Genealife In Lockdown - Thankful once again

 We're lucky here in Regional Victoria to have come out of  Victoria's 6th Lockdown last week.

This came about earlier than Melbourne due to there being no active cases of Covid found in Regional Victoria.

Goodness only knows how long our little bit of freedom will last this time.

Unfortunately, too many people are defying health advice and keep doing the wrong thing.

 The "Powers that be" are not yet saying when Melbourne's restrictions will ease.  

I suppose that will depend on the daily number of cases and contact tracing results.

Sadly I can't visit my daughter and grandchildren down there until then. 

I haven't seen them now for two months so missing them terribly.

In my first two posts for this 2021 National Family History Month of August, I mentioned being thankful for wonderful sharing cousins.  They are keeping me motivated!

This week that theme once again came into play.

Today I received a photo of a certificate earned by my Dad's first cousin Len Adams 

Photo courtesy of Len's nephew Warren Delbridge

It appears Len attended the Flemington Primary School which was a part of the Essendon district schools cluster.

I found the following article in Trove but the Football wasn't mentioned.

1930 fits with Len's age and the Headteacher of Flemington Primary School being G.J. Neuss.

SCHOOL SPORTS. (1930, December 5). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 12. Retrieved August 15, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4231818

George James Neuss was Headteacher from 1930 until 1939.

    source - FPS School History - Flemington Primary School (online PDF document)

Alex at Family Tree Frog has set a new challenge for Family history bloggers in Australia to post about Genealife in Lockdown for the family history month of August.

Genealife In Lockdown Luck

 

Alex at Family Tree Frog has set a new challenge for Family history bloggers in Australia to post about Genealife in Lockdown for the family history month of August.

In my first "Genealife in Lockdown" post, last week, I wrote about how thankful I was for my many wonderful cousins and friends.  

We were then just coming out of Lockdown number five here in Victoria.

Now we are currently in Lockdown number six due to the super spreading Covid-19 Delta variant.

Today my lovely Fleming family second cousin Carol, who was decluttering her house during lockdown here in Victoria, found a memento of her grandfather Albert Henry Percival FLEMING amongst things her grandmother had given her.

Carol was very kind and shared it with our Fleming Family Facebook page.

Albert, known as Alf. was my Mum's paternal Uncle. 

I have written previously a little about his brave WW1 war service history HERE.

The memento that Carol found today is a Vote 1 card for Alf in the 1938 Preston Municipal Elections.

It was a rather special find for Carol as her grandfather passed away when she was only two years old so sadly she never got to know him personally.

Carol didn't know what year this election would have been so I turned to Trusty Trove and found the following:

APA citation

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS THIS WEEK (1938, August 23). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 4. Retrieved August 8, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12476859

Thanks so much for sharing, Carol.

Genealife in Lockdown - National Family History Month Blogging Challenge

Alex at Family Tree Frog has set a new challenge for Family history bloggers in Australia to post about Genealife in Lockdown for the family history month of August.

I have to admit to lately struggling with "blogger's block" but is that due to Covid Lockdown stress? 

I really don't know as I feel it may have been ongoing for some time. 

I find I am unable to concentrate on any one subject for long and run off at a tangent at the slightest trigger.

Here in Victoria, we have just come out of, what was I think our 5th lockdown.  

On a positive note, I am counting the blessings -

Thankfully our state government have been quick to act, perhaps not to everyone's liking but it seems to be having the desired effect.  

Compared to other countries I feel we have been very lucky in Australia. (touch wood)

I consider myself lucky in being able to visit my children and grandchildren perhaps more than many. 

During lockdowns, my genealife has been mainly concentrated on DNA results and working through matches which is a challenge in itself.

Also asking questions in user groups about solving my family tree program issues.

I am fortunate in that my Dad, brother and many close cousins have tested.

I'm so very grateful for the many cousins and like-minded friends around the world that I have found through my obsession hobby.  

Many of them have saved my sanity by way of cousin Zoom meetings, private messages of support and generally keeping in touch.  I hope I have helped them in some small way too.

THANK YOU ALL!