For the last couple of years, I have found myself becoming too busy to spend time on my family history research all too often. I always include it on my to-do list and it almost always ends up being one of the last few things without a tick beside it. Sound familiar? Well, I may have found a way to make sure it doesn’t happen (as much) anymore. Do it with a friend! I know, this isn’t really anything groundbreaking, … Continue reading
A discussion from Congress 2015 that really stood out to me involved whether or not you can do your family history from home. I always find this an interesting topic/debate, and it is one I believe comes up frequently at such events. On this occasion, the discussion was closely linked to whether younger people are members of societies, such as the Genealogical Society of Queensland (GSQ), and how such societies might attract younger members, particularly now that the internet is … Continue reading
I can hardly believe it’s less than 2 weeks before I’ll be heading off to Canberra for Congress 2015. It seems like just yesterday I booked an early-bird ticket and assured myself I’d be a very good organised person and would prepare adequately well in advance. Which seems a little funny now. In a scary kind of way. Now, the Oh my goodness, it’s less than two weeks before Congress has a different tone to it than it should! Not … Continue reading
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 out, sure, I asked my … Continue reading
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 to keep them busy … Continue reading
