Category Archives: Genealogy

WARATAH — a Mystery Within a Mystery

Posted on March 7, 2019 by colonialist

I was reminded today by Much Better Half diving into her Genealogy how important it is to record the interesting snippets passed on by one’s parents or other relatives before they are lost forever. I have already recounted some of … Continue reading →

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Awww, GUST blows in with a blast!

Posted on August 2, 2018 by colonialist

  August is our month of gales and the first of these was duly dished up today (now yesterday) with all the trimmings. Nevertheless, it has been an amazing opening to the month. I started by tracking down some useful … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Monument: Triple

Posted on April 11, 2014 by colonialist

Monuments come in various kinds.  There are the natural ones, which have then been used to commemorate something built by people, such as this rock outcrop near Clarens in the Free State (Golden Gate area) which has been dubbed The … Continue reading →

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A Relatively Obscure High King Path

Posted on April 8, 2014 by colonialist

A Genealogist does like On hidden paths to take a hike, To follow up the faintest track Which may lead somewhat further back.  And on the Geni site, I find They trace some paths of strangest kind – Two such … Continue reading →

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FAMILY HEIRLOOMS REALLY AWFUL AND NOT

Posted on February 2, 2013 by colonialist

  SidevieW has returned after leave of absence to offer posting themes again, and the current one is ‘Family Heirlooms’.     This picture features some of ours, from fairly modern, like the Family Bible from 1901 and the god … Continue reading →

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QUESTIONS WHICH MAY NEVER BE ANSWERED

Posted on January 28, 2013 by colonialist

  During one of our recent visits to sister and brother-in-law, we got onto the subject of family stories and legends, and began bemoaning the fact that we hadn’t asked for chapter and verse or more details on them when … Continue reading →

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