Monthly Archives: September 2019

Separation or Divorce?

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The genes (ancestors) and I are taking a break from each other. A trial separation. It’s not a sudden decision as I’ve been unhappy for some time. We’ve had a long relationship spanning many decades. For most of this time, the relationship casually bubbled along. Both parties in the relationship seemed satisfied with this. This all changed after I retired in 2014.  Since then the intensity of the relationship has hurtled along at speed. At first, I didn’t mind as … Continue reading

MyHeritage Live conference round-up

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Thursday 5 September saw me crossing the tarmac at Exeter to step into the DHC8-400 Series De Havilland plane with propellers and yes, it’s a rather small twin-engine job.  However, I did enjoy the flight with a youngish pilot who flew a course smack bang across the middle of London, just south of the River Thames. It was a perfectly clear day and I could make out lots of landmark buildings, then crossing the channel, see lots of wind farms … Continue reading

What’s in my genealogy library?

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Talk to any family historian and they will list the must-haves books in their genealogy library. Some have over 10000 books sitting on shelves while others may have a smaller collection which is regularly culled! Favourite reads nominated by genealogists will be many and varied but it is highly likely that there will also be some overlap. I don’t have thousands of books but I do have a collection which has been accumulated over many years. Some are books which … Continue reading

Edith Matilda and her sisters

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I remember my great grandmother, Edith Caller (rhymes with “valour”), as a happy, snowy-white haired lady who seemed to chuckle a lot; I’d say she was jolly. To me, she was “Nanny Caller” who lived in an old timber house set on a large block in Putney, on the Parramatta River. There was an extensive vegetable garden, an array of fruit trees and still plenty of room for ballgames and chasings during family gatherings. We always felt very safe and … Continue reading