gathering dust

Pauleen Cass over at Family History across the seas has challenged Aussie geneabloggers to an Australian themed geneameme  for Australia Day/Invasion Day/Survival Day, The questions are really interesting so I hope my answers are as well :) The Family Tree: My first ancestor to arrive in Australia was the convict William Chapman aka Peter Brett Adnum on the Neptune in 1818 I have Australian Royalty , the above mentioned William Chapman, John Fibbens Marquess of Hastings 1825, Robert Muffett Bussorah Merchant  1828, John Brown Asia 1828,  Mary Ann Holgate Roslyn Castle  1830, Sarah Ann Watkins  Burrell  1832 and Robert Bird Bengal Merchant  1838. James Fibbens the brother of John was transported with him, the pair having engaged in a spot of unsuccessful highway robbery and Robert Muffett's younger brother James was sent out on the James Pattison  in 1837 for theft. My research so far also indicates the increasing likelihood that J...

Yes, once again I am crowdsourcing transcriptions , in this case because I want to be really sure about what it says particularly the top right and the information under remarks. I know what I think it says but I'd like a second, third and fourth opinion as it may help to sort out the mystery of John Green . The original, full sized image can be accessed here , courtesy of the Archives Office of Tasmania  Any Suggestions?

I am at the State Library today to do something I am afraid to admit I have been avoiding for years. The day started well enough, a quiet carriage that was actually quiet meant a rather enjoyable trip in to the city. The weather was pleasant enough to make the walk up Macquarie Street enjoyable. I reached the library in good time and proceeded to futz around with books on the history of Maitland and Camden I'd preordered in order to see if I could shed some more light on John Philip Gail . I looked through the pioneer registers on the open shelves and lamented that the one I was after was not on the shelves. Then I could procrastinate no longer. I put in my microfilm request slip and ducked off to the cafe for a sandwich and a fortifying cup of tea. A half hour later and the microfilm was waiting for me on the collection shelves. Scone Advocate January to June 1958.  General unease as I slipped the reel onto the reader, I spent some time reading advertisements. "Oh look...

I'm not one for making resolutions, rather at the start of each year I like to think of things I am looking forward too and hope to achieve during the year. Much less pressure. So without any ado in 2014 I am looking forward to : The digitisation of the Scone Advocate and Wellington Times on Trove . Chris Paton & Thomas MacEntee downunder , I've booked in for Sydney Meeting some imaginary friends at the above My new research laptop finally arriving (Hurry up Kogan!) Spending time out of the house and in libraries and archives Working on my Masters (but first defining a topic for it) More GeniAus Hangouts Participating in Julie Goucher 's WorldwideGenealogy project DrBen (my other half) finally taking some time off work and having an actual holiday (yes I can hear all of you who know him laughing yourselves silly) Making time to work on the transcriptions I volunteered to do for the Biographical Database of Australia  I am hoping: To perhaps come t...