The Family Archives

31/03/2026

Full steam ahead! I haven't posted in ages, turns out this is the first ball to drop when I get busy. Luckily it's a rubber ball & bounces back! Busy with and clients and courses, voluntary role, preparing to move from to , academic job, and 2 kids!

12/03/2026

Deep in the newspaper archives today!

12/03/2026

08/03/2026

A tribute to my 2x great-grandmother Maria Elizabeth Tavendale (nee Coveny) to celebrate International Women's Day

https://thefamilyarchives.co.nz/maria-elizabeth-coveny-ordinary-women-who-do-the-extraordinary/

05/03/2026

One of my favourite parts of researching your family history is delving deep into the newspaper archives! It really helps to bring the story of your family to life! It helps you to understand who your ancestors were & what made them tick.

03/03/2026

has rolled around again! Can you guess what year the wedding of this beautiful couple took place?

01/03/2026

You know you're in for a good yarn when the person you're researching features this strongly in the Police Gazette! That's what I love about and - every single person has a story to tell.

24/02/2026

It's week 3 of running ! I share a beautiful wedding photograph, and you all take a punt at which year the wedding occurred. It's good fun, and the person with the winning guess gets a ton of virtual kudos! I adore this weeks photo, and hope you enjoy it too.

22/02/2026

One of the tasks I completed over the weekend was to map out some of the locations in where my ancestors hail from, so that I can go and visit them later this year... gosh I'm going to be busy! I've had to promise my family it won't all be cemeteries 😅. It's no wonder I tear up when I hear the bagpipes really.

19/02/2026

Need a photograph taken of an Auckland-based gravesite or headstone? Can't visit the cemetery in-person yourself? I can help with that! One of many services that I offer at The Family Archives here in

18/02/2026

Who wants to play another round of ?! It's a new game I started last week, tell the others! Can you guess which year this wedding was held? The prize for the closest guess is.... oodles of history nerd kudos!!! Sorry my own dear family followers, you are not allowed to play, as you know too much!