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Week 23 Electoral Rolls in 52 Weeks of Genealogical Records in 2014...
This blog challenge is to stimulate my own genealogy blogging efforts in 2014 by focusing on a different kind of genealogical record each week. I wanted a challenge that reflected my own archival background as well as my own genealogy interests and there are probably lots of other records that I could have included. The challenge has an Australian focus but most of these records will be found just about anywhere in the genealogy world. The 52...
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One Lovely Blog Award Sep 2014
I am thrilled to have received a One Lovely Blog Award for SHHE Genie Rambles from Helen Smith of Helen V Smith’s Keyboard as Rambles is where I write most of my family story blogs and other things of a more serious or lasting value. Thanks Helen. Regular followers will know that I have previously received a One Lovely Blog Award for my other blog Diary of an Australian Genealogist which is my blog for my genealogy news and...
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52 Weeks of Genealogical Records in 2014 – Week 22 Family Letters and Correspondence...
This blog challenge is to stimulate my own genealogy blogging efforts in 2014 by focusing on a different kind of genealogical record each week. I wanted a challenge that reflected my own archival background as well as my own genealogy interests and there are probably lots of other records that I could have included. The challenge has an Australian focus but most of these records will be found just about anywhere in the genealogy world. The 52 different...
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National Family History Month Aug 2014 Wrap Up...
Well National Family History Month went quickly with lots of events and activities. If you missed the report on the NFHM launch in Canberra you can read about it here. I am pleased to report that we had more events and more organisations participating than last year. Overall there were 349 events hosted by 139 organisations and in 2013 there were 244 events hosted by 91 organisations. In order of the most events to the least in Australia, the figure...

