The Tree of Me

This week is week 6 of   Shauna Hicks  challenge for 2014.  Shauna said that t his blog challenge is to stimulate my own genealogy blogging efforts in 2014 by focusing on a different kind of genealogical record each week. I wanted a challenge that reflected my own archival background as well as my own genealogy interests and there are probably lots of other records that I could have included. The challenge has an Australian focus but most of these records will be found just about anywhere in the genealogy world. Sometimes it can be difficult in a challenge like this to actually narrow the focus of the individual blog post. I could talk about the difficulties encountered because I grew up 50 metres from the Queensland and New South Wales border and spent a long time looking for a family property at the Queensland State Archives only to find that it was in New South Wales. However, I won't discuss that here today. Instead I want to discuss two consecutive records from N...

I'm doing well.  I'm still here for week 5  of   Shauna Hicks  challenge for 2014.  Shauna said that t his blog challenge is to stimulate my own genealogy blogging efforts in 2014 by focusing on a different kind of genealogical record each week. I wanted a challenge that reflected my own archival background as well as my own genealogy interests and there are probably lots of other records that I could have included. The challenge has an Australian focus but most of these records will be found just about anywhere in the genealogy world. Where does one start with this topic? There are so many family stories I could share starting with those my nanna told me when I was a very young girl. Space was at a premium so I slept in her double bed with her and she kept me up most of the night telling me stories and laughing. How I wish they had been recorded because I'm sure I have forgotten more than I can remember! However, the story I wish to share is one that came f...

Week 4 of   Shauna Hicks  challenge for 2014.  This blog challenge is to stimulate my own genealogy blogging efforts in 2014 by focusing on a different kind of genealogical record each week. I wanted a challenge that reflected my own archival background as well as my own genealogy interests and there are probably lots of other records that I could have included. The challenge has an Australian focus but most of these records will be found just about anywhere in the genealogy world. This weeks challenge is Memorial Cards. I am fortunate to have three memorial cards and the original photographs which were used in these cards in my possession, each coming from my husband's family.  Jacob Frederick Scheef 1835-1904 Christina Jacobina Scheef nee Glock 1842-1912 Margaret Waters 1879-1905 Shauna's post  set her off in the direction of finding out how the little boy died. However, as I know the life stories of these three people I have decided...