100th Birthday Reunion

On Friday 23rd September 1910, Harry Sidney Lucas was born to David John & Gertrude Clara Lucas (née Pinkerton) at Sydney.  Harry was the second child of seven born to David and the second of ninth to Gertrude.


On Saturday 25th September 2010 Harry's descendants  gathered at Ryde Ex Services Club to celebrate his birth 100 years ago. 

Riverfire & Backpacking

Last weekend we went to Brisbane for Riverfire, it was also our first experience at the YHA "backpacking".

Unlock The Past History and Genealogy Cruise 2011 | Let's Go!

Hello fellow researchers!  It has been a very long time since I have dedicated any time to genealogy.  However this is going to be rectified soon :)

Tonight whilst scrolling thought my google reader (yes, I am a google fan)

I came across this article and thought WOW, what a way to get back into the research, with a nice big BANG and a HOLIDAY to boot!

I am keen, and would love to go for the quad share room with some fellow family members, also a great to get to know each other and share our knowledge, if you're interested please let me know!

Unlock The Past History and Genealogy Cruise 2011 | Unlock the Past.

New Australian FindmyPast site

This is interesting for Australian Researchers...

Scottish Genealogy News and Events (SGNE): New Australian FindmyPast site

Definitely a case of watch this space to see how the new findmypast.com.au grows withe the inclusion of the UK records.

Dick Eastman has the full story athttp://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2010/04/familylinkcom-inc-findmypastcouk-and-gould-genealogy-history-announce-agreement.html.

The Old Sydney Burial Ground

During a random updating of links on the site tonight I discovered a dead one on George Melrose's page for the Old Sydney Burial Ground.  A search has revealed the following new links and histories.