By Tiggy Johnson. I’ve made a start on my Genealogy Do-Over, and even though I’m not far in (somewhere in the middle of Week 2), I’ve been surprised to discover things I didn’t know. Or more specifically, what I didn’t know. We all know the first thing we should do when starting to research our family histories is to speak to relatives. But how many of us really do it? I mean, REALLY do it. When I started … Continue reading
By Tiggy Johnson. If you’re at all familiar with the image of the red button below, you’ll know I’m a little late to the party. I think there are certain advantages to being behind – including having the space to do extra while in an excited frenzy – though my reason isn’t about that. It’s more simply a case of not aiming for much (anything!) in January other than getting my children sorted for a new school year and … Continue reading
In Queensland we are entering into a dangerous time of year. Already there have been fires around Queensland and New South Wales with cyclones also forecast. Potential natural disasters are a fact of life for which we must be prepared. we can’t think “it won’t happen to me”. In any of these major disasters we run the risk of losing all our years of work of family history research. In fact it doesn’t have to be a major disaster, what … Continue reading
