Family Stories - October - 'Contact with a local historical society
Follow this link to read stories by Barry O'Connor and Robyn Desmier
Theme - 'We hope our ancestors were good people'
Two thought provoking case studies -
David Marr – 'Killing for Country'
David Marr – 'Killing for Country'
Interview with Laura Tingle on 7.30 report (view above or at Interview with Laura Tingle on abc https://youtu.be/ARMR5rNBocY?si=aiSDChAmrAFVJuQ1
Article from Pearls and Irritations (4th October 2023) https://johnmenadue.com/killing-for-country-another-plank-in-truth-telling or download this PDF of the article - Handout from the John Menadue on 'Killing for Country'
Ellen Fanning--'An Australian Family's Reckoning'
Article from Pearls and Irritations (4th October 2023) https://johnmenadue.com/killing-for-country-another-plank-in-truth-telling or download this PDF of the article - Handout from the John Menadue on 'Killing for Country'
Ellen Fanning--'An Australian Family's Reckoning'
Story with links:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-06/an-australian-familys-reckoning/13124732
You Tube clip - https://youtu.be/-ocBZE6PPXo?si=1Cn1ssOpMf4OG8v0
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-06/an-australian-familys-reckoning/13124732
You Tube clip - https://youtu.be/-ocBZE6PPXo?si=1Cn1ssOpMf4OG8v0
Updates
Ancestry September Update - this is well worth a look if you haven't seen it already - suggest going in to settings and changing the speed to .75 as the presenter speaks very, very quickly.
Bev Lee
