Report on Unlock the Past Perth genealogy seminar, 8-9 Jun 2018
Unlock the Past held a genealogy and local history two day seminar in Perth on 8-9 June 2018 at the State Library of Western Australia. Friday’s program started with a comprehensive talk on Immigration to Australia by Kerry Farmer. This covered everything from...
Review of The Wicked Trade and The Suffragette’s Secret: genealogical crime mysteries
This is the latest book covering the adventures of fictional forensic genealogist, Morton Farrier by UK author Nathan Dylan Goodwin. It combines the short story of The Suffragette’s Secret with the full-length novel The Wicked Trade. A lovely double dose of Morton...
Trove Tuesday – Voyage of the Chyebassa to Queensland in 1883
My great grandfather Herbert William White was from Farley in Wiltshire and he arrived in Townsville, Queensland on board the Chyebassa on 8 March 1883. Trove is a fantastic resource for locating information about an ancestor’s voyage to Australia. It’s...
Trove Tuesday – Gone Home to Ireland But Still Remembered Here?
So much for trying to do a Trove Tuesday post once a month! My last post was back in January and February/March went past way too fast. I am getting in early for April and maybe I will do two and get back on track. It is definitely worth while reviewing your research...
Speaker with two talks - Mining ancestors in Australia and Researching at the National Archives of Australia.