Lilian's Tree

  My good friend  Jill Ball  posted this on her blog and has challenged us to do likewise, so here goes. When you have read my answers, why not cut and paste and play along! 1. Read the first chapter of a book in a bookstore Yes, how else can you know if a book is good.. 2. Bought a book in a bookstore What is a bookshop for is not to buy a book or several. 3. Stayed up all night to finish a book Yep! Still do if it's a good book. 4. Bought a book you already owned Yes, but I now check before hand. 5. Keep track of the books you've read Goodreads  6. Read more than 20 hours per week Yes,  and often have two books on the go at once. 7. Used a receipt as a bookmark   Tickets, ribbon, piece of paper, and I have a good collection of bookmarks, as well. 8. Follow more than ten authors on social media Three, Fiona McArthur, Louise Allan and Catherine Hein. All are Australian authors. 9. A dog-eared book page makes you cringe Yes, such a bad thing to do. 10. Own m...

 In July, this year, I had several days away in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, in the town of Bowral and like all good genealogists, I went for a wander in the cemetery and found this grave. Interesting!  I searched  Trove and found five articles about George's death. Ancestry was next and I found his enlistment details. George Johnston Fairweather was born 1838 in New Brunswick, Canada  and enlisted on the Union side, 15 June 1861 in Maine, as a Private. His unit was Company A,  4th Infantry. After nearly three years, George Musters Out, he deserted! Reading where he fought, I can understand why he deserted, they weren't little battles. Searching several online databases, yield few results and add nothing to my research. George's death is covered in several paper, like the;   Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954)  Thursday 20 August 1908 -  Page 25. Two of the papers give a detailed account of the C...