Research Progress
Our Earliest Story (prepared in 2021) I have gone back about as far as I can with the sources that…
Harry and Lena Voss
The Voss family married into our Piltz line, and their surname has been regularly mentioned in family stories and occasions…
Mystery Hoffmann
As we know, a number of the children of Samuel and Maria Rosina (nee Hayn) Hoffmann emigrated to South Australia in…
In 1894 Victoria held a Royal Commission on Water Supply
The supply of water to our farms and cities in Australia has always been an issue. Between 1894 to 1896…
Lobethal Dodransbicentennial
Dodransbicentennial is a Latin word meaning a quarter off a bicentennial, of course therefore 175 years. Which was recognised in…
ANZAC Day Wedding
Nana and Popo’s Wedding. A special article for celebrating Dad’s 83rd Birthday. Also a reason I proposed to my now…
Doctor R. H. Schlink
Doctor Schlink was the physician for JSG Hoffmann’s rheumatoid ailments in 1911. The feature image of the Schlink family is…
Passing of GGGrandfather – Johann Samuel Gotthilf Hoffmann
In His Service Here rests in peace our beloved husband and father exchanging worldly suffering for the pleasures of heaven…
Dudley Charles and Betty Elaine (nee King) Hoffmann
There had been a rift in earlier generations, as such my family had little to do with Dudley’s family for…
Lost and now found. Anna Maria ROSINA Hoffmann!
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. Psalm 16:6 As mentioned in…