Jennifer Empey Family History

Remembering  Private Walter Lindley Captain William Arthur Empey Sapper Valentine Gilbert Empey Private William Lovett 100 years in 2018 In 2018, World War I ended 100 years ago. As an Australian, each year we observe one minute's silence on Remembrance Day at the 11 th Hour on the 11th Day of the 11th Month. The  ‘Last Post’ is played on the bugle. And the ‘Ode of Remembrance’ is cited: ‘They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them.’  [1] Lest We Forget. #RemembranceDay #1MS #Armistice100 #TYFYS Lest we forget Lest we forget those who never came home. Those who lie in known and unknown graves. Those whose remains linger where they lay and remain missing. They are commemorated on memorials to the missing, like Menin Gate  in Ypres, Belgium,  like  my great-grandfather, Walter Lindley.  [2] ...

My Family’s Possible Connection to the Vikings How a TV Series Sparked My Curiosity Watching the TV series Vikings reminds me of my family history research. Someone once traced my family tree back to Sigurd, the brother that Ivar kills in the series. I don’t know if it’s been verified, so I can’t say whether it’s true or not. But I find it fascinating that someone could follow a line all the way back to Ragnar and his sons, even if the claim ends up being right or wrong. It makes watching the battles feel a little eerie, knowing there’s a possibility—however small—that my ancestors might connect to those stories. If I weren’t interested in family history, I would never have known about the breadcrumbs someone left behind. Whether the link is true or false, it still makes me wonder. And it makes history even more compelling because of all the ancestors I stumble across. It makes me want to learn about the kind of lives they might have led.