Family Tree Frog

  Who wants to do a blogging challenge? It's National Family History Month in August in Australia and New Zealand. We usually post every Sunday in August. Here are some suggestions for weekly topics: Week 1 - August can also mean respected or impressive. Who do you think is the most respected or impressive member of your family tree and why? A pretty impressive photo of my ancestor John McLoughlin Week 2 - Travel - who hasn't got the travel bug at the moment? Perhaps you could showcase all the photos of family cars, boats, horses or bicycles over the years. Better still plan your family history "bucket-list" travel plan. Or tell us about a recent family history jaunt. Cobb and Co Coach Bourke Post Office Week 3 - Share - tips for smashing brick walls, or your opinion on what needs to be fixed/changed in family history - "If I ruled the world!". Tell us what you can't live without - maybe it's a piece of tech gear, your society or group, or you

Ahnentafel Number 10 The context for discovery: This biography was written as part of the 52 ancestors in 52 weeks exercise devised by Amy Johnson Crow.  You can join in too here. The theme for this week is "Popular Name." Amy says: “ Do you have an ancestor who had a name that was popular/trendy at the time? Is there a name that keeps getting used in your family tree? Do you have an ancestor named after someone famous? .” George was my paternal great-grandfather and boy, George Henry is a name that keeps getting used in our family tree. It leads to all sorts of complications and mix-ups or mistakes particularly when other branches of the family tree insist on naming their firstborn sons George Henry as well.  And just to add insult to injury, the name CARRETT also gets misread by the OCR as GARRETT. Other spelling variations include CARNET, CARRET, CARRITT, CARRATT, CARROTT. Sigh.  This blog post is a compilation of several blog posts I previously wrote abou