May 2013
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May 20th
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May 19th
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Mappy Monday
Dyer’s Loop Road, Bowraville, NSW, Australia. My Nanna grew up on a farm on this road - in fact, quite a few of my ancestors and relatives owned farms on this road. Dyer’s Loop Road is named after her father, my Great Grandfather, James Albert Dyer.  Graces Road was named after the Grace family, some of whom were Nanna’s cousins. A recent drive up there in January revealed...
May 19th
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My paternal great grandmother, Eva Florence Dyer nee Mackay, died on May 14th 1976, 37 years ago last Tuesday. My other paternal great grandmother Elizabeth Gow nee Croal, died on May 16th 1952, 61 years ago last Thursday. A few more birth & death anniversaries coming up this month…Keep an eye out for those!
May 18th
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May 10th
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I have 2 major assignments due next Friday. There is so much genealogy I wish I could be doing instead. Sighh. I got a new camera a couple of weeks ago too. I’m really keen to start doing video blogs about my genealogy…but…assignments first!  
May 8th
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May 7th
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May 4th
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May 2nd
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April 2013
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Apr 24th
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Tasmanian Birth, Death & Marriage Records now... →
Finally! This is awesome news! Have Tasmanian ancestry? FamilySearch have put images of Birth, Death & Marriage records online and you can access them for FREE! They cover the period 1803 - 1933. The only downside is they aren’t indexed yet so you will have to trawl through the pages, but if you know the approximate date of the event, you shouldn’t have any problem finding your...
Apr 23rd
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Apr 21st
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Apr 18th
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The Mystery Of Jeannie Gow →
Here it is! My story of how I discovered & solved the 100 year mystery of what happened to my Great Great Aunt Jeannie Gow. I plan on scanning and uploading images of the documents I used later. Enjoy! :D
Apr 16th
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"Family Ties - How to unlock the secrets of your... →
Here’s the link to the Courier Mail’s article about family history which I was interviewed for in 2012. I just realized I hadn’t posted it here. I shall endeavor to take a photo of the actual newspaper clipping and post it here soon.   I was so lucky & fortunate to have this opportunity. I never thought my passion for genealogy would result in something like this. It was...
Apr 15th
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Apr 15th
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Thoughts.
ANZAC Day is coming up. I have a few ancestors who were in World War 1, World War 2 and the Civil War. Keep your eyes peeled for some posts about them in the coming weeks. I’m also starting to think about doing a Genealogy Vlog (Video Blog). It would be so much easier to tell people & show people how I solved the 100 year mystery of what happened to my Great Great Aunt Jeannie Gow....
Apr 11th
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March 2013
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Mar 28th
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Mar 22nd
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I'm related to my best friend.
Very distantly that is. I discovered this a couple of weeks ago. According to Ancestry.com.au, Lucy is the Great Great Great Niece of the Husband of the Aunt of the Husband of my 1st Cousin Twice Removed. A little bit complicated right? Haha. Lucy’s family come from the North Coast of NSW, while mine come from the Mid North Coast. I always wondered if there was a connection somewhere, and...
Mar 22nd
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February 2013
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Feb 17th
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January 2013
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Jan 27th
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You always find something you’ve been searching for, when you’re not actually searching for it.
Jan 16th
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Jan 15th
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Father & Daughter Genealogy Day.
3rd January 2013. Dad & I took the chance while we were at Coffs Harbour to have a genealogy day. My Nanna grew up in Bowraville, & my Poppa in Macksville. Both of which are about 90 minutes away.  First Stop: Nambucca Heads. My Poppa was a lifesaver at the main beach in the 1930’s. My Dad & Aunty also remember camping & visiting one of Nanna’s Aunts there. The road...
Jan 15th
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Jan 15th
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Aaaand, I'm back!
It’s been a while, but I’m back! Stayed at the beautiful Aanuka Beach Resort in Coffs Harbour. Mum & My brother both had their birthdays. Dad & I did a genealogy day trip to Bowraville, Macksville, Nambucca Heads & Bellingen. We all spent an afternoon & evening visiting my Great Aunt & a few of my Dad’s cousins in South West Rocks - more genealogy talk! :D There was a spur of...
Jan 9th
December 2012
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Coffs Harbour, here I come.
Next week I’m going to Coffs Harbour for 7 days. It’s about 2 hours away from where my paternal grandparents grew up - Bowraville & Macksville. I’m going to use a day or two during my trip to do some genealogy. My dad & Aunt are also really keen to see where some of their ancestors are buried. So far on my list is Certain - Bowraville Cemetery - Macksville Cemetery -...
Dec 28th
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Dec 22nd
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