Wanted: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Ephemera
The State Library of New South Wales is requesting that you don’t throw out any brochures, posters, signs etc. that relate to COVID-19, as they would like them for their collection.
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Category: General
COVID-19 and its Effect on the (Australian) Genealogy World
The coronavirus has arrived, and the world as we know it has changed. In a bid to slow the spread of the virus, many businesses and organisations are temporarily closing their doors or are limiting their hours including those in the history and genealogy world. So what is open and what’s not? I have decided to compile a listing of the Australian based ones…
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New South Wales 2020 Heritage Grants Open for Applications
If your group of society needs some funds, the 2020 New South Wales Heritage Grants program is now open for applications.
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Preview the “new” Trove
Did you hear the news? Our beloved Trove is changing … and it’ll be bigger and better than ever. But before it goes live, the awesome Trove team are letting us all preview it, and check it out.
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The 2020 Schedule of Online Family History Courses at UTAS
The online family history courses that the University of Tasmania (UTAS) runs, have been hugely popular over the past few years. So if you are thinking of doing a subject or two, oreven their Diploma of Family History, here is their 2020 schedule of courses.
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Family History Down Under – Call for Speakers
If you’re interested in speaking at Unlock the Past’s Family History Down Under event in March 2021, now is your chance, as they’ve just put out the call for speakers.
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Inspiring Genealogy Blogs – November 2019
In this edition of Inspiring Genealogy Blogs you’ll find tips for finding your heritage in a foreign country, discover why everything isn’t digitsed, how to be prepared family-history-wise for an emergency, preserving digital photos, preparing your family history for handover and more.
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Who Do You Think You Are? Australia Season 11 Coming in 2020
SBS is on a winner with Who Do Think You Are? Australia, as it’ll be back again 2020 for its...
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Beyond BMDs: Researching Your English Ancestors – March 2020
Are you researching your English ancestors? If so, no doubt you’ve already used the census,...
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Victorian Local History Grants 2019-20 Applications Now Open
The Victorian Government recognises the value of recording history, and makes grants of up to $15,000 available for community groups to record Victorian history through numerous means. Applications for the 2019-20 round of grants has just opened.
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Last Chance to Apply for the 2019-2020 South Australian History Fund Grants
The South Australian History Fund has a total of $70,000 available to give away this year. With grants of up to $5000 available for a wide range of South Australian history projects, you could be one of them, but you will need to get your application in quick.
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Enrol Now for the UTAS “Introduction to Family History” Online Course
The popular UTAS “Introduction to Family Hisory” course is on again, and this will teach you how to get going with your research and how to research accurately and efficiently using the growing range of online family history resources.
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