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23.01.2022 What is the BEST name you have come across whilst researching?
23.01.2022 Whilst the Sirius Black family tree from #HarryPotter isn’t really real, we think most will agree the film makers did an ace job of designing it! What are some of your tips for creating a beautiful family tree?
19.01.2022 7th JULY 1835 . . . On this day in 1835, escaped convict William Buckley, after whom the phrase "Buckley's Chance" was named, gives himself up. William Buck...ley was born in Marton, Cheshire, England in 1780. He arrived in Australia as a convict and was a member of the first party of Europeans to attempt the first settlement at Sorrento, on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. On 27 December 1803, soon after his arrival, he escaped from custody. Despite the friendliness of the local indigenous Wathaurong people, Buckley was concerned they might turn hostile, and initially chose to try to survive on his own. However, he soon realised his inability to fend for himself in the harsh bushland, and he sought out the Wathaurong again. On his way, he happened upon a spear stuck in the grave of a recently deceased member of the tribe; the Aborigines, finding him with the spear, believed he was their tribal member returned from the dead, and greeted his appearance with feasting and a corroboree. Buckley spent the next 32 years living among the indigenous Wathaurong people. Bridging the cultural gap between Europeans and Aborigines, he gained many valuable bush skills and was a crucial factor in reconciliation in those early days. To keep the peace between the two races, Buckley gave himself up to free settler John Batman's landing party on 7 July 1835. Ultimately, Buckley was pardoned and became a respected civil servant. The Australian saying "Buckley's chance" means to have a very slim chance, and was spawned by his incredible story of survival in the bush. Pictured: William Buckley, date unknown, artist unknown (SLV)
17.01.2022 Long gone are the days of gentlemen wearing smart suits. Instead we today we have jeans and a t-shirt Not quite as smart! What fashion trends do you wish would make a comeback?
17.01.2022 https://www.cornwalllive.com//enchanting-portraits-working
15.01.2022 . There is something about being able to look an ancestor in the eye - we make a connection to the people we c...an identify by both name and face. We search for traces of ourselves in their faces. We wonder what they were thinking or doing, or why that photograph was taken on that particular day. See more
11.01.2022 Is this for real?
07.01.2022 Rest in Peace Sir Sean Connery
05.01.2022 Have you watch the show?
03.01.2022 Thought some of you might appreciate seeing this visual genealogy.
