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The Next Genealogy Journey: Finding trees in a forest of Lamberts

GSQ Blog Posted on August 21, 2023 by Ross HansenFebruary 20, 2023

Before we started researching our ancestors, many of us probably thought they were just ordinary people. Nothing very interesting happened to them. My previous blog about David Brown, sole survivor of a massacre in the Solomon Islands certainly may have captured readers’ imaginations.[1] It might encourage you to read this, my third blog about my research journey into the family of my late wife, Helen. David Brown was a common name, as was Helen’s other maternal great grandfather, William Lambert. … Continue reading

Posted in Adelaide, Auctioneer, early Australians, family history, Lambert family, South Australia | Tagged Auctioneer | 2 Replies

The Next Genealogy Journey – Discovering an Adventurer.

GSQ Blog Posted on May 22, 2023 by Ross HansenFebruary 17, 2023

For years I had been darting from one family member or ancestor to another belonging to my late wife, Helen, gathering the usual dates and places of birth, marriage and death. But that strategy had to change if I was to find how these people lived. Following the advice of seasoned genealogists at talks and conferences, often with their own website, blog or Facebook page, I needed to focus on one ancestor at a time. Who might be a likely … Continue reading

Posted in David Brown of Greenock, family history, Friday Island, Lazarets, Mariners, Papua New Guinea, Peel Island, Seaman, Soloman Islands | 7 Replies

Enjoying the next genealogy journey.

GSQ Blog Posted on February 20, 2023 by Ross HansenFebruary 17, 2023

My next genealogy journey will be an exploration of my late wife’s family. Her name was Helen Jean Hansen (nee Barlow) and she succumbed to ovarian cancer in 2010. I intend to bring her family and ancestors to life again, figuratively speaking of course, for the benefit of their descendants. But what was my first genealogy journey? That journey began in 1983 with an evening course conducted by the Genealogical Society of Queensland (GSQ) at The Gap State School. Given … Continue reading

Posted in Diploma of Family History, family histories, family history, Thursday Island, University of Tasmania, UTAS | 4 Replies

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