Carmel Galvin
@crgalvin.bsky.social
Interests - reading, #genealogy, #familyhistory, sewing. Blog at earlieryears.blogspot.com and carmelgalvin.info
Archiving my family history at weare.xyz
Webmaster at https://www.genealogy-noosa.org.au/
Archiving my family history at weare.xyz
Webmaster at https://www.genealogy-noosa.org.au/
Some thoughts on finding and digitising our family’s ephemera. #FamilyHistory
Ephemera in the Family
Collecting the stories behind those pieces of paper, Christmas letters, membership and business cards, funeral memorabilia and more.
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December 6, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Some thoughts on finding and digitising our family’s ephemera. #FamilyHistory
Using some AI tools to promote our local #FamilyHistory group. #genealogy
December 2, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Using some AI tools to promote our local #FamilyHistory group. #genealogy
Using Gemini to search bookshelves, another fascinating, useful post from Dan Russell. #books #genealogy searchresearch1.blogspot.com/2025/11/sear...
SearchResearch Method: Control-F for reality (finding books on your shelves)
Ever lose a book on your shelves? I spent an hour tearing my personal library apart in a desperate search. Ever happen to you? You know, ...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Using Gemini to search bookshelves, another fascinating, useful post from Dan Russell. #books #genealogy searchresearch1.blogspot.com/2025/11/sear...
Have you tried NotebookLM? Add your own sources then use it tools to generate infographics, slides and more.
Using AI tools to enhance family history stories. crgalvin.substack.com/p/adding-to-... #genealogy #FamilyHistory
Adding to the Family Archive
Using a variety of AI tools to enhance my family history stories
crgalvin.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Have you tried NotebookLM? Add your own sources then use it tools to generate infographics, slides and more.
Using AI tools to enhance family history stories. crgalvin.substack.com/p/adding-to-... #genealogy #FamilyHistory
Adding to the Family Archive
Using a variety of AI tools to enhance my family history stories
crgalvin.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Using AI tools to enhance family history stories. crgalvin.substack.com/p/adding-to-... #genealogy #FamilyHistory
What fun, an interesting look at Bookmarks. paulineconolly.com/2025/bookmar...
BOOKMARKS 🔖📚
Bookmarks have a rich social history. I have gathered a lot over the years, and also managed to lose a fair few. The leather one below is quite special. My partner and I walked the Thames path when…
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October 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
What fun, an interesting look at Bookmarks. paulineconolly.com/2025/bookmar...
Who will remember Catherine? A recent post about my husband’s 3x gt grandmother #genealogy #FamilyHistory app.weare.xyz/blog/galvin-...
A Poignant Notice
Remembering her motherHow are people remembered? Who recalls their life? What does a death notice convey?O'NEILL.—Of your charity pray for the repose of the soul of Catherine O'Neill, relict of the la...
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September 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Who will remember Catherine? A recent post about my husband’s 3x gt grandmother #genealogy #FamilyHistory app.weare.xyz/blog/galvin-...
Just rechecked some recent additions to the National Archives Australia, picture of my father-in-law John, aged 17, Jan. 1937 on enlistment in RAAF. An amazing likeness to my husband and son at similar ages. He served throughout WWII #FamilyHistory
September 12, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Just rechecked some recent additions to the National Archives Australia, picture of my father-in-law John, aged 17, Jan. 1937 on enlistment in RAAF. An amazing likeness to my husband and son at similar ages. He served throughout WWII #FamilyHistory
Reposted by Carmel Galvin
EVENT Sat 30th Aug, 17:00 BST
click to join: fb.me/e/3C9nqKIZC
WeAre.xyz Features & Fun August Taster
Join our super friendly group zoom on collaborative family archiving, & all things ancestral & nostalgic :)
#FamilyHistory
ChatGPT's image of group of genealogists having A LOT OF FUN on vacation
click to join: fb.me/e/3C9nqKIZC
WeAre.xyz Features & Fun August Taster
Join our super friendly group zoom on collaborative family archiving, & all things ancestral & nostalgic :)
#FamilyHistory
ChatGPT's image of group of genealogists having A LOT OF FUN on vacation
August 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
EVENT Sat 30th Aug, 17:00 BST
click to join: fb.me/e/3C9nqKIZC
WeAre.xyz Features & Fun August Taster
Join our super friendly group zoom on collaborative family archiving, & all things ancestral & nostalgic :)
#FamilyHistory
ChatGPT's image of group of genealogists having A LOT OF FUN on vacation
click to join: fb.me/e/3C9nqKIZC
WeAre.xyz Features & Fun August Taster
Join our super friendly group zoom on collaborative family archiving, & all things ancestral & nostalgic :)
#FamilyHistory
ChatGPT's image of group of genealogists having A LOT OF FUN on vacation
In 1864 James Smyth followed his 3 elder brothers to South Australia, Irish chain migration in action. app.weare.xyz/share/earlie...
#FamilyHistory #genealogy
#FamilyHistory #genealogy
James, an Irish immigrant in Alma
The Family in CastlepollardIn the rolling hills of County Westmeath, Ireland, a child was born in 1834 who would eventually become part of the great wave of Irish immigration that helped shape colonia...
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August 6, 2025 at 8:27 AM
In 1864 James Smyth followed his 3 elder brothers to South Australia, Irish chain migration in action. app.weare.xyz/share/earlie...
#FamilyHistory #genealogy
#FamilyHistory #genealogy
Just received my blog books from Pixxibook(dot)com A4 size, glossy print sturdy hardcover binding. Covering 13 years of #Horgan and #ODea stories. #FamilyHistory #genealogy
July 17, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Just received my blog books from Pixxibook(dot)com A4 size, glossy print sturdy hardcover binding. Covering 13 years of #Horgan and #ODea stories. #FamilyHistory #genealogy
Brilliant, this will be so useful. Thank you
Ok, so I think I have a userscript that toggles the display of tags in Trove lists. Details in the morning... (ping @david_coombe_cbr)
July 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Brilliant, this will be so useful. Thank you
Cold mornings remind me of this little girl’s sad tale. earlieryears.blogspot.com/2025/07/a-wi... #genealogy #FamilyHistory
A Winter Tragedy in Terowie
A Life of Quiet Strength In the cold midwinter of 1913, Kitty suffered a horrific accident that would change her life forever. With her fat...
earlieryears.blogspot.com
July 15, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Cold mornings remind me of this little girl’s sad tale. earlieryears.blogspot.com/2025/07/a-wi... #genealogy #FamilyHistory
Reposted by Carmel Galvin
cricketers debasing labourer
heterodox church vulgarities
divorced baseball banalities
https://wraggelabs.com/fotp/?word=cricketers&word=debasing&word=labourer&word=heterodox&word=church&word=vulgarities&word=divorced&word=baseball&word=banalities
heterodox church vulgarities
divorced baseball banalities
https://wraggelabs.com/fotp/?word=cricketers&word=debasing&word=labourer&word=heterodox&word=church&word=vulgarities&word=divorced&word=baseball&word=banalities
the future of the past
wraggelabs.com
June 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
cricketers debasing labourer
heterodox church vulgarities
divorced baseball banalities
https://wraggelabs.com/fotp/?word=cricketers&word=debasing&word=labourer&word=heterodox&word=church&word=vulgarities&word=divorced&word=baseball&word=banalities
heterodox church vulgarities
divorced baseball banalities
https://wraggelabs.com/fotp/?word=cricketers&word=debasing&word=labourer&word=heterodox&word=church&word=vulgarities&word=divorced&word=baseball&word=banalities
Choosing, enhancing photos for a #familyhistory photo book. earlieryears.blogspot.com/2025/06/arra...
Arranging a Family Photobook
For the Grandchildren Now in the second half of the year thoughts turn to approaching birthdays and that inevitable end of the year Christma...
earlieryears.blogspot.com
June 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Choosing, enhancing photos for a #familyhistory photo book. earlieryears.blogspot.com/2025/06/arra...
Another method to get and display family tree data. earlieryears.blogspot.com/2025/06/life...
Lifespans, charts and timelines
During the month of April I experimented with a variety of methods to display family history data. Ideas come from video channels, blogs and...
earlieryears.blogspot.com
June 3, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Another method to get and display family tree data. earlieryears.blogspot.com/2025/06/life...
Interesting story behind the Claddagh Ring www.aletterfromireland.com/the-claddagh...
The Claddagh Ring: A Small Circle with a Big Story
This week, I want to share the story behind perhaps one of the most recognised symbol of Irish heritage around the world - the Claddagh ring.
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May 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Interesting story behind the Claddagh Ring www.aletterfromireland.com/the-claddagh...
Last in my posts for April #AtoZchallenge a recap of posts. Z for The Family History Zone earlieryears.blogspot.com #FamilyHistory #genealogy
April 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Last in my posts for April #AtoZchallenge a recap of posts. Z for The Family History Zone earlieryears.blogspot.com #FamilyHistory #genealogy
X for Extracting the details #AtoZchallenge #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #SchoolRecords earlieryears.blogspot.com/2025/04/extr...
April 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
X for Extracting the details #AtoZchallenge #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #SchoolRecords earlieryears.blogspot.com/2025/04/extr...
W for Writing their stories, a detailed description of wedding outfits in 1938 #AtoZchallenge #FamilyHistory #Horgan
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earlieryears.blogspot.com/2025/04/writ...
Writing their stories
This series of posts focuses on an A-Z theme for April in 2025. I have chosen events that occurred On This Day in April of years in the past...
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April 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
W for Writing their stories, a detailed description of wedding outfits in 1938 #AtoZchallenge #FamilyHistory #Horgan
earlieryears.blogspot.com/2025/04/writ...
earlieryears.blogspot.com/2025/04/writ...
Meet Andrew Michael O’Leary (1849–1920) – South Australian pioneer, farmer, husband, and father of eight.
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #IrishInAustralia #PioneerLife #OLearyFamily #AtoZchallenge
📖 Read the full story U For Uncover earlieryears.blogspot.com/2025/04/unco...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #IrishInAustralia #PioneerLife #OLearyFamily #AtoZchallenge
📖 Read the full story U For Uncover earlieryears.blogspot.com/2025/04/unco...
April 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Meet Andrew Michael O’Leary (1849–1920) – South Australian pioneer, farmer, husband, and father of eight.
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #IrishInAustralia #PioneerLife #OLearyFamily #AtoZchallenge
📖 Read the full story U For Uncover earlieryears.blogspot.com/2025/04/unco...
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #IrishInAustralia #PioneerLife #OLearyFamily #AtoZchallenge
📖 Read the full story U For Uncover earlieryears.blogspot.com/2025/04/unco...
T is for Timelines for #FamilyHistory #genealogy
Two different timelines in the #AtoZchallenge earlieryears.blogspot.com/2025/04/t-fo...
Two different timelines in the #AtoZchallenge earlieryears.blogspot.com/2025/04/t-fo...
April 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
T is for Timelines for #FamilyHistory #genealogy
Two different timelines in the #AtoZchallenge earlieryears.blogspot.com/2025/04/t-fo...
Two different timelines in the #AtoZchallenge earlieryears.blogspot.com/2025/04/t-fo...
Reposted by Carmel Galvin
My latest Legacy Family Tree Webinar recording has been released. #FREE until Apr 28. #familyhistory #genealogy #ai
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familytreewebinars.com/webinar/gpts...
GPTs for Family History: Unlocking the Potential of AI - Legacy Family Tree Webinars
Explore the cutting-edge world of Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPTs) and their applications in family history in this innovative webinar. You’ll learn...
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April 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
My latest Legacy Family Tree Webinar recording has been released. #FREE until Apr 28. #familyhistory #genealogy #ai
familytreewebinars.com/webinar/gpts...
familytreewebinars.com/webinar/gpts...
April 19, 2025 at 7:46 AM
P for Preservation of stories, documents and photos earlieryears.blogspot.com/2025/04/pres... #AtoZchallenge, #FamilyHistory #genealogy
Preservation of stories, documents and photos
This series of posts focuses on an A-Z theme for April in 2025. I have chosen events that occurred On This Day in April of years in the pa...
earlieryears.blogspot.com
April 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
P for Preservation of stories, documents and photos earlieryears.blogspot.com/2025/04/pres... #AtoZchallenge, #FamilyHistory #genealogy