This month the small group class reviewed the goals and focus areas they had written down when entering the course and felt they had definitely made progress.
In our Pains and Gains segment, Val reported working with tech savvy family members so that her writing up of family history saved in Word many years ago doesn’t need to be retyped. The shipping record for ‘Irish John’ Hernan remains elusive, however Val now knows more about his early years in Australia. Julie reported greater luck with shipping records, demonstrating quickly finding the shipping list she was looking for in South Australian Shipping Records. Knowing the name of the ship was a great help! Helen is awaiting DNA results and resolving family mysteries concerning her biological grandfather and adoptive brother. Dawn has continued to find documents which add depth to her research, and in one of our sessions shared her enthusiasm and expertise in using My Heritage with the group.
Judy Barry introduced photo restoration this month, describing the work she had done on restoring a series of old photos. We talked about Paint as an accessible tool for those who don’t have access to Photoshop; then, at Dawn’s suggestion, checked out the new photo restoration feature in My Heritage.
Bev shared a Trove newspaper extract this month citing the bravery of her great grand uncle, Port Phillip shipping pilot, Captain Henry Taylor, in acting to save the lives of the passengers and crew of the vessel Earl of Charlemont in 1852. Mentor Judy Barry suddenly exclaimed … ‘My ancestors were on the shipwreck of the Earl of Charlemont!!!’ What a coincidence!
It has been a most enjoyable semester working with the small group class; working one to one with beginners commencing their family tree and working alongside mentors Judy Barry and Barry O’Connor.
Bev Lee
In our Pains and Gains segment, Val reported working with tech savvy family members so that her writing up of family history saved in Word many years ago doesn’t need to be retyped. The shipping record for ‘Irish John’ Hernan remains elusive, however Val now knows more about his early years in Australia. Julie reported greater luck with shipping records, demonstrating quickly finding the shipping list she was looking for in South Australian Shipping Records. Knowing the name of the ship was a great help! Helen is awaiting DNA results and resolving family mysteries concerning her biological grandfather and adoptive brother. Dawn has continued to find documents which add depth to her research, and in one of our sessions shared her enthusiasm and expertise in using My Heritage with the group.
Judy Barry introduced photo restoration this month, describing the work she had done on restoring a series of old photos. We talked about Paint as an accessible tool for those who don’t have access to Photoshop; then, at Dawn’s suggestion, checked out the new photo restoration feature in My Heritage.
Bev shared a Trove newspaper extract this month citing the bravery of her great grand uncle, Port Phillip shipping pilot, Captain Henry Taylor, in acting to save the lives of the passengers and crew of the vessel Earl of Charlemont in 1852. Mentor Judy Barry suddenly exclaimed … ‘My ancestors were on the shipwreck of the Earl of Charlemont!!!’ What a coincidence!
It has been a most enjoyable semester working with the small group class; working one to one with beginners commencing their family tree and working alongside mentors Judy Barry and Barry O’Connor.
Bev Lee