Essential Reading

'I have been a family historian for more than 40 years, and a professional historian for over 30, but as I read it, I was constantly encountering new ways of looking at my family history....Essential reading I would say!' Alan Crosby, WDYTYA Magazine

Wednesday 23 March 2022

Nice Weather for the Time of Year! : Our Ancestors' Obsession with the Weather

My article 'Hurricanes and Heatwaves' is in Who Do You Think You Are? magazine's, April 2022 edition. 

  It's about our ancestors' relationship with the weather!

Out in newsagents now.




What were the climatic conditions like as your ancestors were transported to Australia?

Did the sun shine for your greatgrandparents marriage? 

Did your great-grandfather die in a cold spell

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