On 19 February 1942 war came to Australia. Dubbed the ‘Pearl Harbour’ of Australia, Darwin was subjected to two raids by the Japanese within an hour of each other. Unlock the Past is teaming up with Clean Cruising, our travel/cruise partner, and Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours, to organise a War Comes to Australia: WWII Bombing of Darwin 70th Anniversary Tour in February 2012.
Inside History Magazine – Issue 16 (May-Jun 2013) is Out Now
Inside History Magazine Issue 16 is available now and this one is their Irish issue and in it you’ll … discover the best Irish resources online and on site; how to find your convict in the newspaper; learn about the lives of famine orphans; read about the experiences of Irish assisted immigrants in the 1800s; see what our ancestors got up to during St Patrick’s Day celebrations, plus a whole heap more …
A New Project to Digitise Country Victoria Records
Victoria’s history sits on 9km of shelving in the PROV’s repository at North Melbourne. The problem is, these records are hundreds of kilometres away from the folks in country Victoria, so aren’t easily accessible. Now Archival Access Victoria has come up with a Project that will help everyone. Their plan is to digitise these records for country Victoria …
Kelly Family 175th Anniversary Reunion
A third Kelly family reunion is planned to mark the 175th anniversary of the arrival of William and Jane Kelly in South Australia. William Kelly (1804-1888) and his wife Jane (1819-1893), left the Isle of Man in July 1838 for South Australia, where they arrived on 1 December 1838. They came soon after to what became Cudlee Creek …
Passenger Lists to Queensland 1848-1912
Passenger lists. They are something that every genealogist hunts for. Some are easy to find, while others aren’t and for those ones we swear that our ancestors either swam or arrived via spaceship. But let me tell you about the wonderful thing the Queensland State Archives have done.
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Genealogy Australia
Celebrities Revealed for Who Do You Think You Are? Australia Season 4 (2011)
Well we’ve reached the latter part of the year, and that seems to be when SBS screen their Who Do You Think You Are? Australia TV show. Today they announced who the celebrities for this year’s Season 4 will be …
General
I Seek Dead People T-Shirt – Limited Time Offer
We have had several requests asking us to import the “I Seek Dead People” t-shirt from our supplier in the US, so have decided to make it an open offer to everyone, for a limited time. And I’m sure it’ll prove popular, as this is something all die-hard genealogists are going to want, I mean need …
Genealogy Australia
Australian Electoral Rolls 1903-1980, Updated and Free on Ancestry
As part of Ancestry’s 15th birthday offers they giving users FREE access to various collections until October 15th, and the Australian Electoral Rolls 1903-1980 Collection is one of them. With 69,000,000 records in this Collection, there is bound to be someone there you’re looking for.
Genealogy Australia
Gould Genealogy & History’s Birthday Specials
In a blog post I wrote last week, I mentioned that October 2011 is Gould Genealogy & History’s 35th birthday, and to stay tuned for our birthday specials. It’s time to cue the drumroll … we’ve chosen 35 products, and have slashed their prices by 35%.
Genealogy Australia
New Findmypast.com.au Website Coming Soon
I was reading the latest news from Findmypast.com.au, when I noticed a snippet on the bottom about the ‘new’ Findmypast.com.au website that is coming soon. For those who don’t subscribe to their email newsletter, here’s their announcement …
Genealogy Australia
Happy 35th Birthday to Gould Genealogy & History
Happy Birthday to us … that’s right folks, Gould Genealogy & History has hit the big 3-5! So October is our birthday month, and we are celebrating by offering you specials throughout the month!! So keep your eyes on your inbox for our next email newsletter, or keep a look out on Facebook or Twitter for the latest – it all starts next week.
Genealogy Australia
Millions of New Genealogy Records Go Online – September 2011
Millions of new genealogy records go online … that’s right, many millions in fact. Online data for genealogy seems to be booming … the big online companies have been releasing new records at a phenomenal rate over the past few weeks. Everyday there seems to be an email advising of new records added online somewhere, it is hard to actually keep up with them …
Events
13th Australasian Genealogy Congress – Bookings Are Now Open
The big genealogy event that happens in Australia and New Zealand is the Australasian Congress. Held every three years, this draws speakers, exhibitors and delegates from both countries and overseas. Bookings are now open for the 2012 Congress.
Genealogy UK
The Irish Family and Local History Handbook – Pre-Order Now
Ever wanted a book which contains an enormous amount of information about Irish genealogy (although not technically a how-to book), as well as a listing of archives and societies you can contact? Well stay tuned … it’s almost here … the publishers of the annual English publication ‘The Family and Local History Handbook’ (currently up to number 13), are now set to bring you the IRISH version of this.
Genealogy Australia
Inside History Magazine – Issue 6 (Sep-Oct 2011) Out Now
Let me tell you, spending 8 hours in a vehicle driving back from Geelong (Victoria) to Adelaide (South Australia), is the perfect time to catch up on reading. And at last week’s Unlock The Past Victorian Expo I was so excited to see Issue 6 of the Inside History Magazine available, hot off the press, and even before it’s made it to the shops.
Genealogy Australia
2011-2012 Victorian Local History Grant Applications Now Open
Victorian family history groups, historical societies, museums, heritage centres, local archive centres and other community groups with a historical focus … now is your chance to apply for a grant with the 2011-2012 Victorian Local History Grants, and share in $350,000 that’s up for offer …
General
99 Things Genealogy Meme – Aussie Style
The original “99 Things Genealogy Meme” from 2009 was distinctly US flavoured, but now thanks to an Aussie geneablogger we have “99 Things Genealogy Meme – Aussie Style”. Traditionally I’m not into doing meme’s but this was was about genealogy so was worthwhile. So take a look, and see how many apply to you. And Aussie geneabloggers please take part ….
