Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Sightseeing - Geniaus Style

So what does a genealogist do on a free day in Adelaide? I passed on the organised tours for Congress as I wanted to spend the day with Mr Geniaus before abandoning him for the next four.

The first site I visited was South Australia's Migration Museum. I won't rabbit on about that institution because fellow geneablogger, Helen V Smith, has done a superb job of that on her blog. I concur with all the positive things Helen says about the Museum in her blog post. The things that made this Museum so special to me were the artefacts and stories from immigrants that added context to the topic of migration. Below are some images from the exhibition.





The next stop on our meander down Adelaide's North Terrace was The State Library of South Australia. I was underwhelmed by the architecture and decor in this new addition that is stuck onto the historic Institute building. The three staff who helped me in the library were delightful and a credit to the Institution. I have an inlaw in my tree who died in South Australia in 1902 and I was keen to see if I could find mention of him in any local indexes. Sadly, in spite of the best efforts of the library staff members i did not find anything. Thanks to Librarian Maureen, who is attending Congress, for graciously posing for a photo and to the other female librarian for producing, in around a minute, a CD that was labelled in the catalogue as needing 48 hrs notice for retrieval. Librarians Rule!

Historic Institute Building on North Terrace
New SLSA Entrance (Right)
Librarian, Maureen
Family History Section, SLSA
A SLSA Librarian helping Geniaus with a CD

Monday, March 26, 2012

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Fresh Produce

How's this for a carrot? Fresh from the veggie patch.


Blissful Ignorance

Great-Grandma, Elsie Curry, meets her newest great-grandson who slept through the whole visit..

New twig on the family tree 

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Starvation is not an option

There's no chance of going hungry at Il Volcano where we often dine when we visit the Newcastle branch of the family.

The food is fresh, plain and plentiful and the decor is something else!!

Friday, March 16, 2012

Time for Tea

While their Mum is in hospital with their new baby brother we indulge in a spot of afternoon tea with two big brothers.



Sunday, March 4, 2012

Another Red Centre

 4 March 2012

As we continued our tour around Utah, Arizona and Nevada's National Parks and  Natural Wonders we called in this afternoon at Monument Valley that sits in Arizona and Utah.

In Australia, we call the areas in the outback with red soil the Red Centre, I think that the area around Monument Valley could also lay claim to this title. 











Saturday, March 3, 2012

A New Home for the New Big Boy's Toy

 


Robert's new tractor has a new home among the gum trees right near the chook shed. 

Friday, March 2, 2012

Below Freezing

Doesn't look like it was only 27 degrees Fahrenheit in Bryce Canyon National Park today. Looks can deceive - it was COLD.



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