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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”

3May 2020
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Meltdown

Last week I nearly had a meltdown and went against all the advice.  I almost threw in the towel and…

13Apr 202025 Apr 2020
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10,000 Words

Well once again my blog has not been updated for a long time.  But this weekend I past a milestone…

31Dec 20191 Jan 2020
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Fiction Or Non-Fiction

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

McCarthy

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 201825 Apr 2020
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
Stronnell

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

8 Jun 201825 Apr 2020
Richard Austin Stronnell is my great, great, great grandfather.  It was rumoured that he was a convict.  But I needed to find out for sure if the convict Richard was…
Stronnell

Richard Austin Stronnell – A Convict Story

8 Jun 201813 Jul 2019
Richard Austin Stronnell stood in the Aylesbury court on 10th March 1845, convicted of housebreaking and facing transportation for 10 years to one of the most brutal penal settlements at…
Chambers

My ANZAC Ancestors

25 Apr 201813 Jul 2019
Recently I discovered that two of my ancestors, 1st cousins twice removed, died in the ANZAC campaign.  It was the first active service they both saw. They were my Grandmothers…
Chambers

HUBERT RANDALL CHAMBERS – WORLD WAR I VETERAN

25 Apr 201813 Jul 2019
By 1916 the world was deep in the throes of World War I.  Thousands of young Australian men had died on the battlefields.  Heavy early losses meant that the AIF…
#52ancestors

Heirloom

3 Mar 20188 Jun 2018
OK, so I am a little behind in the #52ancestors challenge as I have been concentrating on my family history course.  However this topic appealed to me so I have…
#52ancestors

Favorite Names

5 Feb 20188 Jun 2018
What's in a name?  Well with my Irish ancestors nicknames took on a lot of importance.  There were so many Patrick and Ellens, John and Marys, how would we tell…

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