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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Wishing You a Safe and Happy 2026! Hi Everyone, I know we are already a week into it, but I just wanted to wish you all the best for 2026. I hope it will be a great year for you and those who are important to you. Alex and I were incredibly lucky over the…

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Part Two: Rooksdale Estate

The Continuing History of the Macveans & the Family Property at Little Billabong. Welcome to the next instalment of the story of Rooksdale. That amazing piece of Wiradjuri land that has meant so much not just to my own family but, as we learned in Part One, to a whole lot of other people too.…

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A Quick Glimpse: Mr Samuel Hill

My 3x Great Grand Uncle Samuel was the brother of my 3x great-grandmother, Hannah Hill. Hannah was, of course, married to my 3x great-grandfather, John Hugh Macvean. This is Samuel: I knew next to nothing about Samuel until I started researching information for part two of my posts on the Rooksdale Estate and then I…

Family History

Update For: MADAM PRESIDENT

Marion Jane Macvean née Fraser This is a quick update on some of the information I provided in my series of posts published earlier this year, titled “Madam President”. Just a reminder, Marion was married to John Macvean, my 1st Cousin 4x removed. She was also the daughter of Sir Simon Fraser and Margaret Bolger,…

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About Me (2026)
Hi, I’m John and I’m pictured here with my best friend in life, Alexandra and our two amazing sons, Xander & Calan.

I started this blog about seven years ago as a place to store and share all those lost stories of my family that I have been lucky enough to uncover.

My hope is that my family and any future family might find these stories as valuable as I have, in helping them discover who they are.

An unexpected gift of writing this blog has been the amazing opportunity to make connections with people all around the globe.

If you have landed here, thanks for visiting and I hope you find something of interest.

John

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