by shaunahicks | Mar 20, 2010 | Blog
The past week has been very busy with three genealogy events and while I do feel a bit weary, it was a worthwhile experience going to all three. The first was the Second Australian Jewish Genealogy conference in Melbourne where I was giving a talk on Caring For Your...
by shaunahicks | Mar 16, 2010 | Blog
Challenge 6 in the 52 Weeks to Better Genealogy challenge is about using online databases at your local library. I never seem to get time to go to the library much less spend time there doing research. The best time of the day for me to research is between 4-6am and...
by shaunahicks | Mar 12, 2010 | Blog
My presentation on Caring for your Family Records at the Second National Australian Jewish Genealogy Conference in Melbourne last weekend was very well received. I had intended to spend the whole day at the conference but we experienced some minor roof damage from the...
by shaunahicks | Mar 6, 2010 | Blog
This week’s blog is my contribution to the Carnival of Irish Heritage & Culture, 18th edition With four gg grandparents born in Ireland it is no wonder that I am interested in Irish heritage and culture. Of the four it is only my gg grandmother Maria Jeffers...
by shaunahicks | Feb 28, 2010 | Blog
Amazing how quick the weeks go by when you are enrolled in the 52 weeks to better genealogy challenge. I love doing the challenges, but I am not so good on writing up the results. Challenge 4 was exploring a library’s inter library loan (ILL) policy and how you...
by shaunahicks | Feb 21, 2010 | Blog
I have written before about why it pays to advertise your family research interests online and this is another example with my Jeffers family from Portadown, County Armagh Ireland. I placed a query about the family on an Ancestry.com message board in November 1998 and...