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Week 41 Convict Records in 52 Weeks of Genealogical Records in 2015
This personal genealogy blog challenge is to stimulate my own genealogy blogging efforts in 2014 – 2015 by focusing on a different kind of genealogical record each week. I wanted a challenge that reflected my own archival background as well as my own genealogy...
Week 40 Company Records in 52 Weeks of Genealogical Records in 2015
This personal genealogy blog challenge is to stimulate my own genealogy blogging efforts in 2014 – 2015 by focusing on a different kind of genealogical record each week. I wanted a challenge that reflected my own archival background as well as my own genealogy...
Review of History Queensland conference 3-4 Oct 2015
Why is it that genealogy conferences always seem to go so quickly? Must be because we are all so busy earning new things and catching up with old friends and making new ones. It was History Queensland's first conference and extremely well organised with a good venue,...
Review of Port Macquarie family history conference, 11-13 Sep 2015
Although my right elbow/arm is still out of action from my July fall in Germany, I still managed to get to the 31st annual genealogy conference of the NSW & ACT Association of Family History Societies held in Port Macquarie last weekend. It was one of the best...
National Family History Month August 2015
As voluntary coordinator of National Family History Month, I arrange to put events up on the NFHM website, liaise with sponsors, organise and manage the sponsors prizes giveaways, arrange the launch and promote NFHM through talks and a variety of social media...
Week 39 Old age pension records in 52 Weeks of Genealogical Records in 2015
This personal genealogy blog challenge is to stimulate my own genealogy blogging efforts in 2014 - 2015 by focusing on a different kind of genealogical record each week. I wanted a challenge that reflected my own archival background as well as my own genealogy...
In Time and Place, Local, Family, Social History – Queensland State Conference
This is a reminder that regional delegates from areas beyond south-east Queensland can apply for free conference registration, a fantastic offer thanks to the State Library of Queensland offer. See details below to apply. There is a fantastic program organised and I...
Week 38 Trade Union Records in 52 Weeks of Genealogical Records in 2015
This personal genealogy blog challenge is to stimulate my own genealogy blogging efforts in 2014 - 2015 by focusing on a different kind of genealogical record each week. I wanted a challenge that reflected my own archival background as well as my own genealogy...
National Family History Month August 2015
National Family History Month (NFHM) is an initiative of the Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations (AFFHO). NFHM has been an annual event since August 2006 when it was celebrated during the first week of August. Due to its ever increasing popularity,...
Report on Immigration Seminar Brisbane May 2015
On Sunday I was one of the speakers at a seminar on immigration records organised by the Southern Suburbs Branch of the Genealogical Society of Queensland. Other speakers were Helen Smith, Rosemary Kopittke and Eric Kopittke and I had not heard any of their talks...
Speaker with two talks - Mining ancestors in Australia and Researching at the National Archives of Australia.