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Have you wondered?

GSQ Blog Posted on May 9, 2022 by guestbloggerApril 28, 2022

By Pauleen Cass. Have you ever wondered what it would have been like if all our Australian and colonial census returns had been preserved? I confess I hadn’t anguished over this during my research, on the premise of what you don’t have, you can’t mourn. However, last year, my mate Alex from Family Tree Frog blog wrote her own notes (here and here) on her life across twelve censuses, drawing on inspiration from English blogger and family historian, Janet Few. … Continue reading

Posted in Cass, Census records, Electoral rolls, Queensland, Queensland State Archives | 1 Reply

In Memory of John Russell Figgis. 1892 – 1939 RIP.

GSQ Blog Posted on April 25, 2022 by guestbloggerMarch 25, 2022

Anzac Day is an opportunity to reflect on the violence and futility of wars, and the waste of human lives that result from war. We do not seem to learn from history. The following brief investigation into the impact that Gallipoli had on my family demonstrates our desire for peace. Gallipoli was a tragedy. It originated with a plan devised by Sir Winston Churchill. His objective was to seize Turkey, thus weakening the German Allied forces and securing the Suez Canal. The AIF … Continue reading

Posted in Anzacs, family history, Gallipoli, War, World War I, World War One

Genealogy for all.

GSQ Blog Posted on April 4, 2022 by guestbloggerMarch 25, 2022

By Jill Ball. Recently at Rootstech I co-hosted a panel discussing ethics and genealogy. My purpose was to raise awareness and encourage community members to think about their actions when dealing with people, places, information and things in the genealogy world. During the session and after in many comments on Twitter, genies described times where they felt marginalised, ignored or hurt. These personal issues included ageism, acceptance, sexism, racism, dismissiveness, put-downs, bullying, elitism and more. Issues of sharing sensitive information, … Continue reading

Posted in family histories, family history, genealogy, genealogy research, Geniaus, Jill Ball

Explaining a missing couple in my research

GSQ Blog Posted on March 14, 2022 by guestbloggerFebruary 21, 2022

By Marg Doherty. Since 1877, Ann Muir, my two times great aunt and sister to my great grandmother, Flora Muir, has been “missing”. Ann Muir was born in the village of Kenknock, Inverness, Scotland, on 23 May 1835, one of seven children born to Thomas Muir and his second wife, Christiana Grant. [1] In 1854, Thomas, Christiana, six of their children, and Thomas’ twin sons by his first wife sailed to Moreton Bay aboard William Miles.[2] By 1857, the Muir … Continue reading

Posted in family history, Infant deaths, Toowoomba

A Storyteller’s Voice Found in a Decades-Old Letter Adds to the Family Tree Story

GSQ Blog Posted on February 14, 2022 by guestbloggerJanuary 12, 2022

By Victoria MacGregor An old, yellowed, typewritten letter resurfaces and creates a context to wrap around a family tree and some photographs I’m always surprised, pleasantly of course, by who responds to the private family album invitations I send. There’s certainly no formula to it, no pattern, no particular demographic, but there’s always been an enthusiastic, almost giddy interaction by those who come back to me, those who leave comments and share stories, just seem to get it. A few … Continue reading

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