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Angling for Ancestors Seminar Report Oct 2014
Angling for Ancestors was a two day seminar organised by the Gold Coast Family History Society and held at the Bicentennial Community Centre at Nerang. Day one was talks and displays while day two was visits to local museums and heritage centers. Over a hundred people...
Week 24 Post Office Directories in 52 Weeks of Genealogical Records in 2014
52 Weeks of Genealogical Records in 2014 This blog challenge is to stimulate my own genealogy blogging efforts in 2014 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...
Week 23 Electoral Rolls in 52 Weeks of Genealogical Records in 2014
This blog challenge is to stimulate my own genealogy blogging efforts in 2014 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 interests and there are...
One Lovely Blog Award Sep 2014
I am thrilled to have received a One Lovely Blog Award for SHHE Genie Rambles from Helen Smith of Helen V Smith's Keyboard as Rambles is where I write most of my family story blogs and other things of a more serious or lasting value. Thanks Helen. Regular followers...
52 Weeks of Genealogical Records in 2014 – Week 22 Family Letters and Correspondence
This blog challenge is to stimulate my own genealogy blogging efforts in 2014 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 interests and there are probably...
National Family History Month Aug 2014 Wrap Up
Well National Family History Month went quickly with lots of events and activities. If you missed the report on the NFHM launch in Canberra you can read about it here. I am pleased to report that we had more events and more organisations participating than last year....
My 31 Activities for Researchers in National Family History Month – Nos 16-31
I designed this challenge to help others think about what they might do during National Family History Month. Also as voluntary coordinator of NFHM, it is my job to help promote NFHM and the fantastic sponsors who support it and allow it to continue in August each...
My 31 Activities for Researchers in NFHM 2014 – Nos 1-15
I designed this challenge to help others think about what they might do during National Family History Month. Also as voluntary coordinator of NFHM, it is my job to help promote NFHM and the fantastic sponsors who support it and allow it to continue in August each...
National Family History Month 2014 Geneameme
This geneameme is the inspiration of Pauleen who writes the blog Family History Across the Seas and is her contribution to National Family History Month. I can never resist a geneameme challenge so here is my contribution. Anyone can contribute but don't forget to...
Report on Launch of National Family History Month August 2014
National Family History Month was launched at the National Archives of Australia in Canberra on 1 August 2014. An approaching cold front promised snow and we were not disappointed with a bit of a flurry during the afternoon (confirmed in the Canberra Times the...
Speaker with two talks - Mining ancestors in Australia and Researching at the National Archives of Australia.