BJNL's GENEALOGY

Amongst the various items in Our Treasure Box, there are three postcards from Frank Dornan; one to Winnie (Winifred Alice Darcy), one to her mother, Emma ( Mary 'Emma' Veale), and one to Winnie's stepfather (Emma's second husband), Arthur Tregarthen Mumford. The box of postcards and other items came into our possession via my mother-in-law, Shirley. See: Our Treasure Box . While these postcards don't tell us much at all, they prompted me to take a closer look at Frank, his family relationship with Winnie and her family, his military service and his life post war. Postcards Frank to Winnie and Emma Frank sent the cards to Winnie and Emma from London in April 1919 while awaiting his return to New Zealand following his active military service during the First World War. The War had ended in the previous year but it took a few months for all New Zealand soldiers to be brought home. The cards were sent a little over a month before Frank left London for home on 27 May 191

Relaxing at the lake over Christmas and New Year provided an ideal opportunity to reflect on my family history research activity in 2021 and think about what my broad focus will be in 2022.   Lake Taupo, New Zealand - 1 January 2022 In broad terms, my focus for 2022 will not differ dramatically from 2021. In addition, to the outward looking stuff (learning experiences via webinars etc., engaging with others in genealogy forums and other collaborative activity, etc.),  my three broad areas of focus will continue (in no particular order) to be: Tree Building Narrative Writing Beyond Kin Research Tree Building During 2021, I have been  predominantly  focused on filling in the gaps in my and my husband's trees up to 4th Great Grandparent level. For example, I wrote about my search for my 2nd Great Grandmother, Nancy, in my 26 October 2021 post  So, Just Who Is Nancy?   The 'Ancestral Trees' Function at DNA Painter has a 'Tree Completeness' Feature [1]. This is a really