What’s new at www.FamilySearch.org
The new version of www.FamilySearch.org, which launched in Australia today, makes family history research more interactive with a pedigree chart into which new data can be added and easily manipulated. It is also conveniently collaborative, with added social media, photo and story elements that create a more personal family history experience for each user. Each...
Eugenia :: A true story of adversity, tragedy, crime and courage
From time to time, we’ll be talking to great Australian authors about their local history and what inspired them to start researching and writing their stories. This week we talk to Mark Tedeschi, author of Eugenia. Apart from being Senior Crown Prosecutor and a barrister for 35 years, Mark Tedeschi is an avid exhibiting photographer,...
Help Wanted :: Fundraising for Teens of Maison Des Australiens
In our Issue 13, we talked with Ross Coulthart of Channel 7 and the Australian War Memorial about the amazing collection of glass plate negatives that make up the Thuillier collection and show us the Lost Diggers of Vignacourt. For much of WWI, Vignacourt was a staging point, casualty clearing station and rest area for troops moving up to...
Expert Q&A :: AWM Military Heraldry and Technology Team
For our Expert Q&A on Thursday, April 4 we had Dianne, Kerry, Eleni and Gary from the Australian War Memorial Military Heraldry and Technology team to answer questions about what your Anzac wore, fired, souvenired, flew or drove. Thanks again to Dianne, Kerry, Eleni and Gary for giving us all the benefit of their time and expertise....
Expert Q&A :: Military family history with findmypast Aust & NZ
For our Expert Q&A on Thursday, April 25 we had Neil Smith from Mostly Unsung, Emma Kelly from findmypast.com.au Aust & NZ and Paul Nixon from findmypast UK to answer your questions about using findmypast military records for family history. Thanks again to Paul, Neil and and Emma for giving us all the benefit of their time and expertise....
Founders & Survivors Storylines new website is live. Explore Tasmania.
Explore all 21 Lifelines and immerse yourself in Mugsheets where you can find records for 69,669 Tasmanian convicts – and for many of them, using identity records – create a realistic face using our Facemaker Identikit tool. Founders and Survivors Storylines tells an extraordinary story about the making of modern Australia based on the world...
Expert Q&A – Thursday, May 2 :: National Archives of Australia Forced Adoptions History Project
The Inside History Expert Q&A is a great opportunity for people affected by forced adoption to touch base with us and share their experiences. However, the Archives’ responses will be limited to garnering those experiences and discussing them in general terms, rather than providing individual advice to those joining the Q&A. The National Archives of...
Discover World War 1 at Sea :: Lecture at the ANMM, Sunday May 19
To mark the centenary of the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian National Maritime Museum in conjunction with Sea Power Centre – Australia will present the RAN Centenary Annual Lecture on Sunday 19 May 2013. This year, the lecture entitled World War 1 at Sea, will provide special insight and new perspectives on the Navy’s role...
