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A Storyteller’s Voice Found in a Decades-Old Letter Adds to the Family Tree Story

GSQ Blog Posted on February 14, 2022 by guestbloggerJanuary 12, 2022

By Victoria MacGregor An old, yellowed, typewritten letter resurfaces and creates a context to wrap around a family tree and some photographs I’m always surprised, pleasantly of course, by who responds to the private family album invitations I send. There’s certainly no formula to it, no pattern, no particular demographic, but there’s always been an enthusiastic, almost giddy interaction by those who come back to me, those who leave comments and share stories, just seem to get it. A few … Continue reading

Posted in America, family histories, family pictures, North Dakota, photographs, Photos, stories, Toronto

What Ignites the Spark in the Storytelling Process?

GSQ Blog Posted on November 15, 2021 by guestbloggerNovember 4, 2021

By Victoria MacGregor. Since the late 1980s, when my mother gave me a detailed family tree document, I’ve lingered around the perimeter of getting into family tree research. It recorded the names, birth and death dates of her father’s side of the family. Mostly his distant cousins. I pulled that old, faded Xerox chart out the day after I finished my fourth 1500-piece jigsaw puzzle about three weeks into Covid19 lock down in 2020 and was struck by the fact … Continue reading

Posted in family histories, family pictures, photographs, Photos, Victoria MacGregor

Two Weddings.

GSQ Blog Posted on October 18, 2021 by guestbloggerOctober 4, 2021

By Meg Carney. For many years I have been intrigued by wedding fashion, in particular the bride’s gown, and how much thought and consideration goes into the planning of this dress. A dress which is usually only ever worn once then packed away carefully, treasured but then mostly forgotten, the glory days of the preparations and the wedding itself fading into the background as the cares, worries and humdrum of everyday life take centre stage. The wedding of my grandparents, … Continue reading

Posted in family histories, Lace, Meg Carney, photographs, Photos, Weddings

Rose and the Frenchman.

GSQ Blog Posted on July 6, 2020 by guestbloggerJuly 6, 2020

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

Posted in British Royal Artillery, family pictures, National Portrait Gallery, oral history, Photos

The story behind a photograph

GSQ Blog Posted on April 1, 2019 by Cathie SherwoodApril 15, 2019

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

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