Vicfix is a initiative started by the State Library of Victoria, with the aim of getting more people involved in fixing the Victorian newspapers on Trove. As we all know as more is corrected, more is found. So can you help out? Continue reading → 
So you have the Australian BDM Digger disks from years ago, and have recently bought a new computer and they won’t work on it … So what can you do? Continue reading → 
Just a few months ago the project hit a big milestone by reaching 20 million pages scanned. This is halfway mark of the proposed 40 million pages. Now the British Newspaper Archive is thrilled to announce it has reached another milestone in their project … Continue reading → 
Want to get get your Dad something totally unique for Father’s Day this year? Why not get him a DNA kit. For a limited time AncestryDNA are having a 20% off sale, so save while you can. Continue reading → 
Launching in December 2017, Traces, a new Australian history magazine will contain family history and genealogy, insights on historic events and people, Australian destinations, artefacts and more … Continue reading → 
Held once a year, usually over a weekend, an Open House event allows you get to see up close, and behind the scenes, of many buildings that you aren’t normally allowed to go in. Continue reading → 
Do you know of any South Australian autograph quilts or cloths in museums or private collections? Are there any related records or photographs? The Embroiderers’ Guild of SA is researching the history of South Australian autograph quilts … Continue reading → 
Momento, Australia’s leading photo book company are offering an exclusive discount offer to all of our Gould Genealogy customers on their photo books. Continue reading → 
During the past three months Trove has added over 5 million entries to their old newspapers collection, taking the current total to over 211 million records, These records are all online, and all free for everyone to use. Continue reading → 
The National Archives of Australia (NAA) has recently finished moving into their new custom built, $64 million building, the National Archives Preservation Facility at Mitchell in Canberra, ACT. Continue reading → 
It was only back in a couple of months ago that Australia’s Inside History magazine made the announcement to cease printing. Now we have more big (but very sad) news from Australian genealogy magazine scene. Continue reading → 
Learning about the history of a country, state or county is great (not to mention incredibly useful), still nothing beats knowing the history right down to the local level. The town, the village, or the district where your ancestors came from. Afterall the closer to where they were the more likely they are to be mentioned […] Continue reading → 
Australia’s biggest genealogy ebooks website, Genealogy Ebooks, or as it’s better known Gen Ebooks, is having a 25% storewide sale during July. So if you’ve been thinking about getting a title or two (or more), but haven’t got around to it yet, this month is a great time to do so. With over 700 titles […] Continue reading → 