Bronwen Thomas (born Glenister) of Croydon South, Victoria, Australia writes:

Finally, after 23 years'  work, my book and CD A long time coming: A Glenister family history is ready for publication.

The book will be A4 size with approx 640 pages of Glenister family history and 180 pages of detailed index. Because of the expense of printing colour photos, not all are in colour, however, the quality of black/white is very good. All colour photos that I have used appear in colour on the CD.

As well as individuals’ details the book and CD also include:

- early documents,

- the diary of my great grandmother Martha Amelia Glenister (born Catterson) (transcript and original handsewn, handwritten pages),

- the memoirs of Amy Morwick (granddaughter of John Putnam Glenister),

and many other biographical stories and war service records.

Main family lines covered are:

• 2548 - the main family line in Australia
• 0448 - second largest family in Australia
• 0255

Pictured right - John Putnam Glenister (1792-1867) and his wife Jane Blackhall (1790-1870) - who left England in 1853 and founded the main branch of the Glenister Australian family.

This photo (you can click on it for a larger version), taken some time before 1867, is among the many historical images included in the book and CD.

Other family lines which have Australian and New Zealand connections are also included as well as some family lines from very early research and information:

• 3427
• 0548
• 5186
• 5327
• 3074
• 2706
• 0670
• 0311
• 0943
• 1016
• 3509
• 0601

For more details, check out the table of contents which is included with the order form.