With a bit of free time on my hands over the last few weeks, I've been using a website to colourize some old family photographs I'd only ever seen previously in black and white. http://playback.fm/colorize-photo Though, I can definitely pick there's an algorythm at work (they all look a little bit "the same"), I'm still happy … Continue reading Black and White Family Photographs in Colour
Tag: Genealogy
A friend and I went on a walk this morning, hosted by the Friends of Waverley Cemetery, which was excellent. We were the only two on the tour, so it was very personalised, and our guide, who was passionately interested in history, even helped find the grave of one of my ancestors. Waverly Cemetery Waverly … Continue reading Waverley Cemetery
I have been active genealogist for most of my life. Early in the piece I would use all manner of software, including Family Tree Maker etc. But as my interests moved on from compiling extensive lists and gedcom files, to being more about the story, I haven't bothered so much with that kind of approach … Continue reading Genealogy Rant
It's so funny meeting people who know people you know, but who not so many people know anymore. Below, you'll see the black and white photograph of my mum and my granny I showed to an older, family member I met at yesterday's Rixon-Goodwin Family Reunion at Windsor in Sydney's West. Both mum and granny … Continue reading Family Reunion
Through my mum's side of the family, I'm a descendant of the convicts, James Rixon and Amelia Goodwin, who came (were sent) to Australia in 1798 and 1800 (respectively). For many years, James was buried in an unmarked grave at Windsor in the (now) western suburbs of Sydney, until a couple of years ago when … Continue reading Upcoming Rixon / Goodwin Family Reunion
My latest family history project is trying to connect with the story of my cousin, Lyla Brown/Curtis, who married an American soldier in the 1940s, and who went to live in the US. I remember briefly speaking on the phone with her after she arrived back from living in the United States. Presumably long dead … Continue reading War Bride
As a child growing up in South Lismore, one of my strongest earliest memories was of the arrival at the nearby railway station of hundreds of people for the Aquarius Festival. Though it’s often described as Australia’s answer to Woodstock, I don’t think there was such a high musical component to it. But as a … Continue reading South Lismore