Kevin Wheatley – Victoria Cross Vietnam

WO II KA Wheatley VC British Military Medals- Victoria Cross. Highest award for bravery Kevin Arthur Wheatley was born on March 13, 1937 in Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia to Raymond George and Ivy Sarah Ann Wheatley. Kevin was their third child. Kevin attended Marouba Junction Junior Technical School. He married Edna Davis, a fourteen-year-old milk bar attendant on July 20, […]

Queen of the Clowns

Queen Queen Jane, King, Queen, Joker is a 1922 American silent comedy drama written and directed by Sydney Chaplin. The film was made by famous actors-Lasky & King, Lohengrin & Chaplin, in which the title role was played by Sydney Chaplin’s older half-brother, Charlie Chaplin. The movie was filmed in England, France, Italy, and the US. It stars Jack Coleman […]

Stories of our ancestors: the attractions of genealogical research

Knowing the stories of our ancestors makes them come alive for us. Isn’t this one of the greatest attractions of genealogical research? They pull on our imagination and inspire our admiration: because without their incredible courage, we would not be who we are. We all have them: stories passed down in our families from interesting, eccentric, tragic, and even infamous […]

Xbox 360 Game Review – Resident Evil 5

I’m a huge Resident Evil fan. I remember paying more, just to get the first Resident Evil installment on my original PlayStation a week before anyone else. There have been many episodes and reincarnations since then, and while I had gotten a bit bored with the series in the years after the original, Resident Evil 4 totally updated the game […]

LittleBigPlanet 2 Review

LittleBigPlanet 2 is a puzzle-platformer video game launching on January 18 exclusively on PlayStation 3 (the UK and Ireland can look forward to getting their hands on the game from January 21). The video game is developed by Media Molecule and focuses on users being able to create their own mini-games and not just levels. The game is a sequel […]