On Saturday 20 June 2009 19:25:52 Marjedawn_1 wrote: > Hello Marg, > > Thank you for posting this fabulous site. > > I have found a lot of references to my family which are new to me. > I, too have found interesting references to my family. I discovered that my grandfather was known locally in Maitland by his second name where he was prominent in the Bolwarra Methodist church. I also found my g-grandmother's nephews taking part in the ploughing competitions. Such newspaper articles bring to life those raw data which is all BMDs ever can be. -- ==== Michael Lightfoot Canberra, Australia [email protected] ====