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...
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...
Sydney Genealogy Congress 2018 Exhibitors & Summary
This is the last post in my series on the Bridging the Past & Future Congress 2018 in Sydney. Read the earlier daily posts – Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 and Day 4. Sponsors and exhibitors help to make a Congress happen. The two major sponsors were Ancestry and...
Speaker with two talks - Mining ancestors in Australia and Researching at the National Archives of Australia.