Yearly Archives: 2019

If only I had known

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Gold Coast – January 2019 Recently my two older cousins and I were reminiscing about our paternal grandfather and the Sundays we spent at our grandparent’s house during the 1950s. We laughed about running through the house, remembering how we had to jump over the sills that lead onto the side veranda, making sudden noises and laughing and yelling as we went. These were activities that we cousins had been given strict instructions not to do.  None of the adults … Continue reading

Family and house history discovered Under the Lino

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Stephanie Ryan and Bobbie Edes have both recently talked about the history that can be attached to houses. I was delighted to read Stephanie’s post last week about the history of the Ryan house at Kedron and the fabulous archive of house photos in the Corley Collection. This ties in very well with this week’s post. The GSQ Writing Group had its first meeting for 2019 on Sunday 17 February and we were delighted to welcome a guest speaker, Caylie … Continue reading

Our homes have history

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Where we live forms a rich context for our lives. The major events, celebrations and relationships often centre in our homes. We express ourselves in how we present them and use them to enhance our existence. Our memories and feelings are inextricably and powerfully tied to these places. Our homes reflect not only ourselves but also our family and the time and place in which we live. As many of us move into houses of another era previously owned by … Continue reading

Can you offer a clue about a Ryan mystery?

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By Brendan Ryan 45 years together on the Condamine: Stephen & Margaret Ryan In 2018, we held a family reunion for the 150th anniversary of the marriage of Stephen Ryan and Margaret Carmody in the Presbytery of the Catholic Church in Warwick in September 1868 – a convenient excuse for a gathering.   I collected numerous stories for the family celebration. At age 86, this will be my last book of family history, BUT it contained a mystery that perhaps you … Continue reading

DNA Institutes in Salt Lake City

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There are many ways of gaining further education from watching webinars such as the GSQ webinar series or the LegacyFamily Tree webinar series to reading to attending formal classes whether at a society, university or institute. I am a strong advocate of continual education and for having an education plan. Part of my plan this year was to attend a DNA institute. An institute is a week long course on a topic. We don’t see these in Australia but a … Continue reading