Tracking Down The Family
Sharing my family stories after many years of research. My family mostly came to Australia from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
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Migration Series and Path Pilots (opens the original)
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Behind The Publication: Jennifer Jones with Taneya Koonce (opens the original)
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Thank you , , , Barbara at Projectkin, and many others for coming along my live video today. My guest on Behind The Publication was of Taneya Tackles Genealogy and Taneya Junk Journals<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DlFx!
The Derry Castle - Treachery at Sea (opens the original)
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The Derry Castle was an iron barque built in Glasgow in 1886 which made regular voyages between the UK and Australia. Two separate branches of our family, came to Australia on the Derry Castle, sailing from Liverpool on 1 October 1854. They arrived at Portland, Victoria on 21 January 1855. 1Thanks for reading Tracking Down The Family. Subscribe for free to receive new posts as they are published. <form
The Highland Clearances: When Scotland’s Communities Were Torn Apart (opens the original)
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In 1853, my 3x great-grandparents, Alexander and Mary MacPherson made the life-changing, and I’m sure, heart wrenching decision, to emigrate from the Highlands of Scotland to Australia, under the Highland & Islands Emigration Scheme, more commonly known these days as the Highland Clearances.Thanks for reading Tracking Down The Family.Subscribe for free to receive new posts as they are published<input class="email-input" name="email" tab
Behind The Publication with Xanthe Hall (opens the original)
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Huge thanks to Robin Stewart, Diane Burley, Kathy Stone, Jill Swenson and others who came along to meet or reconnect with Xanthe Hall who came to us from Berlin. Thanks for reading Tracking Down The Family. Subscribe for free to receive new posts as they are published<form class="subscription-
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