic’ bushfires of January 2020
Week 9 OF 52 ANCESTORS CHALLENGE PROMPT: DISASTER Scenes have been described as “apocalyptic” as Australia’s bush fires have intensified, … Continue Reading Evacuation before the ‘apocalyptic’ bushfires of January 2020
Pte. John David Jacob Richardson – Lest We Forget
Week 47 OF 52 ANCESTORS CHALLENGE PROMPT: SOLDIER The photograph One of the photos in the box of assorted family … Continue Reading Pte. John David Jacob Richardson – Lest We Forget
Scenic Saturday – Cascades Female Factory, Hobart
On 21 April 1853 Margaret Stewart (1836-1889), my paternal 2 x great grandmother, arrived in Hobart on the convict ship … Continue Reading Scenic Saturday – Cascades Female Factory, Hobart
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
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 – 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
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
Scenic Saturday – Franklin, Tasmania
WILLIAM WOOLLEY [1801-1863], one of my 3x great grandfathers. was buried on 1 April 1863 in this cemetery attached to the former St John’s Church of England in Franklin, looking down on the Huon River. It was recorded that William … Continue Reading Scenic Saturday – Franklin, Tasmania
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
History is a novel for which the people is the author — Alfred de Vigny. I am finally starting the … Continue Reading 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
From Prisons and Poorhouses 