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Motivation Monday - Goals for May 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Mon, 06 May 2013 01:04:00 +0000

My goals for April 2013 were:

Check my remaining Starred items in Gmail, and reply any overdue emails. (Goals for 2013 Correspondence Goal). Achieved.

Finish scanning the photo album I have already half scanned (Goals for 2013 Organisation Goal). Achieved.

Read up to at least page 166 of Getting the Most From Family Historian 5. I am currently up to page 143 of 238 (Goals for 2013 Education Goal). Achieved.

Correct the text of 5 articles tagged at Trove and then post at least one Trove Tuesday post to this blog. (Goals for 2013 Writing, Research and 'Giving Back' Goal) Achieved partially. I did correct articles at Trove during April but I did not post a Trove Tuesday post to this blog.

Continue organising and writing my Fullerton family history (a continuation of February's Family History Writing Challenge) I will try to extract data from at least another 10 source documents during April (Goals for 2013 Writing Goal). Achieved.

Check for any new genetic genealogy matches at FamilyTreeDNA and organise these matches in a spreadsheet. Write emails to at least two genetic matches. Achieved.

My goals for May 2013:

Correct the text of 5 articles tagged at Trove and then post one Trove Tuesday post to this blog. (Goals for 2013 Writing, Research and 'Giving Back' Goal)
Complete reading Getting the Most From Family Historian 5. I am currently up to page 167 of 238 (Goals for 2013 Education Goal)
Extract data from at least another 10 source documents during May for my Fullerton family history writing project (a continuation of February's Family History Writing Challenge) (Goals for 2013 Writing Goal)

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Follow Friday - Favourite Blog Posts from 23 March to 26 April 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:00:00 +0000

The following are some of my favourite blog posts since my last Follow Friday post on 22 March until today, Friday 26 April 2013.

New Records Online

+Chris Paton at British GENES:

Claire Santry at Irish Genealogy News:

News
This year the whole month of August will be National Family History Month in Australia. Read all about it at:

This past month saw lots of news from the RootsTech conference in Salt Lake City, USA.
+Randy Seaver at Genea-Musings has a roundup of RootsTech related blog posts at RootsTech 2013 Geneabloggers Review. You can see RootsTech related blog posts from the following Australian geneabloggers:

+Jill Ball (Geniaus)
+Liz Pidgeon (Infolass)
Jenny Joyce (Jenny's Genealogy Blog)
+Alona Tester (Lonetester HQ and Gould Genealogy).

Reviews
Book Review: Tracing Your Rural Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians by Jonathan Brown - by Paul Milner at Paul Milner Genealogy

Genealogy Research Methods

Sharon at Strong Foundations has used the A-Z blogging challenge during April to list tips and web sites for researching family history.
Australian & NZ births, deaths and marriages - by Kerry Farmer at Family History Research.
Dating Photos - by +Michele Simmons Lewis at Ancestoring's Ask a Genealogist.
My Genealogy Workflow - by +Elyse Doerflinger at Elyse's Genealogy Blog.
Family History Through the Alphabet - Organization - by +Julie Cahill Tarr at GenBlog.

Issues in Genealogy Research

Family Stories and Photographs

Yesterday (ANZAC Day) many geneabloggers took part in the 2013 Trans Tasman ANZAC Day blog challenge. You can see links to the blogs that contributed in the comments of this post on Auckland Libraries Kintalk blog. Unfortunately I didn't create a post this year, for which I am very sorry. In 2014 I will try to write an ANZAC day post about my great uncle, Tom McCarthy, who served in the Australian Navy in WWII.
One particular ANZAC day post I recommend for all to read is V is for our valiant Indigenous ANZACs - by +Pauleen Cass at Tropical Territory.
A-Z Challenge - T is for Tyneside - by Susan at Family History Fun.
Family Recipe Friday - Mum's Golden Syrup Dumplings - by +Diane Hewson at Family Stories: Photographs and Memories.

Genetic Genealogy

Adoption Mystery Solved after 94 years! - by Shelley at The Genetic Arborist.
Another Matchmaker Match! and Widen the net - by +Judy G. Russell at The Legal Genealogist.
The Autosomal Me - Extracting Data Segments and Clustering - by Roberta Estes at DNAeXplained - Genetic Genealogy.
AncestryDNA updates - by +Debbie Kennett at Cruwys News
Family Tree DNA Announcements: New Pricing, New Staff and a Discovery - by +CeCe Moore at Your Genetic Genealogist.
Useful DNA tests for Genealogy - by Debbie Parker Wayne at Deb's Delvings in Genealogy.
DNA Monday: Listening to the Expert - by Diane at Nuts from the Family Tree.
DNA testing and your Irish (and other) brick walls - by Deborah Large Fox at Help! The Faerie Folk Hid My Ancestors. [Links to some useful YouTube videos by Dr Maurice Gleeson of the DNA and Family Tree Research blog]
Autosomal DNA Testing - A Few Thoughts From Ireland - by Margaret Jordan at Cork Genealogist - Genetic Genealogy Interests. [It would be so useful if more people from Ireland and the UK took the autosomal test. My preference is FTDNA]
DNA Testing Causes Grey Hair - by +Kerry Scott at Clue Wagon [I agree genetic genealogy could be made a lot more enjoyable (perhaps easier?) if more people gave all their surnames and locations. I'm thinking I need an online tree...]

Some earlier genetic genealogy blog posts that I read this month:

Searching for matches with the same DNA segment and X-chromosome Inheritance Pathways - by Dr Maurice Gleeson at DNA and Family Tree Research.
Triangulate to find more meaningful matches using both Family Tree DNA and 23andMe - by +Randy Majors at RandyMajors.com.

Technology

An Overview of Family Historian 5 [VIDEO] and New Version of Software for the Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner Released - by +Gould Genealogy & History at Genealogy & History News.
Scrivener for the Family History Writer - Annotations - by +Lynn Palermo at The Armchair Genealogist.
Setting Up a Scrivener Project - by Denise Barrett at Moultrie Creek Gazette
Blogging Genealogy: Put Those Surnames in a Cloud - by +Caroline Pointer at BloggingGenealogy.
Zotero 4.0 Launches - at Zotero Blog
Evernote 5 for Android: New Camera, Evernote Smart Notebook Support, Document Search, Shortcuts, and More - at The Evernote Blog.

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ANZAC Day

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:47:00 +0000

Today is ANZAC day, but I haven't been able to create a post for the day this year.
What follows are links to some of my previous posts about some of the soldiers and other volunteers from my family tree:

ANZAC Day - WWI Soldiers from my family tree who gave their lives (25 April 2011)
ANZAC Day - Hubert Randall Chambers (24 April 2012)
Trove Tuesday - Private G. B. Fullerton (16 October 2012)
Trove Tuesday - Messages from Soldiers Washed up in Bottles (23 October 2012)
February Photo Collage - Day 13 - George Brown Fullerton Memorial Plaque (13 February 2013).
February Photo Collage - Day 18 - Annie McCormick (nee Fullerton) Certificate (18 February 2013).

Lest we forget.

Third Blogiversary

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 07:28:00 +0000

Today is Australian Genealogy Journey's Third Blogiversary. Thank you very much to all readers. Your comments and encouragement over the last three years have been really appreciated. I'm looking forward to a fourth year of blogging!

On 21 April 2010 I posted 'Hello World!!' the first post on Australian Genealogy Journeys. I posted my observations and reflections on blogging for my First Blogiversary in 2011 and my Second Blogiversary in 2012.

I have decided to look at some of my blog statistics for my third blogiversary.

219 published posts since 21 April 2010, this post will make 220.

The top 10 most visited posts on Australian Genealogy Journeys since 21 April 2010.

Treasure Chest Thursday - Great Grandfather O'Brien's Violin (13 May 2010).
Meme: The Tech-Savvy Genealogist (17 September 2011).
My Genealogy Web Footprint - Part 1 - Genforum (28 October 2011).
Books - 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History - Week 23 (27 June 2011).
My Blog in Words - using Wordle to create word art (24 December 2010).
Genetic Genealogy Journey - FamilyTreeDNA Family Finder - Part 2 (29 June 2012).
Someone's Ancestor Sunday - Susan Ellis (nee Hehir) Photo Album - Part 1 (13 February 2011).
Merry Month of May Music Meme (14 May 2012).
ANZAC Day - WWI Soldiers from my family tree who gave their lives - lest we forget (25 April 2011).
Tech Tuesday - Galaxy Nexus Features (1 May 2012).

Top 10 labels for posts on Australian Genealogy Journeys since 21 April 2010.

Fullerton (used 51 times)
Photographs (46)
Ellis (28)
Victoria (28)
Family History Through the Alphabet (27)
Hehir (26)
February Photo Collage (24)
Goals (22)
Someone's Ancestor Sunday (22)
Newspapers (19)

Top 10 countries visitors to my blog have come from since 21 April 2010.

United States
Australia
United Kingdom
Russia
Germany
Japan
Canada
France
Ukraine
India

Motivation Monday - Goals for April 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:16:00 +0000

I didn't do so well with my goals during March and will have to carry a few goals forward into April. I have decided from now on I will prioritize my monthly goals. For example, I will make sure I complete task one before I move on to task two (and so on).

My goals for March 2013 were:

Continue organising and writing my Fullerton family history (a continuation of last months Family History Writing Challenge) (Goals for 2013 Writing Goal)

Finish scanning the photo album I have already half scanned (Goals for 2013 Organisation Goal)

Read up to at least page 140 of Getting the Most From Family Historian 5. I am currently up to page 117 (Goals for 2013 Education Goal)

Check my remaining Starred items in Gmail, and reply to 2-3 overdue emails. (Goals for 2013 Correspondence Goal)

Correct the text of 5 articles tagged at Trove and then post at least one Trove Tuesday post to this blog. (Goals for 2013 Writing, Research and 'Giving Back' Goal)

My goals for April 2013:

Check my remaining Starred items in Gmail, and reply any overdue emails. (Goals for 2013 Correspondence Goal)
Finish scanning the photo album I have already half scanned (Goals for 2013 Organisation Goal)
Read up to at least page 166 of Getting the Most From Family Historian 5. I am currently up to page 143 of 238 (Goals for 2013 Education Goal)
Correct the text of 5 articles tagged at Trove and then post at least one Trove Tuesday post to this blog. (Goals for 2013 Writing, Research and 'Giving Back' Goal)
Continue organising and writing my Fullerton family history (a continuation of February's Family History Writing Challenge) I will try to extract data from at least another 10 source documents during April (Goals for 2013 Writing Goal)
Check for any new genetic genealogy matches at FamilyTreeDNA and organise these matches in a spreadsheet. Write emails to at least two genetic matches.

Follow Friday - Favourite Blogs from 22 February to 22 March 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:08:00 +0000

The following are some of my favourite blog posts since my last Follow Friday post on 22 February until today, Friday 22 March 2013.

New Records Online

IGRS launches IrishAncestors with great new records - by Claire Santry at Irish Genealogy News
Oxfordshire wills added to Origins Network - by +Chris Paton at British GENES
Ireland - Lord Viscount Morpeth's Roll online - by +Chris Paton at British GENES
Welsh Newspapers Online - read all about it - by +Rebel Hand at A Rebel Hand: Nicholas Delaney of 1798

News
Please read these following posts about the insensitive destruction of gravestones in the Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia. Please also make sure you sign the petition: West Australian Government Bring an end to the clearing of headstones in West Australian Cemeteries.

Heartbreak in Western Australia - by +Crissouli G at That Moment in Time
Leave Our Ancestors Alone - by Catherine at Seeking Susan ~ Meeting Marie ~ Finding Family
Destruction of Graves - by +Kylie Willison at Kylie's Genes
Help Save Headstones, Sign the Petition and Follow Up to "Help Save Headstones, Sign the Petition"- by +Gould Genealogy & History at Gould Genealogy & History News

+Liz Pidgeon at Infolass has posted many useful reviews of the repositories she has visited recently in the UK and the US. She also posted reports from London for Who Do You Think You Are? Live - Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3. More reports from Who Do You Think You Are? Live:

WDYTYA?Live: good news from the small Irish contingent - by Claire Santry at Irish Genealogy News
WDYTYA Report 1: This Genealogy Event is BIG! and WDYTYA LIVE Report 2: Exhibitors and Experts - by +Denise Levenick at The Family Curator
More WDYTYA Live News - by +Chris Paton at British GENES
Another WDYTYA Live Blog Post - by +Kirsty F. Wilkinson at The Professional Descendant

2013: Ireland's Family History Year - by Claire Santry at Irish Genealogy News

Who Do You Think You Are? Australia Season 5 Starts in April 2013 - by +Gould Genealogy & History at Gould Genealogy & History News

Celebrating Sydney's Irish heritage: the Dictionary of Sydney goes green - The Dictionary of Sydney blog

Reviews

The Surnames Handbook: A Guide to Family Name Research in the 21st Century - by +Emily Aulicino at DNA-Genealem's Genetic Genealogy

Genealogy Research Methods

Grits Without Salt and Thoughts from a British Isles Researcher - by +Michele Simmons Lewis at Ancestoring's Ask A Genealogist
Family History Through the Alphabet - Genealogical Standards - by +Julie Cahill Tarr at GenBlog
Lessons in Genealogy Collaboration - Crista Cowan at the Ancestry.com blog
Family History Scanning Projects: Funeral Cards by +Thomas MacEntee at Flip-Pal mobile scanner genealogy blog

Genetic Genealogy

Some genetic genealogy posts from earlier that I missed in my February Follow Friday post.

Genetic Genealogy and the Single Segment - by Steve Mount at On Genetics. I saw this blog post recommended through a post on the DNA-Newbie Yahoo Group.
A Visit to Family Tree DNA's State-of-the-Art Lab - by +CeCe Moore at Your Genetic Genealogist
Bullish on Genetic Genealogy! - by +Smadar Belkind Gerson at Past-Present-Future

Stories and Photographs

Issues in Family History Research

Technology

Diigo Chrome Extension much enhanced, renamed as "Diigo Web Collector" - at the Diigo Blog

Trove Tuesday - John McCarthy's Accident, 1885

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:00:00 +0000

I found this very sad report about the death of my Great Great Grandfather, John McCarthy (1835-1885) on Trove recently. I already knew that John had died after being kicked by a horse, but reading the newspaper reports always make the incidents of the past more real for me. I found the line "after suffering great agony" particularly upsetting.

Rest in peace Great Great Grandfather McCarthy.

The McIvor Times and Rodney Advertiser, 3 April, 1885.

SAD FATAL ACCIDENT - A very lamentable accident occurred about 5 o'clock on Saturday evening last resulting in the death of a very old resident of the place, Mr John M'Carthy, of Commissioner's Flat. Mr M'Carthy had just returned home with a load of chaff from the township, and after taking out the horse and putting it in the stable proceeded to carry in the chaff through the stable door. He was in the act of carrying in one of the bags, when the horse kicked out striking him violently in the abdomen, causing serious internal injuries from which he died about 7 o'clock on the following morning, after suffering great agony. The deceased was quite conscious to the last and stated how the accident occurred. We believe some of the children were standing by when the accident happened. Immediately after the accident Dr Clark was sent for and saw the deceased about 20 minutes after the occurrence and in company with Dr Scobell about two hours later. Under the circumstances, and inquiry was not considered necessary, thus, we are glad to state,relieving the family and friends from further pain. Very general sympathy is felt for the widow and children of the deceased, Mrs M'Carthy being left with nine children to lamest their sad loss.We understand it is the intention to start a subscription for the relief of the family in their distress. The funeral took place on Tuesday and was numerously attended.

Local and General News. (1885, April 3). The McIvor Times and Rodney Advertiser (Heathcote, Vic. : 1863 - 1918), p. 2. Retrieved March 15, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90145303

The Heathcote community did start a subscription for the relief of John's family. The following advertisement appeared in The McIvor Times and Rodney Advertiser on 8 May 1885.

NOTICE
PERSONS having Lists of Subscriptions in aid of the Widow and Family of the late Mr John M'Carthy are respectfully requested to hand them in without delay to Mr John Long, Heathcote, or the undersigned.
Michael Manton.
Heathcote, 6th May, 1885.

Advertising. (1885, May 8). The McIvor Times and Rodney Advertiser (Heathcote, Vic. : 1863 - 1918), p. 3. Retrieved March 15, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90145247

Thank you John Long and Michael Manton and the residents of the Heathcote district for helping my McCarthy family all those years ago. As stated in the top article, Mrs McCarthy (Catherine nee Mannix) had nine children to care for. The eldest daughter Norah was aged 20 years and the youngest Denis (Din) was under 3 years of age at the time of his father's death. My Great Grandfather, Patrick (Paddy) would have been 15 years of age.

Saint Patrick's Day - A Tribute to Patrick's in my Family Tree

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 20:00:00 +0000

A stained glass window of St Patrick in
St Joseph's Catholic Church,
Rochester, Victoria.
The memorial says: 'In memory of
Patrick and Mary Doherty, R.I.P'.
These are not my ancestors but other
ancestors were part of the
congregation at this Church.
St Patrick, pray for us.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Twenty of my thirty-two 3 x Great Grandparents came from Ireland. I've never been to Ireland myself, but I would love to go there someday. The only one from my immediate family who had been to Ireland was my brother. This post is dedicated to him and all the Patrick's in my family tree.

Here are a selection of Patrick's from my family tree:

Direct Ancestors

My Great Grandfather, Patrick (Paddy) McCarthy (1869-1956). Paddy was born 15 June 1869 at Heathcote, Victoria, the son of John and Catherine (nee Mannix) McCarthy. He married my Great Grandmother, Millicent Mary Chambers, on 11 February 1907 at Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church, Heathcote. See the photograph below.
My 4 x Great Grandfather, Patrick Tangney (dates unknown) of County Kerry, Ireland. Patrick Tangney and his wife Julia Cronin were the parents of my 3 x Great Grandmother Honora Tangney (c1806-1870) who married John McCarthy in 1832 in the Catholic parish of Firies, County Kerry, Ireland.
My 4 x Great Grandfather, Patrick Colbert (c1760-1815) of Ballybraher, County Cork, Ireland. Patrick Colbert married Bridget Ahern on 22 July 1795 in the Catholic parish of Aghada, County Cork, Ireland. Patrick, Bridget, and a daughter Bridget are buried in the Bohillane Churchyard and the monumental inscription is listed on Jean Prendergast's Ballymacoda & Ladysbridge Genealogy & History web page.

My Great Grandparents, Millie and Paddy McCarthy.

Indirect Family

Patrick Breen (c1798-1883) of County Armagh, Ireland. The brother of my 3 x Great Grandfather Owen Breen (c1800-1875).
Patrick Hehir (c1800-c1880) of Killow, County Clare, Ireland, married Bridget O'Neill 1835 Newmarket on Fergus, County Clare, Ireland. Patrick is believed to be the brother of my 3 x Great Grandfather, Timothy Hehir.
Patrick Joyce (c1839-1915) born Whitegate, County Galway (now in County Clare) and married Adelaide Toovey in 1876 in Maryborough, Queensland. The brother of my Great Great Grandfather, Edmund Joyce.
Patrick Joyce (1870-1934), born Buninyong, married Margaret McInerney, six children, died Ararat. The brother of my Great Grandmother, Margaret O'Brien (nee Joyce).
Patrick McCarthy (c1843-1925), born County Kerry, married Ellen O'Sullivan, ten children, died Heathcote, Victoria. The brother of my Great Great Grandfather, John McCarthy (1835-1885).

This is just a selection of the Patricks I have in my (old) Legacy Family Tree database. I just had a count and I have about 90 Patricks altogether in that database!

How many Patrick's do you have in your family database?

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

In loving memory of the people closest to me who had Patrick in their name:
my brother and my nephew.

(Sources available on request)

Trove Tuesday - Edmund Joyce Obituary 1916

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:53:00 +0000

This is an obituary for my Great Great Grandfather Edmund Joyce (1833-1916). His name is incorrectly given as 'Edwin' in this obituary which appeared in both the Bendigo Advertiser and the Bendigonian. For more information about the Joyce family please see my Family History Through the Alphabet post J is for Joyce.

Bendigonian, 7 September 1916, page 20.

Mr. Edwin Joyce, a very old resident of the Pannoobamawm district, died at his residence, in Ramsay-street, Rochester, on Friday, from senile decay. For about 44 years the members of Joyce family have (says our Rochester correspondent) been esteemed residents of the district, and the news of the death of the pioneer farmer will be received with regret by a large circle of friends. The late Mr. Joyce arrived in the district in 1872 from Ballarat. He successfully followed farming pursuits till about three years ago, when he built a residence in Ramsay-street, and came with his wife and unmarried daughters to the town to reside. A widow and family of fifteen are left to mourn the loss of a kind parent. The deceased gentle-man, who was 84 years of age, came from Ireland. Two of his daughters are nuns,and two of his sons are members of the Catholic clergy in New South Wales. The remains of the late Mr. Joyce were interred in the Rochester Cemetery on Saturday, when a large number of mourners attended. The Rev. Father Griffin officiated at the grave.

OBITUARY. (1916, September 7). Bendigonian (Bendigo, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 20. Retrieved March 8, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91380967

Family History Writing Challenge - An Assessment

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 06:18:00 +0000

February 2013 was certainly a busy month for me with regards to genealogy and blogging. I took part in the February Photo Collage Festival and the Family History Writing Challenge. I initially decided that I would combine the two challenges and try to write 500 words a day using my daily photograph from the February Photo Collage as a prompt. However, only a day into the challenges I decided that I would attempt the two separately.
I discussed this in my post on 3 February Family History Writing Challenge - What's my plan?

I have decided to borrow an idea I saw +Alex Daw of the Family Tree Frog blog use in her final post for the February Photo Collage Festival (Fab Feb Photo Collage -Day 28). Alex made an assessment of the things she had learned from the challenge by answering the following questions:

What have I learned?
What have I achieved?
Where have I been (if only virtually)?
To do list
Books I'd recommend are:
Websites I'd recommend are:

I thought this was a great way to assess my experiences with The Family History Writing Challenge and asked Alex if I could borrow the idea. Thanks Alex for the permission to do so! I have changed some of the questions just a little.

What have I achieved?

At the end of January 2013, I made a pledge to write 500 words a day for The Family History Writing Challenge. Did I achieve this pledge? The honest answer is no, I did not manage to write 500 words a day. My Word file Fullerton_Project_Draft has 24,820 words, but I didn't write all of those during February. These 24,820 words consist mostly of transcriptions of documents arranged in a chronological order. In other words, I did not manage to write beautifully detailed and creative prose, but I did managed to (begin to) create a draft, an outline that will later become the family history when I add more life to it.

A screenshot of my chronological outline in Microsoft Word.

I took the one-source-at-a-time approach recommended by Carol Baxter in her book Family Tree Tips: Writing Interesting Family Histories. These were the steps I followed:

Take one source document.
Extract the data from that source document into Word in simple form (without worrying about how boring and factual it sounds in its first draft)
Create a source citation and an entry in my bibliography for that source document.
In a Fullerton Project folder in Evernote in a sub-folder called 'Source Analysis' I create a note for each source, with a source citation and questions about the source document and the background history.
Make a note that I have extracted the information from that source document and move it to an appropriate folder on my computer hard drive.
Move on to the next source document.

My 'Source Analysis' sub-folder now has 87 notes for the 87 source documents I looked at during February (certificates, photocopies of archival documents and newspaper articles).

A screenshot of my 'Source Analysis' subfolder in Evernote. I have created one note for each source document.

In the process of sorting through my Fullerton information on my computer hard drive I also came across other little bits of data relevant to my Fullerton writing project which didn't quite fit into my chronological Word document. So I created other sub-folders in my 'Fullerton Project' folder in Evernote including:

'People' (a place to store notes about other people related to the Fullerton story: neighbours, baptism sponsors, employees etc.)
'Kildare Immigrants to Victoria' (similar to the 'People' folder, a place to store references to other immigrants from County Kildare Ireland who came to Victoria)
'To Do: Images' (a place to store a copy of images I might use later when I create my book e.g. photographs from library collections found via Trove)
'To Do: Newspapers' (a place to store newspaper references I have not yet followed up)
'To Do: Archives' (a place to store references and ideas for further research in archives)
'To Do: Libraries' (a place to store references and ideas for further research in libraries - local, state, national, genealogy and historical societies)
'To Do: Places to Visit' (a place to store notes about ideas for location research e.g. cemeteries)
'To Do: Web' (a place to store ideas for further research online)
'To Do: Documents to Obtain' (a place to store reminders about documents I should obtain e.g. certificates)
'Plans' (chapter plans)
'Previous Writing' (previous writing relevant to my Fullerton project e.g. University assignments, blog posts, articles written for journals etc.)
'Timelines' (previous timelines I created)
'Style Sheets' (information about how to cite and analyse different sources)
'Bibliography' (source citations for all documents etc.)
'Writing Ideas' (notes about writing ideas from books, articles on the web etc.)
'Publishing Resources' (notes about publishing a family history book)

This is a screenshot of the folder structure of my Fullerton Project information stored in Evernote.
I need to find out how to sort sub-folders alphabetically.

I also created a spreadsheet in Excel called 'Other Fullertons' (with fields for surname, given names, year, place, source and notes) so I could store any references I have saved that refer to other Fullertons/Fullards/Folliards in Australia.

I have also created two other main folders in Evernote called 'History Topics' and 'Repositories'.

What have I learned?

To make more realistic word count pledges.
I have a lot of information already, but there are still gaps in my knowledge.
I should have started this organising and writing when I first started researching 10 years ago.

What tools have I used?

Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel
Evernote
I am still hoping to learn more about Personal Historian 2 and Scrivener.

What do I still need to achieve (To Do)?

I have found references to documents, books and places I had hoped to go to research but have not yet. I have stored all these ideas in 'To Do' folders in Evernote.
I need to read lots and lots of history! Local, state, national, Irish, histories of immigration, histories of the Irish in Australia etc.
I need to use newspapers and local histories to fill in the gaps in the story and bring it to life: e.g. events of the time, weather etc.
I need to read more books on writing history and I need to practice writing in different creative styles.
I need to keep motivated and keep writing.

Recommended Books:

Carol Baxter's Family Tree Tips: Writing Interesting Family Histories
Noeline Kyle's Writing Family History Made Very Easy

Recommend Websites:

Trove Tuesday - South Elmore Annual Picnic and Sports, 1907

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:10:00 +0000

Bendigo Advertiser, Friday 25 October 1907, page 5.

SOUTH ELMORE, 24th October.

The annual picnic and sports in connection with the local State school were held in Mr. Holmes's paddock, about a mile from the township. There was a good attendance of parents, accompanied by their children, who were laden with all sorts of edibles etc. The headmaster (Mr. D. P. Kelly) assisted by the elder folks, did all in their power to promote the enjoyment of the children. During the afternoon a capital programme of races, etc. was carried out. Results: - Handicap Trot - Mr. B. Sullivan's Tommy (R. Dawson), 1. Mr. W. Fullerton's Tariff (Owner), 2. Young Men's Race - P. Cleary. 1: D. McCormick, 2: J. McCormick. 3. Nail-driving (ladies) - Miss A Dawson. Gents' Hat Trimming - G. Fullerton, 1: G. Gleeson, 2; J. Fullerton. 3. Married Ladies' Race - Mrs Millman. 1: Mrs. Fullerton, 2: Mrs. Boyd, 3. At the conclusion of the sports refreshments were laid out on tables etc., and those present partook of a splendid repast. After tea an adjournment was made to the local hall where a dance was held for the elder people. Mr. P. Cleary acted as M.C. while the music for the dance was supplied by Messrs J. McKee, J. Harney and J. Murray. During the interval Misses A. and F. Simmie with bagpipe accompaniments by Mr. J. Murray, danced the sailor's hornpipe and Highland fling. At midnight supper was provided by Mr. A. Vanthoff, of Elmore, and about 60 couples sat down to partake of the good things provided. After supper dancing was resumed, and continued until an early hour in the morning. The secretarial arrangements were capably carried out by Miss A. Dawson. Measles are very prevalent in this district, numbers of school children being affected.

Now I have learnt that:

My great great uncles George Fullerton and James Atkinson Fullerton took part in the 'Gent's Hat Trimming' contest (George won and James came third!)
My great great uncle William Peter Fullerton, riding his horse named Tariff, came second in the Handicap Trot.
And because there would not have been any other 'Mrs Fullerton' in the area at that time, I now know that my Great Great Grandmother, Dorothea Fullerton (nee Atkinson), aged 50, came second in the 'Married Ladies' Race'! (I obviously didn't inherit my athletic abilities - read non-abilities - from this branch of my family!!)

Trove Tuesday is a blogging prompt created my Amy of the Branches Leaves & Pollen blog.

Motivation Monday - Goals for March 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 06:13:00 +0000

My goals for February 2013 were:

The Family History Writing Challenge (Goals for 2013 Writing Goal). Achieved, but not to the extent I pledged. I did not manage to write the equivalent of 500 words for each of the 28 days in February. However, I think I have made a good start with organising my Fullerton family history book. Soon I will write a post regarding my experiences with The Family History Writing Challenge.

The February Photo Collage Festival (Goals for 2013 Writing Goal). Achieved. But I did not manage to write as much about each photograph as I would have liked. I still hope to write comments on many of the other participants blogs. Please see my February Photo Collage posts.

Finish scanning the photo album I have already half scanned (Goals for 2013 Organisation Goal). Not achieved. I did scan about 100 more photographs from the album but I did not manage to finish scanning the complete album.

Read up to at least page 140 of Getting the Most From Family Historian 5. I am currently up to page 117 (Goals for 2013 Education Goal). Not achieved.

Check my remaining Starred items in Gmail, and reply to 2-3 overdue emails. (Goals for 2013 Correspondence Goal) Partially achieved. I still have a few more emails and one letter I need to reply to.

Correct the text of 5 articles tagged at Trove and then post at least one Trove Tuesday post to this blog. (Goals for 2013 Writing, Research and 'Giving Back' Goal). Achieved.

My goals for March 2013 are very similar to February:

Continue organising and writing my Fullerton family history (a continuation of last months Family History Writing Challenge) (Goals for 2013 Writing Goal)
Finish scanning the photo album I have already half scanned (Goals for 2013 Organisation Goal)
Read up to at least page 140 of Getting the Most From Family Historian 5. I am currently up to page 117 (Goals for 2013 Education Goal)
Check my remaining Starred items in Gmail, and reply to 2-3 overdue emails. (Goals for 2013 Correspondence Goal)
Correct the text of 5 articles tagged at Trove and then post at least one Trove Tuesday post to this blog. (Goals for 2013 Writing, Research and 'Giving Back' Goal)

February Photo Collage - Day 28 - Mary Brown (nee Fullerton)

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:39:00 +0000

This post is for day 28, the final day of the February Photo Collage Festival.
The photograph above from my February Photo Collage is of my great great great aunt, Mary Brown (nee Fullerton) (1851-1935) . This photograph was taken during the 1930s while Mary was living at Portland, New South Wales, with her daughter Elva and Elva's family. Mary was aged in her 80s and was probably blind at this time. At that time, this photograph was entered into a 'beauty in old age' competition. While Mary did not win the competition, she does look very beautiful in this photograph, in my opinion :)

Photographer: Unknown.
Location of original: In the possession of a cousin, Rosalie. Many thanks Rosalie.
Date: early 1930s.

February Photo Collage - Day 27 - Corduroy Bridge Hotel, Clarendon, c1906

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:00:00 +0000

This post is for day 27 of the February Photo Collage Festival.The photograph above from my February Photo Collage shows several members of the Brown family in front of the Corduroy Bridge Hotel, Clarendon, c1906.

L-R: George Brown (1849-1929), Margaret Elva (Elva) Brown (1894-1974), Mary (nee Fullerton)(1851-1935), Grace Marcella (1883-1917), Doris Edna (Edna) (1892-1916), Agnes Elizbeth Elsie (Elsie) (1888-1920), Mary Jemima Euphemia (Effie) (1872-1942), Edward Thomas (Ted) (1897-1937).

I would like to acknowledge and thank Anne from the Buninyong & District Historical Society. Back in 2005 my Mum, my sister, a nephew and I went for a short trip to Clarendon to visit the cemetery and photograph Brown family graves. Before visiting I contacted Anne from the Buninyong & District Historical Society. She was very helpful. It was through information Anne gave me that I was able to make contact with some wonderful cousins, descendants of Mary Brown (nee Fullerton). Their help with my Fullerton research has been invaluable. Thank you very much Anne and my Brown cousins.

Photographer: Unknown (perhaps a member of the Clarendon Austin family? I believe some of them were photographers? Two Austins married two of the Brown girls)
Location of original: I scanned this from a copy in the possession of a cousin, Rosalie. Thanks Rosalie.
Date: c1906.
(Sources available on request)

February Photo Collage - Day 26 - Brown Family, Ballarat, c1886

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:00:00 +0000

This post is for day 26 of the February Photo Collage Festival. The photograph above from my February Photo Collage shows three generations of the Brown family when they lived at Ballarat. Given the ages of the children in the photograph I would say it was taken about 1886.

Back Row L-R: George James Fullerton Brown (1878-1940), George Brown (husband of Jemima nee Crookston)(1817-1899), Mary Jemima Euphemia (Effie) Brown (1872-1942).

Middle Row L-R: Mary Brown (nee Fullerton) (1851-1935), George Brown (husband of Mary)(1849-1929), Jemima Brown (nee Crookston) (c1820-1891).

Front Row L-R (Children): Robert Melville Brown (1885-1913), Grace Marcella Brown (1883-1917) and William Peter Brown (1881-1953).

Photographer: Unknown.

Location of original: I scanned this from a copy in the possession of a cousin, Rosalie. Thanks Rosalie.

Date: c1886.

(Sources available on request)

Trove Tuesday - Fullerton and Brown related family notices

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:00:00 +0000

With the recent Family History Writing Challenge and February Photo Collage I have been busy organising my Fullerton family research. What follows is a collection of some of the family notices for Fullerton relatives that I have found via the digitised newspapers on Trove.

Robert Melville Brown (1885-1913), son of George and Mary (nee Fullerton) Brown.

The Argus, 7 January 1913.

BROWN.-On the 5th January, 1913, at his residence, Corduroy-bridge Hotel, Clarendon, Robert Melville Brown, beloved husband of Jessie, and son of George and Mary Brown, and grandson of the late George Brown, inspector of permanent ways, aged 27 years.

Family Notices. (1913, January 7). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 1. Retrieved February 22, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10758506

The Argus, 5 January 1914.

IN MEMORIAM.
BROWN. —In sacred memory of Robert M. Brown, Clarendon, who departed this life on January 4, 1913. (Inserted by his loving father, mother,brothers, and sisters.)

Family Notices. (1914, January 5). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 1. Retrieved February 22, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7289849

Doris Edna Webber (nee Brown) (1892-1916), daughter of George and Mary (nee Fullerton) Brown.

The Argus, 10 February 1916.

WEBBER.- On the 9th February, at 243 Ascotvale road, Ascotvale, Doris Edna, the dearly beloved wife of Gordon Webber, of Malleson street, Richmond, loving daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Brown, of Ascotvale, and late of Clarendon,and beloved sister of Effie, George, William, Elva,Edward, Mrs. E. Austin (Buninyong), and Mrs. J. Court (Clarendon.) A good and loving wife.

Family Notices. (1916, February 10). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 1. Retrieved February 22, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2104282

Bridget Elizabeth Houghton (formerly Harvey, formerly Fenelon, nee Fullerton) (1845-1923), daughter of William and Mary (nee Dunne) Fullerton.

The Argus, 7 September 1923.

HOUGHTON - On the 6th September, 1923, at the residence of her sister, Mrs. George Brown, 243 Ascotvale road, Ascotvale, Bridget Elizabeth Houghton, aged 77 years. (Late of Tocumwal.)

Family Notices. (1923, September 7). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 1. Retrieved February 22, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1988222

George Brown (1849-1929), husband of Mary (nee Fullerton) Brown.

The Argus, 16 February 1929.

BROWN. - On the 15th February, 1929, at his residence, 22 Elizabeth street, Moonee Ponds, George, dearly beloved husband of Mary Brown, father of Effie, George, Will, Grace (deceased), Bob (deceased), Elsie (deceased), Edna (deceased), Elva, and Ted, brother of Mrs T. Hindson, of Charlton, aged 79 years, and 8 months, late of Victorian Railways, Sale, and Ballarat.

Family Notices. (1929, February 16). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 13. Retrieved February 22, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3984933

BROWN.- The Friends of the late Mr. GEORGE BROWN are informed that his funeral will leave his late residence, 22 Elizabeth street. Moonee Ponds. THIS DAY (Saturday), at 3.45 p.m., for the Fawkner Cemetery.

Family Notices. (1929, February 16). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 13. Retrieved February 22, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3984933

Mary Brown (nee Fullerton) (1851-1935), daughter of William and Mary (nee Dunne) Fullerton.

The Argus, 26 November 1935.

BROWN. -On the 24th November, at the residence of her daughter (Elva—Mrs L. Austin), Portland (N.S.W.), dearly loved wife of the late George Brown (Victorian Railways), loved mother of Effie (Mrs. J. Bell, Mount Molloy Queensland), Alice (deceased), Jessie (deceased), George (Mentone), William Peter (East Melbourne), Percival (deceased), Gracie (Mrs. W. Austin, deceased), Robert (deceased), Elsie (Mrs. J. Court, deceased), Edna (Mrs. G. Webber, deceased), Elva (Mrs. L. Austin), and Edward (North Melbourne), loved grandmother of George, Edward, and Rose (Mentone), William and Lindsay (Ballarat), Marjorie, Albert, Nancy and Teddy (deceased) (Ascotvale), Mollie (Mrs. E. Joyce, Swan Hill), Nellie (Mrs. M. Michellmore, Yallourn), Robert (Maffra), Leslie (North Melbourne), Yvonne (St. Kilda), [M.] and George (Portland, N.S.W.), great-grandmother of [B.] Joyce (Swan Hill) and [D.] Mitchellmore (Yallourn), aged 83 years. The last of her generation. —United in death.

[I have replaced some names of people born post 1900 with initials]

Family Notices. (1935, November 26). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 1. Retrieved February 22, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11858246

BROWN. -The Friends of the late Mrs. G. BROWN are respectfully informed that her funeral will leave Spencer street railway station on arrival of the first division of the Sydney express at 11.30 a.m. THIS DAY (Tuesday), for the Fawkner Cemetery.

Family Notices. (1935, November 26). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 1. Retrieved February 22, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11858246

De Renzie Percival Fullerton (1884-1943), son of James and Agnes (nee Ord) Fullerton.

Cairns Post, 9 June 1943.

OBITUARY

Mr. de Renzie Fullerton, an old and respected resident of the district passed away suddenly on Tuesday afternoon. The late Mr. Fullerton at one time owned Brooklyn Station. He then made Mitchell Vale his home. About 20 years ago he had sugar interests in the Innisfail district, and later went to the Edie Creek gold rush in New Guinea. Since then he resided continually in the district spending much of his time prospecting in the Mitchell and Palmer River country. The deceased was 58 years of age, and leaves a wife (Mt. Molloy), a daughter, Mrs. Davis (Mt. Molloy), and two sons, de Renzie (Mt Molloy) and Les (R.A.A.F.). to whom we extend our deepest sympathy.

MOLLOY AND DISTRICT NOTES. (1943, June 9). Cairns Post(Qld. : 1909 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved February 23, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article42389548

Elva Jean Fullerton (1912-1934), daughter of De Renzie and Ellen (nee Forsythe) Fullerton.

Cairns Post, 4 June 1934.

OBITUARY.

MISS ELVA FULLERTON.

It is with the utmost regret that we have to report the sad passing of Miss Elva Fullerton, at her home, Mitchell vale, near Mt Molloy, about 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 31. Miss Elva had been an invalid for nearly two years as the result it is believed, of an accident in the sports field. Nevertheless, her passing came as a shock to the whole district where she will always be remembered as a bright and happy girl, ready to join in any sport. She reached her 21st birthday in November of last year. Her parents. Mr. and Mrs. de Renzie Fullerton, and her brothers and sister are the recipients of the heartfelt sympathy of a very large circle of friends. The funeral took place on Friday, at Mitchell vale, where there is a family cemetery.

OBITUARY. (1934, June 4). Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), p. 7. Retrieved February 23, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41502289

Cairns Post, 8 June 1934.

OBSEQUIES.The funeral for Miss Eva Fullerton took place at the Mitchellvale cemetery on Friday last. A representative of practically every family in the district attended to show regard for one who played a large part in the social life of the district during her active life and sympathy for the sorrowing family. The burial service was read by Mr. V. E. Stubbin. Her last resting place was made beautiful by a canopy of wreaths.

MOLLOY NOTES. (1934, June 8). Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), p. 9. Retrieved February 24, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41503131

Francis Leslie Fullerton (1917-1949), son of De Renzie and Ellen (nee Forsythe) Fullerton.

Cairns Post, 11 October 1949.

OBITUARY.News of the death of Mr. Leslie P. Fullerton which occurred in Cairns on September 24 was received with deepest sympathy by his many friends of Mt. Molloy district. Leslie, who was born here 32 years ago, was the youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. de Dresie Fullerton, of Mitchell Vale, one of Mt. Molloy's oldest and most respected families. He received his early education-at the Mt. Molloy State school, and later went to Thorn- burgh College, Charters Towers. He was a genuine friend-quiet and unassuming and respected by all who knew him. He served for five and a half years with the R.A.A.F. in the late war, and like many of his brave comrades, his nerves were affected. He is survived by his widow, of Cairns, his mother, one sister (Edna) Mrs. G. Davies, of Mossman, and one brother, Drensey, of Mt. Molloy.

MOLLOY AND DISTRICT NOTES. (1949, October 11).Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved February 24, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article42642472

February Photo Collage - Day 25 - Effie & Joe Bell

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 23:01:00 +0000

This post is for day 25 of the February Photo Collage Festival. Firstly I would like to apologise that I haven't been able to comment on many of the posts by other bloggers. I hope to be able to do so at the end of the month.

The photograph above from my February Photo Collage shows Mary Jemima Euphemia (Effie) Brown (1872-1942) and her husband Joseph Thomas (Joe) Bell in 1931. Effie was the eldest daughter of George Brown and Mary (nee Fullerton) Brown. Effie was born in Sandhurst (Bendigo) in 1872. Her father George was an engine driver for the Victorian Railways and the Brown children were born at various different places over the following years:

Alice Elizabeth Brown b.1874 Melbourne d. 1875
Margaret Jessie Brown b.1876 Benalla d. 1880 Ballarat
George James Fullerton Brown b.1878 Ballarat d. 1940 Mentone
William Peter Brown b.1881 Ballarat d.1953 North Fitzroy
Grace Marcella Brown b.1883 Ballarat d. 1917 Ascot Vale
Robert Melville Brown b.1885 Ballarat d. 1913 Clarendon
Agnes Elizabeth Elsie Brown b.1888 Ballarat d. 1920 Melbourne
John Percival De Renzie Brown b.1890 Ballarat d.1891 Ballarat
Doris Edna Brown b.1892 Ballarat d. 1916 Ascot Vale
Margaret Elva Brown b.1894 Ballarat d.1974 Sydney NSW
Edward Thomas Brown b.1897 Sale d. 1937 Melbourne

If you have been following my earlier February Photo Collage posts you will notice that the Fullerton siblings often named their children the same names!

In 1905 George Brown won a case of unfair dismissal against the Victorian Railways (I will post the newspaper articles relevant to this case in an an upcoming Trove Tuesday post). With his compensation money, George was able to buy the Corduroy Bridge Hotel in Clarendon, where the family lived from c1906-c1914.

In about 1910 Effie Brown moved from Clarendon, Victoria to Mount Molloy in north Queensland where her first cousin (De Renzie Percival Fullerton) lived. On 2 July 1919 at the age of 47, Effie married Joseph Thomas (Joe) Bell. Effie died at Mareeba, Queensland on 16 May 1942.

Photographer: Unknown.
Location of original: This photograph was scanned from an original held by a cousin, Rosalie. Thanks Rosalie. The original has a message written at the bottom which says: "With love from Auntie Effie + Uncle Joe '31"
Date: 1931.

(Sources available on request)

February Photo Collage - Day 24 - James Fullerton's Gravestone

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 20:00:00 +0000

This post is for day 24 of the February Photo Collage Festival. Today's photograph from my February Photo Collage is a photograph of the grave of my great great great uncle, James Fullerton (1843-1889), at Mitchell Vale Station, Mount Molloy, Queensland. With thanks to James' descendants for a copy of this photograph.

February Photo Collage - Day 23 - De Renzie Fullerton

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:55:00 +0000

This post is for day 23 of the February Photo Collage Festival. I am moving on to other branches of the Fullerton family tree now. Today's photograph from my February Photo Collage shows De Renzie Percival Fullerton (1884-1943), the son of James Fullerton (1843-1889) and Agnes Fullerton (nee Ord) (1846-1908).

Photographer: Unknown.
Location of Original: I scanned this from a copy of this photograph held by J. & R. Fullerton (Many thanks)
Date: I would guesstimate that this photograph dates from the 1900s or 1910s.

You may have noticed I missed Days 20, 21 and 22. The photographs from those days are as follows.
Day 20 - The 1940 wedding of Jack, son of Euphemia Mary Fullerton.
Day 21 - F. L. Fullerton, son of De Renzie Percival Fullerton. Served in Europe in the RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) during World War II.
Day 22 - G.J.D. Fullerton, son of De Renzie Percival Fullerton.
The three photographs mentioned above for days 20, 21 and 22 are featured in my February Photo Collage.

Follow Friday - New 'Blogs I Follow' Page

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:10:00 +0000

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Back in January I decided that I should create a 'Blogs I Follow' page on this blog. I have now created that page, please see Blogs I Follow.

Each month I also hope to write a 'Follow Friday' post listing some of the blog posts that I have enjoyed reading during that month. I would like to do this as an alternative to blog awards, as a way of acknowledging and appreciating the effort and creativity of other genealogy bloggers.

Some blogs I have enjoyed reading during February 2013:

The February Photo Collage Festival posts from Family History Across the Seas, Finding Eliza, Anglers Rest, Sandra's Ancestral Research Journal, Family Tree Frog, Unfinished Untitled, Genealogy Your Way
The many posts from the 3rd Unlock the Past Cruise: Geniaus, From Helen V. Smith's Keyboard, Lonetester HQ, Diary of an Australian Genealogist, Strong Foundations, Mad About Genealogy, Louis Kessler's Behold Blog, Pear Tree Cottage.
Family History Through the Alphabet posts from Julie at GenBlog.
Boobook's Backtracking blog, including the post Trove Tuesday: In which Pyramid Hill celebrates. Boobook has family history in many of the same areas of Victoria as I do, so I find her blog very interesting, particularly her old collection of photographs.
Genealogical Proof Standard Intro, Step 1, Step 2, Step 3, Step 4 and Step 5. The Genealogical Proof Standard is something I often hear mentioned but admittedly don't know much about. I would like to know more about it and Michele at Ancestoring's Ask A Genealogist has produced a useful introductory blog series.
The Autosomal Me - Unravelling Minority Admixture, The Autosomal Me - The Ancestors Speak, The Autosomal Me - Who Am I? This is an ongoing series at Roberta Estes' DNAeXplained - Genetic Genealogy blog discussing using Autosomal DNA tests to unravel mysteries of minority heritage.
The Legal Genealogist - Microsoft clip art on your blog? I always try to be cautious regarding copyright and knowing that I can legally use Microsoft clip art is a big help. Thanks to Judy at The Legal Genealogist blog.

February Photo Collage - Day 19 - Clover Banks

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:52:00 +0000

This post is for day 19 of the February Photo Collage Festival. Today's photograph from my February Photo Collage shows the 'smithy' (blacksmiths) and barn at 'Clover Banks', Avonmore, Victoria. Thanks to my cousin John H. for a copy of this photograph.

This property, 'Clover Banks', on the banks of Bendigo Creek, was selected by my Great Great Grandfather Peter Fullerton in the 1870s and lived there for the rest of his life with his wife Dorothea and family of nine daughters and three sons (his second daughter, Alice Maud, died as an infant in 1879).

The outbuildings and the house are no longer standing. Although the property is no longer owned by a Fullerton descendant, the current owners were kind enough to allow a small group of descendants to have a look around the old home site in February 2009. What follows is a slideshow of some of the photographs I took that day. You'll see from my photographs that, like many old home sites, there are several old Peppercorn trees on the site of 'Clover Banks'. I also photographed bricks from the old house site, an old fence, the old orchard, the remains of some of the outbuildings, the Bendigo Creek, and even an old mine shaft that Peter Fullerton dug himself.

February Photo Collage - Day 18 - Annie McCormick (nee Fullerton) Certificate

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 03:14:00 +0000

This post is for day 18 of the February Photo Collage Festival. Today's image is a little different. It is a photograph, however it is of a photograph of a certificate, so I am not sure whether it really fits into the photograph category. I've featured this certificate in my February Photo Collage because it relates to my great great aunt Annie Elizabeth McCormick (nee Fullerton) (1881-1941) of whom I don't have a photograph (except for the possibility that she is in this photograph).

Annie Elizabeth Fullerton was the fourth daughter of Peter & Dorothea Fullerton. In 1908, Annie married Denis McCormick(1876-1942), the son of Michael McCormick and Anne Spellacy. Twelve years later, in 1920, Denis' younger brother, Thomas McCormick, married Annie's younger sister, Nellie Isabella Fullerton.

Annie and Denis farmed near Elmore, Victoria, and then moved slightly west to Prairie, Victoria. They were living at Prairie during the First World War when Annie was a volunteer for the local branch of the Australian Red Cross Society. The certificate (shown above) says:

This Certificate

is awarded to

Mrs D. McCormick, Prairie Branch

in recognition of the three years devoted service under

The Australian Red Cross Society

(B.R.C.S)

during the Great War 1914 1919

They later moved back to Avonmore near Elmore. Annie and Denis had no children. Annie died in Bendigo on 10 April 1941 the age of 59. She was buried in the Elmore Cemetery. Denis died over a year later at Elmore on 2 November 1942. He was also buried in the Elmore Cemetery.

(Sources available on request)

Denis McCormick and Annie McCormick (nee Fullerton) gravestone at the Elmore Cemetery.
Photograph taken 2 January 2005.
Inscription reads:
In Loving Memory of
Denis McCormick
Died 2nd Nov. 1942. Aged 66.
Also his wife Annie
Died 10th April 1941. Aged 59.

Denis McCormick and Annie McCormick (nee Fullerton) gravestone at the Elmore Cemetery.
Photograph taken 26 February 2009.

February Photo Collage - Day 17 - Margaret Fullerton & William Gleeson

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 00:57:00 +0000

This post is for day 17 of the February Photo Collage Festival.

The photograph above, from my February Photo Collage, is the 1926 wedding photograph of my great great aunt Margaret Louisa (Maggie) Fullerton (1897-1968) and her husband William Thomas Gleeson (1895-1950) . Maggie was the ninth and youngest daughter of Peter & Dorothea Fullerton. My Grandma, who would have been nearly 14 years old, acted as bridesmaid for her aunt.

I still need to find the newspaper reports for all these Fullerton weddings. It will involve some old fashioned trawling through the local newspapers on microfilm at the library, but it will be worth it!

Photographer: Unknown.
Location of Original: I digitised this from a copy in my Grandma's album, now in the possession of my uncle. The copy was sent to my Grandma by her first cousin Kath, who may have the original.
Date and Place: 2 June 1926, Elmore, Victoria.

February Photo Collage - Day 16 - Ethel Fullerton & Thomas Tobin

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:47:00 +0000

This post is for day 16 of the February Photo Collage Festival.

The photograph above, from my February Photo Collage, shows my great great aunt Ethel Maud (Ettie) Fullerton (1896-1955) and her husband Thomas Tobin (1890-1966) on the occasion of their wedding in 1922. Ettie was the eighth daughter of Peter & Dorothea Fullerton.

Photographic Studio: Melba & Co. Melbourne.

Location of Original: In the possession of my cousins D & A Watson. I have a digitised copy of this photograph.

Date: 1922.

February Photo Collage - Day 15 - Doris Fullerton & Jack Holmberg

noreply@blogger.com (Aillin O'Brien) — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:51:00 +0000

This post is for day 15 of the February Photo Collage Festival.

The photograph above, from my February Photo Collage, shows my great great aunt Doris Edna Fullerton (1893-1985) and her husband John (Jack) Holmberg (1890-1979) on the occasion of their wedding in 1921. Doris was the seventh daughter of Peter & Dorothea Fullerton. Jack Holmberg had served in the 38th Battalion of the AIF with his friend, Doris' brother George Brown Fullerton.

Photographic Studio:Vincent Kelly, Bendigo.

Location of Original: In the possession of my cousins D & A Watson I have a digitised copy of this photograph.

Date: 1921.