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Finding my grandfather – William Leonard Tunny (Len) 1884-1942. Part 2.

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By Yvonne Tunny Readers may recall I introduced my grandfather Len in my story of 14 November, this is a continuation of Len’s tale after he returned from World War One. In 2014, I came across a website called Adopt a Digger, a centenary project to map returned soldiers from the Sunshine Coast area, particularly those who had taken up land at the Beerburrum Soldier Settlement.[1] Here I also discovered a photograph of my grandfather. It was taken at the … Continue reading

Members Christmas memories.

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At our last Wednesday morning Zoom session, I asked members to write a short story just 200-300 words of a Christmas memory. This was an enjoyable challenge in our October Writers Group meeting also, and I realised it is a good way for any family historian to begin their own all important story. The suggestion was to also copy it to their genealogy software program profile page of themselves.  Hopefully following this, some of our newer members will also join … Continue reading

The simplest of photos can be the catalyst for great things.

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Document and preserve the stories and the memories. By Victoria MacGregor. The sharing of an old family photograph, and a personal memory, isn’t a popularity contest, or a “what-ya think” moment. The sharing shouldn’t be attributed to the number of likes, hearts or thumbs up collected. Leave all that admiration and back slapping to social media and the showcasing of random current event images. Sharing an old family photograph, can and should be the starting point for a walk down … Continue reading

The Woman behind the Man.

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By Betty Lee. “Lastly, and most of all, thanks are due to my wife who coddled me back to sufficient health, in spite of my rebellious self, to undertake the task of authorship, and then put up with me while I wrote.” This last sentence in the Author’s Acknowledgments from The Coast Watchers, Eric Feldt’s 1946 book, gives but a tiny glimpse of the importance of Nancy Feldt in the life of her remarkable husband. In recent years I have … Continue reading

Telling our own stories.

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By Shauna Hicks. GSQ has scheduled me for two guest blog posts a year. Every time my turn comes around, I struggle for a topic. What is going to interest other family historians? This time I’m going to write about something that I’m working on now with my own family history. And that’s trying to tell my own story. We spend lots of time researching our ancestors, but we also need to remember that in 100 years or so, someone … Continue reading