Family Tree Frog

  It's Folio Friday and time to share what books we've been reading. I have so many books on the go at the moment, it is embarrassing.  A couple of Inter-Library loans too which I really need to get on with reading. This week's book review is about an Australian book (at last) called The Other Side of Absence by Betty O'Neill published this year by Impact Press, an imprint of Ventura Press. One of the themes that run through both my family history and that of my husband's family history is that of abandonment: children being abandoned by their parents in orphanages or foster homes or similar.  I have often wondered about the psychological damage that is passed down from generation to generation as a result and or the social outcomes for the children.  If I had the intestinal fortitude for undertaking any more university study, this is the area to which I would devote a thesis.  Betty O'Neill has taken on this subject and dealt with it most engagingly and sensit...

Week 3 - Sunday 21 August August is National Family History Month in Australia and Australian Family and Local History bloggers thought it would be a great idea to have a - Blogging Challenge!  Everyone is welcome to join in, even if you don't live in Australia, we'd love to hear from you and hear your stories. Significant military battles are commemorated during the month of August such as Mouquet Farm in WWI and Milne Bay in WW2.  The Australian Comforts Fund was also founded in August 1916.  Did your ancestors have connections to these places, battles or organisation? Is there another anniversary or significant event that your family commemorates/remembers in August? Share your stories with us on or around Sunday 21 August and link them using the Mr Linky widget below so we have one central place to read all the stories on this theme.

It's time to take a moment and plan the week ahead in all things family history/local history in Brisvegas.   National Family History Month might be over but there's still plenty on for you to enjoy.   If you missed GeniAus' fantastic finale to NFHM 2015 on Sunday last - you can catch up on the 12 hour GeneaGala Hangout marathon here. Friday 4th September 9:00-11:00am - North Brisbane Branch of Genealogical Society of Queensland The North Brisbane Branch of GSQ holds its meetings on the first Friday morning of each month (except January) at the Brisbane North Area Scouting Centre at 23 Sicklefield St Alderley. Doors open at 8.45 am. North Brisbane Members are able to borrow from our extensive library of books, magazines, fiche and CDs for a small fee. 10:00-11:30am - Family Tree Maker® (FTM) User Group at QFHS The Family Tree Maker (FTM) User Group shows members in a user-friendly way what they can achieve using the program to display their fami...