Many songs have such a long history that no-one is sure where they began: The Parting Glass is one of those songs. It has been sung, in one form or another, since at least the 18th century, and quite probably as early as the 17th century (Kloss, 2012). In the […]
In 2013, I completed the Diploma in Family Historical Studies through the Society of Australian Genealogists. We were required to write a thesis on around 30,000 words on a topic that would be valuable for genealogy. Our own family was a suitable topic. For several reasons, I chose my father’s […]
As a History teacher, I always tried to instill in my students that, although history facts remain the same, it is always possible that new facts can be uncovered that can change the interpretation of past events. Or, just as likely, a historian may look at the facts and put […]
