It is appropriate on St Patrick's Day that I remember my Green Roots - ie those ancestors who came from the Emerald Isle. May I introdu...

 Last month I attended a free webinar,  Floating Prisons: Irish Convict Hulks and Voyages to NSW ,  hosted by the  RAHS .  During the webina...

 I've been researching my family history for over thirty years. Along this genealogy journey I have been supported by hundreds of books,...

I penned this post ten years ago and am reposting it with a few extra phrases typed in this colour . Tuesday, January 25, 2011 Shifty Ancest...

In Covid times The Hawkesbury Family History Group has been holding its meetings both in person and via zoom and inviting interested geneal...

Read to the end of this article and you will know why I felt like dancing. My ancestor Patrick "Paddy" Curry has bee...

As I turn my research focus to my Pusell ancestors I am reminded of a story I read on Trove recently. I am not sure which William or Walte...

I have been in contact with two distant cousins who share my convict ancestor Elizabeth Phipps for around 25 years. We found each other so...

If you have a few days to spare while in Sydney for Congress you can hop on a ferry at Circular Quay and visit Cockatoo Island , a convict...

While my convict ancestors were an ordinary bunch many other convicts became successful business men and women. James Squire was one succe...

At the moment I am focusing on my Irish research and revisiting research done years ago which I  had put in the too hard basket. I am mo...

My task for the month of May is to revisit and research the Irish branch of my tree. Hopefully I can demolish a few walls along the way. ...

On the 17th March, St Patrick's Day, each year I think of my Irish ancestors who made the perilous trip to Australia. Seven years ago I...

I'm giving my fingers a rest today so have recorded my blog post, a book review, on Youtube. The bibliographic details for the book ...

I just got around to reading this book I bought for a song at a remainders bookstore in Chatswood Chase last year. Pack of Thieves by ...

Anne-Maree signs a copy of her book for me  Yesterday I attended a talk by Anne-Maree Harriet Cox Whitaker  at the monthly meeting of t...

I was privileged this morning to have a play on the new Claim a Convict website. When Lesley Uebel was ill some generous souls volunteer...

A note just came through on the   AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY Mailing List    from Coralie Hird: " It is with great sadne...

As many new resources have been added to Trove since I did some serious searching on my maiden name, Curry, I thought I would see if I could...

In her blog challenge for Australia Day 2013 Helen V Smith has challenged geneabloggers " to tell the story of your first Australia...