Begin Your Family History Research With One Conversation For anyone who feels drawn to their family story but doesn’t know how to begin. Starting your family history research can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re looking for beginner genealogy tips or guidance...
Jennifer Empey
Slow Simple Journeys
Uncovering Family History, Slow Living & Digital Art
🌻 Exploring family history and local heritage across Victoria and beyond
💜 Digital art, digital products, and resources for slow living

🌙 You’re in the Right Place If You
📜 Value family history & heritage: You are curious about ancestral roots, local stories, and the lived histories behind old places and records.
🌸 Love visual creativity: You find joy in digital art, photography, and creative projects that bring stories to life.
✨ Prefer a slower, simpler pace: You value an unhurried approach to daily life, meaningful travel, and deep family history research.
Family History & Slow Living
Living the Grandmacore Lifestyle Through Kitchen, Garden, Craft and Bookish Aesthetics
Grandmacore Lifestyle Made Simple: Start With Everyday Aesthetics You Already Love The Grandmacore lifestyle can feel overwhelming when you’re not sure where to begin. Especially if you don’t want to recreate an entire vintage home or dive into complex domestic...
Simple Living Lifestyle: 20 Powerful Shifts for Softer, Better Days
A Simple Living Lifestyle Is the Gentlest Way to Change A simple living lifestyle gives you back the feeling that your days are yours. Not someday. Not after the big clean-out or the perfect routine. Now. I've been living simply for years. Not perfectly. Gently. These...
Softer Days Lifestyle: Build a Slow Lifestyle That Feels Like You
Softer Days: Permission to Move at Your Own Pace You're tired of rushing. A softer days lifestyle is what happens when you stop matching the pace around you and start choosing a rhythm that actually fits. Maybe you've been moving on someone else's tempo: rush,...
Slow Simple Seasons: Hygge, Lagom, Lykke & Sisu for Gentle Living
Slow Simple Seasons for Gentle Living Slow simple seasons invite you to slow down and live with presence. By weaving hygge, lagom, lykke, sisu, and slow simplicity into your year, you’ll discover cosy rituals, balanced rhythms, joyful sparks, and resilient strength....
Finding Enchantment in Every Season: A Slow Living Journey
A Slow Living Look at Finding Enchantment in Every Season Finding enchantment in every season means noticing beauty in unexpected places. For me, enchantment isn’t about chasing big adventures. It’s about slowing down, romanticising small rituals, and creating...

⭐ Jennifer Empey
I’m Jennifer. For nearly fifty years, I’ve been researching my family history, gathering stories, and uncovering the quiet threads that shape a life.
Alongside this, I create digital art and photography inspired by heritage, place, and gentle seasonal moments.
Here, I share slow journeys, meaningful history, and creative inspiration from Victoria and beyond.
📜 Family History: Stories, Ancestry, Migration
My ancestors travelled from overseas to settle across Victoria. Drawing from decades of research, I share the stories, origins, and migration routes of those who carved out lives in the region.
Most of my ancestral families eventually settled in Victoria, Australia, arriving from Ireland, England, Canada, America, Wales, and Germany.
Primary Surnames Under Research
Australia (Victoria & NSW)
- Empey
- Bant
- Cairns
- Goldsmith
- Plant
- Simpson
- Quinlan
- Callahan
- Carroll
- Cartwright
- Dillon
- Dunn
- Fahey
- Harris
- Jones
- Lindley
- Lovett
- O’Connell
Overseas Lineages
- Emichen / Empey / Empie (Germany, USA, Canada)
- Boice (Canada/USA)
- Loucks (Canada/USA)
- Sheets (Canada/USA)
👉 Explore My Family History Surnames, Research, Stories, and Journeys
🎨 Digital Art & Digital Products for Slow Living
Practical digital resources, templates, and original art designed to help you organise, create, and style your everyday lifestyle.





