One Family's History in Objects, Words, Pictures
On the 23rd of August, 1947, a brief article appeared in the Courier Mail calling on Geebung mothers to assemble at 3pm in the Geebung Memorial Hall, now Geebung RSL, [zotpressInText item=”{57GHRQ9A}”] to consider a proposal to form a district … Continued
Introduction In the archive of my grandmother’s papers is a small collection of documents, prayer books and objects which are seemingly related to the Anglican Church. My grandmother frequented St Mark’s Anglican Church in Clayfield, Brisbane, as long as I … Continued
New Laughton and Man Family photographs have been added to the collection search page. These new photographs include images from the Laughton family’s time in India and Myanmar (Burma) prior to Kenneth Laughton coming to Australia. They also include images … Continued
More collection items have been added to the collection search page from the extensive Donaldson, Laughton, and Man album of family photographs. The photographs listed below also expand the coverage of this album in to the Heath, Lenthall, Husband, Atkinson and … Continued
Some new collection items have been added to the site, from the same family album as my previous post, New Collection Items – Mitchell, Donaldson and Laughton Family Photographs Part 1. Mixed in with these family photographs from the early … Continued
Collection items are slowly being added to the collection search page and I include below some recent additions from an extensive family album. These include photographs that demonstrate the links between three Brisbane families: the Donaldson, Mitchells and Laughtons. Donaldsons … Continued
[span4] [/span4] [span8] On this page you will find a series of posts containing practical information on collecting, describing and presenting your family history. This will not only include tips on research and writing, but also on storing and preserving … Continued
In July of 2014, I traveled to Balmoral Cemetery in Brisbane with Ian Donaldson to investigate some family history links to number of Donaldson graves that he had previously located. We knew that some of the individuals buried here were … Continued
[columns] [span4] [accordion] [pane title=”Collection Items” start=open] [ehive_object_details object_record_id=”403891″] [/pane] [pane title=”Person Details”] [rootsPersonaHeader personId=’P18’/] [rootsPersonaFacts personId=’P18’/] [/pane] [/accordion] [/span4][span8] Major Robert Johnstone Donaldson, DSO, was the commanding officer of the 11th Field Company Engineers, AIF, for the duration of … Continued
[columns] [span4] [ehive_object_details object_record_id=’404721′] [hr] [accordion] [pane title=”Person Details” start=open] [rootsPersonaHeader personID=P186/] [/pane] [pane title=”Life Events”] [rootsPersonaFacts personID=P186/] [/pane] [/accordion] [hr] [ehive_object_details object_record_id=’404724′] [/span4][span8] This man is Lt. Col. Arthur Frederick Laughton, C.B. and he is my second great grand … Continued