by shaunahicks | Sep 17, 2011 | Blog
I’m participating in the weekly blogging theme 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History and this week’s topic is all about our earliest memories. I find it hard to define earliest – is it what I actually remember or what I think I remember? A lot of early...
by shaunahicks | Sep 15, 2011 | Blog
Another Geniaus challenge – interestingly it captures all of the issues I have been looking at over the last few months ie new phone, tablet, netbook, scanner etc – parts of me want to be tech savvy but other parts of me want to go back to my Grade one...
by shaunahicks | Sep 7, 2011 | Blog
My 99 Things Genealogy Meme – Australian This genealogy challenge was issued by Geniaus and the list should be annotated as follows: Things you have already done or found – bold type Things you would like to do or find – italics (colour optional) Things...
by shaunahicks | Sep 4, 2011 | Blog
Well it was a busy two days at the last for 2011 Unlock the Past (UTP) history and genealogy expo in Geelong on 2-3 September. Over 600 people attended and there were over 70 exhibitors and two streams of talks, some for a $5 fee and others free – so something...
by shaunahicks | Aug 24, 2011 | Blog
Back in May I was both a speaker and an attendee at the Unlock the Past Researching and Writing History seminar in Adelaide. I wrote a review of it and said that I would write more about my own session. After months of travelling around I am finally getting around to...
by shaunahicks | Aug 2, 2011 | Blog
This year’s Family History Feast was better than ever for a number of reasons. The day is organised by State Library Victoria (SLV), Public Record Office Victoria (PROV), National Archives of Australia (NAA), Victoria Office and BDMs Victoria and is a free event...