Radio interview in Mount Gambier, South Australia
On Monday 2 Nov 2009 I was interviewed by Stan Thomson during his Mornings program on ABC SE South Australia on my visit to Mount Gambier and my talk to the Mount Gambier History Group on Discovering Military Ancestors Online . I was a bit surprised to find that Stan...Mining Ancestors
In an earlier blog, This Week in History, I mentioned how the Gympie gold rush led to my Victorian families moving up to Queensland. I have a wide interest in mining with various ancestors involved in tin, copper, gold and coal mining in all states of Australia except...This Week In History
It is interesting to reflect on events that may have impacted on our ancestors lives. On 12 Oct 1838 the first Lutherans arrived in South Australia, led by Augustus Kavel having left Prussia because of religious repression. On 13 Oct 1933 the first traffic lights...Why is there a crimp on Cornish pasties?
At the weekend I went to the Central Highlands Family History Expo in Ballarat and the Cornish Association of Victoria, Ballarat Branch had a really interesting display and lots of useful books and other finding aids to help people with Cornish ancestors. My...Graeme Davison 2007 talk on podcast
Graeme Davison’s talk on speed relating and the internet revolution in genealogical research in 2007 is available as a podcast on the State Library of Victoria website. It is the last talk and listed under the Don Grant lecture. Listening to this may be an...
Speaker with two talks - Mining ancestors in Australia and Researching at the National Archives of Australia.