Ah miles off, I thought I recognized the decor (and the scone!)

Photo of my husband Jack in the town square in Siena, Italy

Photo of my husband's grandfather Jack, building his house at Sandy Bay, Northland New Zealand

It is #timetraveltuesday here again at The Family Archives! This time my husband Jack, looking like his grandfather and namesake, also Jack! They never got to meet as he had sadly passed before Jack was born #genealogy #familyhistory #whakapapa #oldphotos

Featherston?

A new blog post from me showing some of the archiving work I have done so far! So happy I can use local #nz business Conservation Supplies who have such amazing products, and are also just great to work with! #genealogy #familyhistory #aotearoa #archives thefamilyarchives.co.nz/beautiful-ar...

#31daysofgraves Day 4 Languages

Te Reo Māori feat. on the grave of Heremaia Mautai, the brother of my 4x great grandmother Tukuwaha

This gives me a chuckle because my grandmother was called Betty (but not Elizabeth) and repeatedly had to tell people so!

Alstromerias (my fave)

I even get the ick from re-colourised/over enhanced photos so yep, fair to say I'm not a fan of completely AI images

#ancestryhour had some luck finding out more about a 4x great aunt this week - knew she had arrived in NZ in 1878 from shipping records, now found her marriage record (her maiden name had been mangled) and death record. No children found yet so more to do.

Citizenship: How ancestry DNA tests can lead to a new passport The presenter of the BBC's DNA Trail explains how she battled to become a New Zealand citizen.

Uptick in people using DNA for citizenship
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#geneticgenealogy

Bishop Selwyn conducted the marriage service of my 4x great-grandparents in 1844, The Neck, Rakiura (Stewart Island)

Had such an enjoyable time at the Māori Interest Group research afternoon yesterday at NZSG! Chatted to the group about what I do at The Family Archives and shared some stories and items from my own whānau. #genealogy #archives #familyhistory #whakapapa #nz #ngaitahu

#genhour super late to the party as usual! The theme of my #familyhistory research this week: strong women! One emigrated from #Liverpool to #NZ at 19 after losing her parents and half of her siblings. One outlived 3 husbands. One had 2x sets of twins in a row, only 1 of the 4 children saw adulthood

🤣 the old lady gang

This is great Cathy thanks for sharing!

Our birdsong is back | E-Tangata “It was a thrilling cacophony of joyous birdsong. A jostling, prancing throng of utterly diverse tangata whenua giving vigorous and unified voice to a new māori era.” — Tainui Stephens on the response...

“It was a thrilling cacophony of joyous birdsong. A jostling, prancing throng of utterly diverse tangata whenua giving vigorous and unified voice to a new māori era.” — Tainui Stephens on the response to Kuini Nga wai hono i te po’s first speech.

Tips in te reo Māori! If you don't label your photos (date, occasion, people), decades from now, your descendants will struggle to identify them. Label the back in pencil, or better still, use archive-safe enclosures and label those. I can help with that! #genealogy #archives #familyhistory

Lovely read. Thanks for sharing! I'm also researching family in Liverpool at a similar time, with similar stories. He was a master mariner. She died in her 30s, and lost several children as infants. Wonder if they knew each other!

Brilliant 👏 I'm trying to start a game called Time Travel Tuesday, this is an excellent contender!

Playing Time Travel Tuesday again here at The Family Archives! This time my whanaunga @jamaine_ross looking like his 3x great uncle Billy Thomas (1835-1903). Jamaine is currently running for his local electorate here in #nz but DO NOT vote for him! 🤣 #whakapapa #familyhistory #genealogy

Yes true. My thinking was that they didn't have Activewear, camping gear as we do now, and wore their usual formal clothing, especially if photos were to be taken. Love to hear if you get any clearer answers!

Photo credit Te Hikoi Museum

Kia ora, here in #Aotearoa #NZ we are celebrating 50 years of #Māori Language Week. Pictured is my 3x great-grandmother Emma Simôn and her husband John. Born in 1853 to her #NgāiTahu mother Tukuwaha, and whaler father William Thomas, she spoke Te Reo Māori and English fluently and was a translator.

You’re not lost if you don’t know your pepeha | E-Tangata “You can still deliver a pepeha — even if, like me, you’re Māori and don’t know your whakapapa.” — Emma West.

“You can still deliver a pepeha — even if, like me, you’re Māori and don’t know your whakapapa.” — Emma West.

Far out, finally cracked it. Turns out the lady wasn't mysterious at all. It was her mother (not stepmother), who kept changing names because she outlived 3 husbands, and also had record mistranscriptions and first name variants! Her great granddaughter also outlived 3 husbands.

Could be? Set up for a picnic or day trip? Trying to figure out what's hanging on the line is it towels?

Letters attached to WWI records!

Where are you?! Loving these random video locations!

This looks like such a great event. Unfortunately can't go myself this time. The more work I do in this space, the more I love libraries! ❤️ #familyhistory #whakapapa #nz #ancestry #aotearoa

Ohh OK so the origins of the word step-parent come from old English prefix steop- meaning orphaned or bereaved, not how we know it today! That makes more sense. Off to look for death records of one set of parents and any FAN clues as to how this couple knew the family well enough to take in children

#ancestryhour currently busy trying to figure out the identity of a mystery couple who keep popping up on the census with my ancestors with name variations and different relationships to head, including 'step-parents'