Many years ago Jill Ball set a January challenge on GeniAus for a yearly blog to Accentuate the Positive – 2021 and this one in January 2022 is my 4th yearly effort. The challenge has 20 set points to cover, however I have used a few challenge points from past years to replace those that haven’t fitted my year. I encourage readers to check back next week for Pauline’s challenge. I got the most joy from – In 2021 I … Continue reading
I have written before that one of the unexpected rewards of contributing stories to GSQ Blogs is that it has helped me solve a number of genealogical mysteries. For example, it helped me solve the mystery of the identity of my great-great uncle Francis Needham’s wife in India when a distant relative contacted me after seeing my post and, not only told me that she was an Assamese lady called Mary, but also provided me with a photo. However, I … Continue reading
LOOKING FOR THE “J” IN JAMES J. PICKUP? My research into the birth of James led me to the New South Wales Births Deaths and Marriages Family History Research page i.e. https://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/Pages/family-history-research/family-history-search.aspx Just hit the “start searching” button. Select what your looking for a birth, a death or a marriage. In this instance a “birth”. Type in what you do know and a ballpark date. I searched for : Name Fields>>James J. Pickup : Father>> John : Mother>> Mary : Date … Continue reading
GSQ’s Writing Group has recently been discussing the basics of compiling a printed publication. Depending on the nature of the publication, apart from the main body of the text other components may include a foreword, contents list or table, a preface, appendixes, frequently used abbreviations and maybe a glossary of terms, endnotes. Two essential elements are a list of references or bibliography and an index. Referencing or citation is something we often wish we had done when we were undertaking … Continue reading
From the GSQ Archives 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of the formation of the Genealogical Society of Queensland. During the course of this year, items about its formation will be published on the blog, highlighting key milestones over the last 40 years. The first edition of the journal, Generation, was published in March 1979 as Volume 1, No 1. There were six Chapters at this time – Ipswich, Brisbane, Toowoomba, Sunshine Coast, Bundaberg and Rockhampton. Most of the Chapters submitted a … Continue reading
