In generations past, families used to gather & share history over dinner. These days, we can live anywhere in the world. It’s harder to pass stories onto the next generation.
Our mission is to share stories from history with future generations, so they aren’t lost.
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- The Second World War 1939-1945
The Second World War commenced on the 1st September 1939 when Nazi Germany invaded Poland. Two… Read more: The Second World War 1939-1945 - Ploughing in Tasmania
The plough is an important implement in farming and has been so for centuries. Its purpose… Read more: Ploughing in Tasmania - M.V. Cartela – An Historic Vessel
The Cartela (the Tasmanian Aboriginal name for a bull seal) became well known to me when… Read more: M.V. Cartela – An Historic Vessel - Uncle Tom’s “T”
Uncle Tom (Thomas Parsons), as he was locally known, was the proud owner of a “T”… Read more: Uncle Tom’s “T” - Cornwall, England
A history written c1988 for inclusion in the French-Badcock family history book Go ….. Be Fruitful… Read more: Cornwall, England - Ivan John Badcock at Work in Banking
Towards the end of the 1960 year, my Secondary Schooling education was ending, with the focus… Read more: Ivan John Badcock at Work in Banking - Ivan John Badcock’s Early Years
On 19 May, over 80 years ago, my father, Eric, recorded my birth in his diary… Read more: Ivan John Badcock’s Early Years - Eskleigh, Perth (Home of Peace)
Eskleigh, previously named Scone, was provided by William Gibson Jnr in 1944 to be a home… Read more: Eskleigh, Perth (Home of Peace) - Members of Rosebery Methodist Church in 1963
Rosebery Methodist Church On arrival at Rosebery in 1963, I soon joined in with the Methodist… Read more: Members of Rosebery Methodist Church in 1963 - A Strasburg Clock Replica built by Sidney Roy Boon (1893-1944)
Around 1915, 22-year-old Sid Boon of Longford visited a display touring Tasmania, where a replica of… Read more: A Strasburg Clock Replica built by Sidney Roy Boon (1893-1944) - History Over Dinner on ABC Radio Hobart
Gain insights from the expertise of Ivan Badcock and his son, Andrew, as they discuss significant… Read more: History Over Dinner on ABC Radio Hobart - Air Training Corps 1957-1960
I joined the Air Training Corps (ATC) in 1957 as part of the Launceston Technical… Read more: Air Training Corps 1957-1960 - HINGSTON: James & Family
James and six of his children arrived at Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) in August 1842,… Read more: HINGSTON: James & Family - Richardson Brothers: Isaac & Simeon
Isaac Richardson – 10 Feb 1804 d. 13 Mar 1873 Simeon Richardson – 21 Jun 1807… Read more: Richardson Brothers: Isaac & Simeon - John William (William) Chapman 1792-1852
William Chapman was born at Hatfield Broad Oak in Essex, England the eldest son of Isaac… Read more: John William (William) Chapman 1792-1852
About History Over Dinner
A collection of articles written by historian Ivan Badcock and published online by his digitally savvy daughter Bec Badcock. It all started when…
Ivan Badcock
A family historian, author and father of 10 children. Ivan was part of the committee who wrote and published the French and Badcock family history book ‘Go! Be fruitful and multiply.’
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Very interesting, stumbled across this while searching for family history on my great grandfather ‘Peter Edward ‘ French Tiger hill…
I moved my family to Tasmania in 2021 and then found out about William and Sarah Page. My grandmother Betty…
Hello Ivan, as a fairly new Liffey resident, I so enjoy reading many of your articles. I find them to…
I worked there in the 1970s’ best bunch of blokes I’ve ever worked with,Brownie Mullins was the Boss up there…
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Visiting Northern Tasmania? Follow Ivan’s self-drive tour guide from Longford to the magnificent Liffey Falls.
Hi Suzanne, I am also a descended of William Weedon, he was born Middlesex England married Ann in Bishopsbourne. Leased…