I've been researching my family history for over thirty years. Along this genealogy journey I have been supported by hundreds of books, many of which I have listed on my Librarything page.
During the 2021 #AtoZChallenge I will be writing about two of my passions, books and family history. I'll be taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting some of those books that have enriched my genealogy experience.
Almost like home : living in Bradfield Park, Michael Hogan
The Arrival, Shaun Tan (Picture book - suggested by Carmel Galvin).
Benedictine pioneers in Australia, Henry Norbert Birt
The Boat by Nam Le (Suggested by Carmel Galvin)
Chinese whispers : in search of ivy : a gold rush story told by generations of an Australian-Chinese family, Alison Choy Flannigan
Convict women, Kay Daniels
Cop This Lot, Nino CulottaFair Game, Elizabeth Rushen
Farewell my children : Irish emigration to Australia 1848-1870, Richard Reid
Free Passage, Perry McIntyre
Freedom's land, Anna Jacobs
From Distress to Deliverance : the life and times of william gow, convict, schoolmaster and farmer, Stephen Gow
The Happiest Refugee, Anh Do
The glory garage : growing up Lebanese Muslim in Australia, Nadia JamalThe happiest man on Earth, Eddie Jaku
Hell ship, Michael Veitch (Suggested by Jennifer Jones)
I Kept on Dancing: A Life's Journey from Nazi Germany to the Lucky Country, Olga Geddes
Inheritance of secrets, Sonya Bates
Into the Suburbs : A Migrant's Story, Christopher Raja
The Italian girl, Rebecca Huntley
Joyful strains : making Australia home, Kent MacCarterA long way to Tipperary, Susan Gough (Children's Fiction)
Mao's last dancer, Li Cunxin
Michi's memories : the story of a Japanese war bride , Keiko Tamura
Not just Ned : a true history of the Irish in AustraliaOne Bright Moon, Andrew Kwong
Otherland: A Journey with My Daughter by Maria Tumarkin
Pierce Landers and Honorah Flood : Tipperary, Ire. [to] Dungog, NSW, Gwenyth Starr
Pirate boy of Sydney town by Jackie FrenchReckoning : a memoir, Magda Szubanski
Lots in there I have or have read, some new ones to add. thanks. I’m eternally fascinated by the migrant experience.
ReplyDeleteCan I add “The Voyage of their Lives” by Diane Armstrong...one of my favourites.
ReplyDeleteA great list, I still need to read several of these.
ReplyDeleteI'll add the book to my TBR list Pauleen. Thanks again Carmel for your earlier suggestions which I have read.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's quite a reading list. I'm also have mixed immigrant ancestry here in the U.S. -- and each surname probably has its own books. You've given me an idea of compiling those I've read/referenced into a reading list. https://mollyscanopy.com/2021/04/margot-moose-and-ancestral-connections-atozchallenge/
ReplyDeleteSuch an enormous variety of stories.
ReplyDeleteMore great books for me to read. Thank you Jill. This has been such an excellent meme. I started another U3A course yesterday in colonial history in Australia. We talked about why we study history. Of course most of us are just interested in it and we like the detective aspect of family history I think. But I also believe that it does expand "our moral comprehension" and makes us more responsible citizens. I believe the quote is from Martha Nassbaum whose work I hadn't heard of before. I have now ordered both her books from the library.
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