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GSQ Blog→Published 2017 → December

Monthly Archives: December 2017

Christmas 1863

GSQ Blog Posted on December 17, 2017 by Joan RiekDecember 18, 2017

I thought you may enjoy this fictional account of what might have happened to my Great Great Great Grandmother, Mary Ann Perrett and her children. It was Christmas Eve. The light was diminishing, and James and John Perrett were almost finished weeding the vegie patch at their cottage in Bundamba, They’d been at their labouring jobs all day, but they knew how important it was to tend their garden beds. What with their father James dying suddenly, and now the … Continue reading

Expanding your knowledge

GSQ Blog Posted on December 11, 2017 by Pauline WilliamsDecember 11, 2017

Do you have favourite resources/internet sites that you go to for your research? Do you limit yourself to these or do you actively seek out new ones? Some ways in which I try to expand my knowledge are to offer, and attend, education courses and conferences; investigate websites highlighted or recommended in magazines or by other researchers; and write this regular blog. How do these help me to learn more? Presenting an education course or writing a blog post puts … Continue reading

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The importance of re-connecting with cousins

GSQ Blog Posted on December 4, 2017 by GSQ AdminDecember 24, 2017

This post has been slightly modified from one which originally appeared at www.learnsource.com.au/wp. Some time ago, I travelled, with two of my sisters, to Bundaberg where my father had grown up with his nine siblings.  I made contact beforehand with some of my cousins who still live in the area and told them that I was looking for any stories, photos or memorabilia that I could copy to incorporate into the story that I am compiling on our family history. … Continue reading

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