Category Archives: Family History

Photo Detective: Keepsakes or Clutter?

Posted on June 20, 2017 by

Preserving and Sharing Family Photographs Now that winter is here, it’s an ideal time to think about that mysterious shoebox (or pile) of family photographs and documents that you’ve been wondering what to do with. Before you decide to declutter … Continue reading →

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Spring Clean Up: Photo Rescue

Posted on September 6, 2016 by

KEEPSAKES or CLUTTER? Welcome to September and the first week of Spring. Where do we start our Spring Clean up? What about your family photos? Are they languishing in a box unloved and unsorted like this? Their prospects look grim … Continue reading →

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Bowning, NSW. Hidden Gems.

Posted on May 31, 2016 by

Grannie Brown’s Medallion Quilt. Women are often missing in action in our histories. Everyday people doing everyday things don’t usually get much attention, especially women. While recently researching Bowning there was plenty to be found on Trove and elsewhere on … Continue reading →

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War Records: WW1 Portraits at the Australian War Memorial

Posted on October 24, 2014 by

Cecil Stanton of Penrith Whilst preparing the recent workshops on Trove and Australian War Records Online at Penrith, I discovered this portrait of Cecil Stanton of Penrith at the Australian War Memorial. Many of us do not have photos of … Continue reading →

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Trove Detective: Matron Grace Margaret Wilson (1879-1957)

Posted on October 10, 2014 by

A Woman to Remember A search on Trove results in this photo of MISS G.M. WILSON, MATRON-IN-CHIEF, AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE, 1925-1940 together with an obituary and her Death and Funeral Notices which provides some details of her life and the … Continue reading →

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Photo Avalanche: Decisions! Decisions!

Posted on February 10, 2014 by

Focus on Photos and Car Birth Signs  Now we’ve had a few days to consider our photo books and ponder the big questions, what have you decided? What is your photo book all about? What is it’s working title? What … Continue reading →

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Trove Detective: Samuel Young’s Diary: On Finally Reaching Jensens.

Posted on November 8, 2013 by

A Welcome Beacon in the Wilderness. Danebo Hotel, Martin’s Creek. Courtesy: Centre for Gippsland Studies Pictures Collection, Monash University Research Repository http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/70716 There was a beam to be removed at the crossing of the creek and the boy asks the child to … Continue reading →

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John F. O’Reilly: A Sea of Children’s Faces

Posted on September 1, 2013 by

Teaching at Manly Public School    Time to check out the Teachers Rolls and school records at the State Records of New South Wales. The obituary for John F. O’Reilly in The Argus, Melbourne mentions John was a teacher between 1898 … Continue reading →

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Ellen O’Reilly : An Irish Family in Australia.

Posted on July 31, 2013 by

Meet the O’Reillys Ellen O’Reilly is pictured here with her husband John and nine of their children about 1900. It seemed a simple task to identify the children in the photo as many were already known to the family. Not … Continue reading →

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Yass, NSW. A Touch of Serendipity.

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

A Troop of Brennans in the NSW Police Force. Patrick James Brennan (1887-1935) A few years ago I was researching the family of Patrick James Brennan who was born at Tinonee, near Taree in 1887, where his father was a … Continue reading →

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