For some time now I’ve had a photo of a man in a military style uniform in my possession. It was passed to me by my mother when she moved house as she knew of my interest in our family’s history. The photo was originally found in my Nan’s wardrobe after she passed away in 2004. The simple frame was barely holding together, there were no markings or inscriptions on the photo itself to indicate who this gentleman was, or … Continue reading
What do Dame Nellie Melba and the Boer War have in common? I would have thought very little until I started researching the story of one of my relatives, Marmaduke Alexander Thomas (Duke) Bell. The name Marmaduke seems very quaint and unusual but as it was passed down for a few generations in my father’s family, it has become quite helpful in doing family research. I commenced researching Duke Bell because I knew he had gone to the Boer War … Continue reading
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
