Don’t know what colour to paint the hall, bedroom or family room? Why don’t you do as King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands have done? The photo, below is from the magazine Hello, number 1595, 5 August 2019, page 84. To quote the article, “The most intriguing room is the DNA Room, homage […]
(names have been changed, for privacy.) Thirty-four years ago, I started this crazy, exciting, sometimes frustrating genealogy journey. This is part of that journey and one I am thrilled to have taken. My Dad, Matthew A, had been married and had three children, before he was widowed and then re-married, to my Mum. Those three […]
Blaine is a speaker at DNA Down Under, from 14, to 31 August 2019, in six cities. I have listened to him, online from RootsTech and he makes DNA simple! This book is very easy to read and gives core concepts, in each chapter, checklists, clear, easy to understand graphs and drawings and compares different […]
https://www.dnadownunder.com/ SYDNEY | THURSDAY 29 – SATURDAY 31 AUGUST 2019 This is three full days of everything you wanted to know about DNA. Featuring speaker, Blaine Bettinger, from the USA, with Helen Smith, Michelle Patient, Kerry Farmer, Louise Coakley and Fiona Brooker. It is going to be so hard to pick who […]
I use the Australian National Archives site, Trove, to discover more about my ancestors. https://trove.nla.gov.au/ This small snippett, tells me that my late uncle was a milkman and that he could yodel. What could you find? The Forbes Advocate (NSW 1911-1954), dated Friday 17 March 1944. on page 1 had this lovely tribute to my Uncle […]
Last night I attended a writing workshop at Writing NSW, https://writingnsw.org.au/ on Finding the detail: research tools for writers, presented by Eleanor Limprecht. Eleanore has written three novels, many articles and reviews and she gave insights into her research. https://www.eleanorlimprecht.com/about/ You can read more about her books on her website. It was held at Writing NSW, headquaters, […]
Please note that those names marked with * have been changed, as they are still living. My name, well I wrote the post. May/June 1922, cold days and colder nights, when a 22 year old woman leaves her baby son at a train station, in Sydney. Given the name Peter*, it will take until nearly […]
From the 9-12 March 2018, I attende the 15th Australasian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry. This was held at the International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney. This year’s hosts were The Society of Australian Genealogists and they did a fantastic job. It was fantastic, with over 600 attendies, an array of local and overseas speakers […]
I belong to the Ballarat & District Genealogical Society Inc. and their latest newsletter had this information in it. Victorian Births, Deaths & Marriages Here is some great news for family historians. The Index to Victorian Births, deaths and marriages has been updated and you can now search for marriages up to 1950. That’s 8 […]
I am a member of the Genealogical Society of Victoria and in their journal spotted a review of this little booklet. Complied by Meg Bate, it starts in 1803 and lists important dates, for Victoria. It also tells you where information can be found. I purchased my directly from the society and it was $10 […]