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Pauline Williams
Pauline Williams
Heirlooms and treasures in family stories
September 21, 2026
Integrating historical context into family stories
July 20, 2026
Using maps to add context to a family story
March 16, 2026
Family photos can help to tell a story
November 16, 2025
My coalmining ancestors
August 31, 2025
Extending family history research
February 10, 2025
A reformed ancestor – maybe. Will the real Joseph stand up
October 7, 2024
What to keep and what to leave behind
August 26, 2024
Writing a Memoir
May 20, 2024
Accentuating the positives 2023
January 29, 2024
James Reibey Atkinson – descendant of a pioneering convict
August 7, 2023
Accentuate the positive 2022 – Jill Ball’s yearly challenge
January 30, 2023
My ancestors who sailed the seas
November 7, 2022
History in Paradise – Norfolk Island AFFHO Congress – August 2022
September 5, 2022
Writing and sharing family stories at GSQ
July 4, 2022
The way things used to be
May 2, 2022
When Walter met Elizabeth
March 7, 2022
Accentuate the positive – 2021 challenge
January 24, 2022
An adventurous ancestor turns up in unexpected places
November 8, 2021
Finding family connections in unexpected places
September 6, 2021
Revisiting early research
July 12, 2021
Occupations and recipes – family traditions
May 10, 2021
Every picture tells a story
March 8, 2021
Finding my grandmother Lizzie
November 23, 2020
Remembering my dad – Joe
September 21, 2020
Convict stories – Life after transportation
July 20, 2020
Newspaper and Directory Advertisements help to tell a story
May 11, 2020
Learning by extending your research and attending conferences
April 13, 2020
Tracing your female ancestors
February 24, 2020
Finding the Hook – keeping your readers interested
August 26, 2019
Publishing a family history book – learning from experience
June 24, 2019
Family and house history discovered
Under the Lino
February 25, 2019
Getting your writing ready for publication
July 9, 2018
My coalmining ancestor Joseph Stirland (1816-1879)
June 11, 2018
Early migrants to South East Queensland
May 14, 2018
Bridging the Past and the Future-Congress 2018-another perspective
April 9, 2018
Writing my family story
March 12, 2018
Mapping the parishes of England
February 12, 2018
Travel on my mind
January 8, 2018
Expanding your knowledge
December 11, 2017
The places where we live usually impact on our lives
November 12, 2017
Victorian curiosities emerge in data clean-up
October 9, 2017
Remembering my dad
September 11, 2017
All the fun of the Fair
August 14, 2017
Changes at GSQ Blog
August 12, 2017
Evidence and citation: proving your research
July 8, 2017
A matter of time
June 12, 2017
Writing a life story
May 8, 2017
A life on the ocean wave!
April 9, 2017
Proof and citation – where to start
March 13, 2017
Getting organised
February 14, 2017
Welcome to a new year
January 9, 2017
Reflections
December 12, 2016
Family history revealed through death certificates
November 14, 2016
Where were you when …. ?
October 10, 2016
The family at leisure
September 13, 2016
From family history research to a family history
August 8, 2016
Developing a Style Sheet
July 11, 2016
The truth may be out there – we all look for it in different ways
June 13, 2016
Reviewing progress so far and maybe catching up
May 9, 2016
Moments in time: British ancestors in history
April 11, 2016
Things I’m grateful for
March 13, 2016
Changes at Tapping your roots
February 19, 2016
A place in the sun
February 5, 2016
Where were you when …. ?
January 11, 2016
Lifelong learning
December 14, 2015
GSQ opens the doors at its new home
December 7, 2015
Treasuring the moment
November 9, 2015
GSQ is moving
October 24, 2015
Proving your point: evidence and citation unlocked
October 9, 2015
Pictures can be worth a thousand words
September 14, 2015
Local, Family and Social History – In Time and Place
August 30, 2015
A walk down memory lane
August 10, 2015
One year blogiversary
July 13, 2015
What’s in a name
June 8, 2015
Fishing for ideas to start writing
May 13, 2015
Going to the source
April 13, 2015
Congress 2015
March 30, 2015
Writing a family history – getting from there to here or here to there
March 9, 2015
Celebrations
February 7, 2015
Joan Reese Memorial Short Story Competition 2015
January 11, 2015
Christmas memories
December 8, 2014
Preserving the fruits of your labour
November 11, 2014
Writing your way to a family history
October 13, 2014
Context is important in family histories
September 8, 2014
Writers’ tips – 30 ways to say ‘perhaps’
August 11, 2014
Family treasures tell a story
July 14, 2014