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...Trans Tasman ANZAC Day Blog Challenge 2014 – The Story Behind Jack Russell
Each year Kintalk (Auckland Libraries) issues their Trans Tasman ANZAC Day blog challenge and I always take the opportunity to participate and tell the story of one of my military ancestors. This year my military ancestor is Jack Russell but there are no...52 Weeks of Genealogical Records in 2014 – Week 1 Military Medals
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...Family History Feast Melbourne Aug 2013
Having left Victoria last year I didn’t really expect to go to another Family History Feast but it was the 10th anniversary of the first Feast, and I was invited down for a photo opportunity with my two co founders of Family History Feast, Anne Piggott and Anne...
Speaker with two talks - Mining ancestors in Australia and Researching at the National Archives of Australia.