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August Family History Month Events in New Zealand

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August is family history month in New Zealand and Australia and is fast approaching. There are plenty of events happening across New Zealand with Auckland and Christchurch holding a Family History Expo. I have been to a few of these in Auckland and there is always something for everyone. Christchurch will be hosting there expo …

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 4 – Overlooked

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The Overlooked Polish Side of my Family Tree This weeks theme is overlooked, which person have I overlooked? Well it's not so much of a person than a side of my tree. My grandfather Hubert Karol SUSEK (1926-2003) was born in Poland. I do not know much about this branch of my family. I have …

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 3 – Nickname

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Moria Elizabeth Stuart – Madam/The Witch This weeks theme is “Nickname”.  There aren’t very many nicknames in our family. There are plenty of variations of names, i.e. Bert, Rob or Robbie for Robert, Alex or Sandy for Alexander, Nell or Nellie for Helen etc. The one nickname I came across was for my maternal Granny …

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025: Week 1 – In The Beginning

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This is my first time attempting 52 Ancestors in 52 weeks. I wasn’t sure how I was going to tackle the first one. I decided to start with how I got started with my family history journey. I was first bitten by the genealogy bug in high school. We were given a project where we …

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