Daily Archives: January 15th, 2008
Tracing your family tree and finding living relatives
I have been into genealogy for about twenty years now and until recently dealt mostly with locating and finding long dead ancestors. One thing about this past time is that it brings you into contact with so many people you would otherwise have never met and all with the same goals in mind as yourself.
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Stolen Generation will get their apology – but will it be accepted?
Between the years 1869 and 1969 Australia had was called ‘The Aboriginal Protection Act’. Under this legislation thousands of aboriginal children, usually half-caste but nearly all malnourished and ill-treated, were removed from their parents and adopted by white families. This was carried out by the government and various church missions. The idea was to protect these kids. [...]
Johnny Depp – here’s a Kiss for Life
The word ’superstar’ has become one of the most overused terms in the english language and also one of the most misused, especially when it is used to describe certain celebrities. In my opinion though Johnny Depp has every right to lay claim to the title of Superstar because he really is super.
Mr Depp quietly [...]
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