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Come walk with me. Through the Samoa Archives.

I invite you to take a walk with me along the streets of Apia in the early 1900’s. Wave to Samuel Meredith as he delivers ice to your door. Stop and chat to Montgomery Betham as he builds a new coach and shoes your horses. Lets have our picture taken at Tattersalls Studio. We might… Continue reading Come walk with me. Through the Samoa Archives.

Apia, family history research, sleepless in samoa, WW1 and Samoa soldiers

A Letter from WW1

Some of you may know that I'm a family history research addict. And during my quest to compile my children's family tree spanning back sixteen generations, I've had the opportunity to discover some amazing places, people and records. One of these is the Nelson Memorial Public Library in Apia where there is a collection of… Continue reading A Letter from WW1