Monthly Archives: August 2014

Treasures in the Trove

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Have you ever been sitting in a library or an archives reading room when the silence is deafening?  You know, the sort of atmosphere where people’s breathing and the sound of lead pencil on paper seems loud, almost raucous?  Then…you hear the sound of tearing paper and it echoes throughout the room.  Looks of disapproval spread across the faces of the staff and the more experienced researchers and their sharp intakes of breath communicate in no uncertain terms that the rules … Continue reading

Hang on, I’ll be back in a minute

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by Tiggy Johnson You’ve set aside a few hours to research. You even have a particular ancestor in mind who you just have to know more about, someone you haven’t had enough time to focus on yet. You make your cuppa, sit down at the computer and make a start.   After an hour or so, you’ve found a few tidbits about your ancestor, but nothing major. So you try a different kind of search. Perhaps a broader search, a … Continue reading

Writers’ tips – 30 ways to say ‘perhaps’

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A lot of what we write in our family histories is supposition – we think this may have happened because ….  So how can we make it clear that what we are saying is a ‘perhaps’ or ‘maybe’ moment, rather than a ‘definitely happened’ moment, while avoiding excessive repetition of the same words? At the suggestion of one member, the GSQ Writing Group did an exercise to come up with 30 ways to say ‘perhaps’.   Here is the consolidated … Continue reading

100 years Commemorating your ANZAC

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On the 4 August 1914 Australia was informed by telegram from England that a state of war existed with Germany. From a population of fewer than five million: Enlisted and served overseas: 324,000Dead: 61,720Wounded: 155,000 (all services)Prisoners of war: 4,044 (397 died while captive)(Source: Australian War Memorial at http://www.awm.gov.au/)These numbers meant that most families had either a direct family member or one from their extended family serving in one of the theatres of war and remember there were a number … Continue reading