It’s February already, and as usual no-one knows how it got here so fast. One good thing about the year flying by is that it means that ‘Congress’ is not far away. For anyone who’s been involved in the Australasian genie field for a number of years, you’ll know that Congress is the BIG event held every three years. So here’s the details …
Order Your Queensland BDM Certificates Online
More good news for Aussie genealogists – as a sign of another organisation moving with the times, the Queensland Registrar now gives you the option of buying a copy of the printed certificate which gets mailed out to you OR you can order a digital copy which you can then download instantly.
New South Wales 1800-1952 Will Books to be Digitised
The big new that hit the genealogy world today was findmypast.com.au are working together with State Records NSW and as a result we will see New South Wales Will Books online later this year. Anything that provides easier access to Australian wills will be more than welcome.
How to Organise Your Genealogy: That’s the Big Question!
I work in a genealogy store, and there is one question that customers ask fairly regularly is “how should I organise my genealogy?” It is a good question, a very important one, but unfortunately the answer is not that simple.
2013 South Australian History Fund Grants Are Now Open
The South Australian History Fund Grants provides funding for small history projects, publications and research projects. Get your group together and make sure you get your applications in by Monday 22 July 2013.
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Genealogy Australia
Run Your Digger Disks on Windows 7 64-bit
It has been a known fact that sadly the Australian ‘Digger’ disks will not work on Vista 64-bit, and Windows 7 64-bit computers, which comes as a rude shock to those who have just upgraded their computer, and paid hundreds of dollars for these CDs to find out. Well, we finally have some good news. Here’s how to get them working …
Genealogy Australia
Australian Genealogy and History Snippets – January 2012
If you’ve been following my posts for a while you might remember a that I had been doing a series (generally once a month) on Australian History News. You can see those posts here. Rather than continue that series (at least at this stage) I thought I’d use some of the new tidbits I was finding together with news from the social media scene and put them togehter as ‘Snippets’.
Family Tree Maker
Family Tree Maker – Free Update for Version 2012
A free update for Family Tree Maker 2012 for Windows has just been released. This update includes: some important improvements for syncing source citations, relationships, and accepted and rejected hints and more …
Genealogy UK
Second Chance for 20 Years of the Society of Genealogists Magazine
It’s second chance time for this collection of 20 years of the Society of Genealogists magazine. They cover the period 1981-2000 with only a couple of issues missing. It’s an amazing collection, one that doesn’t come up very often. If your group, society or organisation is interested …
General
Vote Now for Your Favourite Rock Star Genealogists
One of my fav geneabloggers John D. Reid from Anglo-Celtic Connections, asks the question who is your favourite Rock Star Genealogist? By this he means, who are “must-see” people at genie events, or who write “must-read” articles or books.
Genealogy Australia
FamilySearch Starts 2012 by Releasing 119 Million New Records
If your genealogy wish for 2012 was for more new records to be added online, FamilySearch was certainly listening, as they’ve started the year off with a bang by releasing 119 million new (not-previously-online) records … and of course, being on FamilySearch they are all FREE.
Genealogy Australia
Australian Generations Oral History Project Needs Volunteers
The Australian Generations Oral History Project is a new national project, and it needs volunteers. Historians at Monash and La Trobe Universities, in partnership with ABC Radio National and the National Library of Australia, are collecting life story interviews with Australians born from the 1920s to the 1980s.
Family Tree Maker
Family Tree Maker 2012 Tutorial Videos [VIDEO]
I’ve found a collection of Family Tree Maker tutorial videos on YouTube. For users of Family Tree Maker, you can use these to help you with your program. For those of you who don’t, check them out, as it’s a great way to see just what the program is like, and how it works.
Genealogy Australia
Gould Genealogy & History’s In-store Moving Sale
We are moving our new shop in mid/late January 2012. For more details on our move read here. The showroom is smaller than our current and we would prefer to move as little stock as we have too. So we are having a “20% off all stock in-store moving sale” from Tuesday 3 January 2012 until 5.00pm 18 January 2012 when we will close for our move.
General
Gould Genealogy & History is on the Move
As with many businesses in changing times, we need to change too. From mid/late January 2012 we are moving from our Modbury North premises, where we have been at since 2002. Gould Genealogy & History will then operate from two locations from late January 2012, and we will continue with our online store as usual …
Genealogy Australia
FOR SALE: Parade Magazine, Australia’s Early History Magazine
Issued monthly, Australia’s ‘Parade’ magazine claims to have “25 great, true stories from history” in every issue. While I wasn’t personally familiar with Parade magazine prior to recently … trust me, if you’re into Australian history, you WILL find these fascinating.
Products
Gould Genealogy & History’s List of Top 50 Best Sellers for 2011
The end of 2011 is almost here, so we thought we’d get a list our of top 50 best selling titles for the year. And what an interesting list it is. With software, archival storage, scrapbooking papers, and the Unlock the Past guides all dominating the list.
