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 […]
Names, something we are given at birth, or close to it by our parents and they can be the bane of our lives. Some people change them, as soon as they can. Some have a nick-name and no-one knows their given name. Some take a common name and give it a different spelling. Some change […]
Reading my December 2017 copy of Family Tree magazine; www.family-tree.co.uk and found an interesting article about British convicts. Free new website traces British convicts, page 7 and thought that I would have a look and ‘play’ around on it. www.digitalpanopticon.org The opening paragraph of the article reads; “A vast, new, free online resource is enabling […]
When someone firsts starts their genealogy journey, they buy or are given documents. These can be certificates, wills, other peoples attempts at ‘finding’ the family, anything! What I want to discuss it certificates and how to really, really squeeze out every tiny bit of information on them. I made the mistake, 30+ years ago of […]
I know I have posted about FamilySearch, several times and that it is a really good and free genealogy website to use. BUT have you looked at their Wiki? https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/ I had heard other people mention wiki and didn’t take any notice, until today. I am starting the research for my second book and wanted […]