52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History Week 39 Least Favourite Foods
I’m participating in the weekly blogging theme 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History and this week’s topic is all about our least favourite foods. When I first saw the topic all the horrible things Mum used to cook for me as a child instantly came to mind. Now...Old Research, New Resources, Fresh Eyes
I started researching my family history in August 1977, just over 34 years ago and I am amazed at the changes over that time. Anyone starting out now can’t appreciate just how hard it was back then, especially trying to do it from Australia. Yesterday I proved...52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History Week 37 Earliest Memories
I’m participating in the weekly blogging theme 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History and this week’s topic is all about our earliest memories. I find it hard to define earliest – is it what I actually remember or what I think I remember? A lot of early...The Tech Savvy Genealogists’ Meme
Another Geniaus challenge – interestingly it captures all of the issues I have been looking at over the last few months ie new phone, tablet, netbook, scanner etc – parts of me want to be tech savvy but other parts of me want to go back to my Grade one...My 99 Things Genealogy Meme – Australian Style
My 99 Things Genealogy Meme – Australian This genealogy challenge was issued by Geniaus and the list should be annotated as follows: Things you have already done or found – bold type Things you would like to do or find – italics (colour optional) Things...Review Unlock the Past History & Genealogy Expo, Geelong 2-3 Sep 2011
Well it was a busy two days at the last for 2011 Unlock the Past (UTP) history and genealogy expo in Geelong on 2-3 September. Over 600 people attended and there were over 70 exhibitors and two streams of talks, some for a $5 fee and others free – so something...Writing Family History
Back in May I was both a speaker and an attendee at the Unlock the Past Researching and Writing History seminar in Adelaide. I wrote a review of it and said that I would write more about my own session. After months of travelling around I am finally getting around to...Family History Feast 2011 review
This year’s Family History Feast was better than ever for a number of reasons. The day is organised by State Library Victoria (SLV), Public Record Office Victoria (PROV), National Archives of Australia (NAA), Victoria Office and BDMs Victoria and is a free event...SA & Victorian Border Genealogy Expo review
Well I have arrived back home after attending the Unlock the Past SA & Victorian Border history and genealogy expo at Mount Gambier. As usual I have a notebook bulging with new ideas and a list of things I want to follow up. There were over 40 exhibitors and the...52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History Week 28 Summer
I’m participating in the weekly blogging theme 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History and this week’s topic is all about Summer and what it was like when I was growing up. This is very much related to last week’s topic on Vacations as we always had...
Speaker with two talks - Mining ancestors in Australia and Researching at the National Archives of Australia.