Category Archives: Photos

Rose and the Frenchman.

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By Sharyn Merkley. Among the many fascinating stories often repeated by my Great Grandmother Rose, was the one about our French ancestry. According to Rose, her mother, Elizabeth Foulger, descended from De Fouriers who had escaped the French Revolution. A mysterious Frenchman had once remarked on Rose’s similarity to someone he knew well, and she had a photograph to prove it! So, she must be French? Right? As a child, I accepted the story until I figured out that the … Continue reading

The story behind a photograph

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I love old photos. I really don’t care if they’re not my family, I just love the look of them – the clothes, buildings, styles and most of all, the stories behind them.  Some years ago, I managed to locate the descendants of my great grandfather’s half sister, Ephrath (Effie) Paulovich, and visited them at the family property at Widgee near Gympie. I had thought that this would be a day for chatting about family and finding out more about … Continue reading

Dates on the Calendar are Closer than You Think!

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Now I don’t want to stress anyone and time always goes so much faster that we think. Really I am not trying to stress anyone but now is the time to start thinking if you are planning any Genealogy Guerrilla Action this year. Christmas and family gatherings are an ideal time for Genealogy Guerrilla Action, where you can sneak family history into the activity without being obvious and having their eyes glaze over. It can take time to get the … Continue reading

Will Your Photos be Sold?

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Of course not, I hear you say, but unfortunately there are family photos for sale in many charity shops around the world. They are removed from their albums and all provenance is lost. We have to persuade our families that the family photos have value so they don’t just “clear out the rubbish” when we die or go into a nursing home. How can we do that? We need to tell the story  of the photo. Every photo has a … Continue reading