Day Two at blogging
Not much time devoted to writing and research today, at least not of the blogging kind. Instead, I have spent about five hours at the Matron’s Cottage of the Cascades Female Factory transcribing conduct records for female convicts arriving in Van Diemen’s Land in 1839 on the ship “Hindostan”. As part of my genealogy, I have found four male and four female convicts in my family. There are many records online for researching convicts sent to Australia. Presently, on SBS TV, they are showing the series “Who do you think you are?” and I found the first Australian episode with Jack Thompson enthralling especially when he found he had a convict in his background. “Australian Royalty”, he exclaimed.
I enjoyed the Kate Ceberano one about the early Tasmanian portrait painter, Mundy, being her relative. Did you see that?
G’day Jo - Yes I have seen both Australian shows so far and will definitely be sitting in front of the TV every Sunday at 7.30pm watching SBS. I also enjoyed watching some of the British shows. I am very keen on family history and genealogy in general and often help people with their research in Tasmania at the archives office.