A-Z challenge

A for about this blog and the challenge

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This blog began as a wiki back in the early 2000s when I was a teacher at Sorell School. Part of my history teaching involved students interviewing members of the community. They wrote up the information gathered from interviews to add to the wiki. When wikispaces closed down, the information was copied and this blog was begun. The earliest posts are from the students but those since 2021 have been written by me (Sue).

I had mentioned the blog to members of the Sorell Historical Society through their Facebook page and asked for information on topics I have written about. But when I saw this challenge, I thought this would be a great way to get more of the community involved.

A session was run by the Society where I showed the blog and explained how people could write blog posts using Word, or Google Docs etc and then sent to me so I could put in the actual blog. The only proviso was the topic had to relate to something, somewhere or someone in the Sorell municipality. You will be able to read their posts over the coming month. Maybe next year, more community members will write some posts.

I will also be writing some abbreviated posts that might lead to other posts already published by the students.

Hope the readers enjoy these posts about the municipality of Sorell.

A-Z challenge April 2022

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 We did it!

We actually had a post for each letter of the alphabet.

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Members of the Sorell Historical Society wrote the majority of the posts for this challenge. Many thanks for taking part.

Click on the blue title and the post will open in a new tab on your computer or ipad.

A – About the blog and challenge – written by Sue

B – Blue Bell Inn – thanks David for writing this post

C – Carlton River area – written by Sue

D – Ralph Dodge – thanks Judy for writing this post

E – Early Sea Explorers – written by Sue

F – First People – thanks Melinda for writing this post

G – Gard family – thanks David for writing this post

H – Hannah Green – thanks Jo for writing this post

I – Inns and publicans – written by Sue

J – James Gordon – written by Sue

K – Kellevie – written by Sue

L – Land grants and using theLIST website – written by Sue

M – McGinniss family – thanks Judy for writing this post

N – Nomenclature of the district – written by Sue

O – Orielton Lagoon Ramsar Wetlands – written by Sue

P – Photography of Rollings – written by Sue

Q – Questions – written by Sue

R – Reardons of Thorn Hill – thanks Judy and Bev for writing this post

S – Surf Lifesaving – thanks Amanda for writing this post

T – Trades – thanks Jeanette for writing this post

U – Umbrella maker – thanks Jo for writing this post

V – Violet Vimpany – written by Sue

W – Watermen of Sorell – thanks Helen for writing this post

X – X marks the troth – thanks Peta for writing this post

Y – Yachting – thanks Melinda for writing this post

Z – Zelley – thanks Greg Williams for writing this post