Accentuate the Positive, 2024 Geneameme

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 Jill Ball has challenged us to Accentuate the Positive, for 2024. This theme has been going since 2012 and it is really good to look back on what you have achieved in the past year.



1.  Google provided an answer to not genealogy, but Google gave us ideas of places to see on our 2024 road trip through country NSW. Yes, cemeteries were involved.

2.  I was the recipient of genearosity from Jennie F.

3.  This headstone gave me some extra information we knew that an Uncle and Cousin were buried in Armidale Cemetery but it took a photo, taken by a friend to show that  Aunty was also in the grave.

4.  An useful record I discovered was Rate books on the City of Sydney Archives site. A wonderful description of the house my mother was born in.

5.  A newly found family member who shared, not newly found but she lives in Northern NSW and she sent me a photo of her Mum, my half-sister.

6.  A geneasurprise I received was a trip to Christchurch, NZ for a weekend genealogy get together.

7.   My 2024 post that I was particularly proud of was an A-Z Booklist with a Genealogy Theme,

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8.   DNA helped me to add two new matches to the family tree, on my Paternal side

9.  I was pleased I upgraded my iPad

10. Although Face to Face events have returned Zoom has kept me in touch with my New Zealand genealogy friends, we chat each week.

11. I dipped my toes into, writing a novel. Slowly getting there.

12. I connected with New Zealand genealogy friends, in person at the weekend get together.

13. By dipping my toes into AI I was able to get a description of what Goulburn was like in 1923.

14. I was honoured to be able to host the Society of Australian Genealogists Writing Group, several times.



15. I found this presentation most useful Andrew Redfern’s Digital Skills for Family History.

16. A great repository/archive/library I visited was, the State Library of NSW, for microfilm reels of country newspapers.

17. I got the most value from this book do I have to pick one?? I still reach for Diahan Southard’s book Your DNA Guide, the book and Alan Bardsley’s First Name Variants.

18. It was exciting to finally meet, not meet but catch-up with Mia Bennet and Carole Steers, it had been way to long between hugs.

19. A geneadventure I enjoyed was my quick trip to Christchurch. The talks, the company and the general chat were wonderful.

20. Another positive is I planned my research month-by-month, this year and have found that very helpful. Sometimes it became a task, like taking headstone photos on my trip, other times it was reading war dairies. I found having a solid plan really worked.

Comments

  1. GeniAus30 December 2024 at 12:17

    Thanks for your quick response to the challenge. You've had an exciting and successful year.

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  2. Alex Daw30 December 2024 at 18:09

    I'm off to look at your blog post about books ! A trip to Christchurch sounds fab. Those rate books are great aren't they. I was interested to look up the house we used to live in in Sydney and see what renovation work had been applied for.

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