Family History
Kendrea’s family history research began in 2008, the catalyst being the passing of her grandfather. This has been and promises to continue as an amazing journey of storying; prying details from the systems that hoard them, negotiating ethics and emotions and laws, and presenting a version. And then another. And another.
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The Stringybark Short Stories Award
SCAB is the story of a young policeman caught up in the 1923 riots and police strikes in Melbourne, Australia. SCAB received the Highly Commended Award and was published in the 2020 Stringybark short stories anthology, Close To Heaven.
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Forgotten Australians
‘Abandoned’ – by Kendrea Rhodes a snippet from a story about a boy lost in institutional care in the 1920s We left him to rest, or so we thought. In the hospital lobby I realized my son was missing, so we retraced our steps back to my grandfather’s room. The picture was memorable: an 89…
