Family History
June 11, 2019
I’ve recently been running a series of workshops on writing memoir and family history at the City of Vincent Library and Local History Centre. In our first session, I led participants through a series of activities to help them stare down the blank page and start writing. It was fabulous to see just how many […]
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November 8, 2018
‘Strange as it may seem, the one desire a normal young man had in the year 1915 was to go out to France to get killed. Of course, he did not think of it in those terms, his consuming obsession was to reach the front in time not to miss all the fun.’ These are […]
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August 28, 2018
As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, the family history community is mostly a supportive and encouraging bunch. Along with my writing community, it’s a refreshing change to much of the current trolling and negativity that exists in some corners of social media. Along with a presence on social media, a growing number of family historians keep track […]
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August 21, 2018
Growing up, I was the kid who kept a scrapbook of every birthday card I ever received. My wall was covered in posters – mainly of eighties popstarts I admit, but also of animals, rainforests and inspirational quotes. When given a journal writing assignment in year 10, I collaged the cover with images and words […]
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August 14, 2018
I confess I’ve had my doubts about Facebook. It wasn’t just the privacy issues; when my husband first joined years ago, I just couldn’t see the point. Then a couple of things happened. The first was that I became involved in a group of HeartKid mamas, and social media seemed a great way to stay […]
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August 7, 2018
I have two questions for you: Where in the world are you searching for your ancestors? AND What social media platforms (if any) do you use? These might seem like two completely unrelated questions, but they’re not. In fact, answering the second question can help you with the first. My mum and I had been […]
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