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New South Wales Telephone Directory 1940: Sydney – DATA CD – $27.50 This New South Wales Telephone Directory includes the city and surrounding suburb exchanges of Sydney including: the City North, the City South, Ashfield, Castle Hill, Liverpool, Manly, Sutherland and many more. Also included is a Pink Pages section which is a classified business and professional section of the Telephone Directory. It contains a list of telephone subscribers and their respective professions or trades. Queensland Government Gazette 1904 – DATA CD – $47.50 The Government Gazettes are a unique, useful and extremely fascinating resource for local, family and social historians and researchers in other fields throughout Australia. They were published by the government as a means of communication to officials and the general public and therefore contain information that is of great use in establishing an image of Australia and its people in the past. South Australian Police Gazette Index Compendium 1869-1947 – DATA CD – $47.50 As the records are very extensive it is not easy to determine which gazette may contain information on your ancestor. This collection of all available indexes to the South Australian Police Gazettes (1869-1947) makes that much easier. Once you have located a year of interest you can follow the full details up in the actual gazette. Victorian Directory 1922 (Sands and McDougall) – DATA CD – $47.50 A massive directory of almost 3,200 pages, this Sands and McDougall directory, which in 1922 was in its 66th year of publication, consists not only of a Melbourne Directory, but also its Suburbs and the country areas too.

Lancashire Court Rolls – DATA CD – $25.00 Contains transcripts in English of Court Rolls for various parts of Lancashire during the years 1323-4. Hundreds of names are included. Full of interesting detail about land transfers, disputes, etc. A fascinating insight into life in medieval Lancashire. Complete with an index of persons and places. Very useful for family history and local history. Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1939 Kelly’s Directory – DATA CD – $27.50 Kelly’s are known to be the best, and most comprehensive of the English county directories, and this one covering the English counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire is no different. You will find that it lists many thousands of people names, addresses and occupations.

Ireland

History of the Irish Brigades in the Service of France – DATA CD – $33.00
The History of the Irish Brigades in the Service of France from the Revolution in Great Britain and Ireland under James II, to the Revolution in France under Louis XVI was written by John Cornelius O’Callaghan, completed in January 1869 and published in London.

Royal Irish Constabulary Manual 1909 – DATA CD – $16.00
While the first code of regulations for the Royal Irish Constabulary had been published in 1837, the year after the service had been reorganised, it was not until 1866 the a complete manual was issued, entitled The Royal Irish Constabulary Manual; or Guide to the Discharge of Police Duties. The preface to this was written by J. Stewart Wood, Inspector General of the Constabulary Force in Ireland and in this Wood noted that while it was impossible to anticipate every event and and difficulty a policeman might encounter while attempting to discharge his duty, the Constabulary Manual would afford many of the answers to many of the questions and be suggestive of others.

History of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland – DATA CD – $48.00
First published in three volumes between 1834 and 1853 and republished here on fully-searchable CD-ROM are the first editions of James Seaton Reid’s monumental publication, the History of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. In total the three volumes contain more than 1,600 printed pages and are accompanied by an appendix to each volume consisting of various original documents. The third volume was incomplete at the time of Seaton Reid’s death and was subsequently completed by his successor, Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Pastoral Theology for the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, W. D. Killeen.

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A Colonial Tramp: Travels and Adventures in Australia and New Guinea – DATA CD – $29.50 Published in 1891, this two volume set by Hume Nisbet describes his extensive travels through the Australian colonies and New Guinea. His journey commenced in 1886, travelling to Australia via Pantellaria, Malta, the Suez Canal and Ceylon before landing at Albany in Western Australia. Queensland Post Office Directory 1918 (Wise) – DATA CD – $39.50 Directories are an invaluable resource for local, family and social historians as well as for researchers in other fields of Australian history. While they do not give you birth, death and marriage details – core records for genealogists and family historians – they can certainly provide you with information on the region where your ancestors lived, as well as information on their occupation and much more. This large Wise’s directory is comprehensive in its coverage. South Australian Government Gazette 1842 – DATA CD – $27.50 Issued weekly with occasional special issues, the South Australian Government Gazette contains information such as proclamations, land transactions, court notices, notice of acts, public notices, tenders, appointments and resignations, bankrupt and insolvency notices, impoundments, police auctions, unclaimed letters, licenses (publican’s, wine and beer, storekeeper’s, occupation, and depasturing), rewards on offer and more … Victorian Directory 1925 (Sands and McDougall) – DATA CD – $47.50 A massive directory of more than 3,400 pages, this Sands and McDougall directory, which in 1925 was in its 69th year of publication, consists not only of a Melbourne Directory, but also its Suburbs and the country areas too. The Melbourne and Suburban sections contain the “Street, Alphabetical, Professional, and Trade Directories together with Government, Ecclesiastical, Legal, Municipal, and Pay Days”.

General

My Family: My Special Memories of Our Family – A. Horgan – $19.95
By using this fill-in book you’ll be forging the first link in a chain encompassing your family’s history – past and future. By providing invaluable information about yourself and your spouse, your parents and your grandparents, you’ll be offering your family a priceless gift of knowledge.

My Story: Things I Want You to Know and Remember About Me – A. Horgan – $19.95
This journal will help you write your unique story – for your family and friends, and for those not yet born. In times gone by, when many people were unable to read or write, families passed down stories about their ancestors – from one generation to the next – by word of mouth. Sadly, this tradition has largely been lost. For example, how much do you know about your great grandparents? Similarly, your own memories of your life and those of your parents may be vivid in your mind, but they too will be lost to your children and grandchildren – and their children – unless you write them down.

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Some of the Genealogy products below are ‘special order’ titles.

Australia

Crown Land Sales in Queensland – DATA CD – $59.50
This title includes three sets of data relating to Crown Lands Sales in Queensland. The index for each set includes the name of the purchaser, the county or parish in which land was located and a year relating to the record. Additional information is included for each data set depending on the material in the original records.

The St Helena Story: An Illustrated History of Colonial Queensland’s Island Prison – J. Finger – $39.95
Life in exile for over 350 prisoners and scores of warders on a small island in colonial Brisbane’s Moreton Bay. Was it purgatory or paradise? This book reveals the evidence. Several kilometres from the mouth of the Brisbane River lies St Helena Island. For more than 60 years from 1867, St Helena was home to thousands of society’s outcasts, for here was located colonial Queensland’s foremost prison for men.

Seven Years in the Australian Bush – DATA CD – $19.50
Written in Sydney in 1877 by James B Stevenson, this book was published in 1880 and tells how he spent his first seven years in the bush in the Australian colonies. He arrived during the 1860s in Moreton Bay and travelled to Rockhampton – he was there when the famous bushranger Gardiner was brought in by the police. Following his life as a roving bushman he resided in Sydney.

Australian Handbook 1885 – DATA CD – $39.50
Covering New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, West Australia, Tasmania, Queensland, New Zealand, and Fiji Islands, the “Australian Handbook and Almanac and Shippers and Importers Directory for 1885″, the sixteenth year of issue, is a guide with all kinds of interesting and unique information.

New South Wales State Electoral Roll 1913 – DATA CD – $129.50
Electoral rolls are the nearest thing Australians have to census records, and hence they are extremely important and useful for local, family and social historians.

This compendium contains the state electoral rolls for all New South Wales districts for 1913 – almost 17,000 pages. Apart from the main roll some districts also have supplemental rolls. You will find the details of almost 1 million voters who resided in New South Wales at this time who were entitled (and registered) to vote. Importantly, the roll includes the names of many women qualified to vote for the election of members of the state parliament.

• Also avaialbe in smaller volumes:
  New South Wales State Electoral Roll 1913 Volume 1
  New South Wales State Electoral Roll 1913 Volume 2
  New South Wales State Electoral Roll 1913 Volume 3
  New South Wales State Electoral Roll 1913 Volume 4
  New South Wales State Electoral Roll 1913 Volume 5
  New South Wales State Electoral Roll 1913 Volume 6
  New South Wales State Electoral Roll 1913 Volume 7
  New South Wales State Electoral Roll 1913 Volume 8
  New South Wales State Electoral Roll 1913 Volume 9
  New South Wales State Electoral Roll 1913 Volume 10
  New South Wales State Electoral Roll 1913 Volume 11
  New South Wales State Electoral Roll 1913 Volume 12
  New South Wales State Electoral Roll 1913 Volume 13
  New South Wales State Electoral Roll 1913 Volume 14
  New South Wales State Electoral Roll 1913 Volume 15
  New South Wales State Electoral Roll 1913 Volume 16

Torrens Valley Historical Journals 1977-1990 (Issues 1-37) – DATA CD – $29.50
This CD contains the Torrens Valley Historical Journal from 1997 to 1990, the journal of the Torrens Valley & District Historical Society.

Torrens Valley Historical Journals 1991-2000 (Issues 38-49) – DATA CD – $29.50
This CD contains the Torrens Valley Historical Journal from 1991 to 2000, the journal of the Torrens Valley & District Historical Society.

Torrens Valley Historical Journals 2001-2010 (Issues 50-78) – DATA CD – $29.50
This CD contains the Torrens Valley Historical Journal from 2001 to 2010, the journal of the Torrens Valley & District Historical Society.

Torrens Valley Historical Journals Set 1977-2010 (Issues 1-78) – DATA CD – $59.50
This CD contains the complete run of the Torrens Valley Historical Journal – the journal of the Torrens Valley & District Historical Society. First published in January 1977, and continuing through until the current issue No. 78 (March 2010), the journals have articles on a wide range of topics relating to the history and people from the Torrens Valley district (which incorporates the towns of Birdwood, Cudlee Creek, Forreston, Gumeracha, Hermitage, Houghton, Inglewood, Kenton Valley, Kersbrook, Millbrook, Mount Torrens, Paracombe).

Stories of pioneer families, interviews with older residents, extracts from newspapers, cemetery records, church and school history, sporting results and so much more.

England

Tracing Great War Ancestors: Finding Uncle Bill DVD – DVD – $59.95
Armed with details of Richard’s great uncle William Pye’s service between 1914 and 1918, the film sets out with battlefield historian Tim Saunders to ‘Find Uncle Bill’ and trace his war on the Western Front to his death just weeks before the Armistice. Their journey takes them from his first battle at Loos, via the Somme and Passchendaele, to his last battle and lost grave in the Ypres Salient.

London 1869 Kelly’s Post Office Directory – DATA CD – $34.50
Kelly’s Post Office Directories contain both the Street Index, which lists streets alphabetically with residents’ names; and the Court Directory, which includes an alphabetical list of people by name with the street included, and so can be used with name or address information as a starting point.

English Women’s Clothing in the Nineteenth Century – C. Cunningham – $52.50
Over 1100 line drawings and photographs depict hundreds of outfits ranging from lovely morning dresses and starkly attractive riding outfits to elegant carriage costumes, opulent evening dresses and exquisite bridal gowns. Full-page plates also depict period millinery, footwear, underclothing and other apparel, while three useful glossaries provide descriptions of materials, definitions of technical terms and more.

Shrewsbury School Register, Shropshire 1798-1898 – DATA CD – $25.00
School records are a fascinating source of historical and biographical information. This register of Shewsbury School in Shropshire covers the years 1798-1898. And it includes biographical details about the scholars, an index of names of pupils, lists of sporting teams and two colour plans of the school.

Ireland

Report of the Labour Commission to Ireland – DATA CD – $24.00
Published in 1921 by the English Parliamentary Labour Party, the Report of the Labour Commission to Ireland, although a relatively brief publication of just 124 pages, is a thoroughly fascinating, if sometimes a little biased, account of the War of Independence in Ireland, especially the conduct of the British Army and Auxiliary Forces.

History of Ireland – DATA CD – $33.00
Published in about 1850 this publication contains Sylvester O’Halloran’s History of Ireland from the earliest times to 1171 and is continued by with Dolby’s History of Ireland from the Invasion of Henry the Second to the present, compiled from the most approved writers on the subject by W[illia]m. Dolby, aided by a committee of Admirers of Irish History. In all this publication contains 860 printed pages together with a number of copper-plate illustrations of notable Irish personalities such as Wolfe Tone and Daniel O’Connell.

Royal Irish Constabulary List and Directory 1889 – DATA CD – $16.00
Originally printed and published in Dublin by John Mullany of Fleet Street and republished here on fully-searchable CD-ROM, is the Royal Irish Constabulary List & Directory; Containing Lists of the Constabulary Departments, Dublin Metropolitan Police, Resident Magistrates, Coast Guards, Etc. Published half-yearly, this publication is numbered 96.

The Military Novels of Charles Lever – DATA CD – $33.00
Republished here on fully-searchable CD-ROM are The Military Novels of Charles Lever featuring his character Charley O’Malley. Originally collected and published in two volumes in 1841 and republished in 1872 by the author, this republication is number 74 of a limited edition of 250 published in Boston in 1891. In total, the two volumes contain more than 1,100 printed pages recording the antics of Charles O’Malley and his associates, the most popular serialised short stories in early Victorian Britain.

Scotland

Wallace Family Records: A Collection of Materials Relating to the History of the Wallace Family – DATA CD – $29.50
This CD contains a collection of three separate articles relating to the history of the Wallace family.

Border Raids and Reivers – DATA CD – $29.50
This work provides a detailed examination of what it meant to live or on the border between England and Scotland in the period before 1603.

The following was written by Roslyn Paterson OAM:

Jim Harbison OAM was a wonderful mentor to many students, researchers, authors and historians. He had an enquiring mind and read extensively. His own research on the mines at Moonta was all encompassing and enabled many conservation projects to proceed with federal and state funding.  For many years he was the president of the National Trust, Moonta Branch and took the branch from an upstairs room in the Moonta Town Hall to the large former Moonta Mines School. From his dry cleaning shop in the main street of Moonta he would draw up the volunteer rosters and sort out the change bags for the Moonta Mines Museum and the Moonta Miners Cottage. Using his extensive knowledge  he was responsible for the granting of properties and mine sites in the Moonta Mines area to the National Trust.  He was also the major  local player in the Moonta Mines  State Heritage Precinct. The iconic engine houses in this area were saved and restored as a result of Jim’s perseverance.  It was because of these two massive projects  and his unfailing support for the heritage of Moonta that  I recommended him for bard ship.

Jim was the son of one of Moonta’s doctors, and like many of this profession, he had the most hard to read handwriting!  He was educated at Prince Alfred College in Adelaide and after a year or so at Adelaide University  studying medicine, he returned home to Moonta and became the town’s dry cleaner. However, his shop was primarily the place for tourist information, the National Trust informal meeting centre and the place to learn about Moonta’s history.  Jim and Betty were married in their mature years and had no children.  They were a loving couple who supported each other in their myriad of activities. In many ways Jim was an old fashioned gentleman. Did not use a mobile phone, computer, electric typewriter or an answering service. If you wanted to talk to him it was best to ring him at 7 a.m. before he went out into his garden or out to his beloved museum.

On a personal note it was Jim who encouraged me to transfer my membership from Kadina to Moonta because of the greater involvement in Cornish mining at the latter branch in the early 1970’s. And when  I needed a job because of the downturn in farming, it was Jim who recommended me for the registrar’s position at the Moonta Mines Museum. Because of his research skills I was able to unlock the riddle of my Phillips family tree after years of searching for a headstone in the Moonta Cemetery.  I valued his friendship, counsell and yes,  we will all miss him.

Jim died on Tuesday 15^th June at the Moonta Hospital, and his funeral [took place] at the Moonta Mines Uniting Church.

Roslyn an Dyghow
Official Bardic Representative in Australia

Australian Soldiers’ Pocket Book 9th edition – DATA CD – $19.50
The ‘Australian Soldier’s Pocket Book’ was published in 1943 during the Second World War. This small pocket-sized book could be carried everywhere and provided Australian soldiers with a wide range of useful information about the requirements of war service and many other important details.

New South Wales Telephone Directory 1946: Section 7, North and North-Western Districts – DATA CD – $14.50
This particular volume of the New South Wales Telephone Directory covers the North and North-Western districts in New South Wales, which includes over 250 exchanges, including: Armidale, Beaufort, Boggabilla, Collarenebri, Dundee, Emerald Hill, Glen Innes, Goondiwindi (Qld), Gunnedah, Hanging Rock, Inverell, Jeogla, Kerringle, Lightning Ridge, Merrywinebone, Moree, Narrabri, Orita, Pilliga, Quirindi, Rob Roy, Sapphire, Tamworth, Tenterfield, Texas (Qld), Uralla, Warialda, Wee Waa and Yooroonah.

Queensland Government Gazette 1876 – DATA CD – $47.50
The Government Gazettes were weekly newspapers (although there were extra issues produced as well), and this CD contains all issues that were released for the year 1876. Full of fascinating information, both historical and genealogical, you will find information such as government notices, public works notices, land sales, tenders notices, appointees to government positions, appointments of magistrates and Justices of the Peace, crown land leases, deceased estates, dissolution of business partnerships, bankruptcy and insolvency, notices or rewards for lost or stolen property and stock, unclaimed letters, unclaimed property (railways) and so much more.

South Australian Records Prior to 1841 – DATA CD – $19.50
‘South Australian Records Prior to 1841′ contains records, information and a brief history about the individuals who discovered, explored and named parts of South Australia.

England

Yorkshire Parish Registers: Sheffield 1560-1719 – DATA CD – $35.00
Transcripts of the parish registers for the town of Sheffield, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Now updated to contain three volumes.

Yorkshire Parish Registers: Huggate 1539-1812 – DATA CD – $25.00
Transcripts of the parish registers for the village of Huggate, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Covers baptisms, marriages and burials from 1539-1812. Complete with name index and place index. Transcribed by Miss Edith Hobday in 1901.

Old English Customs Extant at the Present Time 1896 – DATA CD – $25.00
Written by P.H. Ditchfield, this title gives an account of local observances, festival customs and ancient ceremonies surviving in Great Britain as at 1896. It provides descriptions of the ancient folk-customs still being performed in villages the length and breadth of England.

Tracing Your Criminal Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians – S. Wade – $39.95
Did you have a criminal in the family, an ancestor who was caught on the wrong side of the law? If you have ever had suspicions about the illicit activities of your relatives, or are fascinated by the history of crime and punishment, this is the book for you.

Scotland

The Red and White Book of Menzies: The History of Clan Menzies and Its Chiefs – DATA CD – $34.50
The 19th century sought to provide a complete chronological account of the descent of great Scottish families from earliest times onward. This monumental work is best consulted for the period after the time of Lord Robert, Lord High Chamberlain of Scotland, ca. 1177-1266. It continues in increasing detail through the 62nd Chief, Captain Neil James Menzies, providing for each chief valuable information, both genealogical and historical. Additional material is provided on the tartans, rules for weaving the various Menzies setts, the various arms and armorial bearings of branches of the family, mottoes, war cries, badges, banners, pipers, bards, piobaireachds, and much other information nowhere else available. According to the clan society itself, though, considerable caution should be used when dealing with the earlier materials.

The Irvines of Drum and Collateral Branches – DATA CD – $34.50
“This work is intended to give not only a genealogical list of ‘The Barounes of Drum’ and their descendants, but to sketch, through them, the social and political position of those barons in Scotland who although not Peers, were yet classed as part of the nobility of the land.” So begins Lieutenant-Colonel Jonathan Forbes Leslie in his estimable history of the Irvines of Drum. He begins with a discussion of the region of Drum itself, and then moves on to the name and arms of Irvine. His extensive genealogical account of the family then begins with Alexander Irvine, who was granted a charter by King Robert Bruce (but about whom little else is known), and continues from William de Irwin of Drum (ca. 1332) in strict chronological fashion down to Alexander Forbes Irvine, the proprietor of Drum at the time the book was originally published. There is as well much supplemental material, including Ane Account of the Family of Drum from 1404, a list of charters and deeds in the archives at Drum, collateral branches of the Irvines, parish ministers bearing the surname of Irvine, and more.

Hamilton Family History from The Scots Peerage – DATA CD – $34.50
Here are presented the genealogical and historical records of all branches of the Hamilton family holding titles of nobility.

History of Stirlingshire – DATA CD – $34.50
This enormous study of Stirlingshire written by William Nimmo, and later corrected by William Macgregor Stirling, provides chapters on most matters of interest to Scots of the day.

Inverurie and the Earldom of the Garioch – DATA CD – $34.50
Inverurie was the name of both a town and a parish in Garioch district, Aberdeenshire, with the town situated at the confluence of the rivers Ury and Don. It therefore is part of the history of the northeast of Scotland.

Edinburgh – DATA CD – $25.00
Published in 1906, this book written by M.G. Williamson and illustrated by Herbert Raiton provides the reader with a historical and topographical account of the city of Edinburgh, and contains over 50 illustrations.

Stationery

Bumper Sticker: Genealogy, When You Confuse the Dead and Irritate the Living – Sticker – $5.00
Here is a fun one for you. Removable bumper sticker.

Bumper Sticker: Genealogists Never Die, they Just Lose their Census – Sticker – $5.00
After many requests, the publisher has had this classic quote made into a removable bumper sticker.

A4 Library Album – Stationery – $42.50
If you’re after a classy-looking, good quality, hard cover binder to store your photographs or documents, this is for you.

Premier Certificate Binder – Stationery – $137.00
Covered in acid free library buckram and lined with acid free paper, this new box binder enables the storage of certificate in a safe enclosed container which will stack or stand on shelves. It will hold up to 40 pockets safely and securely and will take both our Polypockets and A4 Landscape Pockets. It is a safe archival storage binder for your precious birth, marriage and death certificates.

Jubilee History of Queensland 1900 – DATA CD – $29.50
With over 80 sketch images (mostly portraits, but also some scenes), this is a remarkable work preserving the history of Queensland and Australia up to 1900.

Six Months in South Australia 1838: With Some Account of Port Philip and Portland Bay – DATA CD – $27.50
Written by T. Horton James in 1838 a short time after the settlement of the Colony of South Australia, the book describes and offers advice about the journey to Australia, detailing the daily routines on ships for well-to-do gentlemen. Hints are also given about particular things to be aware of, like the appetite being generally ravenous at sea and the consequences of eating twice as much as usual! T. Horton James gives detailed descriptions about South Australia, debunking a lot of myths perpetrated by others. His description of landing at Port Adelaide makes for amusing reading.

Tasmania Post Office Directory 1919 (Wise) – DATA CD – $29.50
Henry Wise’s Tasmania Directory of 1919, is basically 750 pages of names, addresses and occupations of those in Tasmania during this year 1919.

Torrens Valley Historical Journal No. 73 (September 2009) – Book – $8.00
You will find notices on local weather, local fairs, details of local societies and meetings, sport days, weddings, land sale, auctions, school news, court notices and much more. The weekly football, cricket and table tennis reports have been omitted as they are voluminous and repetitive. This volume covers entries from ‘The Mount Barker Courier’ from 1952 and 1954. An index is included for easy reference.

England

Highways and Byways in Buckinghamshire – DATA CD – $25.00
Written by Frederick Griggs, this is one of the volumes in the ‘Highways and Byway’s series of county histories. A contemporary review by Clement Shorter, WORLD states that this is ‘ … a thoroughly delightful little volume. Mr Frederick L. Griggs contributes a copious series of delicately graceful illustrations.’ The publication contains over 80 illustrations and a map.

The English Village Community – DATA CD – $35.00
A masterly study of the development of the English village – its organisation and agricultural field systems – in Roman, Saxon and Norman times. Also includes chapters on the tribal systems of Wales, Scotland and Ireland, and a comparison with western European village structure.

Yorkshire Parish Registers: Howden Part II 1542-1772 – DATA CD – $35.00
Edited by G.E. Weddall in 1905, this volume contains transcripts of the parish registers for the town of Howden, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It covers marriages 1659-1702 and burials 1543-1659. Including various burials of Knedlington and Boothe beginning in 1543, Skelton and Laxton beginning in 1541 and Saltmarsh, Cotnes, Methm, Yockfleet and Field Houses beginning in 1545.

London 1910 Kelly’s Post Office Directory – DATA CD – $49.50
A large book of almost 3500 pages, this 2 CD set resource contains residential street (listing names and addresses), commercial and professional, and more directories for London and its suburbs. It also contains detailed information about the principal seats, council, magistrates and a large colour map.

Ireland

The History of Ulster: From the Earliest Times to the Prestent Day – DATA CD – $49.50
This massive four-volume history of Ulster provides a detailed history of the long and complicated evolution of affairs in the northern counties of Ireland, particularly from the perspective of the English-speaking world.

The Diocese of Killaloe: From the Reformation to the Close of the 18th Century – DATA CD – $36.50
The Diocese of Killaloe from the Reformation to the Close of the Eighteenth Century republished here on fully-searchable CD-ROM must appeal to anyone interested in the local history and religious history of the diocese and also to those interested in the local history of Clare, Limerick and Tipperary.

Families of County Clare – M. O’Laughlin – $69.95
Finding information on your family history in County Clare just got easier. This hardbound, illustrated book focuses exclusively on families of this county. One volume from the Irish Families Series, it includes: Catholic and Protestant; native Irish; settler families from England, Scotland, and Wales; County Map; Coats of Arms; and more … Information contained here-in dates from the earliest times to the modern era.

Families of County Cork – M. O’Laughlin – $69.95
Focusing exclusively on families of County Cork, this volume, one in the Irish Families Series includes: Catholic and Protestant; native Irish; settler families from England, Scotland, and Wales; County Map; Coats of Arms; and more. Information contained here-in dates from the earliest times to the modern era.

Scotland

The Baillies of Scotland and America – DATA CD – $34.50
Containing various publications (or articles) relating to the Baillie family, compiled together on a single CD.

An Inquiry into the Genealogy and Present State of Ancient Scottish Surnames – DATA CD – $34.50
William Buchanan’s groundbreaking book “An Inquiry into the Genealogy and Present Stare of Ancient Scottish Surnames” was one of the first of the great histories of the Highland clans. Originally published in 1723, it predated James Logan’s “The Scottish Gael” by more than a century and Frank Adam’s “The Clans, Septs, and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands” by nearly two.

Descendants of Simon Fraser of Laggan, Inverness-shire – DATA CD – $34.50
The “Descendants of Simon Fraser of Laggan, Inverness-shire, Scotland” covers not only the descendants in Scotland but also the allied families in Canada and United States.

Kerr Family History from The Scots Peerage – DATA CD – $34.50
Here are presented the genealogical and historical records of all branches of the Kerr family holding titles of nobility taken from The Scots Peerage by Sir James Balfour-Paul.

Other Countries

Bloody Gallipoli: The New Zealanders’ Story – R. Stowers – $100.00
With ‘Bloody Gallipoli’, Richard Stowers has created a highly readable and often tragic account of this doomed campaign from the New Zealand perspective.

Baxter’s Guide: Biographical Sources in the India Office Records – I. Baxter – $24.00
First published in 1979, and now in it’s 3rd edition, this book is now generally referred to as “Baxter’s Guide”. This has become an essential reference work for all who research the history of their families who served in India. Although modest in size, it brings together a clear set of references to the enormous number of biographical sources scattered amongst the 15km of shelves of the India Office Records.

A Tree Without Roots: The Guide to Tracing British, African, and Asian Caribbean Ancestry – P. Crooks – $24.95
An instructive guide to those interested in finding out more about their family connections with the Caribbean Islands, it nevertheless offers techniques and approached to anyone researching their ancestors round the world.

Vanished Armies: A Record of Military Uniforms in European Counties During 1907-1914 – A. Haswell Miller & J. Mollo – $49.95
Painted in the early 1900s by A.E. Haswell Miller, a Scottish artist and army officer with a fascination for military dress, this unique collection of British and European military uniforms now appears in print for the first time.

Gould Genealogy & History has teamed with a local printing company to bring you Photo Books and Photo Calendars. Create your own professional photo albums with this Easy to use FREE software for PC or Mac. No experience needed, it really is easy … and fun. Get amazing results – with pictures and text.

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A survey of Australian genealogists has been launched to examine these questions as part of a master’s research program at the University of New England – School of Humanities.

Entitled ‘Who Are the Genealogists of Australia’ the survey asks genealogists about their motivations for beginning their research and why they continue to conduct their research. They are also asked about their research interests and how and where they conduct their research and why they make those choices. The survey also investigates their plans for the product of their research. Finally, genealogists are asked about their demographic characteristics.

In undertaking this survey, one substantial problem exists. That is, there is no census of Australian genealogists that enables a representative statistical sample to be easily taken. Genealogists practice their craft in many different ways and locations. Surveying them in any one place will not achieve the broad representation needed. Therefore, for a comprehensive result to be achieved it is important that as wide a range of participants as possible be obtained.

Your help in undertaking the survey will positively assist in developing the comprehensive picture aimed for in this research project.

The survey is open for participation until 30 November 2009, and can be found here

Unfortunately Family Tree Maker 2010 Upgrade hasn’t yet arrived – we’re hoping that this will next week, but are keeping in touch with the Australian distributor for the latest on this.

Backorders for these programs are being processed, and should be all out by early-mid next week.

For those that want that extra bit of help, or to learn all of the features the Family Tree Maker offers, we also now have stock of the Official Guide to Family Tree Maker 2010 book, and the Family Tree Maker 2010 Little Book of Answers.