There’s a bear in there… and a dog as well
I am guessing that Australians who read this blog post will automatically have a tune going through their heads as they read the title. The
Writing about my family, history and moments in time.
Royal Romanov playmates of my grandmother
Above is a photo, taken at Ivnia, of my maternal great-grandmother, Countess Catherine Nicholaievna Kleinmichel, her daughters and Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich – according to
In the Years 1915-1917 the Bank was Foreign
My parents and grandparents were definitely hoarders. Each time I attempt to sort through the papers and letters and documents and photographs and other things
What happened to her fur coat?
I often find documents in the many papers I inherited, which make me wonder about why they have been kept for so long. Documents which
Seven Drops of Blood – the Voronov Crest
According to the memories of my great-grandmother, Anna Pavlovna Voronov, many of the male Voronovs (Woronoffs), my maternal grandfather’s family, were in the Russian military.
Digging into the roots to discover the beginning
I am incredibly lucky that my cousin, Wolf Lackschewitz, compiled a detailed genealogy of my father’s family – the Fircks. Unfortunately for me, the collection
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