Lilian's Tree

 This year I've tried a structured way to research by setting a family line or task each month and I've found it has really helped. It is now December and my last wrap-up for the year. My December research was a mixed bag as I decided to continue with the research into my One-Place Study. I now have 67 names on the main cemetery data-base and of those only six are to recent to be able to obtain death certificates, etc. This leaves me with 61 people to research. I've found that the families seem to have inter-married, as the community was small. I'm adding the names to a family tree data-base and hope that this will give me a clearer picture of the connections. My Ancestry DNA, threw up several good, close DNA matches and I've sent time checking them out and adding them to my Ancestry Tree. I have also went back through the previous 11 months worth of research, double checking that all was correct. I've enjoyed my research, this year and the fact that I stayed fo...

 September was an interesting month, with the death and funeral of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11. I watched the funeral, from Westminster Abbey and found it to be a very moving but personal service. September also saw Paul and I spend two nights away, in Goulburn, this was so we could see the tulips at the Hilltop Tulip Farm, Old Federal Highway, Sutton, just the Sydney side of Canberra. They were beautiful, with low  border plants giving more colour to the beds. Not all were in bloom but then they have to last for a full month, so it is understandable, to stage the blooming. These few photos don't do justice to the farm. Home in time for the NSW & ACT State Conference, Riding the Waves of Time. This year it was still a virtual conference and was very well done. I gave a talk on different websites. That weekend also had Paul and I on grandparent duties, with Master 8 and Miss 7 sending two nights with us. Wonderful! I managed a trip to the NSW State Archives, at King...