Vanessa Robertson: how to document a family history

From Afternoons, 1:35 pm on 14 November 2024

Author Vanessa Robertson joins Jesse to talk us through the process of collecting a family history.

Her book I Asked, and He Talked documents conversations she had with her father Harold Lourie Robertson about his upbringing, including being adopted, and years spent in Italy during the Second World War.  

I Asked and He Talked, by Vanessa Robertson.

The life and times of her father Harold Lourie Robertson, written by Vanessa Robertson. Photo: Vanessa Robertson.

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