Resources
February 20th, 2013
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
Trove: Discover Genealogy Treasure in the National Library of Australia, Unlock The Past, St Agnes SA, 2012
Finding Ancestors in Church Records: A Brief Guide to Resources, Unlock The Past, St Agnes SA, 2012
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/DVD Reviews by Me
Goldie Alexander, Mentoring Your Memoir – review Oct 2011
Hazel Edwards, How To Write a Non-Boring Family History – review Oct 2011
Walter Hamilton, Children of the Occupation: Japan’s Untold Story – review Jan 2013
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
State Records New South Wales, Old Register One to Nine: The Registers of Assignments and Other Legal Instruments – review Nov 2010
Presentations
Unlock the Past Genealogy Cruise Feb 2013
- Victorian Resources for Family History Research
- Family History on the Cheap: Tips & Tricks
- Trove & Other National Library of Australia Treasures
- Ancestors in Church: Using Church Publications
- Behind Bars: Convicts & Criminals
- Warning Warning: Tips & Tricks to Avoid Common Family History Mistakes
- Mining Ancestors: Knowing Where to Look
- It’s Not All Online: Where Else Can I Look?
- Military Ancestors: Discover Their Stories
Queensland Family History Society Online Newspapers seminar Brisbane 2 Feb 2013
Cornish Cultural Celebration Nowra 27-28 Oct 2012
Milton Ulladulla Family History Society seminar 21 Oct 2012
- Warning Warning: Tips and tricks to avoid common family history mistakes
- Online Trends in Family History
- Demolishing Brick Walls
Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society monthly meeting 17 Oct 2012
Society of Australian Genealogists presentations 30 Aug and 1 Sep 2012
Yarra Plenty Regional Library presentations 8 and 13 Aug 2012
- Researching Australian Ancestors
- It’s Not All Online: Where Else Can I Look?
- How Well Do You Known Your Victorian Ancestors
- Caring For Your Family History Archives
- What Was The Voyage Really Like?
Family History Feast Melbourne 30 Jul 2012. Google Genealogy – Are You Making the Most of Google?
Unlock the Past Queensland Expo presentations given in Brisbane 25-27 Jun 2012. The Ancestors in Church talk was also given at the Melbourne session of the Audrey Collins tour.
- Warning Warning: Tips and tricks to avoid common family history mistakes
- Ancestors in Church: Using church publications
- Family History on the Cheap: Tips & tricks
- TROVE & Other National Library of Australia Treasures
- Mining Ancestors: Knowing Where to Look
- It’s Not All Online: Where Else Can I Look?
Yarrawonga presentations given at the GMAGs seminar on 3 Jun 2012 – these slides don’t capture the additional commentary that accompanied them but are listed here to assist attendees remember the sessions:
- Ancestors in Church
- Making the Most of Australian Government Archives Online
- Nooks & Crannies @PROV
- Sources for Identifying Photographs
Darwin presentations given at the War Comes to Australia tour and at the Unlock the Past family history seminar at the Northern Territory Library February 2012:
- Tracing Your Military Ancestors in Australia
- State and National Archives Online: Practical Tips
- Where Else Can I Look: It’s Not All Online
- Convict Ancestors: Fascinating & Frustrating to Research
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
