When you first hear about marriage certificates when learning about genealogy you just sort of think Oh yes I know about them. They give a bit of information but are they really useful for anything aside of figuring out the … Continue reading
Today I sat in the NSW State Archives and shivered my way through 9 different documents to get a sense of what my family have been up to. Up until 1975 there was no ‘No Fault Divorce’ in Australia. That … Continue reading
I have a photo of a person called Ethel Butterfield. She is supposed to be the sister of Annie Bean nee Ball who immigrated to Australia in the Abegeldie in 1881. Every now and then I delve into the Bean … Continue reading
The University of Tasmania is offering a number of free courses in Family History. The first is an introductory course, then there is a course on convicts and writing up your family tree. Even though I have been doing my … Continue reading
Today I read through part of the diary of Winifred Eva Duncombe (Dunc). Dunc was one of a party of walkers that went down the Colo River in early 1934. The trip was lead, as much as it was lead, … Continue reading
In 1948 Ray Bean went on a 10 week trip around Western and Northern Australia. He was one of a party of people who went on the trip, the others being the novelists John Ewers and Arthur Upfield, Tasmanian naturalist … Continue reading
Originally posted 28 Aug 2009, the day after Jeffrey Carters funeral. My relationship with my grandfather really developed over the last six years. Our family had gradually lost contact, and while researching my family tree I came across some details … Continue reading
Written on the 17th of November 2010 the day of Linda Bean nee Pratt’s funeral. She died on the 28th of October. I am 92 years old and this is my eulogy; Linda was born on 28 December 1918 at … Continue reading
This post was originally made in 2008 on a different blog site. I am not moving the essence, although not quite all the information, from that blog to this one. I went to the Sydney Records office and looked up … Continue reading
Many years ago I had another blog and I put a few Family History posts, mostly when family members died. I am now moving those posts across to hear so that they can become part of this blog. My first … Continue reading