Perhaps I'm being a bit cheeky here, but here goes: ;)
I'm sure that at least some of the travellers on this forum are interested in tracing their family history, as I have been doing. One facet of this hobby is finding graves of ancestors - not always easy if they were buried in remote parts of the country.
For example, my great-grandfather was buried in the Normanton Cemetery in 1892, but John and I are never likely to get that far north now, so I won't get details from a headstone or a photo of the grave or the cemetery. Would anyone travelling in that area be interested in looking for the grave and sending a photo by e-mail? I'm very willing to return the favour - look at cemeteries in any of the areas we travel through and pass on the information.
While there are numerous FH groups around the country, their members don't often travel the way GN members do. If there is sufficient interest, perhaps we could even have a sub-section...(Cindy?)
If you prefer to PM me, that's fine - some may not want to include this sort of thread on the forum.
Cheers -
Andrea
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Hi, Family history is fascinating. Have been doing it for years (a lot in UK). Unfortunately I won't be near Normanton in the near future but hopefully someone will. All the best Alice
I've been doing family history for over 30 years and am a grey nomad and know many people who do both. Have you tried "find a grave" or "billion graves". Admit Normanton is a long way off the map but you never know.
I got hooked on family history and started using a site called My Heritage. I could get reports printed and all kinds of good stuff, problem is you put all your info in they steal it and then start asking you for more money to access information.
Fortunately most of my family is in Tasmania but it was great finding out and I still search
Perhaps I'm being a bit cheeky here, but here goes: ;)
I'm sure that at least some of the travellers on this forum are interested in tracing their family history, as I have been doing. One facet of this hobby is finding graves of ancestors - not always easy if they were buried in remote parts of the country.
For example, my great-grandfather was buried in the Normanton Cemetery in 1892, but John and I are never likely to get that far north now, so I won't get details from a headstone or a photo of the grave or the cemetery. Would anyone travelling in that area be interested in looking for the grave and sending a photo by e-mail? I'm very willing to return the favour - look at cemeteries in any of the areas we travel through and pass on the information.
While there are numerous FH groups around the country, their members don't often travel the way GN members do. If there is sufficient interest, perhaps we could even have a sub-section...(Cindy?)
If you prefer to PM me, that's fine - some may not want to include this sort of thread on the forum.
Cheers -
Andrea
Andrea, we were in Normanton in September '14 If we had know, we would have been able to help you then. Why don't you get in touch with the information centre there. I am sure they might be able to help you with a photo.
Lorraine
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DUNMOWIN is no longer on the road and still DUNMOWIN!
Yes, Alice, it IS fascinating - and surprising at times.
I have tried the two sites you mention, Lynda, as well as a couple of other lines, but no luck. As Lorraine suggests, I will try the local information centre next.
NeilandRaine, I agree that 'My Heritage' is an interesting site with lots of info, BUT one of the first things I found there was a branch of my Australian family grafted onto an American one, complete with a photo of my great-grandparents - and they didn't get t from me! I've written to explain to them the error but they don't seem to quite understand, or to take it seriously. Quite puts me off! I know it's not uncommon for this to happen, but it's the first time for me.
And Lorraine, it took me many years to find my g-grandfather's death (in December 2015), and then it was only because of a tiny item (in the 'Northern Miner', I thnk), in a column of 'news from other towns'. Thank goodness for the National Lbrary's 'Trove'!
Anyway, I'll keep trying.
Cheers -
Andrea
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Hi Andrea, I winter in Karumba every year and pass through Normanton. I have a brother buried in the cemetery there (Normanton) and drop in on our way through to pay our respects. If you would like to give me the details I would be happy to assist. I will be there mid May.
Hi Andrea, I winter in Karumba every year and pass through Normanton. I have a brother buried in the cemetery there (Normanton) and drop in on our way through to pay our respects. If you would like to give me the details I would be happy to assist. I will be there mid May.
Cheers Arthur
Thank you for your generous offer, Arthur, I would really appreciate it. After many years unsuccessfully looking for his death, I found a tiny notice amongst a column of 'news from elsewhere' recording his death in Normanton, far from Bowen where I'd expected to find him; it read as follows:
W. Marks, carpenter, one time mayor of Bowen, and afterwards in business in Townsville, died in the hospital. [Normanton]
The notice enabled me to find the registration and get a copy of his death certificate, which confirmed that he died 6 October 1892 and was buried on the same day; not sure why the hurry - it wasn't even summer! ;)
Many thanks again, and I hope it's not difficult to find.
Cheers -
Andrea
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While there are numerous FH groups around the country, their members don't often travel the way GN members do. If there is sufficient interest, perhaps we could even have a sub-section...(Cindy?)
I would love to see a Family History sub-section on the forum. Travel and family history research goes hand in hand. Besides researching my own family and my husband's family I also enjoy doing research for anyone that needs a helping hand with theirs. Dare I say I also like wandering through old cemeteries, hubby jokes that I want to stop at every old cemetery we pass. But what a wonderful opportunity that would be to get photos of old gravestones for family history buffs that may never get to visit in person. A sub-section would give those people the opportunity to post the names and places they are interested in so that fellow travellers could assist.
I was a member of Ancestry.com for several years and was horrified at the errors on the website. I spent a lot of my subscription time emailing people who had the wrong tree as part of their family. Trouble is that a lot of people just copy and paste other people's info onto their tree and it's incorrect. When I pointed out to one particular person that an ancestor they had in their tree wasn't even part of their family the response was "you take this way too seriously and does it really matter'. That was the last straw for me and I cancelled my subscription. The only way to know that your research is correct is to do your own and not go by what's on Ancestry.com
Well said, Sundance - particularly about the all-too-common errors which others then perpetuate.
I recently subscribed to My Heritage, and almost immediately found a branch of about a dozen of my family, some of whom I knew personally, grafted into a American group - complete with a photo of my great-grandparents, which I had never published. Strange that some have this cavalier attitude to their family jistory - what's the point?!?
Cheers -
Andrea
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Hi Andrea,
I have noted the info and will let you know how I get on. When we were searching for my brothers plot, I contacted the council office in Normanton and they gave me the location and made it easier to find. Can you pm me your email address, and that way I can send you photos when I get them.
