As I sit at my desk looking out the window on this dismal day I am wondering what sort of weather my ancestors were experiencing on this da...

During April 2020 the month of this  #AtoZChalleng e   I will be sharing short posts on some of the  2,000+ descendants I have identified...

The person I knew in my close family who most affected by World War 1 was my maternal grandmother, Ethel Jane Pusell but across the sea in...

Nearly everyone in Australia with the name of Pusell (and variants) is related to me. We are descendants of the convict James Pusill .  ...

What I like about blogging is that it provides a dynamic environment for one to write family stories. This is so useful when further resea...

This week Julie Goucher of  Angler's Rest  asked us to respond to the following prompt in  The Book of Me, Written by You activity . Th...

The most read post on my blog is one I wrote in 2011 " John Bertram Chatfield - Trans-Tasman ANZAC Day blog Challenge ". I don...

Auckland Libraries issued a challenge to bloggers on their Facebook page . They have asked bloggers " Do you have a story to share abou...