Tuesday 28 January 2014

G'day Y'all!

Hi there. I’m Caitie & I reside in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. I’m 23, so if I’m not mistaken, that makes me the youngest author on Worldwide Genealogy. I’ve lived in Brisbane my whole life (minus a year), and in my line of ancestors I was the first person born in Queensland. You might have been able to tell by the title of this post, that I’m half Australian (G’day) and half American (Y’all). My Dad grew up in Sydney, while my Mum is from Texas. I have lived in America before – Virginia, for a year when I was a baby. I remember nothing.

I caught the genealogy bug – that’s what we call it in our family – on the 8th of July, 2009, when I was 18. Needless to say, I’ve been obsessed with genealogy ever since. I’m not the first person to research our family history. My paternal Grandfather, Poppa, was first generation Australian born. His parents were from Scotland and arrived in Sydney in the 1880’s. My Poppa was an only child, but he connected with many cousins that we have around the world including in Canada & New Zealand. 

My Poppa (middle) with his cousins in Scotland.

On my mother’s side, my Grandma loved genealogy. If you’re from Texas, you’re considered to be a Southerner, and there’s generally one thing that a Southerner always knows – the family tree. My Grandma was adopted and researched her adoptive and biological ancestors. My Mum, Aunt and Uncle always tell the story of while they were growing up; their friends would be at the beach during summer vacation. Not them. They would be at court houses, churches and civil war battlegrounds with my Grandparents. My Grandma drilled the family tree into them. My Aunt & Uncle caught the genealogy bug, but it completely skipped my Mum and came to me. My Grandma died in 1980, ten years before I was born, so I never knew her. However, I feel like I am getting to know her through my genealogy. I also know that she would have loved this concept of Worldwide Genealogy. 

My Grandma, Nancy Robinson.
1932 - 1980

Anyway, where else can you find me?

I live over at Genealogically Speaking. I co-run the blog Young and Savvy Genealogists. I’m actually yet to do my first post over there – that’s something for tonight after work. Last year in August, coinciding with National Family History Month in Australia, I took the plunge and started a YouTube Channel. I love writing and blogging about my family history, but I wanted to TALK about it. I love love love talking to people about it. I’m definitely going to mention Worldwide Genealogy in my next video.

When I’m not doing genealogy, I’m a full time University student studying Criminology. I graduate this year. That’s a scary thought. The second half of the semester is usually when I begin to drown in assignments and exams, so I’m hoping I can keep up with one post a month here. :) I'm very excited to a part of Worldwide Genealogy. Thank you Julie!

Until next time genea-friends...



12 comments:

  1. Love it! Very refreshing, so looking forward to you future blogs. It is wonderful that you are carrying on your grandmothers love of genealogy, in a new and innovative way.
    Cheers
    Di

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  2. I agree with Di, very refreshing Caitlin. I love how you are getting to know your Grandmother through your genealogy in a 21st Century way, embracing technology. Simply wonderful!

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  3. Your grandmother was beautiful!

    I'll be very interested to read your posts and learn more about what appeals to the generation after mine. My nephews read my blog and ask a lot of questions when we see each other, but so far neither one has taken up the research baton. I need to figure how to discover and groom my successor. ;)

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  4. It is great to see someone from the next generation with so much enthusiasm for your family history. Like the comments above Caitlin, your article is very refreshing. I too will be interested in following your blog, as I have yet to find anyone to take up my research after me.

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  5. Love your article Caitlin, and like the above comments, very refreshing. I too will be interested to read your blogs, to determine how I can get one of my children to follow the research path for the future. Cheers Kerry

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  6. Caitie, it's great to see the younger generation taking such an interest in family history. I hope I'll meet you in person at the seminar in Brisbane on Saturday 1st?

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    1. Thank you! I will be there! I'll probably be looking a little out of place :P

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  7. I enjoyed your post Caitlin. I also research my Adopted and Birth families. It is wonderful that you got started in genealogy at a young age. Once that bug bites you...you got it for life. I look forward to your posts. :-)

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  8. Aww wow! Thank you all for your lovely comments! :D I've just always been interested in family and knowing how people were connected to us. I'll have to gather some ideas on how to get my generation interested because I'm sure I'll have to figure out how to get my future children interested too!

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  9. Caitlin ! Welcome Baby Girl! Our YOUNGEST! this is Great! I loved the photos and History Lesson. Keep your Schooling up! Mrs. Robinson was a Beaut! Keep letting her Spirit Inspire you! WElcome to the Fold!

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  10. Love your post Caitie just wish my 22 year old son was in to Genealogy. Criminology seems to me to be the ideal subject to complement those detective skills required for this hobby. Good Luck with your studies.

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    1. Thank you! ^_^ I love that they both require detective skills. I'd love to combine both genealogy and criminology into one career in the future.

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