Many of South Australia’s country regions have genealogy groups or historical societies which are set up to preserve the history of the town and pioneer settlers. This is a small post to keep you informed of some of the happenings in the country regions of South Australia …
Family History Through the Alphabet – B is for …
It’s been a week already since we started the Family History Through the Alphbaet Challenge, and what a fun week it was. But now it’s time to get on to ‘B’. What will your letter B relate to? An ancestral place, a ship name, an heirloom, or one of your ancestors. Let the creativity flow … the only rule is, it has to start with B.
58 Victorian Organisations Awarded Local History Grants
A BIG congratulations to the 58 Victorian oganisations who have just been awarded Local History Grants. The money used by them will go toward projects which will aid in preserving different aspects of Victoria’s history.
6 Reasons to Attend Unlock the Past’s Queensland Expo, 25-27 June 2012
It’s all go now, with the planning for the Unlock the Past History & Genealogy Queensland Expo, which is on 25-27 June 2012 in Brisbane. From those who have attended our previous Expo’s you’ll know how fun and informative they really are, and something not the be missed. But for those that haven’t, here’s 6 reasons you should attend the Queensland Expo …
Inside History Magazine – Issue 10 (May-Jun 2012) is Out Now
In this May-June edition of Inside History Magazine (issue 10) you’ll find: Cemeteries, HMAS Kuttabul in 1942, the Australian Women’s Weekly gets digitised, 50 genealogy blogs you need to follow, and discover Historypin.
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Genealogy Software
Legacy Tip: How to add a second set of parents (adopted etc.)
This post was recently put on the Legacy Family Tree Blog and as it answers a question that we do get from time to time, felt that it was useful to pass this on to our customer and blog readers.
Events
Huguenot Society of Australia Tour of France – October 2010
The Huguenot Society of Australia have informed us of their planned ‘Tour of France’ in October 2010. Places are currently still available, but if you’re interested in taking part in the tour, please contact the Huguenot Society ASAP to ensure you don’t miss out …
General
Online Genealogy Courses for Everyone
Are you looking to increase your genealogy knowledge without leaving home? Why not try an online genealogy course. There has been two major places offering online genealogy courses, GenClass and the National Institute of Genealogical Studies. As of January 1st 2010, they have now merged and offer over 170 courses …
Genealogy Software
Family Tree Maker User Group in South Australia – update
We announced back in February 2010 about the possibility of getting a Family Tree Maker User Group up and running in South Australia. Today’s post is an update on this. … “Next Saturday the 17th of April is our gathering to attempt to set up a Family Tree Maker User Group here in South Australia”.
Genealogy UK
UK Historical maps to download or print
In only five years, Cassini Historical Maps have certainly become a leader in the field of historical UK mapping. Having only started in 2005 the company which already offered a large choice of options for maps now has added to their range with two new products: Downloadable Maps and also Create Your Own Large-Format Maps …
Genealogy Software
RootsMagic Update Available with FamilySearch SmartMatch
As of March 26th RootsMagic 4 and RootsMagic Essentials genealogy software now includes a new “AutoMatch” feature for FamilySearch. They become the first- and currently the only- genealogy software to offer this feature …
Family Tree Maker
How to Activate Your Free Ancestry Subscription that comes with Family Tree Maker
How do I activate my free Ancestry subscription that came with my Family Tree Maker program? We do get asked this question reasonably regularly, so feel that it is useful to put it as a blog post …
Genealogy Australia
New Genealogy and History Product Additions – 19 March 2010
Australia As You Were 1946 – DATA CD – $19.50 This is “the first of a new series of post-war Service volumes which will provide a contemporary record of developments in the Australian Navy, Army, and Air Force”. The As You Were series completed the series of books produced during the Second World War by [...]
Genealogy Australia
New Genealogy and History Product Additions – 12 March 2010
Australia Remember Them: A Guide to Victoria’s Wartime Heritage – G. Hutchinson – $39.95 This detailed and accessible guidebook shares the personal stories of the individuals honoured in 250 of Victoria’s key war memorials. Arranged geographically, with accompanying maps and photographs, this comprehensive book covers metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria, providing a unique insight into [...]
Genealogy Australia
Genealogy Data CDs and Windows 7
So you’ve decided to update your old slow, tired computer to something that is smaller, faster, has more memory and runs Windows 7 … unfortunately you find out afterwards that not everything you had running on your earlier computer will work with Windows 7.
General
Keeping Up with Genealogy Happenings Using Social Media
The whole social media scene is something that we ventured into during 2009. If you’re new to it, it is rather scary … posts, followers, tweets, fans … what is everyone on about?
Genealogy UK
National Burial Index 3rd Edition
Along with all the excitement and busyness of last weekend’s Who Do You Think You Are Live event in London, came the launch of the third edition of the long awaited National Burial Index for England and Wales …
