Moments of serendipity
I had two chance encounters on the |
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The second encounter, as my wife Jane and I were on the beach with the Mitchell photographs, was with Owen Lonsdale, a Londoner. He was leading a small family party, on his own first visit. We introduced ourselves. I happened to have in my hand, from the Mitchell collection, a photograph of Owen Lonsdale’s grandfather, Fred Heron, who lived on the |
Family connections These encounters involved descendants of three families with a close connection in the 20th century: Heron, Mitchell, Murray. Another family swiftly came into focus: Glover. We had known the name of Dr Glover for many years, but I had never known who he was nor what his |
A gathering of descendants In December 2006 Agnes Heron, a grand-daughter of Fred Heron, asked me whether it would be possible to arrange a visit to the Island of Heron descendants, of whom there are very many. I responded with enthusiasm and with the further suggestion that we invite descendants of the other ‘key individuals’ whose family histories I was beginning to explore. We planned the details together (with Alexander McCulloch's agreement), and about 140 people told us they would like to attend. This became the Easter Expedition 2007
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