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Bart Kakoschke
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Jan 13
Winter Holiday 2017
It all began, as so many modern misadventures do, with an unsolicited email. This one, from MSC Cruises, offered an implausibly inexpensive 17-night repositioning cruise from Genoa to Dubai. I briefly considered the prudent response—deleting it—but predictably opted for the impulsive one instead. Reader, I booked it. Given the December departure, we tacked on a …
Mar 24
Emigrants from Kreis Züllichau (Brandenburg)
For family historians with an interest in the Prussian district of Züllichau, Frankfurt (Oder), compiled below is a list of about 2,000 emigrants, sorted alphabetically by surname. I believe the source of the data was the book The Old Lutheran Emigration at the Middle of the 19th Century, by Wilhelm Iwan, published in 1943. My …
Nov 19
Summer Holiday 2016
A Visit to Australia and Tanzania via the Scenic Route This year, Zawadi decided she and the children—Amani and Malaika—would decamp to Tanzania for the summer. I, too, was long overdue for a trip to East Africa. At the same time, I felt the gravitational pull of Australia and a growing sense of familial obligation. …
Jun 04
Searcy Baptisms in Nottinghamshire
For anyone who’s also researching SEARCY/SEARCEY ancestors from Nottinghamshire, below is a consolidated list of all the baptisms from 1682 onwards: Christian Father’s Fathers’ Mother’s Mother’s Date Parish Abode Profession Name Christian Surname Christian Surname Baptism / Name Name Born yyyy mm dd Mary James SEARCY Mary 1682 Read more […]
Nov 01
A Visit to the Old Kakoschke Farm
A Visit to the Old Kakoschke Farm (or what’s left of it anyway) 2015 marked the centenary of the death of the original Aussie Kakoschke – Johann Friedrich Wilhelm, better known as Jack. In September, my brother Lex and I had the opportunity to visit the ruins of the old Kakoschke family home, out on …
Oct 23
European Vacation 2015
European Escapades Without the Wings We had an exceedingly agreeable sojourn through Europe this past summer—our own Grand Tour, minus the powdered wigs and rampant consumption. The journey commenced with Swiss Airways to Milan and concluded in Berlin, with Swiss again doing the honours. These were, you’ll be relieved to know, the only airborne episodes …
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