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Joseph Guidice: An Enigma wrapped in several Mysteries. An electronic records investigation.

GSQ Blog Posted on June 24, 2024 by Geoff DohertyNovember 2, 2024

I came across Joe in the early 2010s while looking for photographs of Australian World War One soldiers for a presentation, I had found his photo on the State Library of New South Wales website.  He enlisted in the Australian Army in 1918, but as he was of Canadian nationality, I didn’t use his image for my talk. However, I didn’t forget him because the question intrigued me, what was a Canadian doing enlisting in the Australian Army? I eventually … Continue reading

Posted in Joseph, Mariners, Merchant marine, National Archives of Australia (NAA), NSW State Library | 4 Replies

Family History Gems Hidden in Plain Sight

GSQ Blog Posted on August 29, 2016 by Geoff DohertyNovember 8, 2024

  Family History Gems Hidden in Plain Sight   Hello again – it seems that my first effort at blogging a couple of months ago was alright, as I have gotten another invite to write the entry for the 5th Monday of the month.  So here goes ….   Many murder mysteries often have vital clues “hidden in plain sight” for the protagonists, and the reader/viewer, to miss noticing right up to the critical moment.  Things like a letter hidden … Continue reading

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The Grass is Greener on the other side of the Family History Fence!

GSQ Blog Posted on May 30, 2016 by Geoff DohertyNovember 8, 2024

Hello Everyone, My name is Geoff Doherty and I have been asked to be the guest blogger for this extra 5th Monday in May.  I am an Historian (got the degree), a Family Historian (20+ years of experience), and I am the current President of the Genealogical Society of Queensland (8 months, and counting).  So I have a bit of an interest in Family History, per se. But not so much in my own family history.  It is dead boring.  … Continue reading

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