Maria's Family Archives

- my journey of discovery to document, preserve and share our family stories

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21 August 2019

Calling all Rydzewski descendants

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August and Rosalia (nee SLIWINSKA) RYDZEWSKI  emigrated from Poland to New Zealand on board the ‘Palmerston’ with their four children;...
25 March 2018

Remembering James 100 years on

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In loving memory of James RENSHAW, Private 350658 (3033), 18th (4th Glasgow Yeomanry) Bn., Highland Light Infantry, also Queens Own Royal G...
10 October 2015

Final Resting Places: - Ronald Herbert English

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Sitting high above the township on Crawford Road, just outside of the small Southland town of Mataura, sits the Mataura Cemetery. It is a ...
15 August 2015

From the Newspapers: - Wedding Bells

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My love for the New Zealand website ‘ Papers Past ’ just continues to grow. This is mainly due to the absolute wealth of family information...
27 July 2015

What's in a name (and how I got it so, so wrong) !!!

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Way back twenty or more years ago my family history research project was only just beginning to take shape. Most of my research was limite...
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12 June 2015

So who really is my father ....... Bryan or Ron ???

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Please don’t be shocked by the title of this story as I in no way have any doubts at all as to my true parentage. But this is the story of...
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14 May 2015

Grandfather, what on earth were you thinking !!!

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Those of you who in the past have read my blog will be well aware that I have a fascination with all things World War One and know that I ...
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