I have joined Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge. Here is a summary of my weekly posts:

• • Week 1 (January 1-7): Start
  • • Start 2018 by accentuating the positive
  • Week 2 (January 8-14): Favorite Photo
  • • A picnic in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens
  • Week 3 (January 15-21): Longevity
  • • Portrait of Mrs Geoffrey de Crespigny by Ernest Milston – my grandmother is the longest lived of all the people on my family tree; she died just short of her 105th birthday.
  • Week 4 (January 22-28): Invite to Dinner
  • • Charles Fox Champion de Crespigny (1785 – 1875) – my fourth great grandfather was quoted as saying “Ask him to dinner” he would say & I will quickly tell you if he is a real gentleman -”
  • Week 5 (January 29-February 4): In the Census
  • • Heaton Champion de Crespigny in 1841
  • Week 6 (February 5-11): Favorite Name
  • • the name Charlotte
  • Week 7 (February 12-18): Valentine
  • • Three little maids from school – a photograph with the author of Picnic at Hanging Rock; the picnic took place on Valentine’s Day
  • Week 8 (February 19-25): Heirloom
  • • Notes from a toy hospital 1919
    • The Advent Angel Orchestra
  • Week 9 (February 26-March 4): Where There’s a Will
  • • Will of Thomas Champion de Crespigny made 1704 probated 1712
    • A natural conclusion
  • Week 10 (March 5-11): Strong Woman
  • • Jacobites in skirts
  • Week 11 (March 12-18): Lucky
  • Week 12 (March 19-25): Misfortune
  • Week 13 (March 26-April 1): The Old Homestead
  • Week 14 (April 2-8): The Maiden Aunt
  • • L is for Lilian
  • Week 15 (April 9-15): Taxes
  • Week 16 (April 16-22): Storms
  • • The wreck of the “Casino”
  • Week 17 (April 23-29): Cemetery
  • • D is for Daniel
    • H is for Henry
    • J is for John
  • Week 18 (April 30-May 6): Close Up
  • Week 19 (May 7-13): Mother’s Day
  • Week 20 (May 14-20): Another Language
  • Week 21 (May 21-27): Military
  • • Sister Minnie Goldstein
    • Gabriel Crespigny and Thomas Caulfeild
  • Week 22 (May 28-June 3): So Far Away
  • Week 23 (June 4-10): Going to the Chapel
    • Trove Tuesday: Arrival of Francis and Sarah Tuckfield
  • Week 24 (June 11-17): Father’s Day
  • Week 25 (June 18-24): Same Name
  • Week 26 (June 25-July 1)): Black Sheep

Week 27 (July 2-8): Independence
Week 28 (July 9-15): Travel
Week 29 (July 16-22): Music
Week 30 (July 23-29): Colorful

Week 31 (July 30-Aug. 5): Oldest
Week 32 (Aug. 6-12): Youngest
Week 33 (Aug. 13-19): Family Legend
Week 34 (Aug. 20-26): Non-Population
Week 35 (Aug. 27-Sept. 2): Back to School

Week 36 (Sept. 3-9): Work
Week 37 (Sept. 10-16): Closest to Your Birthday
Week 38 (Sept. 17-23): Unusual Source
Week 39 (Sept. 24-30): On the Farm

Week 40 (Oct. 1-7): Ten
Week 41 (Oct. 8-14): Sports
Week 42 (Oct. 15-21): Conflict
Week 43 (Oct. 22-28): Cause of Death
Week 44 (Oct. 29. – Nov. 4): Frightening