Help! My Digger Disks Won’t Work on my New Computer – AGAIN!
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 → 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 → End of an Era For ‘Australian Family Tree Connections’ Magazine?
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 → Local Histories on Sale for July
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 → GIVEAWAY: Over $2000 Worth of Australian Directories
Enter to win over $2000 worth of Australian Directories. Continue reading → 41 Anzac Day Histories and Research Guides
With Anzac Day coming we have pulled together a few highlights from our military range. Click on titles below for more details on each. Some of the titles below are ‘special order’ titles. Visit our online store for 100s more military history titles, The Collection Australian and States Military Collection – USB, 55 products […] Continue reading → Unlock the Past Guide Books Sale
We are excited to announce that during April, Gould Genealogy has the whole Unlock the Past guide books range on sale! So take this opportunity to buy the one, two or more that you’ve been wanting, and save yourself some dollars. Continue reading → Highlight: Van Diemen’s Women: A History of Transportation to Tasmania
On 2 September 1845, the convict ship ‘Tasmania’ left Kingstown Habour for Van Diemen’s Land with 138 convicts, and their 35 children. This book focusses on two particular women on this voyage (Eliza Davis and Margaret Butler), their life before, the trials and transportation, as well as life in VDL … Continue reading → Pre-Order Your Unlock the Past Cruise T-shirts For the PNG Cruise
It’s that time again. Yes, there’s another Unlock the Past cruise not that far away, so it’s “cruise t-shirt” time again. The 13th Unlock the Past cruise, this one to Papua New Guinea, is now just over 4 months away. And if you have been on an Unlock the Past cruise in the past but […] Continue reading → Celebrate Your Female Ancestors With Women’s History Month
Women’s History Month is an month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and society. Celebrated during March in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada, it corresponds with International Women’s Day which is held on March 8th. “One this day [in the US] in 1987, Congress passed a resolution declaring […] Continue reading → 10 Reasons to Use Vintage Telephone Books and Street Directories in Your Research
When people think of genealogical resources vintage telephone books and street directories aren’t ones that necessarily spring to mind first. But I’m going to give you 10 reasons WHY you should be using them, (along with other records of course), for your research. Using old telephone books you can find out if your family had a […] Continue reading → Win An Archival Photo Album!
Thanks to our wonderful friends at Albox Australia, we have have FOUR archival photo albums to give away, and entry is super easy! Continue reading → Torrens Island: South Australia’s World War 1 Internment Camp
The Torrens Island Internment Camp was a World War I concentration camp, located on Torrens Island which is near Adelaide in South Australia, is a sad facet of South Australia’s history. And one that is largely unknown. Continue reading → Inside History Magazine – Issue 37 (Summer 2017) is Out Now
It’s 2017, it’s Summer time, and the latest issue of Inside History magazine has arrived. Australia’s award winning magazine for Australian history and genealogy have just released their Summer issue (issue 37), and as always, this magazine is jam-packed with quality articles. Explore 101 Sydney cemeteries Family History Courses in 2017 Read about the convicts […] Continue reading → 