Christine Leonard 21/10/24 Christine Leonard 21/10/24

My connection to ‘The Valley’ from the late 1850s

Christine Leonard 16/8/24 Christine Leonard 16/8/24

Connecting to a Forgotten Past

Christine at Mary Wall's headstone, Warrnambool cemetery. Mary Wall nee Long is Christine's 2 x great-grandmother

Christine Leonard 19/2/24 Christine Leonard 19/2/24

Who in the family will take my family history notes?

Researching family history sends us down many rabbit holes. That’s often the part that’s most fun but then what do you do with all those records after you’ve written your story?

Christine Leonard 9/10/23 Christine Leonard 9/10/23

Ann Simmons — The Gift of Resilience

Ann Simmons - The Gift of Resilience. Photo of Mary, Ann’s daughter

Christine Leonard 8/9/23 Christine Leonard 8/9/23

The transportation of William Wall

William Wall’s story of transportation as it appeared in the Norfolk Family History Society’s quarterly magazine Sept 2023

Christine Leonard 25/6/23 Christine Leonard 25/6/23

The power of stories

A reader’s feedback: A story from a reader friend who bought a copy of Miltrup’s memoir, When The Garamuts Beat.

Christine Leonard 15/5/23 Christine Leonard 15/5/23

Limited stock of Franz Miltrup’s memoir in Cairns Books

Readers in Far North Queensland or Cairns interested in the book might like to pop into their store on Level 1, Cairns Central Shopping Centre.

Christine Leonard 22/4/23 Christine Leonard 22/4/23

Franz Miltrup’s memoir is going places

Franz Miltrup's memoir is being well-received 'around the traps', in Australia, NZ, the UK, Germany, and now in south Bougainville, which was always a priority for me.

Christine Leonard 10/4/23 Christine Leonard 10/4/23

Death of a Blacksmith

My two times great grandfather Charlie Sturwohld was a German immigrant to Queensland in the late 19th century. He built up a successful business as a blacksmith and wheelwright but the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death in 1916 leaves descendants convinced it was murder, not suicide as the Coronor stated.