WDYTYA is coming to SBSTV in OZ

[MarieC]

Well done those girls!!!  

The bit that saddened me a little was the fact that plots in Sth Aus only last 25 years, then graves are cleared.  Ita had to find gggranny's headstone in a group of many others that had also been moved.  At least she found her, I suppose!  

MarieC

PS  Trish, I agree that dee should have been the compiler of this episode!  And there was a bit much in it.

[deeiluka]

Now to be serious....have to say I enjoyed it .....but my perspective could be coloured by the time I spent researching and the personal involvement I had with the South Australian part of it.

Two absolutely outstanding parts for me of tonight's episode....one personal, the other amazing.

The personal part was the visit to Troubridge Shoal where her great great grandfather Buttrose's ship was grounded for almost two weeks. It brought back such memories, as for many years I lived in the nearest mainland little township and was a member of the Friends of Troubridge Shoal. Chris Johnson, who took Ita out to the lighthouse on his boat and talked to her about the ships that were grounded, I know very well.

The amazing part for me ....and Gadget....you would love to have seen this......was Ita getting to see the family tree going back to the 1400s that Francis Adelaide Crear had brought to South Australia with her!  That needs being cared for properly....it broke my heart to see how it was stored!    

And that painting of Adelaide's grandfather Murray! What treasures some of the descendants have!

Envy, envy, envy!

......dee

[trish251]

Glad you mentioned about the graves MarieC - that saddened me as well. I have come across this at private crematoriums but didn't think it applied to cemeteries - I have found all my direct families graves in Australia back to the first arrivals of 1833 - some have inscriptions worn away (and one couple have no headstones)  but they are all still in their original resting place

Trish

[deeiluka]

The graves stuff is happening more and more. But in the old cemeteries, there is usually a rule that prevents historical graves from being disturbed. My argument is that today's graves are tomorrow's historical graves.   

.....dee

[MarieC]

Yes Trish, all of mine are in their original places too - except in England, where a number of them have been cleared, including my Martin ggggrandparents!    Very frustrating.

dee, I too was very envious of what descendants had!  And I agree with your argument about graves.

Who's watching the replays, then??

MarieC

[Ruskie]

A trifle disappointing for me too. Not enough Scottish and NO Irish! Didn't really enjoy the New York visit and researching Uncle Casper ... not with gggetc grandparents yet to discover.

I felt sure (hoped) Ita would be shipped over to Co Clare! I think the problem was that Dee and Gadget did too good a job! The programme didn't cover much of their findings.

Now, as hoped, next Friday Aussie WDYTYA repeats (is there anyone out there who is techncially capable enough to copy these for Gadget?)

And Sunday, Amanda Redman ... the UK series ARE being shown here!!!!!!!

[trish251]

My knowledge from NSW/Qld/Vic could well be incorrect Dee and it may be that all my family graves are in "Historical Cemeteries"

I know when I had my parents ashes placed in the "rose garden" I initially paid for a 25 year license, but then paid again & extended it to "forever" - I am somewhat unsure as to how long is "forever" - Folks seem able to come up with development ideas that override most "forevers"

I do agree about the SA part of the story & the family documents and heirlooms that were in existence - we need to send Prue over to explain about preservation!  I wish they had followed that story back to Scotland.

Trish

[deeiluka]

I will probably watch the repeats....although I might just wait for the DVD to arrive.....


Some of my ancestors in Oz were too poor to have gravestones, but I am also lucky that some that did are in historical sections of cemeteries.

.....dee

[MarieC]

Whoopi-doo, Ruskie - more WDYTYA!!!!

I'll be watching Friday and Sunday!

Trish, the best way to protect cemeteries, I think, is to have local historians study them and do tours of them.  If anyone tried to reuse graves here, there would be a huge commotion!  And it isn't a designated historical cemetery!

MarieC