“Genealogy offers a gateway into an extended family, linked
vertically through time rather than horizontally in the present. In a world of confused and multiple
identities, it promises a deeper sense of who we are.”
Historian Graeme Davison has written the saga of his family
in the recently published: Lost Relations: fortunes of my family in Australia’sGolden Age”. His family’s history is similar
to many, with origins in England, family seeking new beginnings, part of an
exodus to Australia helping to shape the country we know today. The author has woven contextual and local
history into the narrative of his ancestor’s lives, which you certainly would
expect from an historian. It greatly
enriches the story he tells and is a great example for family historians
endeavouring to tell their own stories.
Endnotes for each chapter are included at the back of the
book, but only listed in a very general way.
It is lovely to see the author’s
female ancestors being celebrated in the happy informal photograph showcased on
the book cover. This book is a terrific
inspiration for any family history researcher to research and tell their family
story.
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