local and family history
I’m sitting at my keyboard wondering where I’m going to find the strength to get off the chair and crawl into bed! I’m totally physically and mentally exhausted … but what a magnificent couple of days! It’s all over and … Continued
Wow – day 1 of the Victorian Expo (Geelong) was terrific – caught up with heaps of friends, didn’t stop talking ALL day [surprise anyone?] and we launched our new “book” [CD] … Irish in Geelong & District. What a … Continued
Am I excited? You bet I am! Just over a year ago Pam Jennings & I published Scots in Geelong & district to 1860. The obvious question from people was when are you going to do the Irish one? Of … Continued
Unlock The Past and the City of Greater Geelong have issued a HUGE invitation to anyone wanting to come to this terrific Expo. It’s a banner across the Melbourne-Geelong Road – on the footbridge spanning the main road into Geelong – … Continued
Well I really can’t quite believe that it is SEVEN months this week since I first posted the news of the Unlock the Past Victoria Expo to be held in Geelong on Friday 2nd & Saturday 3rd September! And now … Continued
It might sound funny talking about Darwin on the Geelong & District blog site but there is definitely a connection! I try to get in a quick trip to Darwin once a year to visit family – preferably in June … Continued