Category Archives: Genealogy

A little brown photo album from Dangin

My 90+ year old Aunt-M finds my family history exploration very entertaining and is always keen to add to my collection of photos and stories. She recently gave me a little brown photo album to scan created by her Aunt … Continue reading

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Fishy family traits and the value of newspapers

My brother is a magician when it comes to catching fish.  He just has to appear with a line in hand and the fish start to queue up to jump on his hook, biggest ones first. As kids our Dad … Continue reading

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Postcards as evidence of family history

Following on from a previous post about the flip sides of images, old postcards are also great sources of information.  But some, like this one, just generate more questions. My paternal grandmother died before I was born and finding information … Continue reading

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On the flip side of a family heritage photo

Can anyone remember 45s in the days of vinyl when the best song was sometimes on the flip side?  I find that can be true of old photos as well.  The front is interesting but the gold is on the … Continue reading

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The beginnings of an obsession

This is the excerpt for your very first post. Continue reading

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