Jamie's Passion is Dance


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My daughter Jamie has had a passion for dance that outlasted all her friends who started with her. Now, as she has just graduated High School she is starting to see her future and the road she needs to follow in pursuit of her dream. This video is of a number...

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Grandpa Spells' Military Details


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The AIF ProjectHome | Search | About | Disclaimer   John Birmingham SPELLS Regimental number508ReligionRoman CatholicOccupationAgentAddressBurra Street, Port Wakefield, South AustraliaMarital statusSingleAge at embarkation21Next of kinMother, Mrs. Capt. Spells, Burra Street, Port Watkefield, South AustraliaEnlistment date10 September 1914Rank on enlistmentPrivateUnit name3rd Light Horse Regiment, A SquadronAWM Embarkation Roll number10/8/1Embarkation detailsUnit embarked...

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Do You Remember the Seventies?


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Legacy


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Before I started making my family tree I never really thought about leaving a legacy.

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Lorna's Debutante Jewellery


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My mother, Lorna May WALLACE (nee SPELLS) was an only child and the apple of her father's eye. She had often accompanied her parents on overseas voyages, usually to Europe, as Grandpa worked for Philips, the Dutch electrical company. She didn't, however, travel with them in 1934 when they bought her...

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Stenotype school


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Since only one in ten graduates from stenotype school, I would have to say that this was my greatest achievement. The fall after graduating from Frank W. Cox High School in 1970, I enrolled in Princess Anne Business College in Virginia Beach, Virginia, for a one-year executive secretarial diploma program and graduated...

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My Greatest Achievement


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As I typed in the heading for this topic, I stopped and pondered over it for a few minutes. Was my greatest achievement the swimming trophies, medal and prizes I won as a teenager?Was my greatest achievement my nursing career; gaining my General , Psychiatric and Theatre qualifications while still working...

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