Rockmount Image Courtesy of realestate.com 28 May 2007

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Week 38: Unusual Source

This weeks challenge in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is Unusual Source.  There are so many resources out there for genealogists to explore.  The usual birth, death, marriage, census, immigration, and military records but there is so much left to find. Week 38 – Unusual Source For a long time I have wanted to know…

New South Wales Colonial Secretary's In Letters Index

Genealogical Society of Queensland Seminar

Over the weekend I was fortunate to have time to attend my first Genealogy Seminar.  It was run by the Genealogical Society of Queensland and offered a varied range of topics and speakers.  The seminar was titled Top Genealogical Sources: The Expert’s Guide with invited guests talking about their favourite genealogical source.  The topics were varied…

Convicts, Prison

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Week 36: Work

I have gotten a bit behind on the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge with my UK trip and so now face the daunting task of catching up.  The Week 36 challenge is Work to coincide with Labour Day in the USA – in Australia ours is May.  I have chosen for this topic to…

The Study

Genealogy Do-Over: An Update

At the end of July I wrote a post about Thomas MacEntee’s Genealogy Do-Over and that I was going to start the process.  I have started but it is not going as fast as I would like.  Prior to going to the UK in early September I started putting boxes of stuff into the study which…

To Do List, Checklist, Overwhelmed

I’m Back

Well it has been a very long time between posts.  I have been so busy with sorting Dad’s estate out, helping mum sort their home, and preparing and then going on our Family History Holiday.  We left for the UK on 6 September and arrived home on 3 October.  I have so much to do…