At Home in the Hills – Beautiful Blumberg
I’ve often wondered how many people have felt inexplicably drawn to a particular place. It’s a curious sensation, and I’ve…
Second Hoffmann Book
I am starting to map out the contents for book 2 In the late-1980s, on our very first trip to…
A young JSG Hoffmann encounters Napoleon Bonaparte
This is paraphrased from the Legnica town Facebook Page (Miasto Legnica) – but requires more research. 212 years ago (June…
Family names appearing where expected in 1722
Looking through the Polish Archives over the last week exposed a couple of interesting documents. In summary they detail tax…
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…