Family Tree Frog

  Ahnentafel Number 26 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 "Help” Amy says: This week's theme is "Help." When did an ancestor give or receive help? My first thought is of the neighbours who brought meals to my great-grandparents and their children while they were sick with the Spanish Flu. Another route you could take is when you've received help in your genealogy research. Who helped you and what did they help you discover? John Thomas Taylor was my 2 nd great-grandfather on my mother’s side.  This blog post is a compilation of several blog posts I previously wrote about my great-grandfather. Murrumbidgee river Yass Mitchell Library State Library of NSW    Childhood Birth Date/Place : John Thomas Taylor was born 24 December 1845 at Murrumbidgee River near Yass, New South Wales, Australia. [i] ...

  Alan from Sepia Saturday says: To take us into 2021 we have the letter T. You can interpret this as you like, for our theme image I have chosen a Birmingham tram from the 1920s. All you have to do is to feature an old photo in a blog post, post the post on or around Saturday 9th January 2021, and add a link to the list below. I have chosen a few bits and bobs from a memento box which needs to be sorted and scanned; something on my list of never-ending things to do which never seem to get done. Hazel Teddy & Jim at The Gap Watson's Bay   I don't think I've posted this photo before.  I like this photo because it shows Ted as a young boy.  Most of the photos I have of Ted are when he is an adult or a teen. As my father is the baby in this photo, I reckon Ted was probably about 10 years old and Hazel, 12-14 years old. Jim, my father, seems to have lost his shoe.  Why would they have been at Watson's Bay I wonder?  Had Jim just been baptised?  No. ...