Genealogie in Australië

Tydens 'n onlangse kuier by die kinders in Australië het ons die kantore van die "Society of Australian Genealogists" by 379 Kent Street, Sydney gaan besoek en Heather Garnsey (Executive Officer) ontmoet. Sy het ons baie vriendelik ontvang en meer vertel van hulle vereniging en ook hulle pragtige kantore aan ons gewys.

Haar eerste opmerking was :"Dare we talk about the rugby?"  - dit was die week na die wedstryd tussen die Springbokke en Japan....




Heather Garnsey

Die vereniging is reeds vir 80 jaar besig om navorsers te help om voorsate op te spoor en het 'n versameling van ongeveer 4000 boeke asook toegang per rekenaar tot ongeveer1500 databasisse by hulle kantore. Volgens hulle inligtingstuk is hierdie die grootste private versameling van genealogiese and geskiedkundige rekords ter wêreld.

 Verder word daar gereeld opleiding en seminare gehou by Richmond Villa, die vereniging se ander gebou by Kentstraat 120, Sydney.

(www.sag.org.au)

MORKEL- A REMARKABLE SOUTH AFRICAN FAMILY

Church Windowpane

Morkel

A Remarkable South African Family

by André Theron Morkel

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Philip Morkel on perilous voyages to the far east in 17th century

establishing a farm that would be in the family for 300 years;

hosting 80 shipwrecked sailors;

the church window panes of 1723;

founding a town, Somerset West and a church;

food for hungry convicts on the Neptune,

breaking the pledge and being ostracised in the community;

sport internationals in rugby and cricket;

saving Brockman from the lion;

being licked in the face by a lion;

the Blantyre fighting Chamber of Commerce;

fighting on both sides in the Anglo Boer War;

pioneering in Rhodesia;

fighting Mugabe’s terrorists;

saving Rhinos and elephant from poachers;

linking mixed race Morkels with the family genealogy

founding a new church;

and much more.