Month: November 2017
An interesting story is told of William Marsters by Thomas Trood who was at one time the British Vice Consul at Apia, Samoa. Thomas Trood died in 1916 but in 1912, published an article entitled “Island Reminiscences –… Read More
Checking through an interesting discussion on the Genealogy.com Marsters Family Genealogy Forum I found a thread that was debating the issue of who was the “Middle Family” and why were they called the Middle Family when they say… Read More
As I mentioned in an earlier blog, one of the things that William Marsters demanded of his children on the island was that they only spoke English in public. But he did allow some leeway for the parent… Read More
Another significant edict that William Marsters made for his wives and children was that he would only allow English to be spoken on Palmerston Island. It was noted by one of his grandsons that Marsters was often used… Read More
But what makes a hero appear to fall from grace to perhaps become an anti-hero? Again, sticking to Google, the definition that illuminates certain characteristics about our family hero includes: “…The character [has] ambiguous morals, or character defects… Read More
Month: November 2017
Adventurer?
Last Updated: February 8, 2019 by MaureenH Leave a Comment
An interesting story is told of William Marsters by Thomas Trood who was at one time the British Vice Consul at Apia, Samoa. Thomas Trood died in 1916 but in 1912, published an article entitled “Island Reminiscences –… Read More
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Middle family?
Posted: November 27, 2017 by MaureenH Leave a Comment
Checking through an interesting discussion on the Genealogy.com Marsters Family Genealogy Forum I found a thread that was debating the issue of who was the “Middle Family” and why were they called the Middle Family when they say… Read More
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Matavia or Matauia?
Last Updated: August 30, 2020 by MaureenH Leave a Comment
As I mentioned in an earlier blog, one of the things that William Marsters demanded of his children on the island was that they only spoke English in public. But he did allow some leeway for the parent… Read More
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Rules and regulations
Last Updated: July 10, 2021 by MaureenH Leave a Comment
Another significant edict that William Marsters made for his wives and children was that he would only allow English to be spoken on Palmerston Island. It was noted by one of his grandsons that Marsters was often used… Read More
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Anti-hero?
Last Updated: August 31, 2020 by MaureenH Leave a Comment
But what makes a hero appear to fall from grace to perhaps become an anti-hero? Again, sticking to Google, the definition that illuminates certain characteristics about our family hero includes: “…The character [has] ambiguous morals, or character defects… Read More
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Maureen Hilyard
Development Consultant living in the Cook Islands. Volunteer participant on various not-for-profits: Former Chair - At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) of ICANN; President - Cook Islands Internet Action Group; co-Founder and Chair of the IGF Dynamic Coalition of SIDS in the Internet Economy; Interested in change management and digital transformation.
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