The “Scots in Geelong and District to 1860″ CD-ROM produced by Pam Jennings and Susie Zada, has WON the “Best Community Research, Registers and Records” category in the Victorian Community History Awards
RootsMagic 6: Places and Mapping [VIDEO]
When you’re wanting to learn more about your new genealogy program don’t forget to check out YouTube, as there are a who heap of tutorial videos online. And here’s one for RootsMagic 6 showing you how to use their places and mapping fatures.
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.
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Genealogy Australia
R.I.P. Marianne Eastgate MA (Hons) Dip FHS
The sad news of Marianne’s passing, has been forwarded on to us from Rosemary Kopittke at the Queensland Family History Society. As she knew Marianne very well, it was appropriate that she write a few words …
Events
Scottish Expert, Chris Paton is Coming to Australia
Preparations for Unlock the Past’s History and Genealogy Expo in Sydney are well underway, and some VERY exciting news just in, is that they will have Chris Paton, from Scotland’s Greatest Story as an international guest speaker attending the event.
Genealogy Australia
NSW History CD Highlights
There are literally thousands of data CDs available to aid researchers with their research. Here are just a few that relate specifically to New South Wales, its people and its history.
Genealogy Australia
Upgrading Your Trial findmypast.com.au Subscription to a Paid Subscription
Australia’s new findmypast.com.au website offers a 24 hour free trial, which allows you to try it out before subscribing. You can then convert this to a paid subscription or, renew a lapsed paid subscription, but you will need to follow the following steps …
Events
Australia’s History and Genealogy Cruise 2011
Unlock the Past is organinsing its inaugural History and Genealogy Cruise for 2011. This will be a relaxing 7 night cruise to the South Pacific, combined with a fascinating history and genealogy themed conference.
Genealogy Australia
More Australian History News – August 2010
Another fortnight brings yet more news from primarily regional (but not exclusively) Australian genealogy, history and heritage groups. This covers news from any group, society, museum, archive office throughout Australia …
Genealogy Australia
SA 175 Years – History Grants Up For Grabs
2011 marks the 175th anniversary of the foundation of South Australia. To help commemorate this significant event the South Australian Government is offering grants to assist community groups to acknowledge this important milestone.
Genealogy Australia
Queensland Family History Society Book, now an Award Winner
The 2010 winners of the National Trust Queensland Bendigo Bank Heritage Award were announced on 26 Aug 2010. Top honours with the ‘Gold Award’ in the Community category was taken out by Qld Family History Society for their publication ‘Queensland Founding Families’ through its exploration of the history of families living in Queensland prior to Separation …
Events
New South Wales History Week 2010
The History Council of New South Wales invites you to attend History Week 2010 to be held 4-12 September 2010. History Week is the state’s annual festival of history …
Genealogy Software
Getting Started With Reunion for Mac [VIDEO]
Reunion has been around for over 20 years and this family tree program gets better and better with each version, the current release is Reunion version 9. Here are 4 videos to help you in getting started with Reunion.
Other
Heritage Scrapbooking and Your Family Tree
How can scrapbooking and family trees NOT go together perfectly? Scrapbooking is the process of creating visual memoirs (a record) … and genealogy is the finding and recording of your ancestors and descendants.
Genealogy UK
British Chelsea Pensioner Records Now Online
Findmypast.com.uk has recently added 184,650 records and 1,003,794 images to their Chelsea Pensioners collection for the period 1760-1854. This brings the total amount of Chelsea Pensioner records and images on findmypast.co.uk to 691,520 records and 4,200,729 images.
