GSQ would like to wish you all a wonderful Christmas and safe and happy new year. On this day – 23 December 1834 Joseph Hansom of London receives patent for Hansom cabs   1893 Opera “Hansel und Gretel” by Engelbert Humperdinck and his sister Adelheid Wette premieres in Weimar, conducted by Richard Strauss   1914 World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt     1954 The first human kidney transplant is performed by Dr. Joseph E. Murray at Peter … Continue reading

We research our ancestors and often complain as to Why didn’t they write the names on the back of the photos, take photos of their homes, cars, children, pets, workplaces? Why didn’t they write their stories of their childhood, their schooldays, how they met their partners, got their first job, etc etc? Judy Russell gave a presentation Just Three Generations in which she discussed how quickly oral history and family information can be lost in just three generations — from grandparent … Continue reading