My Forest of Family Trees

 I often suggest to fellow Genies that they have a "Forest of Family Trees." Why stop at one? Each of my trees serves a slightly different purose. 

Last week when I was about to host a Friday Hangout with the SAG I created a graphical representation of my forest of family trees in Excel. It was a pedestrian but useful document. I uploaded the diagram to ChatGPT and asked this of  the wizards there :

"For my hosting of the SAG Hangout "Where's your Tree" tomorrow I am wondering if you can create a landscape postcard image of my "Forest of Family Trees". On the attached rough diagram I have listed the places where my family trees live. Below each of these products I have noted how I use them. Through using these avenues I aim to record, preserve, share and futureproof my family's data so that is available for generations to come. It would be great if the image could reflect the design of the attached that you designed for me yesterday."

In about two minutes I was rewarded with an image that suited my purpose perfectly.

Having the diagram kept me on track as I discussed my forest. I hoped it helped those present to reflect on their trees. 

I had also enlisted ChatGPT's help with a graphic to advertise the event. My purpose being to assist those at the Hangout with ideas for discussing their trees. 

On reviewing the diagram I realised that I neglected books as a way to preserve a family tree. Perhaps that demonstrates my focus on 21st century tools. 

All is not lost. In next week's Friday Hangout  with the SAG my focus in "All things Bookish" is on BOOKS.

Beginning Family History

 I'm busy prepping for this event in National Family History Month at Hornsby Library.

Service in World War Two

 In my RootsMagic software I tag those persons who have served in World War 1 and World War 2. The following list of people related to me includes direct ancestors, uncles, cousins and some related by marriage who served in World War Two. 

As ANZAC Day approaches I remember and salute them for the sacrifices they made for we and our children.

Balmain, William Gregory (M)
	Birth	24 Aug 1922 in Sydney, NSW, Australia
	Death	29 Jul 1984 (age 61)
	Burial	Rookwood, NSW, Australia
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Royal Australian Air Force
Bantine, Leon Larry (M)
	Birth	3 Sep 1922 in Gulgong, NSW, Australia
	Death	11 Oct 2011 in New South Wales, Australia (age 89)
	Funeral Service	17 Oct 2011 in Rookwood, NSW, Australia (age 89)
	Burial	17 Oct 2011 in Rookwood, NSW, Australia (age 89)
Barnes, Maxwell Arthur (M)
	Birth	21 Nov 1924 in Rainbow, Victoria, Australia
	Death	12 Nov 1982 in Queensland, Australia (age 57)
	Burial	aft 12 Nov 1982 in Bridgeman Downs, Queensland, Australia (after age 57)
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Royal Australian Air Force
Barnes, Neil (M)
	Birth	abt 1913
	Death	Age: 30; 18 Oct 1943 (about age 30)
	Burial	Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Burma
	Military	ServiceNumber: SX.10372
Bayliss, Cecill James (M)
	Birth	20 Aug 1919 in Stuart Town, NSW, Australia
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: A; Rank: Dvr.; 1939–1945 (about age 20–about 26)
	Death	31 Oct 1982 in New South Wales, Australia (age 63)
	Burial	Rookwood, NSW, Australia
Bayliss, Colin William (M)
	Birth	1922 in New South Wales, Australia
	Death	2001 (about age 79)
	Burial	2001 in Stuart Town, NSW, Australia (about age 79)
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Army, Second Australian Imperial Force
Beetson, Edward Allan (M)
	Birth	11 Jun 1925 in Gilgandra, NSW, Australia
	Burial	1999 in Nyngan, NSW, Australia (about age 74)
	Death	5 Jul 1999 in Nyngan, NSW, Australia (age 74)
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Army, Second Australian Imperial Force
Beetson, John Alfred (M)
	Birth	13 Jan 1914 in Brewarrina, NSW, Australia
	Military	5 Jun 1940 in Paddington, NSW, Australia (age 26)
	Military	20 Jun 1946 (age 32)
	Death	22 Jun 1979 in New South Wales, Australia (age 65)
	Burial	aft 22 Jun 1979 in Nyngan, NSW, Australia (after age 65)
Bishop, Dallas William (M)
	Birth	6 Sep 1921
	Death	6 Mar 2006 in New South Wales, Australia (age 84)
	Burial	aft 6 Mar 2006 in Albion Park, NSW, Australia (after age 84)
Cavanagh, Leo Christopher (M)
	Birth	25 Dec 1916 in Kempsey, NSW, Australia
	Death	28 Apr 1987 in Ballina, NSW, Australia (age 70)
	Burial	aft 28 Apr 1987 in Macksville, NSW, Australia (after age 70)
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Army, Second Australian Imperial Force
Cavanagh, William Desmond (M)
	Birth	1919 in Kempsey, NSW, Australia
	Death	21 Sep 1996 in Daw Park, South Australia, Australia (about age 77)
	Burial	25 Sep 1996 in Salisbury, South Australia, Australia (about age 77)
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Army, Second Australian Imperial Force
Chatfield, John William (M)
	Birth	12 May 1915 in Cobar, NSW, Australia
	Military	13 Feb 1942 in Paddington, NSW, Australia (age 26)
	Military	26 Nov 1945 in New South Wales, Australia (age 30)
	Death	30 Dec 1988 in Coogee, NSW, Australia (age 73)
	Burial	3 Jan 1989 in Botany, NSW, Australia (age 73)
	Funeral Service	3 Jan 1989 in Coogee, NSW, Australia (age 73)
Christie, Alexander Graham (M)
	Birth	1920
Clark, Marion Joan (F)
	Birth	19 Sep 1923 in Hornsby, NSW, Australia
	Death	25 May 2002 (age 78)
	Burial	aft 25 May 2002 in Parkes, NSW, Australia (after age 78)
Crowther, James Henry (M)
	Birth	14 Nov 1911 in Burnley, Lancashire, England
Cummins, John Brendan (M)
	Birth	22 May 1919 in Junee, NSW, Australia
	Death	3 Jan 2006 in Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia (age 86)
Cummins, Kevin Francis (M)
	Birth	27 Oct 1919 in Junee, NSW, Australia
	Death	2002 (about age 83)
	Burial	Junee, NSW, Australia
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Army, Second Australian Imperial Force
Curry, Allan John (M)
	Birth	23 Jun 1919 in Canowindra, NSW, Australia
	Military	1 Jul 1942 in Leppington, NSW, Australia (age 23)
	Military	23 Apr 1946 in New South Wales, Australia (age 26)
	Death	20 Jul 2001 in Darlington, NSW, Australia (age 82)
	Funeral Service	24 Jul 2001 in Randwick, NSW, Australia (age 82)
	Burial	24 Jul 2001 in Botany, NSW, Australia (age 82)
Curry, John Louis Stanislaus (M)
	Birth	15 Jul 1911 in New South Wales, Australia
	Death	19 May 1981 in Lane Cove, NSW, Australia (age 69)
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Army, Second Australian Imperial Force
Curry, John Martin (M)
	Birth	25 May 1900 in New South Wales, Australia
	Death	22 Aug 1983 in New South Wales, Australia (age 83)
	Burial	aft 22 Aug 1983 in Rookwood, NSW, Australia (after age 83)
Curry, John Mortimer (M)
	Birth	22 Oct 1899 in Wingham, NSW, Australia
	Military	2 Jan 1942 in Paddington, NSW, Australia (age 42)
	Military	15 Feb 1945 in New South Wales, Australia (age 45)
	Death	6 Jul 1970 in New South Wales, Australia (age 70)
Curry, June Gladys (F)
	Birth	21 Oct 1922
	Death	3 Sep 2006 in Paddington, NSW, Australia (age 83)
	Burial	Rookwood, NSW, Australia
Curry, Laurence Thorald (M)
	Birth	14 Apr 1922 in St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
	Military	7 May 1941 in Royal Park, Victoria, Australia (age 19)
	Military	4 Jan 1946 in Victoria, Australia (age 23)
	Death	Age: 62; 2 Sep 1984 in Queensland, Australia (age 62)
	Burial	5 Sep 1984 in Southport, Queensland, Australia (age 62)
Curry, Neil Francis (M)
	Birth	18 Mar 1908 in New South Wales, Australia
	Military	22 May 1940 in Paddington, NSW, Australia (age 32)
	Death	10 Feb 1982 in Hospital, , NSW, Australia (age 73)
Curry, Paul Frederick (M)
	Birth	25 May 1921 in New South Wales, Australia
	Death	8 Jan 1995 in New South Wales, Australia (age 73)
	Burial	Bathurst, NSW, Australia
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Army, Second Australian Imperial Force
Curry, Robert Allan (M)
	Birth	24 Aug 1904 in Australia
	Death	5 Jul 1990 in Strathfield, NSW, Australia (age 85)
Curry, Thomas William (M)
	Birth	31 Aug 1911 in Victoria, Australia
	Military	abt 1940 (about age 29)
	Military	26 Jul 1940 in Royal Park, Victoria, Australia (age 28)
	Death	bef 2000 (before about age 89)
Curry, Thomas William (M)
	Birth	24 Feb 1921 in Dungog, NSW, Australia
	Military	30 Jun 1942 in Leppington, NSW, Australia (age 21)
	Military	22 Mar 1946 in New South Wales, Australia (age 25)
	Death	Brain cancer from Melanoma; 10 Dec 1996 in Kogarah, NSW, Australia (age 75)
	Funeral Service	13 Dec 1996 in Brighton-le-sands, NSW, Australia (age 75)
	Cremation	13 Dec 1996 in Botany, NSW, Australia (age 75)
Curry, Wilfred Anthony (M)
	Birth	abt 1919 in Erskinville, NSW, Australia
	Residence	8 Dec 1943 in Bondi, NSW, Australia (about age 24)
	Death	1999 in Queensland, Australia (about age 80)
Davis, Christopher Seth Richard (M)
	Birth	1912 in Windsor, NSW, Australia
	Death	1978 in Cambridge Park, NSW, Australia (about age 66)
	Burial	1978 in Burial details Unknown (about age 66)
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Army, Second Australian Imperial Force
Davis, Hector Brooklyn (M)
	Birth	1 Jun 1907 in Narrandera, NSW, Australia
	Death	22 Aug 1981 in Sydney, NSW, Australia (age 74)
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Army, Second Australian Imperial Force
	Burial	Orange, NSW, Australia
Davis, Mervyn Claude (M)
	Birth	25 Feb 1915 in Windsor, NSW, Australia
	Death	2 Mar 2004 (age 89)
	Burial	aft 2 Mar 2004 in Rookwood, NSW, Australia (after age 89)
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Army, Citizen Military Forces
Doyle, Jack (M)
	Birth	1922
	Death	2003 in New South Wales, Australia (about age 81)
	Burial	Bathurst, NSW, Australia
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Army, Citizen Military Forces
Egan, Clyde Henry (M)
	Birth	5 May 1913 in New South Wales, Australia
	Death	19 Dec 1942 in Sanananda, , New Guinea (age 29)
	Burial	aft 19 Dec 1942 in Port Moresby, , New Guinea (after age 29)
	Military	ServiceNumber: NX82282
English, William Charles (M)
	Birth	1 Aug 1924 in Bathurst, NSW, Australia
	Death	1985 (about age 61)
	Burial	Minchinbury, NSW, Australia
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Army, Second Australian Imperial Force
Falk, John Andrew Rodgers (M)
	Birth	1912 in Ryde, NSW, Australia
	Death	11 Sep 1958 in Dunedoo, NSW, Australia (about age 46)
	Burial	aft 11 Sep 1958 in Dunedoo, NSW, Australia (after about age 46)
Falk, Neils Frederick Rodgers (M)
	Birth	18 Aug 1909 in Brewarrina, NSW, Australia
	Military	8 Nov 1942 in Bathurst, NSW, Australia (age 33)
	Military	21 Dec 1944 (age 35)
	Death	bef 17 Sep 1994 in New South Wales, Australia (before age 85)
Falk, William Henry Rodgers (M)
	Birth	25 Mar 1920 in Warren, NSW, Australia
	Military	3 Dec 1942 in Newcastle, NSW, Australia (age 22)
	Military	21 Jun 1946 (age 26)
	Death	10 Apr 2003 (age 83)
	Burial	aft 10 Apr 2003 in Warren, NSW, Australia (after age 83)
Grady, Francis Thomas (M)
	Birth	2 Oct 1916 in Manilla, NSW, Australia
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Army, Second Australian Imperial Force
Grant, Peter Mallon (M)
	Birth	abt 1902
	Death	Age: 40; 5 Dec 1942 (about age 40)
	Burial	Burma
	Military	ServiceNumber: NX.69262
Grogan, Vincent Howard (M)
	Birth	1917 in New South Wales, Australia
	Death	Age: 74; 3 Nov 1991 in New South Wales, Australia (about age 74)
	Funeral Service	aft 3 Nov 1991 in Unanderra, NSW, Australia (after about age 74)
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Army, Second Australian Imperial Force
	Burial	Unanderra, NSW, Australia
Izard, George Thomas (M)
	Birth	1909
	Death	11 Jun 1965 in New South Wales, Australia (about age 56)
	Burial	Noraville, NSW, Australia
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Army; MilitaryUnit: 214/57 Anti-Aircraft Bde RA; Regiment: Royal Artillery; ServiceNumber: 862423
Jackson, Thomas Joseph (M)
	Birth	23 Mar 1918 in Warwick, Queensland, Australia
	Death	15 Feb 1958 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia (age 39)
	Burial	17 Feb 1958 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia (age 39)
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Army, Second Australian Imperial Force
Jones, Denis Leslie (M)
	Birth	7 Mar 1926 in New South Wales, Australia
	Death	20 Aug 2009 in New South Wales, Australia (age 83)
Kable, Keith Edward (M)
	Birth	28 Jan 1926 in Erskinville, NSW, Australia
	Death	8 Sep 2006 (age 80)
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Army, Citizen Military Forces N467729
	Burial	Finley, NSW, Australia
Kealy, James Vincent (M)
	Birth	7 Oct 1892 in New South Wales, Australia
	Military	13 Jun 1916 in New South Wales, Australia (age 23)
	Military	24 Apr 1919 in Tamworth, NSW, Australia (age 26)
	Military	12 Jul 1941 in Paddington, NSW, Australia (age 48)
	Death	3 Aug 1959 in Greenslopes, Queensland, Australia (age 66)
	Burial	aft 3 Aug 1959 in Kedron, Queensland, Australia (after age 66)
Kealy, John Reginald (M)
	Birth	10 Jun 1912 in Haberfield, NSW, Australia
	Military	2 Jul 1940 in Paddington, NSW, Australia (age 28)
	Death	18 Apr 1974 in Northern Territory, Australia (age 61)
Keogh, Edmund Patrick (M)
	Birth	1901 in New South Wales, Australia
	Death	5 Mar 1950 in Marrickville, NSW, Australia (about age 49)
	Burial	aft 5 Mar 1950 in Botany, NSW, Australia (after about age 49)
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Army, Second Australian Imperial Force Nx201718
Mayberry, Timothy Augustus (M)
	Death	28 Oct 1965 in Australia
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Army, Second Australian Imperial Force
	Marriage	1922 in New South Wales, Australia
Moore, John James (M)
	Birth	4 Jul 1921 in Manilla, NSW, Australia
	Death	4 Aug 1975 in Queensland, Australia (age 54)
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Army, Second Australian Imperial Force
	Burial	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Moore, John Melville (M)
	Birth	abt 1914
	Birth	25 Apr 1914 in Narromine, NSW, Australia
	Death	16 Jun 1987 in New South Wales, Australia (about age 73)
	Burial	aft 16 Jun 1987 in Rookwood, NSW, Australia (after about age 73)
Moroney, Clement Leo Bede (M)
	Birth	1907 in New South Wales, Australia
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Army, Second Australian Imperial Force
Passlow, Harold Edward (M)
	Birth	16 May 1915 in Canowindra, NSW, Australia
	Military	abt 1939 in Queensland, Australia (about age 24)
	Death	8 Jul 2010 (age 95)
	Burial	aft 8 Jul 2010 in Rookwood, NSW, Australia (after age 95)
Passlow, Irene Therese (F)
	Birth	15 May 1922 in Canowindra, NSW, Australia
	Military	abt 1939 (about age 17)
	Death	23 Jan 2013 in New South Wales, Australia (age 90)
	Funeral Service	25 Jan 2013 in North Ryde, NSW, Australia (age 90)
Passlow, Rita Maud (F)
	Birth	1923 in New South Wales, Australia
	Death	14 Jan 2013 in Tumut, NSW, Australia (about age 90)
Passlow, William Ernest (M)
	Birth	9 Sep 1916 in Canowindra, NSW, Australia
	Military	abt 1939 (about age 23)
	Military	6 Jul 1940 in Wau, Papua New Guinea (age 23)
	Death	2 Aug 1955 in Madang, Papua New Guinea (age 38)
	Burial	Madang, Papua New Guinea
Price, Jack Edwin (M)
	Birth	26 Dec 1917 in Enfield, NSW, Australia
	Death	1997 (about age 80)
Pusell, Donald James (M)
	Birth	5 Jun 1925 in Kandos, NSW, Australia
	Military	30 Jul 1943 in Wooloomooloo, NSW, Australia (age 18)
	Death	9 Aug 1948 in Kandos, NSW, Australia (age 23)
	Burial	11 Aug 1948 in Rylstone, NSW, Australia (age 23)
Pusell, George (M)
	Birth	18 Aug 1914 in New South Wales, Australia
	Military	17 Jul 1941 in Sydney, NSW, Australia (age 26)
	Death	Result of car accident. Was in a coma for three months before his death; 5 Jul 1972 in Adelaide South Australia, Australia (age 57)
	Burial	aft 5 Jul 1974 in South Australia, Australia (after age 59)
Pusell, Horace Keith (M)
	Birth	11 Apr 1923 in Bathurst, NSW, Australia
	Military	19 Sep 1945 in Australia (age 22)
	Military	6 Aug 1951 in Australia (age 28)
	Military	1 Oct 1957 (age 34)
	Death	29 Sep 2009 (age 86)
	Burial	aft 29 Sep 2009 in Buderim, Queensland, Australia (after age 86)
Pusell, James Aspinall (M)
	Birth	28 Oct 1918 in Cobar, NSW, Australia
	Military	31 Dec 1942 in Moore Park, NSW, Australia (age 24)
	Military	17 Jun 1943 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (age 24)
	Military	4 Feb 1947 in New South Wales, Australia (age 28)
	Death	12 Mar 1991 in New South Wales, Australia (age 72)
	Burial	aft 12 Mar 1991 in Nyngan, NSW, Australia (after age 72)
Pusell, Thomas Patrick (M)
	Birth	10 May 1912 in Cobar, NSW, Australia
	Military	28 Aug 1941 in Paddington, NSW, Australia (age 29)
	Military	26 Feb 1946 in New South Wales, Australia (age 33)
	Death	19 Sep 1984 in Greenslopes, Queensland, Australia (age 72)
	Burial	aft 19 Sep 1984 in Cullen Bullen, NSW, Australia (after age 72)
Reakes, John Wilson (M)
	Birth	25 Apr 1920 in Narromine, NSW, Australia
	Death	28 Jun 1998 in New South Wales, Australia (age 78)
	Burial	aft 28 Jun 1998 in Tumut, NSW, Australia (after age 78)
Reakes, Robert Francis (M)
	Birth	3 Dec 1916 in Narromine, NSW, Australia
	Death	9 Mar 1993 in New South Wales, Australia (age 76)
	Burial	aft 9 Mar 1993 in Narromine, NSW, Australia (after age 76)
Sly, Raymond Wilfred (M)
	Birth	14 Dec 1923 in New South Wales, Australia
	Death	4 Apr 1986 in New South Wales, Australia (age 62)
Smith, Donald Eric (M)
	Birth	1922 in Cowra, NSW, Australia
	Death	Age: 20; 8 Feb 1943 in Papua New Guinea (about age 21)
	Burial	Lae, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Army, Citizen Military Forces
Smith, William Thomas (M)
	Birth	29 May 1920 in Dunedoo, NSW, Australia
	Death	1991 in New South Wales, Australia (about age 71)
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Army, Second Australian Imperial Force
Tierney, Carl Edward (M)
	Birth	18 Aug 1920 in Summer Hill, NSW, Australia
	Military	1 Jul 1942 in Leppington, NSW, Australia (age 21)
	Military	11 Apr 1946 in New South Wales, Australia (age 25)
	Death	20 Apr 2006 in Kogarah, NSW, Australia (age 85)
	Burial	24 Apr 2006 in Sutherland, NSW, Australia (age 85)
Tierney, Eugene Denis (M)
	Birth	11 Aug 1912 in New South Wales, Australia
	Military	22 May 1940 in Paddington, NSW, Australia (age 27)
	Military	27 Aug 1945 in New South Wales, Australia (age 33)
	Death	Myocardial infarct, Coronory sclerosis, Hypertension,Chronic obstructive airways disease.; 6 Jul 1980 in Miami, Queensland, Australia (age 67)
	Burial	8 Jul 1980 in Nerang, Queensland, Australia (age 67)
Tierney, John Philip (M)
	Birth	24 Oct 1911 in New South Wales, Australia
	Military	Age: 15; 1925–1927 in Australia (about age 14–about 16)
	Military	7 Jul 1941 in North Sydney, NSW, Australia (age 29)
	Military	24 Oct 1947 in New South Wales, Australia (age 36)
	Death	19 Feb 1959 in Peakhurst, NSW, Australia (age 47)
	Burial	aft 19 Feb 1959 in Sutherland, NSW, Australia (after age 47)
Travis, Frank Herbert (M)
	Birth	5 Dec 1923 in Drummoyne, NSW, Australia
	Death	20 Jul 2017 in Victoria, Australia (age 93)
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Royal Australian Navy
Witcom, Raymond Joseph (M)
	Birth	27 Aug 1924
	Death	25 Jan 1980 in New South Wales, Australia (age 55)
Wittig, Leo Charles (M)
	Birth	28 Nov 1921 in New South Wales, Australia
	Death	8 Jun 1990 in New South Wales, Australia (age 68)
	Burial	aft 8 Jun 1990 in Kemps Creek, NSW, Australia (after age 68)
Young, Alexander Ian Kirkpatrick (M)
	Birth	10 Jan 1914 in Carcoar, NSW, Australia
	Death	Age: 81; 15 Jan 1995 in Cowra, NSW, Australia (age 81)
	Death	15 Jan 1995 (age 81)
	Burial	Lyndhurst, NSW, Australia
	Military	MilitaryServiceBranch: Army, Second Australian Imperial Force

It's a long list but I am sure that I probably missed some Beetsons, Cummins, Magicks and Reakes. Those were big families.

This exercise has been valuable as it has helped me identify some gaps in my records.