Update: Since writing this blog post back in June 2012 I have since found out that my maternal Auntie’s husband is descended from William Thomas Oke who was at William Chapman’s funeral, they may have even been friends. If anyone else has any information to add please leave a comment here or send me a … [Read more…]
Over the weekend I visited Mount Barker cemetery and did some filming on my phone and took some photos. Below is the first video I’ve made from that filming and there will be more to come. Here is a bit more information about John Dunn. This video by Welcome To Mt Barker has more photos … [Read more…]
I was going through a box of memorabilia tonight when I came across my St John Ambulance cadet certificates and badges. I think I was missing a couple of service stripes for my years as a cadet. I remember doing the drill and training but not so much the exams. I loved the events that … [Read more…]
Thanks to Alona from Lone Tester for this geneameme. Using the alphabet how many letters can you name ancestral places for? A – Adelaide, South Australia (Willison, Scadden, Buring) B – Berlin, Prussia (Buring) C – Cornwall, England (Scadden) D – Draughton, Northamptonshire, England (Heeps) E – Elmore, Victoria, Australia (Heeps, Boyd) F – Flaxley, … [Read more…]
How do you prepare before attending a workshop or conference? I haven’t always done this as well as I could have so this time I would like to be more prepared. The two principal speakers are Chris Paton and Dirk Weissleder. Chris will be speaking on the UK and Ireland and Dirk on Germany. I … [Read more…]
I woke up this morning to find that my DNA results are in and one person has contacted me already!! I’m excited to get stuck in to checking out all the matches and following the leads they bring! I chose Ancestry DNA because I’m already an avid Ancestry user and also because I can download … [Read more…]