Resources
October 21st, 2011
My Publications
What Was The Voyage Like?: A Brief Guide to Researching Convict and Immigrant Voyages to Australia and New Zealand , Unlock The Past, Modbury North SA, 2010
Your Family History Archives: A Brief Introduction, Unlock The Past, Modbury North SA, 2010
(A review of What Was The Voyage Like and Your Family History Archives by Dr Sebastian Gurciullo appeared in Archives and Manuscripts, Nov 2010)
Family History on the Cheap, Unlock The Past, Modbury North SA, 2010
Family & Local History Resource Directory for Victoria, Unlock The Past, Modbury North SA, 2010
It’s Not All Online: A Guide to Genealogy Sources Offline, Unlock The Past, Modbury North SA, 2011
All publications can be ordered online at Gould Genealogy
Published Articles
‘For the Price of a Weekly Cup of Coffee: The Benefits of Subscribing to an Online Commercial Database’ published in
The North Brisbane News No 4, Nov 2009, newsletter of the North Brisbane Branch of the Genealogical Society of Queensland
Southern Suburbs Scroll Vol 25 No 4, Nov 2009, newsletter of the Southern Suburbs Branch of the Genealogical Society of Queensland
Queensland Family Historian Vol 31 No 1, Feb 2010, journal of the Queensland Family History Society
Heritage Happenings Vol 20 Issue 1, Mar 2010, Newsletter of the Maryborough Family Heritage Institute
Guest Blogs
Using Australian Post Office Directories to Trace Ancestors
Church Publications for Genealogy
Find Your Ancestors in Church Publications Part 1
Find Your Ancestors in Church Publications Part 2
Find Your Ancestors in Church Publications Part 3
Book Reviews by Me
Goldie Alexander, Mentoring Your Memoir – review Oct 2011
Hazel Edwards, How To Write a Non-Boring Family History – review Oct 2011
Helen V Smith, Death Certificates and Archaic Medical Terms – review Jun 2011
Lois Sabine, editor, Dr William Bell’s “The Settlers’ Guide” or Modern Domestic Medicine and Surgery Windsor NSW 1849 – review Dec 2010
Kay F Gassan and Judith A Grimes, Tall Ships on the River: Flying Cloud Queensland Voyages 1862-1870 – review Dec 2010
Presentations
Toowoomba presentations given at Toowoomba City Council Library on 13 August 2011:
I always love feedback if you enjoy these talks, let me know.
At the Unlock the Past history and genealogy expo in Mount Gambier 22-23 July 2011 there were a number of requests for me to put my Treasures of the National Library of Australia presentation online. Click on the link for a PDF version of the talk.
Unlock The Past History & Genealogy Cruise March 2011
During the Google presentation on board I offered to put a copy of the slides up on my website as we were pressed for time and not surprisingly, people were keen to leave the ship and see the sights of Noumea. The presentation is below and I hope everyone finds at least one exciting new piece of information.
Google Your Family Tree: Tips & Tricks
I also referred cruise attendees to the earlier version of my talk Online Family History Trends (see Darwin Feb 2010 below). However as I have made quite a few changes I am also putting up the updated version of the presentation. I encourage people to at least look at some of these trends as they may assist their research in a number of ways.
Online Trends in Family History
As always, best wishes with your research and I always love feedback. Thanks also for being part of the inaugural Unlock The Past History & Genealogy Cruise – I had a fantastic time and I’m sure everyone else did too!
Unlock The Past Roadshow November 2010
Handout to all URLs mentioned in the six talks listed below:
Archives You May Not Know But Should!
Family History on the Cheap (NZ version)
Happy Hunting Grounds: Asylums for Missing Ancestors
Researching Australian Ancestors
Treasures of the National Library of Australia
Where Else Can I Look For Ancestors?: It’s Not All Online
Making the Most of Australian Government Archives Online! and Skeletons in the Closet: Convicts, Prisons & Asylums were both presented at the Sunshine Coast seminar, Nambour, Queensland on 22 May 2010. These Powerpoint presentations will help to remind attendees of what was covered in both sessions although the presentations don’t reflect what I said in conjunction with the slides.
Demolishing Brick Walls presented at the Cobram Genealogical Group monthly meeting 10 March 2010. Doesn’t capture the discussion and questions but may still be useful.
Asylum Records: A Place to Look for Missing Ancestors presented at the Darwin Family History Seminar 6 Feb 2010. Unfortunately these don’t capture my comments and discussion on the day but I hope that it is still useful and as always I appreciate any feedback.
Online Trends in Family History presented at the Darwin Family History Seminar 6 Feb 2010. Unfortunately these don’t capture my comments and discussion on the day but I hope that it is still useful and as always I appreciate any feedback. An updated version of this talk is available above under Unlock The Past History and Genealogy Cruise.
Behind Bars: Convicts & Criminals presented at the Mulwala Family History Expo on 21 Nov 2009. Also online is the Handout listing publications and websites mentioned in the talk. Unfortunately these don’t capture my comments and discussion on the day but I hope that it is still useful and as always I appreciate any feedback. This presentation is also available on the Unlock the Past website.
Your Military Ancestors Online presented to the Mount Gambier History Group on 1 Nov 2009. I have added in some explanatory slides as I usually speak to the slides with additional information and personal anecdotes. Also online is the Handout of Military Websites covered during the talk. I hope that it is still interesting without the verbal commentary and I would appreciate any feedback. This presentation is also available on the Unlock the Past website.
Unpublished Thesis
Society of Australian Genealogists: Diploma in Family Historical Studies Thesis
Below are the two pieces of research that I submitted for my Diploma. It was originally in Word Perfect and later migrated to Word and unfortunately the footnotes seem to have migrated differently but it is all still readable. Of course the illustrations aren’t in the document but if anyone is interested I would be happy to see what I can do. Also since 1992 I have progressed with my research and ideally I should write a sequel. While I ponder that idea, you have the benefit of this 1992 work.
Criminal Records: A Guide to Sources in Queensland, 1992
Published Conference Papers An under-utilised resource for local and family history research are the papers of the Victorian Association of Family History Organisations (VAFHO) Victorian State Family History Conferences. In 2011 I compiled a listing of all VAFHO conference papers between 1995 and 2010 and gave each paper a broad subject heading. This list is a useful way of finding papers on specific subjects as well as the usual topics presented at conferences.
Below is a list of the papers I have given at VAFHO conferences. In 2004 I also presented the annual Don Grant family history lecture.
Please note that some aspects of these papers may be out of date so please check for current information as necessary. I am currently doing a listing of all papers presented at VAFHO conferences since 1995 to highlight the rich resource these papers are.
VAFHO 2010 Mulwala Family History on the Cheap
VAFHO 2010 Mulwala Online Sources for Queensland Family History
VAFHO 2004 Mildura Ancestors in Unexpected Places: Exploring Public Record Office Victoria’s Nooks and Crannies
VAFHO 2004 Mildura The Victorian Queensland Connection: Looking for Victorian Gold Miners in Queensland Goldfields
VAFHO AGM 2004 Melbourne (Don Grant Lecture) Family History and the Changing Face of State Archives Since 1974 and Into The Future
Some Victorian Web Sites That I Like Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies Ballarat & District Genealogical Society Bellarine Peninsula and Geelong & District History Site Bendigo Regional Archives Centre Central Highlands Historical Association Cornish Association of Victoria Dead Persons Society Melbourne Geelong Heritage Centre Genealogy Society of Victoria Goulburn & Murray Association of Local and Family History Groups Helen Doxford Harris Home Page Lenore Frost’s Homepage National Archives of Australia (Victoria) National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Port Phillip Pioneers Group Public Record Office Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Rootsweb Victoria Royal Historical Society of Victoria South Eastern Historical Association State Library of Victoria VictoriaGenWeb Victorian Association of Family History Organisations Victorian Gum Inc Victorian Mining Accident Index Western Victoria Association of Historical Societies