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karenmcc · Post by **karenmcc** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:25 am

Yes I watched it. What an interesting family. I knew he was going to be the one descendant from convicts when i saw the six they had picked. (he even made that funny little comment himself at the end)

When I saw the photos in the barn, I just thought how lucky that they have survived. My father remembers an old portrait of his grandfather that was always hanging at his mothers place, which no-one knows the whereabouts of now. So I'd be chuffed even if I found it hanging in a dunny somewhere;)

Karen

Currie · Post by **Currie** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:12 am

I saw it, and thought it was ok, but I missed a couple of the earlier UK ones. They made it look so easy, everything presented on a plate, not the slightest hint of how difficult and time consuming it really is.

All of a sudden, auntie drops in from America, he’s in the inner sanctum with Cooks Journal, tramping through someone’s private home, standing on the deck of sailing ship, whisked off to the North coast, probably by helicopter, meets a lady with a two mile long family tree, confronts a photo of a murderous ancestor that probably should have been in the dunny, and then, about the time I lost the plot, he turns up in Ireland.

Jack didn’t have to lift a finger, all he had to do was what he’s become well known for. Crunch time will come when Jack has to sit down by himself and work on all those branches of his tree that weren’t touched on. Will he bother? maybe not.

But then, that’s television, 10% information and 90% entertainment. Nevertheless, needless to say, they’ll be entertaining me again same time, same station, next week.

Alan

trish1 · Post by **trish1** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:19 am

It is how the show always works Alan - otherwise how would you find all those ancestors in 45 minutes

. For the first in Oz, I think it was useful in explaining the best place to start is with older relatives (just that we have to hope they live nearby, cause most of us can't afford to fly them in from the US

) - and we had a quick trip to the NSW Registry (obviously moves at a faster pace than the Qld one) and then the Mitchell.

I never did quite work out who was the lady with the 33 miles of family tree.

Trish

trish1 · Post by **trish1** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:23 am

Probably should mention if you go to SBS web site (which I gather can only be accessed from Australia) and enter the competition you can then get a years sub to ancestry for half price ($AU75 - covers UK and Australia). You also get 1 month free trial so tis the cheapest I have seen ancestry. Details were in the Oz Sunday papers.

Trish

Currie · Post by **Currie** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:19 am

Thanks Trish,

I was on the SBS site earlier but didn’t even spot the competition. I’ll have to chase up the Sun-Herald. Just thinking about the $1500 prize, in the unlikely event of winning, I think I would prefer a 10 year, or whatever, Ancestry subscription or a lesser amount in cash to spend on certificates, wills, old books and the like.

Alan

trish1 · Post by **trish1** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:05 am

I couldn't find the link in history - but tis here (eventually)

http://programs.sbs.com.au/who/ancestrycomp/

Trish

StewL · Post by **StewL** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:09 am

I didnt see last nights episode on Jack Thompson (I didnt have charge of the remote

) But I have been to the Mitchell a few times and they have a lot of fiches there to strain your eyes looking at, plus computer access to a number of databases. But as has been said Jack probably didnt have to lift a finger or strain an eyeball

Perhaps he will continue researching, who knows

trish1 · Post by **trish1** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:59 am

StewL wrote:I didnt see last nights episode on Jack Thompson (I didnt have charge of the remote ) But I have been to the Mitchell a few times and they have a lot of fiches there to strain your eyes looking at, plus computer access to a number of databases. But as has been said Jack probably didnt have to lift a finger or strain an eyeball Perhaps he will continue researching, who knows

He probably didn't have to find anywhere to park the car either

- but that is the show - with a paid researcher no doubt we could more quickly find what we want - but the looking is much of the enjoyment

Trish

wini · Post by **wini** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:41 pm

Yes Trish,

sometimes I feel I could do with a paid researcher but I just enjoy the challenge even if I have to abandon people from time to time and go on to someone else.

wini

trish1 · Post by **trish1** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:33 am

I enjoyed Kate Cerberano last night - interesting to see that other folks have family folklore that turns out to be a distance from the truth

- She managed to trip around NSW, SA, Tas and Victoria so must be a WA one due soon.

Next week is Geoffrey Robertson & the preview mentioned Scotland - so hopefully we will be visiting some places of his Scottish folks.

Trish

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