Family Tree Frog

Today marks the 89th anniversary of Walter Hinde's death.  Walter Hinde was my husband's great-grandfather.   He was born in Brisbane on 22 August 1875 in Arthur Street Fortitude Valley.  His mother was Emma LORD and, while he took the surname of George HINDE, Emma and George did not marry until 1878. Identifying Walter's father is one of our BRICKWALLS! :) George Hinde had come out to Queensland with his brother James on the Derbyshire in July 1874.  The Hindes were from Olney in Buckinghamshire, as were the Lords. To find out more about the Lords and their pub-owning in Olney go here. I have an account of the Hinde brothers from Jess Zimmerman which was passed on to me from other descendants. This is a small extract: "My father, James Hinde and brother George were born in the town of Olney in Buckinghamshire, England.  They decided to emigrate to Australia hearing of plenty of gold here.  They arrived in Brisbane by a sailing ship "Derbyshire" on 15...

Today's Sepia Saturday photo prompt gives us an opportunity to identify what catches our eye in this photo and what photos we may have in our collection that reflect the same objects or sentiments. What gives us joy?  A great hat?  A puppy?  New togs?   Are we looking for a sailor suit?  A dog?  A matron with a magnificent hat?  A verandah? I've brought out a couple of photos for inspection.  I've chosen to focus on dogs. I am hard pressed to find sailor suits or matrons with such magnificent millinery. My sister-in-law brought over some tiny photos a couple of years ago...more treasures I think from her mother Fay's room.  We loved this one of my husband.  It's almost a trio but not quite. 2.5. Although if you count the budgies I guess we're looking at 4.5. Robert Dexter Daw We're not sure where it's taken...maybe Gran and Father's place (Robert and Pat's grandparents' place).... Robert William Daw (my husban...

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that the following post contains images of deceased persons. Alan from Sepia Saturday says: I have to confess, I have never been a fisherman. The thought of sitting next to some damp river bank waiting for some obliging fish to bite leaves me cold. The thought of having to push a sharp hook through some non-obliging worm leaves me frozen. I am much happier with an old photograph of some fishermen, and that is just what we have for Sepia Saturday this week. It is a photograph that dates back to 1916 and which has been shared via Flickr Commons by Alberta Archives. All you need to do is to cast your digital hook into your collection of old images and come up with something that may or may not match our theme image. You might want to go with miners or with anglers, with fishy tales or with three men : whatever you go with just post your post on or around Saturday 8th November 2014 and add a link to the ...

Little Nell from Sepia Saturday introduces this week's post as follows:  "It is not enough to teach children how to read, write and count. Education has to cultivate mutual respect for others and the world in which we live, and help people forge more just, inclusive and peaceful societies."  UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; 100-day countdown message to the International Day of Peace This Saturday co-incides with the International Day of Peace and more specifically to Peace Education; this is too good an opportunity to miss. It is often said that we learn so much from Sepia Saturday , both as participants and visitors to each other's blogs, so now is our chance to embrace the theme and do our bit for this important day observed throughout the world. The splendid photo above comes from the archive of the Library of Congress and features  the American delegates to the International Congress of Women, held in the Hague in 1915. One of the delegates, Jan...