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My name is Pauline Wilson. I have been exploring my Family History since approximately 2010. I have recently complete the Diploma of Family History at University of Tasmania and graduated in December 2019. Now I hope to continue writing my family stories with a goal to having them published.Continue reading “About”

31Dec 20191 Jan 2020

Fiction Or Non-Fiction

Free photo 84925252 © publicdomainstockphotos – Dreamstime.com My blog has been languishing since I finished by Diploma of Family History…

3Oct 201812 Oct 2019

A Story from the Bowen Branch

My latest story is about a member of the very colourful Bowen Family. They came to Australia in the late…

8Jun 201813 Jul 2019

Convict in Van Diemen’s Land – or was he?

Richard Austin Stronnell is my great, great, great grandfather. It was rumoured that he was a convict. But I needed…

Fiction Or Non-Fiction

31 Dec 20191 Jan 2020

Free photo 84925252 © publicdomainstockphotos - Dreamstime.com My blog has been languishing since I finished by Diploma of Family History in August. So I thought for the sake of posting…

My Adams Family

11 Aug 201913 Oct 2019

This is another creative nonfiction. The Adams family came to Australia in the 1844 and settled in Newham. This story is about the Zion Baptist Church of which they were…

Zion Baptist Church

10 Aug 201913 Oct 2019

It had taken many years but the day had finally arrived when the first church service would be held in the Zion Baptist Chapel overlooking Hanging Rock. It was 19th…

Another Chapter in the Boughyards Story

21 Jul 201913 Oct 2019

In my previous post " The Loss of a Son" I wrote about the harsh life of the early selectors. I am currently reading "On Our Selection" by Steele Rudd,…

The Boughyards and Beyond

20 Jul 201913 Oct 2019

Thousands of Irish people immigrated to Australia in the 1800’s to escape poverty and repression in Ireland. In the case of my branch of the McCarthy family, they came hoping…

My First Creative Non-fiction

13 Jul 201911 Aug 2019

So... This is my first attempt at creative non-fiction. I found it really difficult to write as I have only ever written factual pieces before. Sure, I have made some…

The Loss of a Son

12 Jul 201913 Oct 2019

The Mother, as she was known by her extended family, sat in the candlelight and reflected on what had brought her to this point. She could see the stars shining…

Bowen

A Story from the Bowen Branch

3 Oct 201812 Oct 2019

My latest story is about a member of the very colourful Bowen Family. They came to Australia in the late 1840's and took up four farms in the Newham area. …

Bowen

Cr Richard Bowen JP, Alderman, City of Melbourne

3 Oct 201827 Jul 2019

Melbourne in the late 1850’s was a bustling city which had grown explosively due mainly to the Victorian gold rush. Most of the main streets were paved and a bridge…

Waters

A Photo Essay

26 Jul 201813 Jul 2019