Sunday Storytelling Catalogue
Grab a cuppa, pick a title or theme that intrigues you and take a journey into the past. Enjoy! Julie xxx Do you want to create your own ancestor biographical...
Read MoreWelcome to Quirky Characters
Welcome to the Quirky Characters ‘Sunday Storytelling’ blog. My name is Julie and this is the story of how Quirky Characters came to be and why I love to inspire...
Read MoreDefending the Home Front; Charlie Andriske’s WW2 story
My paternal grandfather, Charles Ronald (Charlie) Andriske, spent three years in the Army Service Corp during WW2. Raised in the small western New South Wales town of Coonamble, it was a place...
Read MoreAnna Ruschen; Three times a lady
15 minute read WARNING: Mentions of suicide Anna Ruschen (pronounced Ruskin), my 3 x great grandmother, was born on the 28th September 1850 in Babow, Prussia. Anna was the mother...
Read MoreWords to a face; the 13 images of my forefathers
8 minute read My last post showcased the female ancestors I have photographs of. Upon seeking out all the photographs of my male ancestors, I noted a distinct bias towards...
Read MoreThe Women Who Came Before Me; Creating Ancestor Heirlooms
8 minute read Isn’t it funny these days that we know more about the lives of celebrities than we do about the people who made us? We spend time chatting...
Read MoreShamrock and Wattle; Honouring Julia’s struggle to survive
17 minute read In the late 1980s, my great Uncle Bertie led me up the road from his childhood home in Clovelly, to the magnificent Waverley cemetery. Perched high on...
Read MoreDance Hall Days; A Quickstep to Friendship
10 minute read Almost 75 years ago, five friends gathered at their local dance hall to have their photograph taken. The year was 1949 and the young girls were having...
Read MoreThe Eulogy; the hardest, most rewarding story you will ever tell
18 minute read On Christmas Eve 2022, my father’s cousin, a man I had called ‘Uncle Willie’ all my life, passed away peacefully aged 79. I was asked to help...
Read MoreA picture tells a thousand words; Ada’s Mother’s Day story
6 minute read There is an age old saying, ‘A picture tells a thousand words.’ What does this mean and how can we use it to record the precious memories...
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