12 minute read This is part two of the story of the Quinton brothers; my grandmother Irene’s ancestors on her father’s side. To read part one, click here: https://quirkycharacters.com.au/stories/to-gaol-at-ten-the-orphaned-life-of-william-quinton-and-his-brothers/ The...
Read MoreA short photo story; 5 minute read The year is 1975 and I am 3 years old. We’ve just made our way to Terrigal on the Central Coast of NSW...
Read More16 minute read, including videos This week marks 80 years since the start of The Blitz, an aerial bombing campaign on the UK by the Germans during World War II....
Read More12 minute read History is all around us. If we just look closely enough. And there are ancestors of ours that sit quietly back in the shadows, behaving themselves at...
Read More10 minute read Who doesn’t love a good mystery? I know I certainly do and for much of my teenage and early adult years, one mystery loomed large on my...
Read More17 minute read ‘The prisoner was a wretched looking creature, and a depredator of the lowest class.’ The year is 1809, the courtroom is the infamous Old Bailey in London...
Read More6 minute read Last week I wrote about making a start on taking and documenting family photographs. This week I look at the humble family photo album and their importance...
Read More9 minute read This week’s blog is a lesson in how to start recording your family’s history, starting with one photograph at a time. My paternal grandfather Charlie died when...
Read More14 minute read This week’s Sunday Storytelling blog is a tribute to my favourite ancestor, my paternal 2 x great grandmother, Ellen Broadie. Am I allowed to say favourite ancestor?...
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