tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164232984942724752024-03-06T18:25:22.168-08:00Diary of an Australian GenealogistThis blog will record my research (both in Australia and overseas), links I like, articles or newsletters I read, family history news that excites me and so on. The aim is to be a fortnightly record of my activities which might be of interest to other genealogy researchers.Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.comBlogger442125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-63298111533709431812024-03-06T18:24:00.000-08:002024-03-06T18:24:46.474-08:00RootsTech, Talks, & other genealogy news: My Genealogy Weeks 15-29 February 2024Summer is over and autumn is upon us. Although here in Queensland we are still sweltering in the heat and the gardens look like they need more water. <div><br /></div><div><b>Blogs</b></div><div>I have finally created a blog for <a href="https://bribieislandfamilyhistoryassociation.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bribie Family History Association</a>. There is still content to add and I need to establish regular posts, although that is easier on our Facebook page.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgN_nwW8Oee4rtGc6byliyXa75WFDoF9p3RT2j2rqNGXW_RcvUgdg96tyw3-11TQiVjXAtK1NRNvka0CLnUC543SRfkxqUiQZc100Cxn6Q0JXPiwW8aMIkWMNk15fN_HVKsVo_74Xoe0pmMosax5Ca7HUebLAO_9rbEhcNmUMsMPWonNDgkvt1CR18G4/s2016/IMG_2720.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgN_nwW8Oee4rtGc6byliyXa75WFDoF9p3RT2j2rqNGXW_RcvUgdg96tyw3-11TQiVjXAtK1NRNvka0CLnUC543SRfkxqUiQZc100Cxn6Q0JXPiwW8aMIkWMNk15fN_HVKsVo_74Xoe0pmMosax5Ca7HUebLAO_9rbEhcNmUMsMPWonNDgkvt1CR18G4/s320/IMG_2720.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful flowers every table</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Keeping this blog every fortnight is hard going as I seem to be going off Island a lot lately. Morning tea at Miegunyah in Brisbane followed by an afternoon with the Brisbane History Group celebrating the sesquicentenary of Brisbane. Managed to buy a couple of books discounted down. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkA-TYm1TkxEXE_-Ry1Pr-uOgDuRxpYlmWhisTk8HBtyNgLA2Va9Fv9LUIEBfNNPc7dd0lRyk3awyirJ-4SejuhK6-he7AXSuabjNeZC6YTtp_K48ENBls3NIjNZx2v_kXDw77vxxTPieNCTlDbJrk60UiqltUapvMO1ekx2L0nKUpOZPzIwRdPq-MbY/s4032/IMG_2721.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkA-TYm1TkxEXE_-Ry1Pr-uOgDuRxpYlmWhisTk8HBtyNgLA2Va9Fv9LUIEBfNNPc7dd0lRyk3awyirJ-4SejuhK6-he7AXSuabjNeZC6YTtp_K48ENBls3NIjNZx2v_kXDw77vxxTPieNCTlDbJrk60UiqltUapvMO1ekx2L0nKUpOZPzIwRdPq-MbY/s320/IMG_2721.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who can resist cake and scones?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><b>Books</b></div><div>Big shout out to Moreton Libraries as I have been able to get some of my PhD reading through their library system or via interlibrary loan. So good and I only have to drive down to the Bribie Library to collect. So many books to read and take notes from. I will never remember where I got what piece of information/evidence if I don't write it down. </div><div><br /></div><div>Reading Kate Grenville's <i>A Room Made of Leaves</i> for our Bribie Family History Association book club. I will be interested to see what other club members think.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Conferences</b></div><div><br /></div><div>RootsTech 2024 is over, a weekend that went very fast. Fortunately a lot of the classes are still on the website and we can watch them at home for free. I would like to have been there in person but coming from downunder it is an expensive weekend with flights, accommodation, meals, taxis and other expenses. If I do it again I will factor in serious time at the FamilySearch Library for material that I cannot get online, all those lovely books not yet scanned.</div><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="https://www.connections2025.org.au/" target="_blank">AFFHO 2025 Congress </a>planning is going well and the website has information on all aspects of the conference. There is also a call for papers out at present. </div><div><br /></div><div>The last <a href="https://www.unlockthepastcruises.com/cruises/" target="_blank">Unlock the Past genealogy cruise</a> sails in December 2024. Not too late to join other like minded people on what looks like a fantastic program.</div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzpo0PuI73olDcLoI7k87TVm6AKGCtG12jFgJp4yowWYCNVr9tqAxwh3teTChWET6pZ2R4jF-hZUwnLUreNp5tLW-QdHPleIH6YYwUzSU48KQJWiRU2-pkqnznJD_n4-W48v1E5_czTvbpAllV1FVlWP-1FqRmyaLePnDZ7GnZ-yiIKSg9K2-PoKDXwY/s338/Brisbane-Diseased.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="235" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzpo0PuI73olDcLoI7k87TVm6AKGCtG12jFgJp4yowWYCNVr9tqAxwh3teTChWET6pZ2R4jF-hZUwnLUreNp5tLW-QdHPleIH6YYwUzSU48KQJWiRU2-pkqnznJD_n4-W48v1E5_czTvbpAllV1FVlWP-1FqRmyaLePnDZ7GnZ-yiIKSg9K2-PoKDXwY/s320/Brisbane-Diseased.png" width="222" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brisbane History Group publication</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>Nick Vine Hall Awards, AFFHO</b></div><div><br /></div><div>There have been a few entries so far but I will be doing more publicity over March and into April. Any member society of <a href="https://www.affho.org/" target="_blank">AFFHO</a> can submit one of their journals from 2023 for judging in the Awards. </div><div><br /></div><div>Also working with our new judges on the judging criteria and marking system so that we will have consistency over the three judges. As convenor I collate the results. All very exciting and a big part of National Family History Month in August.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Talks</b></div><div><br /></div><div>My visit to Noosa Libraries was very successful with a great group of people. The evaluation sheets were encouraging and always suggestions for what else could be done. </div><div><br /></div><div>Weekly Genie Chats on English Genealogy also keep me busy at the moment. Only four more weeks to go this term. There won't be a second term as I will be away for most of it. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Technology</b></div><div><br /></div><div>The Family History Academy ran a three week workshop on AI for Family History with Fiona Brooker and Andrew Redfern. This certainly opened up my eyes to what can be done with AI not only with my genealogy/family history but also with my PhD and lengthy criminal trials. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>What's Coming Up?</b></div><div><br /></div><div>A talk at Bribie Library on the UK 1921 census on Findmypast. It is interesting following up siblings lines in the UK as I often find a connection then with DNA matches. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uBo6dMb9vRln0RlLLY9WrIzSWo5qqsfNMtA491CYaWHB8qXBbxpt36ALwLVv7HnXgRjYRYO-07UGmgkhqW8K0Zc8pbA8HwUXKZfIUSdtgogBebe_zfJrP4AuuPDY82gUA5y6XfamB3LRUPoihynGbzoYbT9Hr40hlrUpGalLlZvc9cYRysJkONQ2MIE/s4032/IMG_1394.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uBo6dMb9vRln0RlLLY9WrIzSWo5qqsfNMtA491CYaWHB8qXBbxpt36ALwLVv7HnXgRjYRYO-07UGmgkhqW8K0Zc8pbA8HwUXKZfIUSdtgogBebe_zfJrP4AuuPDY82gUA5y6XfamB3LRUPoihynGbzoYbT9Hr40hlrUpGalLlZvc9cYRysJkONQ2MIE/s320/IMG_1394.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">RootsTech 2023 - will I get there in 2025?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>I know it can be hard for some, but try to find a little family history time for yourself and use some of the new resources or watch some RootsTech 2024 classes.</div><div><br /></div><div>Take care, stay safe and happy searching until next time. Shauna</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-51347123274028066782024-02-19T22:17:00.000-08:002024-02-19T22:20:28.283-08:00RootsTech, New Resources & Other News: My Genealogy Weeks 16 January - 14 February 2024<p>Well January is done and dusted and we are half way through February. From now on it will be back to regular genie society meetings, attending special events and meeting new people. There is never a dull day when you research your family history.</p><p><b>Blogs</b></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoxMi6lUolbv-U8M6H4CIrJW_pIj3yC1XksqCoGGS5vuW90dkIsh2jahsJD8Mv1EXURaaKMaowAiBltBJkqP1CJI8kMk4e7av9a_vcKt7DGtoj5oc9qSlIF-YIad00TUqkE3a7NpyNcY4C5XDs4uViSREOaOffbYGSkzYEbTuDBLjzr3OiOQRqfS4z_Y/s3648/IMG_2638.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoxMi6lUolbv-U8M6H4CIrJW_pIj3yC1XksqCoGGS5vuW90dkIsh2jahsJD8Mv1EXURaaKMaowAiBltBJkqP1CJI8kMk4e7av9a_vcKt7DGtoj5oc9qSlIF-YIad00TUqkE3a7NpyNcY4C5XDs4uViSREOaOffbYGSkzYEbTuDBLjzr3OiOQRqfS4z_Y/s320/IMG_2638.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ship dwarfed by Alaska's <br />Inner Passage 2018 </td></tr></tbody></table>My first guest post for the Genealogical Society of Queensland was completed and there were some interesting comments on both the blog page and on Facebook. </p><p>Many people identified with some of my points. The post is called <a href="https://gsq-blog.gsq.org.au/shaunas-family-history-a-z/" target="_blank">Shauna's family history A-Z </a>and you can read it by clicking the link.</p><p>In the post I put C is for Conferences but now I am thinking perhaps it should have been for Cruises. The Alaska genealogy cruise was a stand out with Cyndi (from Cyndi's List - another C) and amazing Alaska scenery. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am planning to keep Diary more regular this year. My tip is to schedule in my calendar and then do it rather than whenever I remember or think of it. This will be my year to be organised! All good except I drafted the end of January post and then forgot to publish it. Hence the delay.</p><p><b>Books</b></p><p>Reading so many interesting books for my PhD on Incarcerated Women in Colonial Queensland 1850-1900. Perhaps not surprisingly, many are also of interest to my family history research. A bonus. Interlibrary loans will get a workout this year. </p><p>The Bribie Family History Association Book Club is having its first meeting in February. We have been reading<span style="font-family: georgia;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;">The Ancient Paths</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"> by Graham Robb. We had a good time discussing the author's incredible use of resources and the attention to detail. Not the easiest book to read but definitely one to make you aware of the need for thoroughness of research.</span></span></p><p>Our next book club read will be Kate Grenville's <i>A Room Made of Leaves </i>which I am really looking forward to. I am a big fan of her books. What if Elizabeth McArthur had a secret diary? What if indeed!</p><p><b>Conferences</b></p><p><a href="https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/" target="_blank">RootsTech 2024</a> is almost upon us and I am disappointed not to be there this year. So many more Australians going than last year. Still there are all the virtual sessions so it is definitely a genealogy feast for the last weekend in Febrary. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-3zlyv6XElLN4PUy73Ubbh9jolZEC8Pd2Sio0h5iLKXNv_-UYy2IEdWD1G5sRzBWtoY5wtaBC_22EBzQ2_iRafX1IOd_2R4bX9jZnQYZoRyoVAXivYCUDic2PvrM1eAzuQR2mgM9cSLf8vQHxlK392KgJMceYsF-5Wmm0FcnkGV8RC0typUDei5ZwQY/s4032/IMG_1394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-3zlyv6XElLN4PUy73Ubbh9jolZEC8Pd2Sio0h5iLKXNv_-UYy2IEdWD1G5sRzBWtoY5wtaBC_22EBzQ2_iRafX1IOd_2R4bX9jZnQYZoRyoVAXivYCUDic2PvrM1eAzuQR2mgM9cSLf8vQHxlK392KgJMceYsF-5Wmm0FcnkGV8RC0typUDei5ZwQY/s320/IMG_1394.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2024 in person </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>The big news is the 2025 AFFHO/History Queensland congress now has a website. The theme is <a href="https://www.connections2025.org.au/" target="_blank">Connections Past Present and Future </a>and the dates are 21-24 March 2025 in Brisbane, Queensland.</p><p>Keynote speakers are the wonderful Judy Russell (The Legal Genealogist), Nick Barrett (Who Do You Think You Are) and Hamish Maxwell-Stewart (Digital History Tasmania). </p><p>Details of accommodation, call for speakers and other news is all online now. Check it out and book a space in your diary.</p><p>Also looking forward to the final <a href="https://www.unlockthepastcruises.com/18th-cruise-southern-australia/" target="_blank">Unlock the Past genealogy cruise </a>in December 2024 with Chris Paton, Mia Bennett and others. It is a Southern Australia cruise and I have also seen it advertised as a wine and food cruise. Definitely my kind of cruise.</p><p><b>New Resources</b></p><p>Not quite a new resource but I have just done a 3 week workshop on Artificial Intelligence with Fiona Brooker and Andrew Redfern through the <a href="https://www.familyhistoryacademy.com.au/" target="_blank">Family History Academy</a>. Wow there are certainly ways to do some things more efficiently and quickly using ChatGPT and other AI tools. I think the issue will be indicating that you have used AI in a project or whatever. The ethics are an interesting topic all on their own. </p><p>Great session and I love playing with ChatGPT which is free. That's my new technology toy for the year done and dusted.</p><p><b>Presentations</b></p><p>So far I have given a Zoom/hybrid presentation to 93 people in Monash Library/virtual and in person presentation at Caloundra where they had their biggest turn out since pre Covid. Next week I have an in person presentation at Noosa which is fully booked. </p><p>Perhaps we are getting back to our pre Covid lives?</p><p>Details of where I am speaking are on the <a href="https://www.shaunahicks.com.au/events-i-am-speaking-at/" target="_blank">Events</a> page of my website.</p><p><b>Special Projects</b></p><p>I have been working with a group of people revising the Queensland Family History Society's library policy. Like any revision project, there are lots of things that need to be looked at and how these will be dealt with in future. Think ebooks and ejournals and archival records of the Society and donations and dare I say it, legacy issues and backlogs arising from moving premises more than once. </p><p>The good news is that the revised library policy is coming along and a project plan for all the legacy issues will be developed and then it will be a case of one smaller project at a time. Boxes in storage sheds are not ideal conditions for books and archival materials. Looking forward to working more with the volunteers.</p><p><b>What's Coming Up?</b></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidfWNkwB5UhC-qPTc-_Dz5mtCz9Gu5qIT3uAI3i7YfZbjj1wOlSTXSMwXczQZAfQJ5bRdcVLnnv28rfaFxyhH6b7wI7k4RWwNTvq8D_OqwF1k5gCWP9xPq9qAdaGi4gO6LNvmSvLMT3TFqlQVhDVxptud3EgpSIZMewYs8RFly3hANaHcYKPNdD6lWi0c" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="250" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidfWNkwB5UhC-qPTc-_Dz5mtCz9Gu5qIT3uAI3i7YfZbjj1wOlSTXSMwXczQZAfQJ5bRdcVLnnv28rfaFxyhH6b7wI7k4RWwNTvq8D_OqwF1k5gCWP9xPq9qAdaGi4gO6LNvmSvLMT3TFqlQVhDVxptud3EgpSIZMewYs8RFly3hANaHcYKPNdD6lWi0c" width="313" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miegunyah 2014 via Wikipedia</td></tr></tbody></table>A visit to Miegunyah (Queensland Women's History Association), an afternoon of talks with the Brisbane History Group and my regular weekly Genie Chats. This term is all about English Genealogy. </p><p>Since starting my Ph D my own personal family history writing has come to a stop. I want to allocate time to completing my citations and drafts and getting them up into NED (national edeposit).</p><p>Until next time, happy searching. Do try and make some time for your own research, no one else will do it and others will benefit now and in the future. </p><p>Take care, stay safe.</p>Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-19101210429788402632024-01-21T15:54:00.000-08:002024-01-21T15:54:43.052-08:00Geneastats from 2023 & Other News: My Genealogy Weeks 1-15 January 2024The first two weeks of 2024 have seen devastating storms, flooding and incredible heatwaves almost in a rolling pattern. Now another cyclone seems to be looming off our coast. Stay safe everyone, out thoughts are with all those impacted.<div><br /></div><div><b>Blogs</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Each year I do two guest blog posts for the Genealogical Society of Queensland. I picked January and July for my efforts. This means the January guest blog is lined up and ready to go in early February. I will be interested in all feedback on my 2023 thoughts. A direct link will be in the next edition of this Diary blog.<br />
<div><br /></div><div><b>Books</b></div><div><br /></div><div>I have so many books to read now. There are those for sheer pleasure, those for genealogy and family history and those for my Ph D research.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhn1ThlQfiv3QdtAJkCQw1rO0hWGGQvpOfjocjBAdHF6qbRWZCPu7Izi7_IBAU1sxuqzOlASIHiYNre9hxNjHG0moy8nqu1yUqnRii8GehGPf_og1tRG2KZEJBCheW-9UPmQr_of8DsuT1axOHnFiQmsuu-EBrSN4MPqLj8bw3qCT46aODRV_4tM0oMq4/s200/Book%20Club%20first%20book.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="127" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhn1ThlQfiv3QdtAJkCQw1rO0hWGGQvpOfjocjBAdHF6qbRWZCPu7Izi7_IBAU1sxuqzOlASIHiYNre9hxNjHG0moy8nqu1yUqnRii8GehGPf_og1tRG2KZEJBCheW-9UPmQr_of8DsuT1axOHnFiQmsuu-EBrSN4MPqLj8bw3qCT46aODRV_4tM0oMq4/w161-h254/Book%20Club%20first%20book.jpeg" width="161" /></a></div>Not sure if I mentioned it last year, but we have started up a Bribie Family History Association Book Club and we have been reading <i>The Ancient Paths</i> by Graham Robb. Not an easy book to read but quite fascinating and the archival references are amazing. We operate via the Moreton Bay Region Libraries which makes it very easy to operate a book club.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Plus I try to keep up with the digital genealogy magazines that I can borrow from the local library.</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Conferences</b></div><div><br /></div><div>The AFFHO Congress is coming up in 2025 and they have released the dates for that. It will be held in Brisbane which is good news for all the locals. The last one was on Norfolk Island which was a much smaller affair due to the remoteness of the venue but still an excellent conference. </div><div><br /></div><div><div>The Congress theme is <i>“Connections: Past, Present and Future”</i> will be held in Brisbane on 21 – 24 March 2025. The venue is Brisbane Technology Park, Clunies Ross Court, Eight Mile Plains and is situated next to hotel accommodation. Save the date and I will be staying onsite as battling highway traffic each day to and from would leave me a total nervous wreck. Everyone is always in a rush and there is usually a bingle or two to slow traffic down further. Plus that would give me an extra four hours a day to chat and mingle with friends. Much more pleasant.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Unlock the Past is having its final genealogy cruise in December 2024 and that has some big name speakers and sails out from Sydney. Booked and will probably give a talk or two depending on how the final program develops.</div><div><br /></div><div>The NSW/ACT Association of Family History Societies usually have an annual conference about September. There is nothing on their website yet about 2024 so hopefully that will be announced soon.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>New Resources</b></div><div><br /></div><div>It is almost mind blowing to read some of the statistical accounts from the big genealogy databases on how much is added each year and 2023 was no exception.</div><div><br /></div><div>FamilySearch added over 30,000 newly digitised books to their online collection which now stands at 586,813 digital books online. I just did a search for Islandmagee in County Antrim, Island. It has returned a number of volumes including the Brennen Chronicles (one of my family lines is Brennan for Islandmagee). Another book mentions the Cain/Kain family of Islandmagee, another one of my family lines. In fact there are 33 pages of references to all kinds of books and journals. I would hate to be searching for a big parish. </div><div><br /></div><div>There are now over 18.36 billion historical records online for over 70 countries. A big addition was the digitised 1931 census for Canada. One of my Scottish families went to Canada and I would love to find some DNA matches to confirm that this is one of my family lines. </div><div><br /></div><div>MyHeritage also had a very big year and I can't sum it up anymore than their own image of achievements. You can read more about these statistics in the <a href="https://blog.myheritage.com/2024/01/2023-myheritage-year-in-review/" target="_blank">January blog post</a>. I'm beginning to think we could do genealogy 24/7 and still not use all the resources out there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDri9JG6eNu6n5N5pgNBpvYqcqNIV7qnWhX3tsDdlUbUXhAEZld1HGWaZv9AB7cql8-7N9rRw9JBcCI2sFciwoh9AtYlqMNYYnmHs_JteUPqBvv2_Swk-2bL6Oz6ka5kPhw8pgQOQwMuSNZWcN1KHLH_bI_ctB1EKDa5B_k7RcVhUZenMOnSyiLXUwB0/s753/My%20Heritage%202023%20blogfinal-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="753" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDri9JG6eNu6n5N5pgNBpvYqcqNIV7qnWhX3tsDdlUbUXhAEZld1HGWaZv9AB7cql8-7N9rRw9JBcCI2sFciwoh9AtYlqMNYYnmHs_JteUPqBvv2_Swk-2bL6Oz6ka5kPhw8pgQOQwMuSNZWcN1KHLH_bI_ctB1EKDa5B_k7RcVhUZenMOnSyiLXUwB0/w445-h250/My%20Heritage%202023%20blogfinal-1.jpg" width="445" /></a></div><br /><div>And all the others Ancestry, Findmypast, The Genealogist, Irish Roots, Geneanet, WikiTree and others added to their collections. There is so much out there now that it is often hard to decide where to search first. </div><div><br /></div><div>Online trees can be a real time saver but you have to remember to check them carefully and go back to original sources. Recently I found a tree that was exactly what I wanted but they had a different surname for the wife (which was different from the marriage certificate) but absolutely no explanation for this discrepancy. It is so frustrating when people don't give sources and don't add a note that explains such a major difference between the marriage certificate and their tree. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Nick Vine Hall (NVH) Awards</b></div><div><br /></div><div>It is going to be exciting to be part of the NVH Awards for 2023. We have three new judges, revised criteria and all member societies of AFFHO are encouraged to enter one of their 2023 journals/newsletters.</div><div><br /></div><div>My main job over the next couple of months will be promoting the awards and encouraging editors to submit. Of course members of individual societies have to write up their own stories for publication so make sure you write at least one article this year for your society editor. Don't be shy and who knows it might lead to further information on the family.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Talks</b></div><div><br /></div><div>My first talk for 2024 will be for Monash Library in Melbourne in the first week of February. They are a great group and have hybrid meetings. The session is Researching Australian Ancestors and anyone can join but you need to register and what out for daylight saving time if you live this side of the border.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then it will be up to Caloundra for my annual appearance there. Another great group and not just because they all wear purple shirts. So friendly over afternoon tea. The talk will be Researching Family in Ireland Online. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>What's Coming Up</b></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnruG3-yC1yfdMgu1rLOzhnVNslVEU0RFptGF3a6w-8c6-3ex4qI1dzH2vQoWw89KpZoHDPGoWobCUUDiBJTsptAl1zAwUiCbUwvq0hvniya_I2Nrc8xLrShHc5gjgsbpT8M8vTyRBKxWI4TqsyqXpRSgWThLre8WWHse_LTpdkHIlR48R4YEZtc8IaLM/s640/Committee%20meeting%20Nov%202023.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnruG3-yC1yfdMgu1rLOzhnVNslVEU0RFptGF3a6w-8c6-3ex4qI1dzH2vQoWw89KpZoHDPGoWobCUUDiBJTsptAl1zAwUiCbUwvq0hvniya_I2Nrc8xLrShHc5gjgsbpT8M8vTyRBKxWI4TqsyqXpRSgWThLre8WWHse_LTpdkHIlR48R4YEZtc8IaLM/s320/Committee%20meeting%20Nov%202023.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Bribie Family History Association is having its first meeting for 2024 and our guest speaker is Sue Reid an excellent presenter on researching newspapers. Afterwards some of our members meet for lunch. No doubt we will be busy sharing our success stories over the summer break. </div><div><br /></div><div>Our AGM is coming up in February and here is a happy snap of the current committee hard at work.</div><div><br /></div><div>My monthly meeting with my Ph D tutors is also challenging especially when they ask to see what I am working on. </div><div><br /></div><div>Last month it was my database of incarcerated Queensland women 1850-1900 and this time it is my research plan for Queensland State Archives and my Bibliography to date. It is only seven months since I started so quite full on. </div><div><br /></div><div>Take care over the next few weeks of summer weather. A good opportunity to stay inside with a good book, either digital or print. I'm almost preferring digital to my surprise. New skills, new ways of doing things. Until next time, happy researching. Shauna</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-27381633125275168822023-12-30T19:27:00.000-08:002023-12-30T19:27:43.998-08:002023 ending, 2024 beginning & what's new: My genealogy weeks 15 - 31 December 2023<p>2023 went by in a blur. So many great things happened and keeping this Diary helps me to remember just how much I do in a year. </p><p><b>Blogs</b></p><p>Jill Ball aka Geniaus has again offered her Accentuate the Positive Geneameme for 2023. Another great way to think about what happened in your genealogy research in 2023. Read my response <a href="https://www.shaunahicks.com.au/accentuate-the-positive-geneameme-2023/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>I have a guest blog for the Genealogical Society of Queensland coming up in January. The big question as always, will be what to write about.</p><p><b>Books & Magazines</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzBgSjNcjEWv3-9UlsqwmIDFjjTC0RoTwSRpZ1E86LHmYtLYCIYvSxtSlgnqo4H9iDSOP46_U3J5WFx2iewohS3y2VfS7FCm1S6avaUuoV6-mN7pRdUqEsbl_i0tHMvjcOjEmNQf7NTrsLywW3H2rLLBs0dCe3KhIT1nu6v1fsXB1xRYr4kaa9nGrGS_4" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="900" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzBgSjNcjEWv3-9UlsqwmIDFjjTC0RoTwSRpZ1E86LHmYtLYCIYvSxtSlgnqo4H9iDSOP46_U3J5WFx2iewohS3y2VfS7FCm1S6avaUuoV6-mN7pRdUqEsbl_i0tHMvjcOjEmNQf7NTrsLywW3H2rLLBs0dCe3KhIT1nu6v1fsXB1xRYr4kaa9nGrGS_4" width="294" /></a></div><br />For various reasons my attention has been drawn to Charles Dickens and his association with Australia. To my shame, I suspect, I have only ever read <i>Great Expectations</i> for school. To redress this I am currently reading Tom Keneally's <i>That Dickens Boy</i>. Not quite a Charles Dickens novel but a great insight into the Dickens family. It may even inspire me to read a real Dickens book again.<p></p><p>Books are piling up around me, season gifts and Ph D works plus the number on my IPad is growing at an alarming rate. It seems I may have been converted to the convenience of the ebook. </p><p>Also using Moreton Region libraries more and their app Libby which lets me read all those genealogy magazines as part of my library subscription. Not to mention all the ebooks they have.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Conferences</b></p><p>Not too many on my horizon this year. However, there are lots of webinars and online sessions that I can catch up on. </p><p>Legacy Family Tree Webinars have just announced their 2024 program. Good to see the Down Under series continues with some good Aussie/Kiwi speakers. You can register to watch live for the whole year and its free to watch for the first week after the session. Check it out<a href="https://familytreewebinars.com/upcoming-webinars/" target="_blank"> here.</a></p><p><b>New Resources</b></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhtfIPfpsFVPVNTxsGoIZzoY0dhjJty2gNnN_yoIp7h20v7FgNXCiMKuQJqBtCD2OulOk12gQFFiBNWHd5e3Tm5X7yPOpKNbs2oNEpP3GPr2Al-D6VudStw_zgEIfS8QEAv6B7CTof2O5dOgohwfwO6odFQ-weYunJK_BxLKtHrLv0Qoxpvj9zmqsn7BE" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="412" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhtfIPfpsFVPVNTxsGoIZzoY0dhjJty2gNnN_yoIp7h20v7FgNXCiMKuQJqBtCD2OulOk12gQFFiBNWHd5e3Tm5X7yPOpKNbs2oNEpP3GPr2Al-D6VudStw_zgEIfS8QEAv6B7CTof2O5dOgohwfwO6odFQ-weYunJK_BxLKtHrLv0Qoxpvj9zmqsn7BE=w192-h265" width="192" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Australian Home Beautiful<br />Vol 29 No 7 July 1950</i></td></tr></tbody></table>Findmypast added new Kent records, plus opened up more redacted entries in the 1939 Register. There are almost 188,000 of these previously closed records now open. Family history is indeed never ending. Over 90,000 more newspaper pages have been added. </p><p>Trove Treasure in December 2023 and January 2024 and for all our holiday cooking, they have now digitised over 100 classic cookbooks. Confession time. I can spend hours looking at cookbooks, not necessarily cooking, just looking. I can't wait to explore this new collection of cookbooks. <br /></p><p>Or you could read all those wonderful magazines that have also been digitised. Remember the 1950s and all those wonderful hot winter puddings. I loved the pineapple upside down cakes although mine never quite looked like the recipe image.</p><p><br /></p><p>Over 800,000 images were added to Trove in 2022-2023. More will be coming in 2024 and here is a preview list. Good to see the community cooperation between Trove and regional genealogy societies as well as school and local history groups.</p><p><br /></p><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Serif Variable", serif; line-height: 1.25; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">NSW</span></h4><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Variable", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Border Morning Mail (1952) [Albury City Libraries]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Coolamon Farmers' Review (1910-1917) [Coolamon and District History Group]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review (1906-1910, 1917-1918) [Coolamon and District History Group]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph (1895-1950) [Deniliquin Genealogy Society Inc]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Seagull (1957-2015) [Tweed River High School]</span></li></ul><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Serif Variable", serif; line-height: 1.25; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SA</span></h4><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Variable", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australijos Lietuvis - The Australian Lithuanian (1948-1956) [Australian Lithuanian Archives]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">People's Weekly (1890-1926) [State Library of South Australia]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Port Lincoln Times (1982-1986) [Port Lincoln History Group]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Seasider (1956-1963) [National Trust of SA - Wilunga Branch]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">South East Kingston Leader (1962-1976) [Kingston Branch of the National Trust of SA]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Standard (1959-1965) [Prospect Local History Group]</span></li></ul><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Serif Variable", serif; line-height: 1.25; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">VIC</span></h4><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Variable", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Gippsland Farmers' and Glengarry, Toongabbie and Cowwarr Journal (1923) [Latrobe City Libraries]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sun News Pictorial (1922-1954) [State Library Victoria]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Journal: Glengarry, Toongabbie and Cowwarr journal (1923-1929) [Latrobe City Libraries]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yarrawonga Mercury and Lake Rowan, Tungamah and Mulwala News (1882) [Yarrawonga Mulwala Historical Society Inc]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yarrawonga Mercury and Mulwala News (1882-1897) [Yarrawonga Mulwala Historical Society Inc]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yarrawonga Mercury and Southern Riverina Advertiser (1897-1905, 1921-1927) [Yarrawonga Mulwala Historical Society Inc]</span></li></ul><p><b>Talks</b></p><p>My list of talks for 2024 so far are now up on the <a href="https://www.shaunahicks.com.au/events-i-am-speaking-at/" target="_blank">Events</a> page of my website. As usual I am looking forward to presenting and catching up with friends at these events.</p><p>My Genie Chat sessions here on Bribie are continuing in 2024 and the first term will look at English genealogy.</p><p><b>What's Coming Up?</b></p><p>January is traditionally a quiet time and there are lots of little catch up tasks on my list. Like sorting out all my travel and family photos from this year. I tend to download them into subject folders and promise myself I will get back to delete the not so good and identify the ones I want to keep. No surprises but I rarely do that so I have quite a bit of tidying up just in my photo folders.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NV8HI_-ndsMTNXWi2uWebhrfcWt9tFD74PgTq1EBK2MmHLL47Db5K-lYv21Et4XaFYxs72Elsh2u4aOJuuhu22LgrprFFh63dd25Q-meDqelqkXve6i0f8kVaaveq1mqAVroEfbHNyDynZOtTrHLvTD0lqia6T-USUEocdA0zrMkb3ueLh085N6CUR0/s605/Alice%20Price%20and%20her%20daughters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="605" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NV8HI_-ndsMTNXWi2uWebhrfcWt9tFD74PgTq1EBK2MmHLL47Db5K-lYv21Et4XaFYxs72Elsh2u4aOJuuhu22LgrprFFh63dd25Q-meDqelqkXve6i0f8kVaaveq1mqAVroEfbHNyDynZOtTrHLvTD0lqia6T-USUEocdA0zrMkb3ueLh085N6CUR0/s320/Alice%20Price%20and%20her%20daughters.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alice Price and her daughters</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>I could mention the scanning word, but there are too many projects there. I managed to sort Mum's photos into categories and give my brother some that related to his children. But the little piles of scanning are still sitting on the shelf behind me. In the photo above I am reasonably sure that my son could not identify anyone. Even I'm not sure if that is Mum on the far left, she was a lot younger than her siblings. I do know the rest - from left to right Alice Price nee White, her daughter Beryl, daughter in law Peggy, daughter Mavis and daughter Hazel. </p><p>The Genealogy Squad and Cyndi Ingles has her Filing Friday Facebook challenge and occasionally I have set aside a Friday to just tackle things like filing and scanning. Could I keep it up every week? No for starters the Bribie Family History Association has its monthly meeting on the first Friday. Then there is lunch afterwards. But 3 out of 4 Fridays might make a difference to my photo projects. Have a look at their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2307834602793759/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=3684625221781350" target="_blank">last post for 2023</a> and the plan for 2024.</p><p>Thank you to all my readers over the year - I have not been as regular with blogging as I hoped. Travel took up quite a few weeks and you can follow those travels through my Facebook page. Your ongoing support of this blog is very much appreciated.</p><p>I hope that you have all had a fabulous genealogy time in 2023 and that 2024 will be equally fabulous. Stay safe and well until next time, Shauna</p>Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-11403884912817674732023-12-13T22:48:00.000-08:002023-12-13T22:48:45.612-08:00Parties, Books & Other News: My Genealogy Weeks 21 November - 14 December 2023<p> It's party season as every society and group wind down for December and January. </p><p>One of my new projects in the latter half of the year was setting up Genie Chats where a group of locals join me for 90 minutes on Zoom on a Wednesday morning. We record the sessions for those who can't make that time. I decided to throw a Christmas morning tea at my place and it was good to catch up with all those who attended. Lot's of great food and I think when we say 'bring a plate' it should be 'bring a small plate'. But all delicious and the weather was kind.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgSkwUFwd5RfERk2skDLmUerSI490GgA-UD-aD7mxNB_bB4W9mhWc5dqBSjfkYjdgsh2VgaTjllXeLpR3bTeYDlTKe2WBdsiF7dZ25NAA6lRbfwxhA6_Gz0osqalg0oFDCke7f466RNTz0K05xNdWHJEWhkiHdet1LatKh8yH8zidCJnYN-QWui7Uvlc/s701/Pavlova%20at%20Bribie%20Slimmers%20Dec%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgSkwUFwd5RfERk2skDLmUerSI490GgA-UD-aD7mxNB_bB4W9mhWc5dqBSjfkYjdgsh2VgaTjllXeLpR3bTeYDlTKe2WBdsiF7dZ25NAA6lRbfwxhA6_Gz0osqalg0oFDCke7f466RNTz0K05xNdWHJEWhkiHdet1LatKh8yH8zidCJnYN-QWui7Uvlc/s320/Pavlova%20at%20Bribie%20Slimmers%20Dec%202023.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dessert at the <br />Slimmers Christmas party</td></tr></tbody></table>Also attended the Bribie Family History Association lunch at Botanic at Bribie RSL. We occupied two tables and again great chats and delicious food and drinks. </p><p>The Bribie Slimmers lunch was chicken and ham with potatoes, pumpkin, beans and gravy. For dessert there was the most delicious pavlova. </p><p>Then there was the Bribie Island Historical Society party which was catered by the RSL. The fish fry was magical and all the other plates of hot food and sandwiches were nice. The bar had white and red wine flowing but the orange juice ran out quickly. Less people are drinking and of course, someone has to drive home.</p><p><b>Blogs</b></p><p>As per usual, I am participating in Jill Ball's annual geneameme <a href="https://geniaus.blogspot.com/2023/12/accentuate-positive-geneameme-2023.html" target="_blank">Accentuate the Positive</a> which is a recap of our genealogical highlights during the year. I'm part way throught with some questions easier to answer than others. I hope to finish it by Christmas.</p><p>Another annual blog challenge I accept is the Genealogical Society of Queensland's guest bloggers list. The lovely Bobbie has me signed up for two guest blogs - one in January and one in June.</p><p>I do seem to have lost my blogging mojo. Instead of writing up family stories as a blog post, I am more concentrated on my draft family histories which are largely written. The hard part is adding in sources and adding citations which weren't noted at the time I wrote the draft. I'm getting there but the moral of this story is, note your citations as you go. Ever so much easier.</p><p><b>Books</b></p><p>I have bought more books in the last month than I have all year. Many of them are connected to my PhD research but also some for pleasure. Plus as our local library was closing for a couple of months for building renovation, I ordered in a number of books. Fascinating. Searching the catalogue turned up books in other Moreton libraries which I probably would not have looked for. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_OGlyc-VIy2kFa7dy8PNBofJh_KuHx8TJjzX5pOyLcpfT5TZbdPdsO0MgleW-8rcZ5n-zXwE32MVzqgEmHfGpQ8WmuBTOilaInkN90NEV-OzjWg563uZH-6HwMLcUGiphXGvc8FvBegKFQo449PqjzgEIzSsELCqdIwfgSaJFmCTPNDByQrvs6hl3qE/s200/Book%20Club%20first%20book.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="127" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_OGlyc-VIy2kFa7dy8PNBofJh_KuHx8TJjzX5pOyLcpfT5TZbdPdsO0MgleW-8rcZ5n-zXwE32MVzqgEmHfGpQ8WmuBTOilaInkN90NEV-OzjWg563uZH-6HwMLcUGiphXGvc8FvBegKFQo449PqjzgEIzSsELCqdIwfgSaJFmCTPNDByQrvs6hl3qE/s1600/Book%20Club%20first%20book.jpeg" width="127" /></a></div><br />Plus I have to read our designated text for the Bribie Family History Association book club, Graham Robb's <i>The Ancient Paths</i>. <p></p><p>Thank goodness I don't have anything on for the rest of December and January.</p><p><b>DNA</b></p><p>No new exciting big matches but lots of little ones (over 20cM) are helping me to fill out Dad's side of the family. I am reasonably sure where we fit into those families but it would be good to have a nice Y match. </p><p>Mum's DNA is continuing to throw up Welsh matches and yet I don't have any Welsh in the paper trail. Am I looking at some non parental event or is it further back on a line where I have a brick wall. Something to explore more in 2024.</p><p><b>Family</b></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodiCeLE7eM1HGZBbOy_xHrp_scRVD4IMlkqhPFYb7J0QQayPfAj4qGxXVpVl5OSTLhdV_Q1GP2-ZG_WwavTMFxMSold7DeNyawUzFxrVoe7DUakpMw3ef9F1RZ2-KE-Nj4GGrkhjyODeB9Z0__V6lFvYX4MQSv3p5hL9cDBvDbMyhXe-vQr-ZDZxdkY4/s4032/IMG_1133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodiCeLE7eM1HGZBbOy_xHrp_scRVD4IMlkqhPFYb7J0QQayPfAj4qGxXVpVl5OSTLhdV_Q1GP2-ZG_WwavTMFxMSold7DeNyawUzFxrVoe7DUakpMw3ef9F1RZ2-KE-Nj4GGrkhjyODeB9Z0__V6lFvYX4MQSv3p5hL9cDBvDbMyhXe-vQr-ZDZxdkY4/s320/IMG_1133.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas dinner last year <br />in Sweden</td></tr></tbody></table>Hard to believe but this time last year I was on my way to my son's place in Sweden. My hopes for a white Christmas were dashed but it was frosty. Meeting my little grandson was the highlight of the year. </p><p>The plan for 2024 is to visit them in May when both my grandson and my son celebrate their birthdays. In the meantime I have watched his first steps and now see him marching round the house as if he owns it. Amazing how quick he learnt to walk and he is definitely an active child.</p><p><b>New Resources</b></p><p>Another thing that continually amazes me is all the new records that are added each month to the various online sites. Trove had a downtime of 2 whole days and it was then that I realised I am addicted to Trove. Every day I find myself looking for something for my own genealogy, or a talk I am planning to give or my Ph D research. It has opened up so many stories for us.</p><p><b>What's Coming Up?</b></p><p>No more talks until February but I still have to prepare the talks and that can be time consuming. Check out the <a href="https://www.shaunahicks.com.au/events-i-am-speaking-at/" target="_blank">Events</a> page of my website to see the dates, places and titles of talks.</p><p>With Genie Chats next year I am doing English Genealogy in Term 1. As I am planning to travel in May there probably won't be a set subject for Term 2 but we might do a few one off topics. </p><p>The plan is to finish at least one of my five family history drafts by 2024. They are all so close but citations are giving me grief. Queensland State Archives have new identification numbers so everything has to be updated and sad to say, some of my orginal citations are not complete.</p><p>Stay safe and well and enjoy whatever spare time the Christmas season has for you. </p><p>Until next time, Shauna</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-14041257079752334942023-11-20T18:49:00.000-08:002023-11-20T18:49:30.565-08:00Travels, books, workshops & other news: My Genealogy Weeks 16 Oct - 17 Nov 2023 <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />Half this month was spent travelling in China. We did the usual things in Beijing and then went to the older areas of Hangshou and Souchou before ending in Shanghai. It was supposed to be autumn and cool but while we were there, they had some of their hottest days in years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0qkzKomFBaW8AO1OJMsEZ3Sj8fKfJm8MqXa6n13YSPnAULQljmzc2ylanrjSI_KYHwRvUZMkngikZxwy024Xqcni2wjUeZE8ZycgcGesO0-WejOm0uhxfGgW1WBE3gk2id9TKd77jAgek6L0hZZgI607FglfyRZ2RUwbWC5KhzjXbSn4zMV9X6YKlCc/s4032/IMG_2220%5B1%5D.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0qkzKomFBaW8AO1OJMsEZ3Sj8fKfJm8MqXa6n13YSPnAULQljmzc2ylanrjSI_KYHwRvUZMkngikZxwy024Xqcni2wjUeZE8ZycgcGesO0-WejOm0uhxfGgW1WBE3gk2id9TKd77jAgek6L0hZZgI607FglfyRZ2RUwbWC5KhzjXbSn4zMV9X6YKlCc/w320-h240/IMG_2220%5B1%5D.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Touring the Imperial Palaces</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUaUtwYQh_vRszbgrBm4B1t-gpzd1sx4gDTJFERbOIUXzOyWw2WDrIs-anScCcrxOP_E90HpSI9c3X3Kd4DWcDlB0_VObRXPWX-3qhNCL3ud5oLVQIzOe3QyhBx_xBTjDyPvy5ysLF_2NQzKCnfdwmJyzJOa1Pf8OWQQSiQrr4tfTYHJEgw7ydLe4DS_w/s4032/IMG_2259%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUaUtwYQh_vRszbgrBm4B1t-gpzd1sx4gDTJFERbOIUXzOyWw2WDrIs-anScCcrxOP_E90HpSI9c3X3Kd4DWcDlB0_VObRXPWX-3qhNCL3ud5oLVQIzOe3QyhBx_xBTjDyPvy5ysLF_2NQzKCnfdwmJyzJOa1Pf8OWQQSiQrr4tfTYHJEgw7ydLe4DS_w/s320/IMG_2259%5B1%5D.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Great Wall of China</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So many people, cars, bikes and very few accidents that we saw. Traffic was heavy but not gridlocked as their road systems are amazing and mostly above the ground. You only go off the freeways if you want to visit a particular place.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>AFFHO & the Nick Vine Hall Awards</b></p><p>One of my new challenges for 2024. I have agreed to convene the NVH awards and I have a report for Council consideration at the November meeting. The plan is to have regular articles in the AFFHO newsletter to remind societies about the Awards which recognise published articles and society journals in Australia and New Zealand.</p><p><b>Books</b></p><p>Bribie Library is closed for some repairs so I ordered in a few books to tide me over until the end of January. A mix of easy reading by the pool to more heavier tomes for my PhD thesis.</p><p>Plus the book I selected for the inaugural Bribie Family History Association Book Club via Moreton Libraries also arrived. Thankfully that is not due back till February so I have time to recruit a few more people to make up our ten.</p><p>I used to hope for rainy days so I could stay inside and read. Now I turn on the aircon for these incredibly hot and humid November days.</p><p><b>New Resources</b></p><p>Roots Ireland have added some new Cork records - the exact details are in their <a href="https://www.rootsireland.ie/2023/11/new-cork-records-added-3/" target="_blank">blog post.</a> I was hoping for earlier records but they all seem to be more later releases.</p><p>I've registered for the next <a href="https://www.scottishindexes.com/" target="_blank">Scottish Indexes</a> conference - they are free but with excellent speakers and topics you can give thanks by making a donation. Each presentation is shown twice so you watch all the sessions at a reasonable time no matter where you live.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJii-Z0ScdNS6z__uLScIYGn-EOWM1n1hKBuYdY_pOqR9z8vx1OhM7QHQP9cZDpErrCUQa93VMmDmR0BKyqVXrWRrIc9kalThVrSV2cFDeCUNDFL5W790L0bPNbe7imVWe6Us58ZDuqF6b7Roe1833-ySk6aq0ZJ3uWVkJRtHQj49AQVV67aImK98kZM/s2592/100_3551.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJii-Z0ScdNS6z__uLScIYGn-EOWM1n1hKBuYdY_pOqR9z8vx1OhM7QHQP9cZDpErrCUQa93VMmDmR0BKyqVXrWRrIc9kalThVrSV2cFDeCUNDFL5W790L0bPNbe7imVWe6Us58ZDuqF6b7Roe1833-ySk6aq0ZJ3uWVkJRtHQj49AQVV67aImK98kZM/s320/100_3551.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNg9NhaeK5WbB70PDzT6Lw_RDQ5SUEjfyepKI-Qa2F7bq1NdxqGBdBh0hW_h5I9SfAZdT_dEBE9eFTFmivZOogttQ7wZSYXb9GBdJVVQlr8Wr-xgtd9YX526dutg1ju2-iWOYF3SL0E_2iInCuOt4Tw2SFzNSdtDDdEXM7Z_CIljwEOCsXyLJf8CjNSGE/s2592/100_3549.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNg9NhaeK5WbB70PDzT6Lw_RDQ5SUEjfyepKI-Qa2F7bq1NdxqGBdBh0hW_h5I9SfAZdT_dEBE9eFTFmivZOogttQ7wZSYXb9GBdJVVQlr8Wr-xgtd9YX526dutg1ju2-iWOYF3SL0E_2iInCuOt4Tw2SFzNSdtDDdEXM7Z_CIljwEOCsXyLJf8CjNSGE/s320/100_3549.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Christmas wish to find a photo of my Scottish GGG grandparents John & Helen Carnegie, <br />buried Toorbul cemetery</td></tr></tbody></table><b>Talks</b><p>We are coming up to the end of the year so not a lot happening. However, one exciting new speaking engagement for me was an appearance at the Really Useful Family History Show held in the UK but virtual. You had to buy a ticket but lots of great talks over last weekend. My slot was Saturday night and all about researching family history in Australia. From the virtual exhibition area I was able to download a society journal from a number of exhibitors and I'm looking forward to having a good read.</p><p>2024 calendar is starting to fill out and with the PhD commitment plus my local Genie Chats, I don't want to be too busy with talks. Always hard to say no when it is usually a friend asking for their society. Or it is a paid presentation as that all helps to pay for my travel expenses.</p><p><b>What's Coming Up?</b></p><p>The Christmas tree with lights is already up and all that is left is to put some more presents under the tree. Even if it is only for us and our inner child.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjUdSt0uMihKmyAPng7sc72m_42vNkmA52R8YGLwCdOT5y1QlEJzffCvweT5BwS_RgmWfkPxCeN36G7ODIWp-8Z26UCKIOxK7XPtR5K8ggh3RZfDVDfY2dPA4q-QfPBq2aN9zxIwq-xl6f6u9e4tXdnhHOC9Gx4EYvcvN3r-CIQsr_VerRxhOSenN4Iw/s4032/IMG_0050%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjUdSt0uMihKmyAPng7sc72m_42vNkmA52R8YGLwCdOT5y1QlEJzffCvweT5BwS_RgmWfkPxCeN36G7ODIWp-8Z26UCKIOxK7XPtR5K8ggh3RZfDVDfY2dPA4q-QfPBq2aN9zxIwq-xl6f6u9e4tXdnhHOC9Gx4EYvcvN3r-CIQsr_VerRxhOSenN4Iw/s320/IMG_0050%5B1%5D.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love the lights changing colours</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>My Genie Chats finish for the year next week and I have decided to resurrect the Christmas party at home with the traditional goodie bag. This was something I did back in the day when we were Bribie Zoom Genies. That should be a fun morning.</p><p>The last meeting of the year for Bribie Family History Association is a Christmas Quiz hosted by Judy Lofthouse. Afterwards a number of us are staying on for lunch at the Bribie RSL restaurant <i>Botanic</i>. I always feel lost with no meeting in January but as we meet on the first Friday that is early in the month and too close to New Year's Day.</p><p>Until next time, stay safe and happy researching. Shauna</p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br />Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-59254025643203231382023-10-17T13:22:00.003-07:002023-10-17T13:22:42.536-07:00Books, Resources, Talks & Other News : My Genealogy Weeks 1-15 Oct 2024<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkErgz9_XDjnu7TCk5Ybev6FdpLgS-RjX2y94ocJm2TI6LK-qyhGqkwvsUEI134j0rt20s1Xm-J_3Ji2Zb4tipzZCbbt4JvQF44jJzBdJa51Ko00g7s92gpQB-0Q17by0G4s98p24tjBochw2kaUi4Nz_N2sNPj3E2iZfNogWlxiu65qT3VjNNBDDjUP0/s714/Lorikeets.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="714" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkErgz9_XDjnu7TCk5Ybev6FdpLgS-RjX2y94ocJm2TI6LK-qyhGqkwvsUEI134j0rt20s1Xm-J_3Ji2Zb4tipzZCbbt4JvQF44jJzBdJa51Ko00g7s92gpQB-0Q17by0G4s98p24tjBochw2kaUi4Nz_N2sNPj3E2iZfNogWlxiu65qT3VjNNBDDjUP0/s320/Lorikeets.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />As I write this we are having a very hot spring day and have had little rain for weeks if not months. <div>The garden is suffering even though we have bore water. </div><div><br /></div><div>Our beautiful native birds are visiting to drink and swim in our bird baths (fresh water), a real distraction from writing this blog post. There is a bird bath just outside my office window. But I am off to China so this blog post needs to be finished. </div><div><div><br /></div><div><b>Books</b> </div><div>My Ph D thesis is in sync with my family history, so every book or article I read is relevant to one of my family lines. The temptation is to then do more family research. Plus there are so many other resources mentioned in the References and Bibliographies that I don't know what to read next. My PhD completion date is at the end of 2026 so the next three years will be fascinating. </div><div><br /></div><div>For example, Janet McCalman's <i>Vandemonians</i> is a great read for anyone with Tasmanian convicts, especially if they then went over to Victoria. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3EBPJ9mjmpYjT7tUbGxyjUENzhH5JrGf4TPqNZdFBdo0ouA5GpfT5nEBw7LWzAjuLr9QxKdd-wL50UQLLfjpc16uDbTeuGOvRWvWPKnCU7h577AoJNtGNbnIlmuGqxmCM6nVKUPCTGYgLEv_A7syIvl-uDiX3qDB-aGhZUZh0vgvdLBiSusYRQyJwBo/s1895/Vandemonians%20cover.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1895" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3EBPJ9mjmpYjT7tUbGxyjUENzhH5JrGf4TPqNZdFBdo0ouA5GpfT5nEBw7LWzAjuLr9QxKdd-wL50UQLLfjpc16uDbTeuGOvRWvWPKnCU7h577AoJNtGNbnIlmuGqxmCM6nVKUPCTGYgLEv_A7syIvl-uDiX3qDB-aGhZUZh0vgvdLBiSusYRQyJwBo/s320/Vandemonians%20cover.jpeg" width="216" /></a></div><br /></div><div>The <a href="https://www.brisbanehistorygroup.org.au/" target="_blank">Brisbane History Group</a>'s publication <i>Brisbane Diseased: Contagious Cures and Controversy</i> (see cover photo below) has a number of relevant articles on alcoholism and venereal diseases. </div><div><br /></div><div>My thesis looks at prostitutes, female vagrants and female habitual drunkards in colonial Queensland gaols. One of those was my GG grandmother and I have even found one of Max's distant cousins on the Billson family line. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Conferences </b></div><div>We are booked for the <a href="https://www.unlockthepastcruises.com/" target="_blank">Unlock the Past genealogy cruise</a> for December 2024. It is also called the Celebrity Edge Australian Wine Cruise so I will be able to indulge both my passions. </div><div><br /></div><div>Seriously it leaves from Sydney, then Hobart, then over to Kangaroo Island, Adelaide, on to Melbourne and finally back to Sydney. Four at sea days devoted to good speakers and topics. May need a holiday after that!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>New Resources </b></div><div><br /></div><div>Now here are some serious distractions. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you get the <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/" target="_blank">Trove</a> newsletter, you find out what is new for the month. For example, the September list of New South Wales digitised newspapers included:</div><div><br /></div><div><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Variable", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1865" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Araluen Star and Miners' Right</a> (1863-1864) [Queanbeyan Palerang Regional Council]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1850" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Braidwood and Araluen Express</a> (1899-1907) [Queanbeyan Palerang Regional Council]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1852" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Daily Mirror</a> (1941-1944) [National Library of Australia]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1857" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph</a> (1859-1861) [Deniliquin Genealogy Society Inc]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1858" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Pastoral Times: incorporated with the Southern Courier</a> (1861) [Deniliquin Genealogy Society Inc]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1859" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Pastoral Times and Southern Courier</a> (1861-1862) [Deniliquin Genealogy Society Inc]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1860" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Echuca Chronicle</a> (1862) [Deniliquin Genealogy Society Inc]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1861" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Moama Reporter</a> (1863) [Deniliquin Genealogy Society Inc]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1812" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle</a> (27 June 1863) [Deniliquin Genealogy Society Inc]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/88" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Queanbeyan Age</a> (1955-1971) [Queanbeyan Palerang Regional Council]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1854" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">South Sydney News</a> (1940) [Bayside Council Library]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1853" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">South Sydney Sentinel</a> (1932-1935) [Bayside Council Library]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/382" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Wagga Wagga Express & Murrumbidgee District Advertiser</a> (1875) [Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/701" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Wagga Wagga Express</a> (1875-1876) [Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society]</span></li></ul></div><div>Findmypast released three more Oxfordshire record sets, more baptisms, marriages and burials. Plus almost 100,000 paged from digitised newspapers. My Sweatman and Cooper families were from Deddington, Oxfordshire and my Prickett family were from Fritwell, Oxfordshire. Definitely will have to check these updates out.</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jjMwkTsxdl6rUER4G1J3BSi-RMGcJ1eP9-VoOZsjjxal8YlAOCCQtD2gs0KwEKzOjd4n4rXEXgl8KSArDKhk-nOUV0Z0o-h68L9tqDJyys5lbbUKee4ZLtGc014kZRNVnjsC6DWKpoK7_ayJZsKJXtKpbwYtvgjxuLK0kZfSF8Ik8pWwj7oh195KqvM/s338/Brisbane-Diseased.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="235" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jjMwkTsxdl6rUER4G1J3BSi-RMGcJ1eP9-VoOZsjjxal8YlAOCCQtD2gs0KwEKzOjd4n4rXEXgl8KSArDKhk-nOUV0Z0o-h68L9tqDJyys5lbbUKee4ZLtGc014kZRNVnjsC6DWKpoK7_ayJZsKJXtKpbwYtvgjxuLK0kZfSF8Ik8pWwj7oh195KqvM/s320/Brisbane-Diseased.png" width="222" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><b>Talks </b></div><div><br /></div><div>There have been talks for Strathpine Library, Legacy Family Tree Webinars and Queensland Family History Society. </div><div><br /></div><div>Yesterday was a talk at Caboolture Library on Gedmatch and when I get back from China I am giving a talk Researching in Australia at the <a href="https://www.fhf-reallyuseful.com/" target="_blank">Really Useful Family History Show</a> in the UK (virtual). That is looking like a really good weekend of genealogy with some excellent speakers and topics.</div><div><br /></div><div>That will be my last talk for 2023. The fastest year ever but then I did a lot of travel and the PhD takes up time too.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>What's Coming Up?</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Christmas! Not quite yet but at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/bribiefamilyhistoryassociation" target="_blank">Bribie Family History Association</a> we have asked Judy Lofthouse to run her Christmas genealogy quiz at our December meeting. Plus stay on for our Christmas lunch at the RSL's Botanic restaurant.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have also mapped out our 2024 speakers and members meetings. Maybe that is why I feel that the years go quickly? Planning the next one before the end of this year.</div><div><br /></div><div>My first and last visit to China was back in 1996 so it will be interesting to see the changes in Beijing and I have not been to the other places on our trip. So all new and exciting.</div><div><br /></div><div>Until next time, stay safe and happy researching. Shauna</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-88707394059537627402023-10-01T18:19:00.001-07:002023-10-01T18:19:59.177-07:00Genie books to read, DNA cousin date & other genealogy news: My genealogy weeks 17 - 30 September 2023<p>Gorgeous spring weather, the only thing missing is some rain occasionally. My orange crucifix orchids are just beautiful at the moment. The hippeastrums are starting to flower too.</p><p>Yet anothe attempt to get back to a fortnightly blog post. Only a couple of days late.</p><p><b>Books</b></p><p>It has been a Kate Grenville feast this fortnight as I finished <i>The Search for the Secret River </i>and <i>Sarah Thornhill</i> the sequel to The Secret River. Both books hard to put down but you need to have read <i>The Secret River</i> first.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWPHRja3DohqBf8Jmo0sDivye8S6h9xrmGoD8mHzHSYEuKRrwq-wmwwveINhh-f1LRUPFhpZ2SDi5yBCm3ChP2l6ojqF7al2M1xVCqw0l2E7aHNKxcQgIMqR0_ED9cQfPAvyQTjIxb7bS0dfysPRvJYw6Kg5U1fK9qPM9ncb7WIy0cVcgKl6mfkPVHM38" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWPHRja3DohqBf8Jmo0sDivye8S6h9xrmGoD8mHzHSYEuKRrwq-wmwwveINhh-f1LRUPFhpZ2SDi5yBCm3ChP2l6ojqF7al2M1xVCqw0l2E7aHNKxcQgIMqR0_ED9cQfPAvyQTjIxb7bS0dfysPRvJYw6Kg5U1fK9qPM9ncb7WIy0cVcgKl6mfkPVHM38" width="160" /></a></div>Also started reading and finished <i>Ancestry</i> by Simon Mawer. What a great way to write a family history. I was engrossed from beginning to end.<p></p><p>Borrowed all those books from the local library. Did have to put in a request as they were not on Bribie but still within Moreton Bay City Libraries collection. </p><p>So many good books, so little time.</p><p><b>Bribie Family History Association</b></p><p>The next meeting is on Friday 6 October at 9.00am at the Bribie RSL in the Anzac Room. Our speaker is Caroline Jamieson with a talk on writing your own story. Most of us probably think we lead boring lives but we all have stories to tell and leave for our grandchildren and those that follow them.</p><p>I have been busy organising the 2024 speaker program and where has this year gone.</p><p><b>DNA</b></p><p>This week I met a 4th cousin of my Mum's and we went out to lunch and chatted about all kinds of things. However, we are not sure where the DNA link is. It is only one segment and 14cM in size. The interesting thing is that neither my brother or I inherited that piece of DNA. </p><p>A search on Gedmatch revealed that there are 111 matches to both Mum and her 4th cousin. Sorting through those might give us some clues but as the cousin has Uren in the family, then my guess is a Cornish connection. Mum's 7x great grandmother was a Uren but that seems a long way back and perhaps the connection is closer. Stay tuned.</p><p><b>New Resources</b></p><p>Had an interesting time looking up my North Ireland families in Findmypast's new <a href="https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-records/ireland-ulster-covenant-1912" target="_blank">1912 Ulster Covenant </a>collection. There are nearly 500,000 names in the dataset. My families were out here in Australia by then but they did leave brothers and sisters behind, as well as parents.</p><p><b>RootsTech 2024 </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5JCoDQ8N7JwRe1aA7Mw3GEU3eaE6Mmr7h_S2vOaxMQ7DKTF0SSgjIMc5BGYdB4Eh1ThbC4Hd4qKP1PwwXiHV3ojayiWeASkBsHzDlxW9Bv-3qCgFabp2xVHnP1MHQz1hiN11-kFxwZdZQy35ZYentiXAQAKysiip4trmT2Gx5pY0_8aA92iZqxkZVBw/s960/Media%20Group%20logo.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="960" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5JCoDQ8N7JwRe1aA7Mw3GEU3eaE6Mmr7h_S2vOaxMQ7DKTF0SSgjIMc5BGYdB4Eh1ThbC4Hd4qKP1PwwXiHV3ojayiWeASkBsHzDlxW9Bv-3qCgFabp2xVHnP1MHQz1hiN11-kFxwZdZQy35ZYentiXAQAKysiip4trmT2Gx5pY0_8aA92iZqxkZVBw/s320/Media%20Group%20logo.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I'm not going to Salt Lake City in person in 2024 (planning a trip to England and Ireland instead). </p><p>Hard to believe but I have agreed to host a pyjama party, either live, hybrid or virtual at some point during the weekend next year. It is hard to get excited watching a conference session by yourself. Also given that the sessions will mostly be when we are asleep, the idea of a nightime party suggested itself. More thought is needed to keep myself and guests awake. Stay tuned.</p><p><b>Talks</b></p><p>Received some lovely feedback from my session on Gedmatch to the Strathpine Library family history group.Th City of Moreton Bay libraries has a wonderful local and family history program throughout the year, and free to attend.</p><p><i><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;">Thank you so much for presenting your talk on GEDmatch at Strathpine Library on the 12</span><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 9.75px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"> </span><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;">of September. We had some lovely feedback: </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px 0px 0px 36pt;"><i><u></u> </i><i>Lots of new information on a subject I know little about</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px 0px 0px 36pt;"><i>Easy to understand presentation<u></u><u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px 0px 0px 36pt;"><i>The information shared was helpful.<u></u><u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px 0px 0px 36pt;"><i>Great Speaker<br />Shauna Hicks can always be relied on to give a clear explanation of the topic. She explained features of the site and showed information from the pay to view and use section which was interesting.<u></u><u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px 0px 0px 36pt;"><i>The speaker is always very knowledgeable and presents the information in a clear logical interesting way<u></u><u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px 0px 0px 36pt;"><i>Shauna Hicks presented an excellent summary of how We could use Gedmatch.<u></u><u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px 0px 0px 36pt;"><i>Presenter systematically explained the topic in detail, including examples.</i></p><p>I am giving the Gedmatch talk again to the Caboolture Library family history group in October.</p><p>Also excited about my October webinar on Legacy Family Tree. All about <a href="https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/gold-fever-and-finding-miners-down-under/" target="_blank">gold fever and looking for miners down under</a>. That is on this Wednesday 4 October and you can register for free and watch for a week after. Whenever I see the photo below I wonder if that's what my great grandfather looked like when he first came out from Wiltshire to the gold fields of Charters Towers.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglSp1XF1yBU0sNhudZatvj6yePkBk96ew9iR9DVX3govZOIhavs8ZN3-s-LzYvzljTXveASXCwW3sSaydOs0Y7RglCDVe9dQ1rOk8fuAFTnHA8u7Ziw6xBKDH-o1U70tGOnCRhKMEv9iEAsyMNOCBjce9mlwndvIOseW8yHSaQMVTDk_s9JIW4EqPPgWg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="1146" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglSp1XF1yBU0sNhudZatvj6yePkBk96ew9iR9DVX3govZOIhavs8ZN3-s-LzYvzljTXveASXCwW3sSaydOs0Y7RglCDVe9dQ1rOk8fuAFTnHA8u7Ziw6xBKDH-o1U70tGOnCRhKMEv9iEAsyMNOCBjce9mlwndvIOseW8yHSaQMVTDk_s9JIW4EqPPgWg" width="289" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image courtesy State Library Queensland</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>My 2024 list of talks is slowly being added to. Trying to avoid being too rushed next year as my Ph D research is taking up more time than I expected. Five days a fortnight doesn't sound much but fitting that in with family events and work needs and talks is tricky. My thesis topic is fascinating, colonial women in Queensland gaols, has lots of scope and I'm discovering so many stories of women who have largely been forgotten by family and history. </p><p><b>What's Coming Up?</b></p><p>China! Going on a 10 day trip taking in Beijing (and the Great Wall), Hangchou and a trip on the fast train, then and finishing up in Shanghai. I first went to China in 1996 for an archives conference so it will be interesting to see any changes in Beijing. All the other places on this trip will be new to me. So excited but then I like travel and seeing different cultures and eating different foods.</p><p>Another birthday as I inch closer to one of those birthdays with a 0 on the end. Yet I still feel like I am in my 40s except for the arthritic thumbs and a few other aches and pains.</p><p>Then it is Christmas and we will be sharing a week's holiday in the Gold Coast hinterland with one of Max's sons and his family. They are all athletic and looking forward to bushwalking, swimming, golfing, kayaking etc. I am taking a stack of books to read and exercise my brain.</p><p>Have fun researching this week. Until next week, take care Shauna</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-23755277397613670432023-09-16T18:45:00.000-07:002023-09-16T18:45:26.308-07:00NFHM, guest blog, talks & other genealogy news: My genealogy months 16 July to 16 September 2023 <p>Two months have disappeared just like that. But there were very busy months.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SdsFY4PVro3HGTAXJ6qMujy8FemiDgOJLn4mfR1H5EjS5cPm-O2_qHqEdnMqA_GFlMAqJ2uN_l-jW_ofCYJMKjOrNRd9xBRx5WsGjmj5318ZX_xj6wEyl7d0rpcBM0Lr-0EY-kh21N9kDP1Hoq1Wk5vLWV16PORMrAzWgUP6-TTggCUxOBW5ohKTAGE/s1667/NFHM%20logo_finalgreen_RGB_twitter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1667" data-original-width="1667" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SdsFY4PVro3HGTAXJ6qMujy8FemiDgOJLn4mfR1H5EjS5cPm-O2_qHqEdnMqA_GFlMAqJ2uN_l-jW_ofCYJMKjOrNRd9xBRx5WsGjmj5318ZX_xj6wEyl7d0rpcBM0Lr-0EY-kh21N9kDP1Hoq1Wk5vLWV16PORMrAzWgUP6-TTggCUxOBW5ohKTAGE/w281-h281/NFHM%20logo_finalgreen_RGB_twitter.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><a href="https://familyhistorymonth.org.au/" target="_blank">National Family History Month</a> is over for 2023. I hope everyone had a great time at their local family history society or online with the many virtual offerings. I gave two talks - one at Caloundra on convicts and criminals in the family and the second at Noosaville on making the most of archives. Both days were well attended and with good feedback.<br /><p></p><p>If you haven't seen the opening presentation by Hamish Maxwell-Stewart and Andrew Redfern it is still on the website until the end of September. All about AI (artifical intelligence) and using it for genealogy.</p><p>An added bonus for the month was that my family were visiting from Sweden and I got to spend some special time with my little grandson.</p><p><b>Blogs & Draft Family Histories</b></p><p>Sometimes I think I have lost my blogging mojo. Even if I have spare time, I don't seem to want to write smaller pieces. The exception there is my guest blogs for the Genealogical Society of Queensland. My next post is entitled <i>The Agony and the Ecstasy </i>with all due reference to Michaelangelo. Here is the <a href="https://gsq-blog.gsq.org.au/the-agony-and-the-ecstasy-of-family-history-research/ " target="_blank">link</a> to my guest post </p><p>Honestly my writing time is taken up with sorting and updating my sources in my draft family histories. I was truly slack in the early days about citing sources especially births, deaths and marriages. Still nothing finalised but working on several at the same time. When I get bogged down or bored with one, I swap to another. At this rate I won't finish anything. </p><p><b>Books</b></p><p>My usual love of reading is now coupled with reading for my PH D on women in colonial gaols in Queensland in the 19th century. Almost a reverse of my Masters thesis which examined female philanthropists in colonial Queensland who helped fallen women. </p><p>Now there really isn't enough time in the day.</p><p>However I must mention Kate Grenville's <i>Searching for the Secret River</i> an ebook I borrowed from my local library. <i>The Secret River</i> was a fictionalised account of her family history and this ebook tells how she went about finding her family history. An insight that we can all relate to.</p><p><b>Conferences</b></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFM1bBsfaZncQE5HRdLyM24KZxGhxcgXVXLJmbZyvkwgouVXGVV8Scu7mSvxtlLEf8IKgBGlykjTha7gsRi1_nHlCrFeJUrb2cazkDSM2MJpTaBVzgBVIGn2jwSPqr72dGX_7nGwmQT95vvCbNC6a5FOsOF0o8nBNBTM6hG-UFTdmE2GQFltq7i3THXs/s2048/Celebrity%20Solstice%20at%20Tauranga%20UTP%20Cruise%20Feb%202016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFM1bBsfaZncQE5HRdLyM24KZxGhxcgXVXLJmbZyvkwgouVXGVV8Scu7mSvxtlLEf8IKgBGlykjTha7gsRi1_nHlCrFeJUrb2cazkDSM2MJpTaBVzgBVIGn2jwSPqr72dGX_7nGwmQT95vvCbNC6a5FOsOF0o8nBNBTM6hG-UFTdmE2GQFltq7i3THXs/s320/Celebrity%20Solstice%20at%20Tauranga%20UTP%20Cruise%20Feb%202016.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So many good geneacruises</td></tr></tbody></table>I have booked on the next <a href="https://www.unlockthepastcruises.com/18th-cruise-southern-australia/" target="_blank">Unlock the Past genealogy cruise</a> but that is not until December 2024. It is the 18th cruise and Chris Paton is the key speaker with a host of other overseas and Australasian speakers. </p><p>Before then we have <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/" target="_blank">RootsTech 2024</a> from 29 February to 2 March and sadly I am not going in person. </p><p>Instead I am thinking of hosting a live pyjama party here so that we can watch live sessions in the middle of the night! </p><p>That might be better than watching on Zoom by myself and risk falling asleep in front of the computer.</p><p>Registration is now open. It seems a long way off but will be here in no time if the past year is an indication. </p><p><b>Nick Vine Hall Awards</b></p><p>These awards are an <a href="https://www.affho.org/" target="_blank">AFFHO</a> initiative to promote the publication of society journals and family stories. Previous winners are on the website. I have just taken over the organisation of these awards as I have fond memories of the chats I had with Nick Vine Hall over the years and especially when we were both in Melbourne. Lunch on the lawn outside the State Library of Victoria dodging pidgeons. Those were the days. </p><p>I will be doing a review of the criteria for judging the <a href="https://www.affho.org/index.php/awards/nick-vine-hall" target="_blank">NVH Awards</a> and finding three new judges, preferably not associated with a society that publishes a journal either in print or ecopy. Once that is all sorted then it will be time to promote the Awards to societies and encourage them to enter. How hard can that be?</p><p><b>Talks</b></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJE7Kq2c_qguYf3NOOvB6OcVMQl39hoLl7pXew3DTP-A-7a1jgtdDsGR3x7SzEZJE8VZO27v-kGaPikcLdI3rQDMO0HRZH3qSx0tgx9zDorZVXRKJ8tl-cfmmfaQsnypfUYll7RfYQux-JWveOPzVlVCi-YMI8KXVvwrxEG5rnGfQ9tkUHUf7MG645zQ/s1533/Thomas%20Price.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1533" data-original-width="1042" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJE7Kq2c_qguYf3NOOvB6OcVMQl39hoLl7pXew3DTP-A-7a1jgtdDsGR3x7SzEZJE8VZO27v-kGaPikcLdI3rQDMO0HRZH3qSx0tgx9zDorZVXRKJ8tl-cfmmfaQsnypfUYll7RfYQux-JWveOPzVlVCi-YMI8KXVvwrxEG5rnGfQ9tkUHUf7MG645zQ/s320/Thomas%20Price.jpg" width="218" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thomas Price died <br />at the Wee McGregor mine in QLD</td></tr></tbody></table>My last talk was for the GSQ on the Midland Counties of Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. It is interesting to have indepth looks at individual counties. </p><p>The next one is for <a href="https://familytreewebinars.com/" target="_blank">Legacy Family Tree Webinars</a> on Gold Fever and Finding Miners Down Under. That is 4 October at 11am Brisbane time. The dreaded daylight saving time will be back by then.<br /></p><p><b>What's Coming Up</b></p><p>We have a trip to China in October and I was last there in 1996. Excited to be seeing the Great Wall of China again. So spectacular and I love Chinese food. That will be our last getaway for the year. </p><p>Finally, I have just had another basal cell carcinoma cut out of my face, just to the left of my nose. The other one was on the right side of my face. </p><p>Seriously thinking I should have done a new speaker portrait before the surgery but too late now. All will be revealed next Thursday when the stitches come out. </p><p>Make sure you find time for annual skin checks, so important in our country.</p><p>Until next time, happy searching</p><p>Shauna</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-88468326076678817442023-07-21T00:19:00.002-07:002023-07-21T00:19:23.336-07:00Blogs, talks & other genealogy news: My Genealogy Month 12 June to 15 July 2023 <p> Another month has flown past. My cataract surgery went very well and I can easily see distance and read without glasses. Makes a big difference when I am giving talks. </p><p>However my brain seems to be a bit dithery as I wrote this a week ago, but never hit the publish button!</p><p><b>Blogs</b></p><p>Some nice feedback on my GSQ guest post in June. In case you missed it, here it is again. <a href="https://gsq-blog.gsq.org.au/does-researching-our-family-history-change-us-how-do-we-want-to-be-remembered/" target="_blank">Does researching our family history change us? How do we want to be remembered?</a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7FQOkD1ta4powdYEu60YwUqOL8kyYNyXsH45yFkwUio1_LjSIyojhG_-nRJl_09cW-cVLygMt65XZOy7dDG2cpmp45Ycjn-7ETmxbL6YVABMLe1KOs8HUNX_o_lsBps17Hlr_N4DZFZ3cdSO-agVshZQsgPwNBQK_18hySUGGqI3A7d3GuFzjU4t1mk/s889/Shauna%20&%20Steven%201960.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="889" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7FQOkD1ta4powdYEu60YwUqOL8kyYNyXsH45yFkwUio1_LjSIyojhG_-nRJl_09cW-cVLygMt65XZOy7dDG2cpmp45Ycjn-7ETmxbL6YVABMLe1KOs8HUNX_o_lsBps17Hlr_N4DZFZ3cdSO-agVshZQsgPwNBQK_18hySUGGqI3A7d3GuFzjU4t1mk/s320/Shauna%20&%20Steven%201960.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My brother and myself ca 1960</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Books</b></p><p>I was super lucky on a recent visit to the second hand bookshop on Bribie. I managed to pick up both volumes in excellent condition of <a href="https://queenslandhistory.org/" target="_blank">Lost Brisbane</a> published by the Royal Historical Society of Queensland for only $8 each. If only they didn't weigh so much I could read them in bed. Fantastic for anyone interested in the history of Brisbane. </p><p><b>Genealogy Cruising</b></p><p>Exciting news hot off my email but too good to leave until next time. There will be another Unlock The Past genealogy cruise in December 2024. It leaves from Sydney to Hobart to Kangaroo Island to Adelaide to Melbourne and returns to Sydney. Chris Paton is the lead presenter for the cruise. Read more about it <a href="https://www.unlockthepastcruises.com/18th-cruise-southern-australia/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><b>National Family History Month</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggajUjUL_Qats2j5OQyPhzm1erpMpHQOgM8sfNSMxQkv0N_fx0IoEcyZqVWD83iB9oH3zGkPCNIEr80tvO_cJ_Gd8mAuWQ7TatEEwpkgDgTmoRM-6h4TRRljdaUSWDLDGsXAx6hUupEhxdu78ncnohvAOyVwWry5uY93Ao06Cm2K1NoUTfoT_1Ccy0BbY/s1667/NFHM%20logo_finalgreen_RGB_twitter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1667" data-original-width="1667" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggajUjUL_Qats2j5OQyPhzm1erpMpHQOgM8sfNSMxQkv0N_fx0IoEcyZqVWD83iB9oH3zGkPCNIEr80tvO_cJ_Gd8mAuWQ7TatEEwpkgDgTmoRM-6h4TRRljdaUSWDLDGsXAx6hUupEhxdu78ncnohvAOyVwWry5uY93Ao06Cm2K1NoUTfoT_1Ccy0BbY/w225-h225/NFHM%20logo_finalgreen_RGB_twitter.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br />Not long now until August and <a href="https://familyhistorymonth.org.au/" target="_blank">NFHM</a> when there will be a range of genealogy activities across Australia and New Zealand. The opening and closing presentations have been announced. <p></p><p>My involvement kicks off early on 5 August with a convicts seminar at <a href="https://caloundrafamilyhistory.org.au/events/convict-seminar/" target="_blank">Caloundra Family History Research</a> where I am giving a talk on Discover your family behind bars: were they convicts, criminals, victims or witnesses?</p><p>Check out the NFHM website for other events and remember that there are virtual events as well as in person events. Plus some great prizes to win.</p><p><b>RootsTech 2024</b></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5_bYyzGM28uk34W7Lz_bb4mM4qqoJgIUaaaXlzzTGkvTRSXB0Ykq2K1TGHfjr1fyb0hoUOxg2MVGk4Che-BDIT3z-VeFXG6t_nxQn4EiLyvc0bgrPqOJPSIpGiVzym9V9TIk57PM4gWzim41qB-ikqU8BCh80e9IaupGzVIw7UApFsOS046XAhtrB1U/s4032/IMG_1394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5_bYyzGM28uk34W7Lz_bb4mM4qqoJgIUaaaXlzzTGkvTRSXB0Ykq2K1TGHfjr1fyb0hoUOxg2MVGk4Che-BDIT3z-VeFXG6t_nxQn4EiLyvc0bgrPqOJPSIpGiVzym9V9TIk57PM4gWzim41qB-ikqU8BCh80e9IaupGzVIw7UApFsOS046XAhtrB1U/s320/IMG_1394.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In person in 2023</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I am pleased to say that I have been appointed to the RootsTech Media program for 2024. I doubt that I will get there in person next year, but I will be participating from home. Get the latest updates <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/rootstech-24-save-the-date" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p><b>Talks</b></p><p>My talk at the Bribie Family History Association monthly meeting went well. It was A is for Alias and was a case study of families who change their surnames. It involved my Carnegie family of Pumicestone Passage which separates Bribie Island from the mainland.</p><p><b>What's Coming Up?</b></p><p>I have another talk coming up in August at the <a href="https://www.libraries.noosa.qld.gov.au/" target="_blank">Noosaville Library</a> on researching at Australian archives. That is also part of NFHM events.</p><p>Apart from that I have been steadily working on my family history drafts and finalising endnotes. The temptation not to keep adding bits and pieces is really hard. Maybe I am not meant to finish them.</p><p><br /></p>Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-90909329756384015962023-06-11T22:34:00.000-07:002023-06-11T22:34:39.697-07:00Guest blog, blurry eyes, DNA update & other genealogical news 8 May - 12 June 2023<p>Sometimes I wonder if I will ever get back to weekly blog posts. Life keeps throwing curve balls which have their various challenges. </p><p>For some time, I have had blurry vision - was it the medication I'm on (a known side effect), am I spending too much time on a computer, did I just need to upgrade my glasses script and get new glasses (both reading and distance). After much procrastination I went to the optometrist and discovered that I had cataracts in both eyes and the left eye needed urgent attention and the right wasn't far behind. In the last three weeks both eyes have been done, I've worn sunglasses to meetings, and I hate the taste of the eye drops which seem to seep down from the tear ducts and into my throat. On the plus side I can now read all that information on food jars and tins from across the kitchen. I kid you not! Everything is so much brighter and clearer. Very pleased with the results.</p><p><b>Blogs</b></p><p>Writing blog posts has definitely dropped off over the last twelve months or so and I am now wondering if part of the issue was not being able to see clearly? </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtUGyfHk1-0en_SKUe_mLnhWWWmEWPgYJoH7MPvlxCJS2aCHweKokVxaAswV06-rWoZvTRsMoAll4aWmxOZm0mYZwdeIqTuNrwHpvPoQEdyCF4F6PvM0sUG_c3gz8BmLHGKoBj5ikWAOBL65KkxpW_wDEwaMEC5iEOLNHXT0Kl4HsflkBL2XvkojJ/s1484/Shauna%20first%20day%20of%20school.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="1048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtUGyfHk1-0en_SKUe_mLnhWWWmEWPgYJoH7MPvlxCJS2aCHweKokVxaAswV06-rWoZvTRsMoAll4aWmxOZm0mYZwdeIqTuNrwHpvPoQEdyCF4F6PvM0sUG_c3gz8BmLHGKoBj5ikWAOBL65KkxpW_wDEwaMEC5iEOLNHXT0Kl4HsflkBL2XvkojJ/s320/Shauna%20first%20day%20of%20school.jpg" width="226" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First day at school & no clue <br />what I wanted to do when I grew up</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>Getting back on track with this one and I have done another guest post for the Genealogical Society of Queensland. <a href="https://gsq-blog.gsq.org.au/does-researching-our-family-history-change-us-how-do-we-want-to-be-remembered/" target="_blank">Does Researching Our Family History Change Us? How Do We Want To Be Remembered?</a> It's a continuation of a post I did for them last November. </p><p><b>Books & Journals</b></p><p>These too have dropped off in favour of ABC and SBS crime dramas. I definitely think it was easier to watch TV then to read books and ejournals on my IPad. The question now will be what will win - the big stack of books I have to read or all the drama titles I have listed to watch. I've been loving the Swedish ones and the original <i>Wallander</i> series was filmed near where my son lives today in southern Sweden. It has hardly changed in the 20 something years since it was first filmed. </p><p>I have also been watching and enjoying, the latest Australian series of <i>Who Do You Think You Are?</i> You can catch up with the episodes on SBS on Demand. </p><p><b>DNA</b></p><p>Not much to update on my own DNA research, but Max has an intriguing 2nd cousin match on his father's paternal side. It is in the UK and I have researched those lines back multiple generations and nothing jumped out at me. A puzzle for a quiet afternoon and probably several cups of tea.</p><p><b>Events</b></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqStFLhZqJ8tUjFr62lSSIu9zvt0mh75vE0xijWx8JfuI0u0YBur32tTvuA5rNsA-7VDoYY3f-TfI337LOScUy6JtsdUPGIgl95GBCbiom7a_cAV8xPb2CT2hHQkvcwKLAGw8JrVuLrGrKmoOSSO5x03y_F5zb396B9huSE0spb5po4ZBqv6U8am-e/s2016/Abbey%20Church%20Ningi%20May%202023.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqStFLhZqJ8tUjFr62lSSIu9zvt0mh75vE0xijWx8JfuI0u0YBur32tTvuA5rNsA-7VDoYY3f-TfI337LOScUy6JtsdUPGIgl95GBCbiom7a_cAV8xPb2CT2hHQkvcwKLAGw8JrVuLrGrKmoOSSO5x03y_F5zb396B9huSE0spb5po4ZBqv6U8am-e/s320/Abbey%20Church%20Ningi%20May%202023.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Author photo May 2023<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />On 20 May we went for a private tour of the <a href="https://abbeymuseum.com.au/" target="_blank">Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology</a> followed by a delicious morning tea. The Museum is not that far from where we live and each year, they host the Medieval Festival which attracts large numbers from all over Australia. <p></p><p>The Abbey Church has some very significant stained-glass windows brought over from England and they are truly beautiful with the sun behind them. A shame that bullet proof glass is necessary on the outside, but a sign of the times we live in no doubt. Never have understood vandalism.</p><p><a href="https://www.historyqueensland.org.au/" target="_blank">History Queensland</a> had their AGM in Caloundra last month and I gave a small session on visiting RootsTech in person as well as virtual attendance. Societies can have their own groups watching live or recorded sessions. </p><p>The only drawback to live was that it would need to be a pyjama party due to the time difference. But what fun for 2024!</p><p>I also attended the <a href="https://affho.org/" target="_blank">AFFHO</a> AGM and noted that Rosemary Mckenzie from the ACT is the new President. Some committee positions are vacant and I'm sure that she will be able to fill those positions shortly.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/bribiefamilyhistoryassociation" target="_blank">Bribie Family History Association Inc</a> has regular board meetings and they kindly fit my surgery schedule into our committee meetings. We have about 45 members which is good considering we only formally established in February this year. Monthly guest speakers bring people in and in July I am the guest speaker with A is for Alias (all about ancestors who change their names and how you can find them again).</p><p><b>New Resources</b></p><p>Findmypast have released a new set of records Britain: School and University records which contains almost 152,000 records unique to Findmypast and spanning from 1264 to 1926. I wonder how many people can trace back to the 1200s? Plus, they added six more Yorkshire newspaper titles. </p><p>The Genealogist added an intriguing release of records for Guilds, Societies and People of Note. So if you have Freemen, Liverymen, Aldermen, members of the Masons and Oddfellows or Worthies then this is a collection to search. I was curious to know who were included as Freemen and they seemed to be tradespeople - pewterer, draper, glover, smith, cooper, weaver, hatmaker, shoemaker, tanner, capper, baker, butcher, merchant and so on. The Rolls of Freemen reminded me of directories which are always good to search for occupations. </p><p>MyHeritage introduced Reimagine a mobile app for both iOS and Android that lets you scan photo album pages and restore, enhance, colorise and animate your photos easily. I haven't used it and must admit that I do find colorising and animating old photos a bit creepy but I can see how those features make it more interesting when telling stories. Being a mobile app makes it ideal when visiting relatives and they bring out the old photos.</p><p><b>Talks</b></p><p>Since my last diary update, I have spoken at the Noosaville Library. I never get tired of watching all the fruit bats in the trees around the Library but do take care not to park under the trees. So noisy for such small creatures.</p><p>Plus I tutored a few sessions on advanced Irish genealogy at Bribie U3A. </p><p><b>What's Coming Up?</b></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0mZEQdlHUmRJwORP1nx_9Erb-wmNOiLwyOSkOdcD77DfkfIaPW8PXFR4scnmiuLaRjc01zSgwcWLVQulSI6w05zk1r0KGg5B8ZQvpB8illeMp2Jb2sRFqxa5U2GOrX0f_Kjis8AT-10nS7vcymRqTbONI-C7xvr8jmNc1-aZJ-MIrSErbLjY-EWL/s506/Front%20cover%20Carnegie%20history%20Feb%202021.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0mZEQdlHUmRJwORP1nx_9Erb-wmNOiLwyOSkOdcD77DfkfIaPW8PXFR4scnmiuLaRjc01zSgwcWLVQulSI6w05zk1r0KGg5B8ZQvpB8illeMp2Jb2sRFqxa5U2GOrX0f_Kjis8AT-10nS7vcymRqTbONI-C7xvr8jmNc1-aZJ-MIrSErbLjY-EWL/s320/Front%20cover%20Carnegie%20history%20Feb%202021.png" width="231" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Quiet time! Apart from the talk at Bribie I don't have anything planned for July. <p></p><p>The time is going to be spent on scanning docs/photos, writing, editing, adding/checking citations and perhaps even doing a little bit more research on my draft family histories. There are five family history drafts that I would like to see self-published as a first edition on my website and perhaps even in Trove. They are:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Carnegie including Davis/Ferguson (Scottish- Angus)</li><li>Guy, Rosewarne and Trevaskis (English - Cornish)</li><li>Finn and Fegan (Irish - Wicklow)</li><li>Price including Pollard (English - Staffordshire)</li><li>White and Titt (English - Wiltshire)</li></ul><div>The hardest part is trying to stop myself looking for new/missing information. Plus, early citations are not what they should have been, so I often have to look them up again. </div><div><br /></div><div>I first started each of these when I lived in Brisbane, 24 years ago. Since then, they have travelled to Canberra, Melbourne and now here on Bribie. For someone who started researching her family history 46 years ago, it's time to publish something! Wish me luck.</div><div><br /></div><div>Until next time, happy researching. Shauna</div><p></p>Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-47706092976375918982023-05-08T20:36:00.001-07:002023-05-08T20:36:37.995-07:00New WDYTYA Australian series, Cite-Builder & Other Genealogy News 16 April - 7 May 2023So much for fortnightly updates - this is three weeks but again I have been super busy. So much genealogy happening. I never seem to be home either. <div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Blogs</b> </div><div>My twice a year guest blog for GSQ is coming up so I have put fingers to the keyboard. It's nice to tick off something early. Also helps those who have to put the blog online. <div><br /></div><div><b>Books</b> </div><div>Definitely never enough time to read all the books I keep piling up. At Bribie Library I saw an Elizabeth George Inspector Lynley book I hadn't read. Simply had to check it out and of course, it is hundreds of pages long. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplLtNh-F2FKEiunYtPcFA4WrjpUJt4JXfCfZzhdeMPsuadtdEnY4pOv1f-9lRwZaPtBoOf9drZ98jMUtKDoyZIpEMTwBeFV5crNmbLveNtC9lsPcmQaYkDr7CznCpmGM0FU-w45Aff9Bou1RChr9g5gMRtbW_KgBRielOb0O7hWMMLaEnpExCuU8g/s4032/IMG_1189.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplLtNh-F2FKEiunYtPcFA4WrjpUJt4JXfCfZzhdeMPsuadtdEnY4pOv1f-9lRwZaPtBoOf9drZ98jMUtKDoyZIpEMTwBeFV5crNmbLveNtC9lsPcmQaYkDr7CznCpmGM0FU-w45Aff9Bou1RChr9g5gMRtbW_KgBRielOb0O7hWMMLaEnpExCuU8g/w190-h254/IMG_1189.JPG" width="190" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Takes after his 'farmor' <br />(father's mother)</td></tr></tbody></table>For Mother's Day I have been promising myself a couple of new books - put the order in to Gould Genealogy and now await their arrival. </div><div>My son lives in Sweden and he has promised a FaceTime chat with my little one year old grandson. So presents and a visit - what more could I want? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Bribie Family History Association Inc </b></div><div>
As President I chair the monthly meeting on the 1st Friday of the month at the Bribie RSL. </div><div><br /></div><div>We had 36 members out of 48 members turn up to hear Sue Reid talk about resources available after 1954 when digitised newspapers generally cut out in Trove. It was great to see so many people attend and a smaller number stayed on for lunch and more geneachat. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Bribie U3A</b></div><div>The Irish genealogy class is going well with 13 attendees. I am updating/changing the course from what I did in 2021 as there has been so much change since then. New resources and more digitised newspapers. I use my own Irish families to find examples so it is an excellent way for me to do my own genealogy research at the same time.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Conferences </b></div><div>The NSW & ACT annual conference in Wyong clashes with a talk I am doing for GSQ so I will just have to attend from afar.</div><div><br /></div><div>Virtual/hybrid conferences certainly cut the cost of travel and accommodation. Watching things later is the catch - I still have RootsTech 2023 and 2022 talks I wanted to watch. Not to mention Legacy Family Tree webinars that are featuring Australian and New Zealand speakers. </div><div><br /></div><div>At the Family History Down Under conference last year, I won a prize. A free premium account with <a href="https://cite-builder.com/" target="_blank">Cite-Builder </a>designed and maintained by Jenny and Andy Joyce. Sad to say this is the first day that I have had a chance to sit down and have a closer look at how it creates citations for you. It would certainly help with consistency as that is a problem with all my draft family histories. See below.</div><div><br /></div><div>There is a free version as well which might be all that you want. Try it out and see will it be useful for your family history writing. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>History Queensland</b> </div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqxdH_xgTzIiz6xMQIL8LRy7RR38arua87ELNGTbLDu3Ofl6yF5cNHy_DqDGtFvGWcWHv9wJTqn6tjTFF9NgeAOjtqOVWj1LfpLZDzfrNDEu18zqpeNylozvnjrBiaUQWNOA_t-N1dZja0hq4Kg2Uw9JpYHhBiyFMjvPsReRupQtI44EaUhZ_C4dw/s4032/IMG_1394.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqxdH_xgTzIiz6xMQIL8LRy7RR38arua87ELNGTbLDu3Ofl6yF5cNHy_DqDGtFvGWcWHv9wJTqn6tjTFF9NgeAOjtqOVWj1LfpLZDzfrNDEu18zqpeNylozvnjrBiaUQWNOA_t-N1dZja0hq4Kg2Uw9JpYHhBiyFMjvPsReRupQtI44EaUhZ_C4dw/w199-h266/IMG_1394.JPG" width="199" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2023 in person</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The AGM is coming up this month and as Patron I will be attending. I'm also going to be doing a short talk on attending RootsTech 2023 in person. An amazing experience and the size of the Salt Palace Convention Centre was simply staggering. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>New Resources </b></div><div><br /></div><div>All those RootsTech sessions are online to view free. Never watch television again when you have a smorgasbord of genealogy webinars to watch.</div><div><br /></div><div>For example, you can find out what's new at FamilySearch by watching the webinar <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/whats-new-at-familysearch-in-2023" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Do a search for Irish, English, Scottish or simply browse to see what might be relevant to your own research. Some of the previous year's sessions are still available. </div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Talks</b> </div><div>Another Noosa talk on FamilySearch coming up. So many people don't use all the various search features and other resources on this website. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>My Website </b></div><div>Pleased to say that my website has been sorted out again following a move to a new server platform. Now I have a bit of updating to do but at least it looks good again. Many thanks to my tech guy Joannes who is local. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>What's Coming Up<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLrkFfOfLcyNcpw-1w4R90CREy83FeuF86TlOMEUwWHsX9HJWFWoGZFo6kM2PC9n4pPPIE27c9bJQU95_ru8lW6_EZvXo0jfiEyQ53vLVi8L7_PLUkBCzjeHU83DsjQI90fygL9DIGUSIjMLhU9qwLpeojC61cqHaadRY_StbAqeb3Slz5VSkdqXe/s509/Herbert%20William%20White%20.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="234" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLrkFfOfLcyNcpw-1w4R90CREy83FeuF86TlOMEUwWHsX9HJWFWoGZFo6kM2PC9n4pPPIE27c9bJQU95_ru8lW6_EZvXo0jfiEyQ53vLVi8L7_PLUkBCzjeHU83DsjQI90fygL9DIGUSIjMLhU9qwLpeojC61cqHaadRY_StbAqeb3Slz5VSkdqXe/s320/Herbert%20William%20White%20.jpg" width="147" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Herbert William White <br />from Pitton & Farley<br />Wiltshire</td></tr></tbody></table><br />
</b></div></div><div>I'm hoping to finish the first edition of my <i>White's of Wiltshire</i> family history. It has taken me quite a bit to locate and do my citations which I don't seem to have bothered too much with before the days of the internet. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thankfully I have managed to locate most of them and it was lovely to see Wiltshire records digitised on Ancestry where as before I only had transcripts from a UK researcher. After that, I only have another four main family drafts to finish not to mention some maternal lines that I would like to write up.</div><div><br /></div><div>The end goal is to have all my research available online for free in various places. I don't want it ending up in the bin.</div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy your genealogy research over the next couple of weeks. Stay safe and take care.</div><div><br /></div><div>Shauna</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-50745469446793246012023-04-21T00:14:00.000-07:002023-04-21T00:14:05.168-07:00Legacy Webinar Marathon, Trove update, Noosa talks, 2024 invitations & more genealogy news 1-15 April 2023<p> Hello everyone</p><p>I am moving back to fortnightly posts as there is so much happening in the genie world at present. It is all very exciting. April used to be a big birthday month - both my mother and my paternal grandmother had birthdays. We always used to have birthday parties with cake. I think the photo below is ca 1976/77. Strange I can really see my father in this photo of me and my mother.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_638oVIY4hP-OA_37d3U9cX6JgZlWfGt98LumF2esCcn57feoqSdZJXeSrIadqIppnFkrJ5QjXivPCTVnpuWU1EM4x9OtrwYXnyTpdm_1JAj6qNCJJ-vazoJ69LRbPz0MaFdh-QYntpw9TRulE00OVDy484iCrfeofEO_omAwk_eXIXEIr7X5YjAz/s624/Mother%20and%20daughter%20ca%201975.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="550" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_638oVIY4hP-OA_37d3U9cX6JgZlWfGt98LumF2esCcn57feoqSdZJXeSrIadqIppnFkrJ5QjXivPCTVnpuWU1EM4x9OtrwYXnyTpdm_1JAj6qNCJJ-vazoJ69LRbPz0MaFdh-QYntpw9TRulE00OVDy484iCrfeofEO_omAwk_eXIXEIr7X5YjAz/w260-h295/Mother%20and%20daughter%20ca%201975.jpg" width="260" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">April 14 would have been Mum's 89th birthday</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>Blogs</b></p><p>Some of my geneamates are participating in the April A-Z blog challenge. There are some great posts and I am trying to keep up with reading <a href="https://cassmobfamilyhistory.com/" target="_blank">Pauleen Cass</a> blog posts. So many great ideas and suggestions for our own family history research. </p><p><b>Books/Magazines</b></p><p>I have been doing a massive catch up with journals from all the societies I belong to. And a blitz on <i>Family Tree Magazine UK</i> and <i>Who Do You Think You Are</i>. Did you know that you may be able to get paper copies from your local library and even perhaps an e-copy? Check out what is available online via your local library. It is afterall a free resource.</p><p><b>Bribie Family History Association Inc</b></p><p>Bribie Genealogy has taken the next step and formalised into an incorporated family history association. No surprises that I was elected President. We still meet at the Bribie RSL on the first Friday of the month, except January. There is an excellent speaker program for 2023. There is also our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/bribiefamilyhistoryassociation" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>. </p><p><b>New Resources</b></p><p>Is anyone keeping up with all the new resources at FamilySearch, Ancestry, Findmypast, MyHeritage and The Genealogist? What about Trove updates or the British Newspaper Archive? It's exhausting and some days I can't decide which family I want to review and update.</p><p>Wasn't this wonderful news? From the <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/" target="_blank">Trove</a> press statement - </p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">The National Library of Australia welcomes the commitment made by the Albanese Government to provide $33m over the next 4 years to maintain Trove, with $9.2m ongoing and indexed funding from July 2027. We are delighted that Trove’s future has been secured. </span></p><p><b>Talks</b></p><p>I am starting to get requests for talks in 2024 which is amazing. 2023 is not almost into May and life has definitely sped up. Perhaps it will slow down now after all my overseas trekking.</p><p>There are more talks coming up at Noosa and Moreton libraries and for the Genealogical Society of Queensland. Normally I would say check my website but as you will see below, that's a bit tricky at present.</p><p><b>Webinars</b></p><p>Legacy Family Tree Webinars held a <a href="https://familytreewebinars.com/24-marathon/" target="_blank">24 hour genealogy marathon</a> and I was one of the speakers. The sessions are available for one week free. After that you need to take up a subscription which is modest or it would make a great birthday/Christmas present. A wide range of fantastic speakers and topics. </p><p>My session looked at Australian online indexes for family history research which you might not know. Here is the link. <a class="x1fey0fg xmper1u x1edh9d7" href="https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/australian-indexes-online-for-family-history-research-you-might-not-know/">https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/australian-indexes-online-for-family-history-research-you-might-not-know/</a></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiND9MmjQRED-yKm1YjgEi-CrKvbFjTg4XH9BABsJGhINOiLJ0FYgkoYheLq7UIotm1cSSZrzzW9F0t86QOKzVToEs8gM_pyqBELoIGoyv368N4sFVgBfnP-53Mf-bioJy60A1wl1guW-2Vq3WcMd95h5U0FF_5m6yK6LLaT7uIB58GNg1TYJ870w1s" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="386" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiND9MmjQRED-yKm1YjgEi-CrKvbFjTg4XH9BABsJGhINOiLJ0FYgkoYheLq7UIotm1cSSZrzzW9F0t86QOKzVToEs8gM_pyqBELoIGoyv368N4sFVgBfnP-53Mf-bioJy60A1wl1guW-2Vq3WcMd95h5U0FF_5m6yK6LLaT7uIB58GNg1TYJ870w1s" width="235" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks to the 269 viewers so far</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>Website</b></p><p>This month <a href="https://www.shaunahicks.com.au/" target="_blank">my website</a> was moved to a new hosting service and the move has not gone well. You can still see most of the pages scrolling down but it looks like a dog's breakfast. My wonderful website guy is going to try and restore how it looks. </p><p><b>What's Coming Up?</b></p><p>More Irish genealogy sessions at Bribie U3A. It's amazing how much new material I find while preparing this talks. </p><p>Another talk at Noosa on FamilySearch which will be an in depth look at using all the features that FamilySearch offers.</p><p></p><p>More time will be spent on updating and finalising my draft family histories. Last weekend I worked on the White family history - adding missing citations, inserting photos and despite my resolution not to do new research, I managed to expand from 90 pages to 115 pages. And I have five of them to do. I need more weekends which is what I used to say when I worked full time.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCxTWyiyENR-nER7na23O24lGCaF1zSougjAuE0dxFVuROyhi7y-XVjaG_UvuGcRDR4de_vgUMffMmNW6hOOnoTc1x3ZT4d-C2D1o6hAEtait_q4PGsyJjTCnswgEP0zqAhORf_f4BqYqr6dshP547ikTwGTeyzMCfaY0JomUXi7sc744qN0VFoH3E" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCxTWyiyENR-nER7na23O24lGCaF1zSougjAuE0dxFVuROyhi7y-XVjaG_UvuGcRDR4de_vgUMffMmNW6hOOnoTc1x3ZT4d-C2D1o6hAEtait_q4PGsyJjTCnswgEP0zqAhORf_f4BqYqr6dshP547ikTwGTeyzMCfaY0JomUXi7sc744qN0VFoH3E=w229-h300" width="229" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front page of my draft White family history </td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>Until next time, happy geneasearching</p><p>Shauna</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-36114389834500647832023-03-31T22:12:00.000-07:002023-03-31T22:12:10.399-07:00Genealogy Updates for March 2023: in person conferences, new resources, & other news<p> March was a huge month travelling to the USA for my first ever in person Roots Tech conference. The rest of the month was mainly spent travelling and I would like to thank all those who followed my Facebook photos of the trip. It was fantastic and good to know that others enjoyed my experiences. The most genealogy I did was via emails - reading enews and genealogy ejournals and checking Ancestry and MyHeritage for new DNA matches.</p><p><b>Blogs</b></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-ZozDgDsCh2QfGIahq6DLfZPl9N08yimAWgsgvBJAPEj-BOk8KL_IGFp_6jIje8reUU05yDOQyc24jorTqBzYjM_PiF6T33FdUzNpC_As6j-j311Pyo3cCyhxcZ0PvK2HcrMAbKMC5q27UD1OQtd5K33Hb1nf1RtTc96SyvgLMobp8nSDRicj92n/s4032/IMG_1308.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-ZozDgDsCh2QfGIahq6DLfZPl9N08yimAWgsgvBJAPEj-BOk8KL_IGFp_6jIje8reUU05yDOQyc24jorTqBzYjM_PiF6T33FdUzNpC_As6j-j311Pyo3cCyhxcZ0PvK2HcrMAbKMC5q27UD1OQtd5K33Hb1nf1RtTc96SyvgLMobp8nSDRicj92n/w209-h279/IMG_1308.JPG" width="209" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq21tBCaa5PEFTFt8pPhqY2J1YE6hDUO38AJsui1D14-9QWor_4EiOH2MbkET1bdPUe8F5r9LSDPDb60x6LTW32H54NsiPgHKhLg52MYQeaJU19DTxqDu5CBNMZWJwNaQsS_vzQcIlHuUVLpaCrlFhpftQOxdckzDRnvYXdnRgun4uMLb-3JpxfhZ4/s4032/IMG_1315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq21tBCaa5PEFTFt8pPhqY2J1YE6hDUO38AJsui1D14-9QWor_4EiOH2MbkET1bdPUe8F5r9LSDPDb60x6LTW32H54NsiPgHKhLg52MYQeaJU19DTxqDu5CBNMZWJwNaQsS_vzQcIlHuUVLpaCrlFhpftQOxdckzDRnvYXdnRgun4uMLb-3JpxfhZ4/w221-h294/IMG_1315.JPG" width="221" /></a><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FamilySearch Library books and more books <br />& even one on an area that I am researching in County Antrim, Ireland<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div>My review of the <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/home" target="_blank">RootsTech</a> 2023 genealogy conference from an in person perspective is <a href="https://www.shaunahicks.com.au/roots-tech-2023-the-in-person-view-of-a-first-timer/" target="_blank">here</a>. <p></p><p>As always I kept a travel diary so I can go back and see what I did and given that RootsTech was so full on I'm glad I did that. So many experiences!</p><p><b>Books</b></p><p>Very proud of myself in that I only bought one book over there. Diahan Southard's <i>Your DNA Guide</i>.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOLIh4y0JaiqRk_g7KSUoGZYyzZbj3y68RArG78v8ylED5fdd2pVlkO4E0C9RqtxX4i4v5EV-1i0zj_9wweyzoMBRbtEtG2jRudq7Quf6KfWmgi6-1CsmGLDIeo9kLkn7viU8_pE3OpNkhthBai7YFc92rsx9IIASr2CJ0oJJJcG7xJcORDIpRjao_/s4032/IMG_1359.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOLIh4y0JaiqRk_g7KSUoGZYyzZbj3y68RArG78v8ylED5fdd2pVlkO4E0C9RqtxX4i4v5EV-1i0zj_9wweyzoMBRbtEtG2jRudq7Quf6KfWmgi6-1CsmGLDIeo9kLkn7viU8_pE3OpNkhthBai7YFc92rsx9IIASr2CJ0oJJJcG7xJcORDIpRjao_/w219-h292/IMG_1359.JPG" width="219" /></a>To be honest there wasn't a lot of temptation as it is too expensive to ship books to a conference. So many exhibitors had order forms or referred you to Amazon. <a href="https://www.nathandylangoodwin.com/" target="_blank">Nathan Dylan Goodwin</a> was the only one with a pile of books around him at the start but by the end those piles had dwindled. I am an impulse buyer so his strategy worked better - the bird in the hand. </p><p>Also good to finally meet him in person. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RN5KuyLxw_VHFm0Doki7pvBBicdpc1mJyQVdfmPbM17H6jy_INEHeCKBJVj7kiXPmDiUOjZvkrf5Gb1VGtBiYYP-QHexeDwzqVhzemqoF00UTGkxX44q-YzqJMx8KjAwQJK94Sc_KmyGJP-NVnzsLmoWBAMhug6It04ixTQYhZvwfS3HceVSIxKs/s4032/IMG_1354.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RN5KuyLxw_VHFm0Doki7pvBBicdpc1mJyQVdfmPbM17H6jy_INEHeCKBJVj7kiXPmDiUOjZvkrf5Gb1VGtBiYYP-QHexeDwzqVhzemqoF00UTGkxX44q-YzqJMx8KjAwQJK94Sc_KmyGJP-NVnzsLmoWBAMhug6It04ixTQYhZvwfS3HceVSIxKs/w197-h261/IMG_1354.JPG" width="197" /></a></p><p><b>Conferences</b></p><p>Although Roots Tech 2023 is over, you can still view the sessions online at home. There is enough to keep us all interested until next year. The dates for Roots Tech 2024 are 29 February to 2 March.</p><p>The next Australian genealogy conference is the NSW Association Annual Conference and this year it is hosted by the Wyong Society. The there is <a href="https://unpublishedwater.weebly.com/" target="_blank">The Running Waters of History</a> between 8 - 10 September 2023. Speakers include Martyn Killion, Michelle Patient, Mark Bundy, Geoffrey Potter, Michael Bell and Jeffrey Madsen. The conference is in person and virtual. This year I will be a virtual attendee, as I have conflicting dates with a talk for the Genealogical Society of Queensland that same weekend. </p><p><b>New Resources</b></p><p>Do you ever check the new additions to the <a href="https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/" target="_blank">British Newspaper Archive</a>? I get their enewsletter but I usually skip over as I'm busy but then of course I never revisit the email. One of my new promises to myself is to read things as they come in. Not always practicable but worth trying for.</p><p>For example, in March they advised that they had added more to the <i>Birmingham Mail</i> which was first published in 1870. Almost another half million digitised pages which made me quite excited as both Max and myself have Black Country ancestors. Years covered include from 1871 to 1999 with gaps. I particularly like that newspapers post 1954 (Trove cut off) as it can lead to discovering more recent cousins. </p><p><b>Talks</b></p><p>First week home was busy with talks to Strathpine Library on genealogy for beginners and Noosaville Library on resources for women as part of International Women's History Month. </p><p>Next is my talk as part of the <a href="https://familytreewebinars.com/24-marathon/" target="_blank">Legacy Webinars 24 hour genealogy marathon</a> on 13 April. My session is Australian Indexes Online for Family History Research That You May Not Know About. The event is free but you must register to receive the link. Check out all the speakers and topics <a href="https://familytreewebinars.com/24-marathon/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><b>What's Coming Up</b></p><p>Due to all my travels I have agreed to run the Irish genealogy course again at Bribie U3A. The first term missed half the lectures due to my absence so they have enrolled again.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBUJu5t9OF253-BSLkwA1O3EoqOEEliDXQ3nx_XEkGzZttQ70pnl2gykFzDjptb1kmVTMU8kOdLaSWlyH_fDSksy3288tKaxmt-nLPDgnCDlfk2unJ1KEq2Y82A8ZlwPn8hDSl-W7dSdIdjq6U1wSVMS84z5kiC10Ndtx2cWdWl1F5hRuIrgAcAtlo/s4032/IMG_1394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBUJu5t9OF253-BSLkwA1O3EoqOEEliDXQ3nx_XEkGzZttQ70pnl2gykFzDjptb1kmVTMU8kOdLaSWlyH_fDSksy3288tKaxmt-nLPDgnCDlfk2unJ1KEq2Y82A8ZlwPn8hDSl-W7dSdIdjq6U1wSVMS84z5kiC10Ndtx2cWdWl1F5hRuIrgAcAtlo/s320/IMG_1394.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salt Lake City in person 2023</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>The rest of April will be spent sorting my notes from Roots Tech and following up on all of my action points. </p><p>Easter is next week and the school holidays are always an opportunity to catch up with my brother. Not to mention that I also have a fondness for hot cross buns which I never buy outside of March/April.</p><p>Have a great genealogy month and I hope to be back to regular reports now that all my big trips are out of the way. Until next time, stay safe and well. Shauna</p>Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-14742122250598361622023-02-25T22:47:00.000-08:002023-02-25T22:47:06.222-08:00Genealogy Update for February 2023: RootsTech 2023 in person & other news<p>Didn't February go quickly. But then again it is only six weeks since I arrived back from my trip to Sweden and meeting my first grandchild Theo. Now I am heading off to the USA on more adventures. I am a <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/" target="_blank">RootsTech 2023</a> influencer so will be in the thick of the action in the media hub.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi50SxC2oO5S8dkcDk-1sDt-v6UoFKGwkU6w2MeXRm44i7RGYGt20FPM1ybHfTIHUd58W1aCANUTDXYMuIePVNFSlK9nR_GK8-Rmb9xonfa5G8UpA5IJ27gxMN75SqYasicXksOLUqbAg5Mf-VU7Bfo4SU2jP4RJ1jRDe-7RdnYpXi5M97OkjLOCno/s1201/Influencer%20Badge%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="1201" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi50SxC2oO5S8dkcDk-1sDt-v6UoFKGwkU6w2MeXRm44i7RGYGt20FPM1ybHfTIHUd58W1aCANUTDXYMuIePVNFSlK9nR_GK8-Rmb9xonfa5G8UpA5IJ27gxMN75SqYasicXksOLUqbAg5Mf-VU7Bfo4SU2jP4RJ1jRDe-7RdnYpXi5M97OkjLOCno/s320/Influencer%20Badge%202.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b>Books</b></p><p>My aim is not to buy any books at RootsTech. I have to carry them around afterwards and keep the suitcase under weight regulations. Will I achieve this? </p><p>I'm also hoping to meet one of my favourite authors in person at RootsTech - <a href="https://www.nathandylangoodwin.com/" target="_blank">Nathan Dylan Goodwin</a>. I've already got all his books so no temptation apart from a selfie with him. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilQiVkSejXrmWpQU_xgNxabrc4PM9podnk1JyD6ZOkpJ0gFlASNRy0LLcyuPxNlA3a6AUwCnZEJqxa76OcrtNBW3Uc_EE0RxMgDPjTXdvBEgVo6xlURXjiD5-TuAjUZvAKi9tzRdUek2EwwEJStz3gsx-cefgsW91R0HF8NemH9h_NWia7hfEseF82" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="1425" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilQiVkSejXrmWpQU_xgNxabrc4PM9podnk1JyD6ZOkpJ0gFlASNRy0LLcyuPxNlA3a6AUwCnZEJqxa76OcrtNBW3Uc_EE0RxMgDPjTXdvBEgVo6xlURXjiD5-TuAjUZvAKi9tzRdUek2EwwEJStz3gsx-cefgsW91R0HF8NemH9h_NWia7hfEseF82" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See website link above</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>Conferences</b></p><p>All I can think about is I will be at RootsTech in person this year for the first time. It doesn't seem to be as big this year as it is also virtual and many have chosen to watch from afar. Still there are a lot of exhibitors and talks and people I want to catch up with. Plus I want to visit the FamilySearch library, another long term bucket list item. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaboTN_6XmPQL3F-Y_1GK0R8uSjqu5su8KAIO2tLYtNQpVrjyPlw1D65eb0OJfPQLl_bN0v_oJBklS7sBLH6a4Win-jLC8tjj4C2qwNJHt34WJdj_wWc8Hn5MuB0upbef9sPBrvWdUMTmBJQPc5IfGB2lxWEUAMhPBWatiXwz0AETcOjy79KFDBnpv" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="250" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaboTN_6XmPQL3F-Y_1GK0R8uSjqu5su8KAIO2tLYtNQpVrjyPlw1D65eb0OJfPQLl_bN0v_oJBklS7sBLH6a4Win-jLC8tjj4C2qwNJHt34WJdj_wWc8Hn5MuB0upbef9sPBrvWdUMTmBJQPc5IfGB2lxWEUAMhPBWatiXwz0AETcOjy79KFDBnpv" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So looking forward to walking through the doors <br />of the FamilySearch Library image via Wikipedia</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>New Resources </b></p><p>MyHeritage added 41 million records in January. I can't even imagine that many more records being added. The collections are from 12 USA state, the UK, Australia, Finland, Greece, Israel and Portugal and include BMDs, obituaries, migration and voter registration records. Australia caught my eye and it is the South Australian Adelaide Gaol Prisoner Registers 1848 to 1912. There are 76,555 records that are indexed and digitised by FamilySearch. It seems a lot of crime in the City of Churches but exciting news for anyone with Adelaide ancestors. Perhaps they were repeat offenders?</p><p>Do you subscribe to the Trove newsletter? Each month there are interesting stories from the collections. Plus there is a list of new resources in Trove. Below is a copy and paste because I always find it fascinating what is added and to also see who is behind the funding. Some historical societies are also funding the digitisation of newspapers for their geographic area. How good is that? </p><p>Look at February's offering - great for teachers in New South Wales, and I'm interested in The Catholic Advocate in Brisbane and the Port Lincoln Times in South Australia.</p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Source Serif Variable", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>National</b></span></span></p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Variable", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-525471579" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Education: journal of the NSW Public School Teachers Federation</a> (1919-2019) [New South Wales Teachers Federation]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3122036847" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Papers of Frank Macfarlane Burnet</a> (1928-1985) [Australian Academy of Science]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3097962446" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Hemisphere Journals</a> (1957-1984) [National Library of Australia]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/list/168613" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Colonial Art</a> [National Library of Australia]</span></li></ul><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Serif Variable", serif; line-height: 1.25; margin-bottom: 20.96px; margin-top: 40px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">TAS</span></h3><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Variable", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/23" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Colonial Times and Tasmanian Advertiser</a> (1827) [Libraries Tasmania]</span></p></li></ul><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Serif Variable", serif; line-height: 1.25; margin-bottom: 20.96px; margin-top: 40px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">QLD</span></h3><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Variable", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1800" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Nanango News</a> (1912, 1913, 1920, 1922) [Nanango History Room Inc]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1774" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">The Australian</a> (Brisbane, Qld. : 1878-1888) [State Library of Queensland]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1578" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">The Catholic Advocate</a> (Brisbane, Qld. : 1915) [State Library Queensland]</span></li></ul><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Serif Variable", serif; line-height: 1.25; margin-bottom: 20.96px; margin-top: 40px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SA</span></h3><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Variable", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1708" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Daylight</a> (1919-1928) [State Library of South Australia]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/370" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Port Lincoln Times</a> (1955-1965, 1992-2002) [State Library South Australia]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2942966613" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">The Blackwood Magazine</a> (1914) [State Library of South Australia]</span></li></ul><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Serif Variable", serif; line-height: 1.25; margin-bottom: 20.96px; margin-top: 40px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">WA</span></h3><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Variable", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1806" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Common Wealth</a> (1933) [State Library of Western Australia]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1805" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">The Maylands & Bayswater Chronicle</a> (1905) [State Library of Western Australia]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1091" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">The Sun</a> (Kalgoorlie, WA. : 1919) [State Library of Western Australia]</span></li></ul><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Serif Variable", serif; line-height: 1.25; margin-bottom: 20.96px; margin-top: 40px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">VIC</span></h3><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Variable", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1762" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Kyneton Guardian and Woodend and Malmsbury Chronicle</a> (1863-1870) [State Library Victoria]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/585" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Nagambie Times</a> (1882-1913, 1919-1920) [Nagambie Historical Society Inc]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/246" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">The Bacchus Marsh Express</a> (1884) [Bacchus Marsh and District Historical Society]</span></li></ul><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Serif Variable", serif; line-height: 1.25; margin-bottom: 20.96px; margin-top: 40px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">NSW</span></h3><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Variable", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/422" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Forbes Times</a> (1899-1902) [Central West Libraries]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1819" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Mittagong Argus</a> (1902-1904) [Berrima District Historical & Family History Society]</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 16px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1818" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #016ed3; text-decoration-line: none;">Mittagong Express</a> (1899, 1901-1902) [Berrima District Historical & Family History Society]</span></li></ul><p><b>Talks</b></p><p>I was busy in February with talks in person at Burpengary Library, Caboolture Library and Caloundra Family History Research as well as a virtual with Monash Library in Victoria and the Association of Professional Genealogists in the USA.</p><p>There are more presentations coming up at the end of March and into April. Check the <a href="https://www.shaunahicks.com.au/events-i-am-speaking-at/" target="_blank">Events</a> page of my website for details.</p><p><b>What's Coming Up</b></p><p>Due to my travels the Advanced Irish Genealogy at Bribie U3A was cut short so I have agreed to do Irish again in Term 2. That will keep me busy as most of them have tricky Irish brick walls which we have looked at during other terms. </p><p>I also want to get back to my own research and finish one or more of those draft family histories that have been haunting me for years. </p><p>Take care and stay safe while I jet over to Salt Lake City for RootsTech 2023.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-87520308936642758972023-01-29T21:20:00.000-08:002023-01-29T21:20:53.790-08:00Genealogy Diary Update for January 2023: Meeting the new twig on the family tree was the highlight<p>Welcome to 2023 and another wonderful year of researching our family stories.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: right;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUzhssrYGxMi6O1tgNjDcESKaN4j9ejXSuyDoF9-PNWHy5TZQrJEV5DgCexWsCNFLG-QvY5Xyh0Lj_MpqA7G7QJsnmhh6HM5znRQQ76OSTwsfyER6fjI3bMrx5Tx3G1Jh1uGgiUIngxUkd3woE5iygHfUGeKpWFB3vmDjfv_E77igN-ehiGDqeB9_/s4032/IMG_1190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUzhssrYGxMi6O1tgNjDcESKaN4j9ejXSuyDoF9-PNWHy5TZQrJEV5DgCexWsCNFLG-QvY5Xyh0Lj_MpqA7G7QJsnmhh6HM5znRQQ76OSTwsfyER6fjI3bMrx5Tx3G1Jh1uGgiUIngxUkd3woE5iygHfUGeKpWFB3vmDjfv_E77igN-ehiGDqeB9_/w238-h316/IMG_1190.JPG" width="238" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An early reader </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45QlkEtDsa10sELTJf4ZLzHNVz-3C6ft4e_CB5MRuIYskIxW05Ugx9srrSmZ6vXx0c3_M9fNQT6uqM1QL__WKEKok1xkdAB0yxV67-W-RVibC5KBY7UbWaUf0HH0KG83tTZzX2ggh2ejkZ5FNYQnVZpmNVmeVypPKfdaAr-0kG5-X4ZlvTBiAJPyq/s4032/IMG_1203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45QlkEtDsa10sELTJf4ZLzHNVz-3C6ft4e_CB5MRuIYskIxW05Ugx9srrSmZ6vXx0c3_M9fNQT6uqM1QL__WKEKok1xkdAB0yxV67-W-RVibC5KBY7UbWaUf0HH0KG83tTZzX2ggh2ejkZ5FNYQnVZpmNVmeVypPKfdaAr-0kG5-X4ZlvTBiAJPyq/w228-h303/IMG_1203.JPG" width="228" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An early walker</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45QlkEtDsa10sELTJf4ZLzHNVz-3C6ft4e_CB5MRuIYskIxW05Ugx9srrSmZ6vXx0c3_M9fNQT6uqM1QL__WKEKok1xkdAB0yxV67-W-RVibC5KBY7UbWaUf0HH0KG83tTZzX2ggh2ejkZ5FNYQnVZpmNVmeVypPKfdaAr-0kG5-X4ZlvTBiAJPyq/s4032/IMG_1203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><p>My visit to Sweden to see my little 7 month old grandson was wonderful and I enjoyed every minute of the 10 days I was with them. I think they too liked having an extra pair of hand/eyes around the place. The plan is that they will visit Australia and New Zealand to introduce him to other family members in July 2023. So only a few more months and I will see him again. Not that he will remember me. </p><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7Llafe4hw74PAPf4kd9ghuvy0wep2gPmu8VWjy10T-D59GSyVljDqABAZTrSQeiOjCnP_76Q_Rdj7D_m1xkbYWQ2S80ecVCnYxUVyNXfd3XtYtqAGuvnAR_GTEk-YsTAiWQbWJ0D5MsiLpMLaqpIAST64CD6ctE07PED2z3X7AE8EDt4l5u4VMQu/s4032/IMG_1133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7Llafe4hw74PAPf4kd9ghuvy0wep2gPmu8VWjy10T-D59GSyVljDqABAZTrSQeiOjCnP_76Q_Rdj7D_m1xkbYWQ2S80ecVCnYxUVyNXfd3XtYtqAGuvnAR_GTEk-YsTAiWQbWJ0D5MsiLpMLaqpIAST64CD6ctE07PED2z3X7AE8EDt4l5u4VMQu/s320/IMG_1133.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas lunch Swedish style<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The whole trip was amazing and I enjoyed seeing Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Copenhagen and Singapore as well as the area around Lund in Sweden. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/shauna.hicks.90" target="_blank">My Facebook profile</a> captures the sights, food and drinks quite well. Anyone would think all I did was eat. </p><p><b>Blogs</b></p><p>Only one blog post and that is my response to Jill Ball's annual <a href="https://diaryofanaustraliangenealogist.blogspot.com/2023/01/accentuate-positive-geneameme-2022.html" target="_blank">Accentuate the Positive Geneameme</a>. This is a good way to look at what has been done over the year in a number of different areas. </p><p><b>Books</b></p><p>One of my holiday reads was <a href="https://www.nathandylangoodwin.com/" target="_blank">Nathan Dylan Goodwin</a>'s <i>The Sawtooth Slayer</i>. A great read and an insight into using Gedmatch to identify clusters. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPmi4QsCNIJEnh4Yqs9IBcXijF1lt8HHpUAq45fTZVLupRxYIrOShbawYBBhQINZvZBgyx0ADihxWDn0GKt5v1jokWwkMVX8kORK0QdfhBBquTdm9ZiEFGr3zn_FYeekZg1tT4b2NBaxyLTUcw0mUIWU2SwqVRuMpq8dYNo_HKAROQx6JtYooXNAD/s320/image.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="211" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPmi4QsCNIJEnh4Yqs9IBcXijF1lt8HHpUAq45fTZVLupRxYIrOShbawYBBhQINZvZBgyx0ADihxWDn0GKt5v1jokWwkMVX8kORK0QdfhBBquTdm9ZiEFGr3zn_FYeekZg1tT4b2NBaxyLTUcw0mUIWU2SwqVRuMpq8dYNo_HKAROQx6JtYooXNAD/s1600/image.png" width="211" /></a></div><p></p><p>I downloaded some of <a href="https://www.sarahwoodbury.com/">Sarah Woodbury</a>'s historic novels about Wales and I am now hooked on her as an author. She has a number of different series with different characters and settings but all based on historical Wales.</p><p><b>Caloundra Family History Research</b></p><p>The following is a <span style="text-align: center;">Call Out To Past Members</span> from CFHR re their 30th anniversary in May.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">To mark the 30 th anniversary of The Caloundra Family History Research group in May this year, we </span><span style="font-size: small;">are embarking on a project to record the group’s history. Our aim is to finish and present this </span><span style="font-size: small;">important record at our anniversary celebration.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;">To achieve our goal, we need your help! We are inviting former members of our group, or if you know of a former member, to please contact us so that we can record your reminiscences. We are happy to conduct interviews or we will accept written accounts of your memories.</div></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;">We have a rich history and we envisage showcasing our growth, activities, research, stories, library, special interest groups and guest speakers. Stories from our past members would greatly enrich our 30 th Anniversary history book.</div></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;">Please contact us at:</div></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;">Email: hello@caloundrafamilyhistory.org.au</div></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;">Mail: P.O. Box 968, Caloundra QLD 4551</div></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;">Phone our Secretary: 0437-235-842 or Publicity Officer: 0408-254-765</div></span></div><p><b>Conferences</b></p><p>My next big adventure is attending RootsTech 2023 in early March. My first time in person so I am looking forward to visiting the FamilySearch Library. Not sure if I will do any research as I have a few things on the tourist list as well.</p><p><b>DNA</b></p><p>No new close relatives but I want to try and identify more of my clusters. I suspect it is a bit harder than Nathan's fictional genetic genealogists in his books but worth a try.</p><p>Surprisingly I have had a few emails from distant cousins - nothing too close and we haven't been able to identify the common ancestors. With three unknown biological ancestors on Dad's side its a bit of a handicap. Need much closer matches.</p><p><b>Talks</b></p><p>February is a busy month for presentations - both in person and virtual. Check out the <a href="https://www.shaunahicks.com.au/events-i-am-speaking-at/" target="_blank">Events</a> page of my website. My first talk for 2023 is for the family history group at Monash Library in Melbourne. I did talks for them during the Covid lockdowns and now we continue as a hybrid group on Zoom and in person at the library. Hopefully the technology will be on our side.</p><p><b>What's Coming Up?</b></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLozkO5bdzUgEdtDd4tTYlm6zSv5hwAX5QOQrFav7CovPwFeAhs33PyN54DGgeae-sCGQqKL50XQwhh_I6ycGs_rRUXo8mVoQIg4dSRuPepbpx_welgupWTLUSsVkjf5qxD8ZivX6KKHV8tjjsEf5PqNrb3Ax4I_A2TnSk4kxR7PqgtRniV9JTC9Ni/s940/Mary%20Finn%20sketch%201903.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="682" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLozkO5bdzUgEdtDd4tTYlm6zSv5hwAX5QOQrFav7CovPwFeAhs33PyN54DGgeae-sCGQqKL50XQwhh_I6ycGs_rRUXo8mVoQIg4dSRuPepbpx_welgupWTLUSsVkjf5qxD8ZivX6KKHV8tjjsEf5PqNrb3Ax4I_A2TnSk4kxR7PqgtRniV9JTC9Ni/w203-h280/Mary%20Finn%20sketch%201903.jpg" width="203" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My great grandmother <br />- both her parents were Irish</td></tr></tbody></table>Bribie U3A is starting up in a couple of weeks and we are looking at Irish Genealogy in first term. I am going to be away for 4 sessions. That might be a good time to set them some practical exercises to try and further their own Irish research while I am away. </p><p>Bribie Genealogy has morphed into Bribie Family History Association and our meetings will still be the first Friday of the month at the RSL, Bribie Island. Except for April as that will be Easter.</p><p>So between my presentations and my voluntary activities the next few weeks will be busy. Already I have found new information on a number of my Irish families and that gives added value to my efforts at U3A Bribie. </p><p>Until next time, happy searching</p><p>Shauna</p><p><br /></p><br />Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-59783705747683722202023-01-16T18:19:00.004-08:002023-01-16T18:28:11.293-08:00Accentuate the Positive Geneameme 2022<p><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Each year Jill Ball (aka Geniaus) invites us to
take part in this activity</span></b><span style="color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> by responding to the following
statements/questions, several of which are new, in a blog post. Write as much
or as little as you want and complete as many statements as you wish. If you
wish to take part and don't have a blog, please email Jill your responses and she
will post them on the GeniAus blog.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Once you have done so,<b> please share your
post's link</b> in a comment on Jill’s post or via email to </span><a href="mailto:Jillballau@gmail.com"><span style="color: #888888; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">jillballau@gmail.com</span></a><span style="color: #222222;">. On
her return from a family holiday in mid-January, Jill will share a list of
links to all responses on the <a href="https://geniaus.blogspot.com/2022/12/accentuate-positive-geneameme-2022.html" target="_blank">GeniAus blog</a>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Remember
to</span></b><b><span style="color: #3d85c6; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Accentuate the Positive</span></b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">(Please
delete the items that are not relevant to your situation.)<br />
<br />
<b>1. I was happy to go back to ... after a Covid absence<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">In
person events – I much prefer giving talks to a ‘live’ audience as it is so
much easier to interact with people. I’m also a big book buyer and you can’t do
that on Zoom.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">Attending U3A genealogy classes in person. I missed the cameraderied of sitting around the table laughing and sharing.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">2. In
2022 I was particularly proud of writing ...</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">Making
substantial progress on my family histories for the Carnegie, Finn, Price,
Trevaskis and White families. This includes going back and doing citations and
scanning documents and photographs. The plan is to finish each one and call it
Edition 1 and then upload to Trove via NEDS for all to share. Then Edition 2
will be all the additional information I find as I keep looking for new
information.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMAAr25Mcn310ajTY-Et4Ksut0iI_M44THsg9DaYvYslhfp3HjZ8uvH5ApKPHUsPrUyQeSD7fL3HgHXuV3CG4wBFH5jQ6h0EmBoHuwfpAej75D7PyOJx0kFIXMRpydhDLHoSHXS_MA9bkGYoC7GPfUWpNG9mzNMmWYrMtdIpDQlIqdtqPu5DDkAfT/s1280/Australian%20Genealogy%20Online%20UTP0012__99503.1646177559.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="905" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMAAr25Mcn310ajTY-Et4Ksut0iI_M44THsg9DaYvYslhfp3HjZ8uvH5ApKPHUsPrUyQeSD7fL3HgHXuV3CG4wBFH5jQ6h0EmBoHuwfpAej75D7PyOJx0kFIXMRpydhDLHoSHXS_MA9bkGYoC7GPfUWpNG9mzNMmWYrMtdIpDQlIqdtqPu5DDkAfT/s320/Australian%20Genealogy%20Online%20UTP0012__99503.1646177559.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br />I also had my 12th research guide published by Unlock the Past - <i>Australian Genealogy Online</i>. Available in print or ebook from <a href="https://www.gould.com.au/" target="_blank">Gould Genealogy & History</a>.<p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">3. A
new software package or web application I embraced was ...</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">As
mentioned in the previous question, I have been looking at using <a href="https://ned.gov.au/ned/" target="_blank">NED</a> (national e-deposit) to put my
family histories online. It seems very simple to use and is a great way to
e-publish by simply answering questions re access etc. I'm not planning to sell my family histories.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">4. My
sledgehammer did great work on this brick wall ...</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">My
brick walls haven’t budged but I do regularly check for any new information.
You never know what might turn up.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">5. A
new genealogy/history book that sparked my interest was ...</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;"><a href="https://www.nathandylangoodwin.com/" target="_blank">NathanDylan Goodwin</a>’s </span><i style="color: #222222;">The Sawtooth Slayer</i><span style="color: #222222;"> was a must read and an interesting
insight into tracking descendants of a common ancestral couple.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">I
also bought <a href="https://www.familyhistoryfederation.com/family-history-speaker-bristol-penny-walters" target="_blank">Penny Walters</a> books </span><i style="color: #222222;">The Psychology of Searching</i><span style="color: #222222;"> and </span><i style="color: #222222;">Ethical
Dilemmas in Genealogy</i><span style="color: #222222;">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">Another
must have was <a href="https://generationsgenealogyaus.wordpress.com/about/" target="_blank">Danielle Lautrec</a>’s </span><i style="color: #222222;">The Good Genealogist: how to improve the
quality of your family history research.</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">6. A
geneasurprise I received was ....</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">The
gift of two <a href="https://www.ianmortimer.com/books.htm" target="_blank">Ian Mortimer</a> books for my birthday from Mia Bennett – I now also
have Restoration Britain and Regency Britain. I simply love the </span><i style="color: #222222;">The Time
Traveller’s Guides</i><span style="color: #222222;"> as they give so much detail on each time period.</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">This really helps to understand more about
our ancestors’ lives.</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QsB0XYocL0wYu5mTRXHwsY4FFP3G5AEnn7LGIfGUInHVhi7zRgdJZrLzqRNX-PxwE34fxEzwWDzZiRsfs7FvBm4-OXCmaItxqlCl8Mp67WXdpcbKN-tuJRSNnKy2HlOzQe4-kYtqHNw6zSSEQvoqHVqgTdrqTnB-D_U94M9zIxx9zdP2fGO3eE-4/s4032/IMG_0542.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QsB0XYocL0wYu5mTRXHwsY4FFP3G5AEnn7LGIfGUInHVhi7zRgdJZrLzqRNX-PxwE34fxEzwWDzZiRsfs7FvBm4-OXCmaItxqlCl8Mp67WXdpcbKN-tuJRSNnKy2HlOzQe4-kYtqHNw6zSSEQvoqHVqgTdrqTnB-D_U94M9zIxx9zdP2fGO3eE-4/s320/IMG_0542.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Members of Bribie <br />Family History Association</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">7.
In 2022 I finally met ...</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">The
lovely <a href="https://www.miagenealogy.com/" target="_blank">Mia Bennett </a>who spoke at the November meeting of the Bribie Family
History Association. It was a real treat for our members to have Mia in the
same room with us. She was on her way to Family History Downunder in Sydney with
a ‘horde’ of other overseas genealogy speakers.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">8. Locating
... gave me great joy</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">All
the citations I didn’t think to note back in the 70s and 80s and probably into
the 90s too. It has been hard work, but I now feel that my research is more
validated especially when those family histories are up in Trove.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">9. I
am pleased the Covid situation caused me to change ...</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">As a
profoundly deaf person I tended to avoid online talks because I couldn’t hear
that well. Covid caused a boom in Zoom which also allowed for closed captions - what a plus. Must also be easier for those struggling with different accents
although auto translation can lend itself to unintentional humour.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">10. I
progressed my DNA research by ...</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">
<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Really
narrowing down Dad’s biological family both near and further away. He had an
unknown grandfather and two unknown great great grandfathers all on his
biological father’s side. So not a walk in the park but common ancestral
couples are now well proven.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">11.
An informative journal or newspaper article I found was ...</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">No
one article but I always enjoy the various member society journals I receive –
there are always tips about what’s new.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">12. I
was pleased I could contribute to ...</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">Another
four terms of genealogy tutoring at Bribie U3A. We tackled Australian, English and Scottish genealogy, and brick wall solutions. First term in 2023 is Irish
genealogy, last done in 2021.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">Assisting
the <a href="https://www.qfhs.org.au/">Queensland Family History Society</a> with processing their personal family
history donations now that they have moved into new premises.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">13. ...
taught me how to ...</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">I
learnt a number of time saving tricks when working on DNA matches from Mia
Bennett. So obvious but now I explore all the little filters and options on the
various sites.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">14. I
got a thrill from opening someone's eyes to the joy of genealogy ...</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">I
experience this every week at U3A when I demonstrate something to the class
which they haven’t seen or heard about. My archival search strategies show what
is deeper in the archives and not always name indexed or digitised in the major subscription sites.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">15.
The best value I got for my genealogy dollars was ... <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">My
genealogy society memberships as some of these have exclusive records not found
elsewhere. Although it does get a little expensive when you are researching in more than one Australian state.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><b>16. A DNA discovery I made was ...<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">In
2022 I spent more time looking at Mum’s DNA matches as I have good paper trails
for most of her families. No real surprises yet but she has an awful lot of
Cornish ancestors.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><b></b></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggECjNJ3sT-XwwQ-3kNOeyo62e1XljzngWihvyzWwXuaCK7wxlSexZJ3jnI2__f4WjPtqjkKnJrVUhFOwLXYsW84khJT99gOpyiCRwF4TibNs38WNIQoAJXSTYicUJGBW7aC0t5QQeDsj2gjcHiDh8BlWFjZLm3pL2aeUX41g_HMDWq41rJbkh6ae9/s4032/IMG_0735.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggECjNJ3sT-XwwQ-3kNOeyo62e1XljzngWihvyzWwXuaCK7wxlSexZJ3jnI2__f4WjPtqjkKnJrVUhFOwLXYsW84khJT99gOpyiCRwF4TibNs38WNIQoAJXSTYicUJGBW7aC0t5QQeDsj2gjcHiDh8BlWFjZLm3pL2aeUX41g_HMDWq41rJbkh6ae9/s320/IMG_0735.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fiona Brooker from <br />Memories of Time</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><b><br />17. I enjoyed my first post Covid face to face event because ...<o:p></o:p></b></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">You
could catch up over a coffee/lunch and yes you can do that on Zoom but just
being able to see people means so much more.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><b>18. A fabulous event I attended was ...<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;"><a href="https://www.fhdu22.com/" target="_blank">FamilyHistory Down Under</a> in November was the biggest event I attended and had so many
of my favourite overseas speakers. The talks are available online until the end
of February 2023 and I still have a list of ones I want to watch or watch
again.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">I even won a sponsor's prize - one year subscription to <a href="https://cite-builder.com/" target="_blank">Cite Builder</a>. I'm looking forward to seeing how this works and for more consistency in my citations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><b>19. I'm happy I splashed out and purchased ...<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">All
my books. Plus, I finally bought a laser printer and ever so much quicker than
my old ink cartridge printer which is now used only for scanning.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b style="color: #222222;">19. I got the most joy from ...</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Discovering my webinar on using Australian Archives was the number 2
webinar on <a href="https://familytreewebinars.com/" target="_blank">Legacy Family Tree webinars</a> in November. This was a total surprise,
and I am usually in the Top 40 not the Top 10. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">20.
Another positive I would like to share is ...</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc024T6j2DvrYHjeLK5lrcGPYR-szOeef8Qid5XbMsHqCOlKR2VPcsod6EweipL3GJfTiYHFy26k-e6CQbkYWFGy9CaoRziVcjjc1dYi1wFK1tWPUZUSrxuQc4JrLCf0ObDZ5BesvfdEy8JC12d3PSA9o3lDxU4RSKPlYNARotL3gZrTFn1AIVpSoR/s4032/IMG_1204.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc024T6j2DvrYHjeLK5lrcGPYR-szOeef8Qid5XbMsHqCOlKR2VPcsod6EweipL3GJfTiYHFy26k-e6CQbkYWFGy9CaoRziVcjjc1dYi1wFK1tWPUZUSrxuQc4JrLCf0ObDZ5BesvfdEy8JC12d3PSA9o3lDxU4RSKPlYNARotL3gZrTFn1AIVpSoR/s320/IMG_1204.JPG" width="240" /></a></b></div><b><br /><o:p></o:p></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222;">The
birth of my first grandchild Theodor who lives in Sweden with his parents. It
is so nice to have added a twig to the family tree. I just spent 10 days with
them over Christmas/New Year and talked to Theo about his family and life in
Australia. Towards the end of my stay, my darling son said ‘Mum you do realise
that Theo only knows Swedish’! Note to self: investigate how good Google
Translate is for English into Swedish before my next visit.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Please
share this invitation far and wide in your social media channels.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-83704805253836909702022-12-12T14:38:00.002-08:002022-12-12T14:38:37.827-08:002022 Genealogy Goals & Looking to 2023: My genealogy weeks 26 November - 13 December 2022<p> We come to the end of a calendar year again and as usual, I have no idea where the year went. </p><p>I do know that I gave 40 talks in 2022 so I need to stop talking. <b>Goal number 1</b> for 2023, learn to say No. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQ9A5Km4FSo6NknA1_jt1VlZtTEClt5guJ3-WiWPn363fQ28bVAf-6zPW8wiv-MUwxbva7XSNZ3tbjwxzuvxL4mEE2LyvNuZ0A8PFFobD2pKkMWy4iaeIvcyVn9ugsyTGvltaRa680XEZOPz13ll20GP9KlZgrIxELwpn8K-YlXCOw96THbEtIolk/s720/Theodor%20excited%20about%20Nanna's%20visit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQ9A5Km4FSo6NknA1_jt1VlZtTEClt5guJ3-WiWPn363fQ28bVAf-6zPW8wiv-MUwxbva7XSNZ3tbjwxzuvxL4mEE2LyvNuZ0A8PFFobD2pKkMWy4iaeIvcyVn9ugsyTGvltaRa680XEZOPz13ll20GP9KlZgrIxELwpn8K-YlXCOw96THbEtIolk/s320/Theodor%20excited%20about%20Nanna's%20visit.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Excited to know 'Farmor' is coming</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I also know that a new twig was added to our family tree - my first ever grandchild, Theodor who lives in Sweden with his Mum and Dad. <b>Goal number 2</b> is visit them and this is an easy one to tick off. This afternoon I am flying out to Sweden via Dubai and Copenhagen to spend Christmas and New Year with them. I am also hoping for a White Christmas and to tick off another bucket list item.</p><p>During 2022 I spent quite a bit of time working on all my family history drafts for each of my major families. These range from smallish, 10000 words to largish 20000 words or huge over 25000 words. They include illustrations and sources/citations, bibliography etc. Not yet indexed as they are not yet finished. I have been saying that for decades. <b>Goal number 3</b> will be to make them all first editions and publish them via a PDF on Trove (through NED) and the Internet Archive. Free for all or at least those interested.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6r9qdPLO9Gvrz-KSn-pY8aZXGILe6NeCNGCIZEu5nWILIRwayhk8b8rPyD-emWv5x2-YJ3H5J6wtRpqJQhC3yBGVGayloJAqC9e7HzDoBuDQrou8tniAn8ZIfskF7W2hf8EeXSYpceM-uVffF69BHBuJ-qfuYDoivAazDmz6bCs1uzFrwhItorWEU/s506/Front%20cover%20Carnegie%20history%20Feb%202021.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="365" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6r9qdPLO9Gvrz-KSn-pY8aZXGILe6NeCNGCIZEu5nWILIRwayhk8b8rPyD-emWv5x2-YJ3H5J6wtRpqJQhC3yBGVGayloJAqC9e7HzDoBuDQrou8tniAn8ZIfskF7W2hf8EeXSYpceM-uVffF69BHBuJ-qfuYDoivAazDmz6bCs1uzFrwhItorWEU/w197-h272/Front%20cover%20Carnegie%20history%20Feb%202021.png" width="197" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just needs a 2023 update then <i>finis</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>2022 was the year that we returned to face to face meetings and conferences and how good was that. I am a confessed genealogy conference junkie and I love planning my year around conferences. <b>Goal number 4</b> is to attend at least one overseas conference and one Australian conference. In 2023 I am already booked to attend RootsTech in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. This will tick off a few bucket list items including a visit to the Salt Lake City FamilySearch Library and attending RootsTech, the largest genealogy event on the planet. Although it will again be hybrid like so many conferences now. For my Australian conference I would like to attend the annual conference in NSW which I understand will be on the Central Coast. The NSW & ACT Association of Family History Societies' website is not working this morning so I can't check. I still want to visit Newcastle and do some research on Dad's family so that will be a double bonus if I drive down. </p><p>That's enough goals for 2023. Back to 2022.</p><p><b>Books</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifzIvT9lJnQ85CQnIOWE-X5fHNJJeQVc-fMbDQmzppVqoL26Hn6tn2w_vmdqKJD_aXR3UIz5dfBqdu1c7BpJgum3PAZQczNjtPrg9V8HL9ycCZMj3wMuwd7EcoONMQKO1ffjkYVp0isLB-FI-_FKiGMZ5M5yYv5e61I1FWwdVtCf5eQP25sDXgGgt/s320/image.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="211" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifzIvT9lJnQ85CQnIOWE-X5fHNJJeQVc-fMbDQmzppVqoL26Hn6tn2w_vmdqKJD_aXR3UIz5dfBqdu1c7BpJgum3PAZQczNjtPrg9V8HL9ycCZMj3wMuwd7EcoONMQKO1ffjkYVp0isLB-FI-_FKiGMZ5M5yYv5e61I1FWwdVtCf5eQP25sDXgGgt/s1600/image.png" width="211" /></a></div>Currently reading Nathan Dylan Goodwin's latest in the Venator series, catching serial killers using DNA evidence. It's amazing how you can actually learn tips of how to manage DNA matches while reading a novel. I can't put it down so I think it will be reading material on the plane tonight.<p></p><p><b>Talks</b></p><p>Although I inferred above that I would not do as many talks in 2023, I seem to have not grasped that message. In February 2023 I already have 5 talks - 2 virtual and 3 in person. There are only 4 booked for the rest of the year so perhaps it will be OK. Where I am speaking is on the <a href="/www.shaunahicks.com.au/events-i-am-speaking-at/" target="_blank">Events</a> page of my website. When I checked that link I discovered that my security certificate had expired two days ago. No reminder notice which is odd. So hastily purchased one and hoping I can get it all sorted before I leave this afternoon. Otherwise you will see a not safe message until I return. Although it is safe, not hacked but a nuisance at this late notice.</p><p><b>What's Coming Up?</b></p><p>First term at Bribie U3A will be a repeat of our Advanced Irish class last held in 2021. Lots of new things since then so that will keep me busy.</p><p>But first I am going to have an amazing time in Dubai, Copenhagen, Lund (Sweden) and Singpore. Plus time with my family where I will be called 'Farmor' although I think I prefer Nanna. Then there's Swedish cuisine and Yule time traditions and possibly even snow to make it truly magical.</p><p>Time to go and pack that suitcase and try and get in my presents for the family too. Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas and New Year holiday season. Stay safe and well and I hope to catch up with everyone in 2023. </p><p>Shauna</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-81023027793765581182022-11-24T14:58:00.000-08:002022-11-24T14:58:24.043-08:00Review FHDU 2022, new books, new resources & other news: My genealogy weeks 6 - 25 November 2021 <p>Wow time does fly when you are having fun. So much has happened since my last post.</p><p><b>Books</b></p><p>Family History Down Under was definitely a temptation for me and I ended up buying 6 books from authors such as Chris Paton and Penny Walters. Plus one of my favourite authors Nathan Dylan Goodwin sent a review copy of <i>The Sawtooth Slayer</i>, the latest in his Venator cold case series. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhD0zJf35Q6YYRYcgBzxI-ZI8CjuRdh2W5dCH_5nJRfiRCJ3MisviWQ6DrC0hqIVnU9qrLA5NN2jsd2l9-JbzVi8Zq23YEFN700Y3F6SVoC7QjUcpJ-VfRju6M7L7eiUDbOAefqCUWjqnf8wi51iraHkxxOCehlSNRt0t9c2yGQh_kmqjh33OSTV-u" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="211" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhD0zJf35Q6YYRYcgBzxI-ZI8CjuRdh2W5dCH_5nJRfiRCJ3MisviWQ6DrC0hqIVnU9qrLA5NN2jsd2l9-JbzVi8Zq23YEFN700Y3F6SVoC7QjUcpJ-VfRju6M7L7eiUDbOAefqCUWjqnf8wi51iraHkxxOCehlSNRt0t9c2yGQh_kmqjh33OSTV-u=w191-h290" width="191" /></a></div><p></p><p>Which book to read first? </p><p>The 4th book in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series, <i>The Drums of Autumn</i>, has slowed down my list of books this year. Why are all her books so big and with small print? I can't put it down but at the end of the day my eyes are not as sharp. So I am going to sleep earlier and getting up earlier so I can still get my hour of reading done.</p><p><b>Conferences</b></p><p>Well FHDU was a big success and I really loved seeing everyone again in person. There were some great speakers and talks and lots of catching up with what's new. My to do list is a mile long! For a longer report on the conference see my blog post <a href="https://www.shaunahicks.com.au/report-on-family-history-down-under-november-2022/" target="_blank">Report on FHDU 2022</a>.</p><p>My next adventure will be <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/event/rt2023" target="_blank">RootsTech 2023</a> which I will be attending in March 2023 in person for the first time. Can't wait. I'm also lucky to be one of the Influencers for RootsTech next year. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKZBJwSA_xq8PuOs6CQAUR6MlIqPy5Fddb-1Kt9-rOF6d-hHbV3oBlPT179io7EwumYI2o728PWn91WlU-Ht0z3sDVp9mRvfzHvSgPcsqEWc4gtSQ2tVKIIYsXvsobdg99PBX2EvXMdVvFXwsVxEQS3HowrJbl3MH0jPmcbkiOk1KJjTbYaqRUY1C/s1201/Influencer%20Badge%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="1201" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKZBJwSA_xq8PuOs6CQAUR6MlIqPy5Fddb-1Kt9-rOF6d-hHbV3oBlPT179io7EwumYI2o728PWn91WlU-Ht0z3sDVp9mRvfzHvSgPcsqEWc4gtSQ2tVKIIYsXvsobdg99PBX2EvXMdVvFXwsVxEQS3HowrJbl3MH0jPmcbkiOk1KJjTbYaqRUY1C/s320/Influencer%20Badge%202.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>New Resources</b></p><p>It was interesting to see in the FamilySearch October 2022 update that they have now included some more UK cemetery records. Both in counties that I am researching. Another thing on the to do list. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEXkDbz9hydLnScK6V-LzRzEeL-QBXsGw4wDl1gcsnYlmMcmcOiGjLBdWc36stS7hUUN8Mt8qWvIylwoHivusXBt_XMKIuEkN5TxuO0wUYCkFRxzOV60H145DXcIfONS9dRIlFmFkRa7A4sKd59gnhuB-Ee5ftqpYKqYLyamAkwXg01Jk6ocyy9pCe" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="125" data-original-width="745" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEXkDbz9hydLnScK6V-LzRzEeL-QBXsGw4wDl1gcsnYlmMcmcOiGjLBdWc36stS7hUUN8Mt8qWvIylwoHivusXBt_XMKIuEkN5TxuO0wUYCkFRxzOV60H145DXcIfONS9dRIlFmFkRa7A4sKd59gnhuB-Ee5ftqpYKqYLyamAkwXg01Jk6ocyy9pCe=w628-h106" width="628" /></a></div><p></p><p>Findmypast added a number of new and updated digitised newspapers and again there are things that I want to research. It really is never ending. The 1868 <i>Staffordshire Sentinel</i> is calling me.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAU50IIMeTw2nnhGkekXfiv1lBtKLcpqJta9WZoDMCQx8OSbyXWGn4SnYlZh6PgzgDaunnJlI4plYa_CATBWKgGXK0RDd30lbhsdMvbqXUOrhNYJaBn5f_FiVtx4JpVq-i0z4QD_UkKv8z1W9ZAcgaLTft4pIpVKAadrXWipW1ELGadwqact2llPiC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="824" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAU50IIMeTw2nnhGkekXfiv1lBtKLcpqJta9WZoDMCQx8OSbyXWGn4SnYlZh6PgzgDaunnJlI4plYa_CATBWKgGXK0RDd30lbhsdMvbqXUOrhNYJaBn5f_FiVtx4JpVq-i0z4QD_UkKv8z1W9ZAcgaLTft4pIpVKAadrXWipW1ELGadwqact2llPiC=w461-h366" width="461" /></a></div><br /><b>Talks</b><p></p><p>Only five more talks this year. Four of them will be at <a href="https://www.coffsharbourfamilyhistory.com/" target="_blank">Coffs Harbour & District Family History Society</a> annual seminar this weekend. Looking forward to that as it has been a few years since I was last there. I'm donating a copy of my <i>Australian Genealogy Online</i> as the lucky door prize.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5c3qNhS7eIKjh_19uTuVDBGy41CL3JYIKmNir4YBDCwkfvztgzAzSuXhg3U7XrVe6rYE9eOwDuYjVCIC5y9thvHmy6HEWDRO5_c3vA-X-mzx2lGCqW0YiGeRGd-hAJ-4EPHH8n2GXlLidKe5UBjUbDl02lSyLyDt_2lzm2KszRuUXtsxiWrDd00c/s1280/Book%20cover%20UTP0012__99503.1646177559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="905" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5c3qNhS7eIKjh_19uTuVDBGy41CL3JYIKmNir4YBDCwkfvztgzAzSuXhg3U7XrVe6rYE9eOwDuYjVCIC5y9thvHmy6HEWDRO5_c3vA-X-mzx2lGCqW0YiGeRGd-hAJ-4EPHH8n2GXlLidKe5UBjUbDl02lSyLyDt_2lzm2KszRuUXtsxiWrDd00c/s320/Book%20cover%20UTP0012__99503.1646177559.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>My final talk for 2022 will be at Bribie Genealogy - they are expecting my annual Christmas quiz but this year I am going to look at setting some goals for 2023. We all need to start thinking about how are we going to leave our research for the future. </p><p><b>What's Coming Up?</b></p><p>My trip to Sweden and my first catch up with my son and his family since they moved there in 2019. Also my first cuddles with my only grandson the adorable Theodor. It is snowing there at the moment so perhaps I will be able to have my first White Christmas and tick off another bucket list item.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_c0rMJ7W2wpvsMqS_tyued36lYlCfI37b6vzwO4JzQb3Izv0MNhVBysrHHiUzjDDN5Ne5Rq7c3TTAX3BNFXaGOtN5NUytvUH-G5_pZh-vFYg8cHNcGoiVTrxOq5geimWO45klgl7isKjcypvooz7b4DXVLEB1q8J5R0kcvno_x8CxPQHJjq9E9d-/s2016/TMTW1268.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_c0rMJ7W2wpvsMqS_tyued36lYlCfI37b6vzwO4JzQb3Izv0MNhVBysrHHiUzjDDN5Ne5Rq7c3TTAX3BNFXaGOtN5NUytvUH-G5_pZh-vFYg8cHNcGoiVTrxOq5geimWO45klgl7isKjcypvooz7b4DXVLEB1q8J5R0kcvno_x8CxPQHJjq9E9d-/s320/TMTW1268.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>I still have two weeks here so there will be another Diary post before I leave. 2022 has just gone so quickly. Well I must be off to Coffs Harbour which is about a six hour drive from here. Have a great weekend and try to get some genealogy research in. </p><p>Until next time, stay safe and well.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-23202128818407091852022-11-05T22:54:00.000-07:002022-11-05T22:54:08.191-07:00Review Sands of Time & other genealogy news: My Genealogy Month 6 October - 5 November 2022<p>What a huge month for genealogy. I gave talks, went to conferences and just tried to keep up with all my genealogy reading. The last four weeks have been a bit of a blur.</p><p>It is also my birthday month and I was able to celebrate with friends from U3A and Bribie Genealogy and Mia Bennett from the UK who was able to stay with me for a couple of nights. Mia kindly gave me two books from one of my favourite authors - Ian Mortimer and these were the Time Traveller Guides to Restoration Britain and Regency Britain. I love his Time Traveller series.</p><p><b>Books</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgv0GM5n1Cq4dQ8FR3PiHITd3XbF7Z9lG1PUZS82zLvCd6EkPF9tuG6Q2c_CTufw6lL0dUtEB6-7nri-NIroP7HAZEGjy5_cYw3nZG-4EmgadcCpcicpNsthmlJVAmoNnhZfLO_Td0jKyCIO7NnN6HQUmeafU6PrqsW2oWInmpXG7kpDIjaooqkCNCl" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="220" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgv0GM5n1Cq4dQ8FR3PiHITd3XbF7Z9lG1PUZS82zLvCd6EkPF9tuG6Q2c_CTufw6lL0dUtEB6-7nri-NIroP7HAZEGjy5_cYw3nZG-4EmgadcCpcicpNsthmlJVAmoNnhZfLO_Td0jKyCIO7NnN6HQUmeafU6PrqsW2oWInmpXG7kpDIjaooqkCNCl" width="162" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image 1993 <br />via Wikimedia</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>Tackling Diana Gabaldon's <i>Voyager</i> at the moment - the third volume in the series. It is so big and heavy it is a real struggle trying to read it in bed, especially with my arthritic thumbs. </p><p>For lighter reading I have various enewsletters and ejournals from societies to read.</p><p><b>Bribie Genealogy</b></p><p>We were thrilled to have <a href="https://www.miagenealogy.com/" target="_blank">Mia Bennett</a> from the UK attend our meeting and give a talk on Using DNA to Support Family History Research. There were lots of DNA questions after the coffee break. We had a good turn up of members plus some visitors from Caloundra Family History Research. </p><p>My only regret is that I was so excited I forgot to take a photo of Mia and the group. We will just have to do it again another time!</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1O-Vr1XAIb-gBQQSKRSKctCXWMNl3YKIpR3sI_owOLuNRIuIjAqeNfADj_WMXlFuUXLs2DCQVKjcQi_d1v8CJXukklrPPE_zO8TquFtvdGtGk-h-DI-p5trA6PcqFPHYGsBIxUUKYc5FmIuv1w_UXcLCmV0606xpGkCT73jkI8dsWEbDFwZw1iPMa/s4032/IMG_0711.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1O-Vr1XAIb-gBQQSKRSKctCXWMNl3YKIpR3sI_owOLuNRIuIjAqeNfADj_WMXlFuUXLs2DCQVKjcQi_d1v8CJXukklrPPE_zO8TquFtvdGtGk-h-DI-p5trA6PcqFPHYGsBIxUUKYc5FmIuv1w_UXcLCmV0606xpGkCT73jkI8dsWEbDFwZw1iPMa/s320/IMG_0711.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Sands of Time cookie</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Conferences</b></p><p>Sands of Time at Redcliffe went very well and you can read my review of the conference <a href="https://www.shaunahicks.com.au/review-of-sands-of-time-conference/" target="_blank">here</a>. The highlight for me was being able to talk to people again in person. The talks were good and I still have to work my way through the handouts. </p><p>I am off to <a href="https://www.fhdu22.com/">Family History Down Under 2022</a> this coming week and that will be a mega feast of talks. Plus afterwards we can watch the sessions we couldn't attend plus the bonus talks. Attending in person means that I can catch up with more friends and experience the vibes that don't quite make it in a Zoom environment. </p><p>Looking further afield I have decided to go to my first ever in person <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/home" target="_blank">RootsTech 2023</a>. Flights are booked and I will have to plan some research at the Salt Lake Research Library. Or perhaps I will just wander around in amazement. The Dinosaur Museum is also on my agenda that week.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4XStXhvyd9ek4P0qTs4sArIFj8QGKRqxupBEI2BJgw-LmVf4PiSwnCWsMYFJdGG6HJTmntZaqOCYu0iOC2JxkwMZsG64lYDdrwFvF3PGBFqWqVPhInUk4iAk6_qjMEV7Y5fddHjey7hQmWtYKTOrlCl2YGeCvZ-kvkKnKObkwMRQoFfAxd7EcDAs/s1201/Influencer%20Badge%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="1201" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4XStXhvyd9ek4P0qTs4sArIFj8QGKRqxupBEI2BJgw-LmVf4PiSwnCWsMYFJdGG6HJTmntZaqOCYu0iOC2JxkwMZsG64lYDdrwFvF3PGBFqWqVPhInUk4iAk6_qjMEV7Y5fddHjey7hQmWtYKTOrlCl2YGeCvZ-kvkKnKObkwMRQoFfAxd7EcDAs/s320/Influencer%20Badge%202.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Another bonus is that I have been appointed a RootsTech 2023 Influencer complete with a badge.<p></p><p><b>New Resources</b></p><p>I have finally got Ancestry's Side View where DNA matches are assigned to either paternal or maternal sides of your family. </p><p>There are 6929 matches assigned to Dad, 4978 assigned to Mum and 7548 unassigned. </p><p>I am finding this fascinating and very distracting as far as time goes. It is like a magnet to me. </p><p><b>Talks</b></p><p>I am doing two talks at FHDU 2022 - Australian genealogy online and Why Can't I Find It. </p><p>After that I am doing a recorded talk for the Society of Australian Genealogists for their religious seminar which will be fun. Sadly I can't do it in person as that clashes with the all day seminar I am doing with the <a href="https://www.coffsharbourfamilyhistory.com/" target="_blank">Coffs Harbour District Family History Society</a> on 26 November.</p><p>To round the year off, I will be doing a Christmas Quiz with Bribie Genealogy at our December meeting.</p><p><b>What's Coming Up</b></p><p>The end of the year very quickly. For once I might have a white Christmas/New Year as I will be visiting my son and baby grandson in Sweden. There are no guarantees of snow but one can hope. One thing I can count on is that it will be colder than here!</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWloCmEx9dEnVr3J31H_pFzZdwFvOf7EnsX-iSVI5sthOC74VIQAfvdUezjHHJOl5_WPMnpDqv9d2YrGIlh3RLmKRU-oRpB9iGf6Vt-GVa47M2UCS0sDCRJnr8OcVmwtcqVj-SD177il8noJmepNPjUsyv6CLrftY7OZXULXJ3XC6fPNcQgtxYv9g/s2048/Theodor%2030%20May%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWloCmEx9dEnVr3J31H_pFzZdwFvOf7EnsX-iSVI5sthOC74VIQAfvdUezjHHJOl5_WPMnpDqv9d2YrGIlh3RLmKRU-oRpB9iGf6Vt-GVa47M2UCS0sDCRJnr8OcVmwtcqVj-SD177il8noJmepNPjUsyv6CLrftY7OZXULXJ3XC6fPNcQgtxYv9g/s320/Theodor%2030%20May%202022.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Babe in the Woods</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>I have been saying that I don't want to be as busy as I was this year with talks but already I am down to give nine talks. </p><p>That's a bit shy of the 39 this year so perhaps I will achieve a less busy year! </p><p>What I really want is for the years to slow down. Where has 2022 gone?</p><p>Until next time happy searching </p>Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-14972427777639617582022-10-04T19:17:00.000-07:002022-10-04T19:17:29.161-07:00Loving Wiltshire records, Sands of Time, FHDU 2022 & other news: My Genealogy Fortnight 23 Sep - 7 Oct 2022<p> My two week break from teaching at U3A Bribie went super fast but I managed to get some writing done on my individual family histories. To do the scanning of documents and photos I may have to chain myself to the chair as I always seem to come up with an excuse not to do it. </p><p><b>Books</b></p><p>Over the last two weeks I have been reading Larissa Behrendt's books that she talked about at the Norfolk Island conference. Both books have to go back to Moreton Library so it is fortunate that we have had a few wet cooler days which are just perfect for reading.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmPnk0NcVJzL9Wqh-s6nBmGHTt3a4nia1T4RO0OzTuAw5lr1-wI_g4llgK5uiCTwpapgN8t0wEKxcd3WXPs9Kk57EubkIeDZdB-f6It7CHzq12fJC5zbFSo89KIrSdDU1zbntj1xZlxrKyBbf5hZgtqIwXPliCTwcclOb4hTU_GzPBfiSRm4zcPoe/s450/Larissa%20Behrendt%20books.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="450" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmPnk0NcVJzL9Wqh-s6nBmGHTt3a4nia1T4RO0OzTuAw5lr1-wI_g4llgK5uiCTwpapgN8t0wEKxcd3WXPs9Kk57EubkIeDZdB-f6It7CHzq12fJC5zbFSo89KIrSdDU1zbntj1xZlxrKyBbf5hZgtqIwXPliCTwcclOb4hTU_GzPBfiSRm4zcPoe/s320/Larissa%20Behrendt%20books.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>Bribie Genealogy</b></p><p>This month on Friday 7 October we have Helen Smith talking about dating photographs. This should be a fantastic talk and very practical. Most of us have photos that are undated and usually not named or identified by place.</p><p><b>Bribie U3A</b></p><p>Term 4 is all about Brick Walls and we are going to tackle real student brick walls. </p><p>Not sure how it will go but I started the term with a discussion on how probate records in Wiltshire (via Ancestry) helped me to trace back to my 13th great grandfather. Also used baptism, marriage and burial records to identify the various family groups.</p><p><b>Conferences</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1aiQeevlPBLItpFItEDn3TnVubBwNLob7m5I8VABagIzDLnulip3q9zMn0HDEc5CCsNK-MceCwDyGZBv3Fc-HZlbBAS_toj-fQi_20eLoBagHgRdtFg_QMG_Gv84askMT_DsdiZgwQGdwa__Kl2E9vj6EDS8E8nIWzwQFIvt986dEeW-qJGzb4LR7/s1767/Promo%20image%20Michelle%20Patient.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="1767" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1aiQeevlPBLItpFItEDn3TnVubBwNLob7m5I8VABagIzDLnulip3q9zMn0HDEc5CCsNK-MceCwDyGZBv3Fc-HZlbBAS_toj-fQi_20eLoBagHgRdtFg_QMG_Gv84askMT_DsdiZgwQGdwa__Kl2E9vj6EDS8E8nIWzwQFIvt986dEeW-qJGzb4LR7/s320/Promo%20image%20Michelle%20Patient.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />Hard to believe that <a href="https://sandsoftime.org.au/" target="_blank">Sands of Time</a> is now only a few weeks away. One of my favourite speakers Michelle Patient is talking about Where to Next with DNA?<p></p><p>This is a marvellous opportunity to listen to some great speakers, meet new friends and network with like minded people. Please come up and say hello.</p><p>The Coffs Harbour seminar has been moved back to 26 November. That will be a great way to end the genealogy year. I am giving four talks at the day long event, I hope to see some of you there. When regional societies host these seminars, it can be worth the drive if you live not too far away. </p><p><a href="https://www.fhdu22.com/" target="_blank">FHDU 2022</a> is early November and I have my flights and accommodation booked. I'm giving two talks there but I am more excited at the great range of international speakers to listen too. If you can't make it to Sydney, there is also a virtual option. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcqYGS6ftpesZZ0-BaLGFBLJk2HQDMkQYjrTKK8f3DCeT1et57j4Cb4m9SPDj2O67ItYtrf9TRWJbM0ijUFmJSKRj2SfJJMr6WykiewOwz2jl57fhwvwzwJOHVfVtSYf1C5FV-Ioz-3WiGBrjlglBF7K3Gb-psv64fl6EF9wK264sNEKY2ECPovVd/s800/631947f081e2e3291308adf2_Media%20release6-p-800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="800" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcqYGS6ftpesZZ0-BaLGFBLJk2HQDMkQYjrTKK8f3DCeT1et57j4Cb4m9SPDj2O67ItYtrf9TRWJbM0ijUFmJSKRj2SfJJMr6WykiewOwz2jl57fhwvwzwJOHVfVtSYf1C5FV-Ioz-3WiGBrjlglBF7K3Gb-psv64fl6EF9wK264sNEKY2ECPovVd/s320/631947f081e2e3291308adf2_Media%20release6-p-800.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>New Resources</b></p><p>FamilySearch have added three new Irish collections which is exciting:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Ireland Court of Chancery Bill Books 1627-1884 <span> 1,217,591 records</span></li><li><span>Ireland Dublin Poor Law Unions Board of Guardians Minute Books, 1839-1924 <span> 892,325 records</span></span></li><li><span><span>Ireland National School Registers 1847-1954 <span> </span><span> </span><span> 152,829 records</span></span></span></li></ul><p></p><p><b><br />What's Coming Up?</b></p><p>Attending conferences in person is so exciting and meeting weekly to discuss genealogy brick walls at U3A means that I will be living the genealifestyle again. It always motivates me to do more on my own family history research.</p><p>If you get the chance to do your own research, happy searching and hopefully I will see some of you at Redcliffe or Sydney. Until then, take care Shauna </p><p><br /></p>Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-62403450656710850782022-09-21T19:36:00.001-07:002022-09-21T19:36:35.814-07:00Sands of Time Speakers, FHDU 2022 & Other Genealogy News: My Genealogy Week 15 - 22 September 2022 <p>There is so much happening at present that a few extra Diary posts are needed.</p><p><b>Bribie Genealogy</b></p><p>We have been an informal group that grew out of the genealogy group at Bribie U3A and went onto Zoom during Covid. We met weekly and motivated each other. Since the end of lockdowns we have gone back to in person monthly meetings at Bribie RSL. Now I am part of a working group that is looking at incorporation for the group. There are advantages to this not least the ability to apply for grants. I would love to see a genealogy fair on Bribie. As well as the constitution and by laws there is the discussion over what will our logo be? Interesting times.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HEMqT7X7EsbY2M7s8pC7m7ReHhXDRyxUkV7ru8k0W41wSBTr7Y_YYiloBcMohlIEldNmVKZNUe4-iNX88P1WRjXuQlbiBwNqhf3AOiJkJ7CCPVupFRpsvqyMFdJkBNZ3JjARsd1bX6Qc45rmXA6zHqE_BP9L31pNAnKtpYqYSZ0XbULu81czKyf2/s4032/IMG_0542.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HEMqT7X7EsbY2M7s8pC7m7ReHhXDRyxUkV7ru8k0W41wSBTr7Y_YYiloBcMohlIEldNmVKZNUe4-iNX88P1WRjXuQlbiBwNqhf3AOiJkJ7CCPVupFRpsvqyMFdJkBNZ3JjARsd1bX6Qc45rmXA6zHqE_BP9L31pNAnKtpYqYSZ0XbULu81czKyf2/s320/IMG_0542.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bribie Genealogy September meeting</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><b>Conferences</b></p><p><a href="https://sandsoftime.org.au/" target="_blank">Sands of Time</a> at Redcliffe on 21-23 October 2022 is almost here. Just four weeks away! I am so excited about a local conference so close to Brisbane and the Gold and Sunshine Coasts. Not to mention that it is a good excuse for a holiday in Queensland. As Ambassador I have had the pleasure of interviewing some of our speakers and presenting them through this blog. Check past blogs for Michelle Patient, Eric Kopittke and Liesl Harrold.</p><p>Now meet Mark Finnane Professor of History at Griffith University in Brisbane.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBCZnwXL5XpNKKbmqQfbdrrRrXHzMqJeimqpdYQfm2kUnYFv8uQp_eZdaX9e4ZnEJmwX4tn9cf69QSDrxUz1VCLKbh-3miGMoBJj7ae2dvqA2-vrsdVofOrg91LzMooJsCofFaMrU487FydTF5El7sThUjbWWpuI4RWNhCh0C9opUeYioEKdTKfzro" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBCZnwXL5XpNKKbmqQfbdrrRrXHzMqJeimqpdYQfm2kUnYFv8uQp_eZdaX9e4ZnEJmwX4tn9cf69QSDrxUz1VCLKbh-3miGMoBJj7ae2dvqA2-vrsdVofOrg91LzMooJsCofFaMrU487FydTF5El7sThUjbWWpuI4RWNhCh0C9opUeYioEKdTKfzro" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b>Tell me a little about yourself and your interest in history?</b></p><p><i>I am an academic historian, Professor of History at Griffith University. For me history is a </i><i>fundamental knowledge, most basically it’s about the stories we tell about ourselves in the world we </i><i>live in. And just as the world is constantly changing, the stories we tell also change, helping to </i><i>explain ourselves to others as well as provide a way of thinking about our place in the present and </i><i>the kind of future we want or wish to avoid.</i></p><p><i>With my colleagues in this presentation (a number of staff and students associated with the Harry </i><i>Gentle Resource Centre and the Prosecution Project, both hosted at Griffith University) we are </i><i>providing an overview of the ways in which academic history is using, and producing, records that </i><i>are commonly also used in family and community histories more generally.</i></p><p><b style="font-size: small;">Your talk sounds fascinating - what led to your interest in this topic?</b></p><p><i>As researchers who are working every day with archives and genealogical sources in our various </i><i>projects we thought it would be useful to reflect on our work for an audience that is different from </i><i>the academic world in which we collect and interpret historical sources. We want to highlight the </i><i>work that historians do in contextualising the data we access. We want to demonstrate also some of </i><i>the products of this work, especially in digital form, accessible to all those able to access the web.</i></p><p><b style="font-size: small;">What do you hope to experience/learn from attending Sands of Time?</b></p><p><i>We are particularly interested in hearing from those using genealogical sources about the kinds of </i><i>challenges they face in accessing material that answers their questions – and what they know that </i><i>might be useful in our future research collecting and making accessible data about individual, family </i><i>and community histories</i></p><p><b style="font-size: small;">Is there anything else that you would like attendees to know?</b></p><p><i>We are keen to let people know about resources we are working on that provide information that </i><i>may be useful for family and community histories – particularly the new Harry Gentle Resource </i><i>Centre Dictionary of Biography focussed on the peoples who lived in colonial Queensland. We are </i><i>also interested in highlighting the role of community volunteer historians who assist in the </i><i>transcription of historical sources including data for the Prosecution Project.</i></p><p><b>Talks</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvjLx9JpqzDr08EfwjXlanicUKS0g9Z5W4901OB9PwvVqM1UK9j5EOQ5ECjB2udc5SXQdokQzZbpzcKxSkRh3hAqOkXm4oN1d6yfX0rAh6I5-eWCciBP0oAw4hundHC2Pd0nk2vYu9K293lVOXPhCE8H-tHdhxeqhVg6e0w_yQb-JDBWMSsWsAyiD/s450/SOT%20Ambassador%20badge.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvjLx9JpqzDr08EfwjXlanicUKS0g9Z5W4901OB9PwvVqM1UK9j5EOQ5ECjB2udc5SXQdokQzZbpzcKxSkRh3hAqOkXm4oN1d6yfX0rAh6I5-eWCciBP0oAw4hundHC2Pd0nk2vYu9K293lVOXPhCE8H-tHdhxeqhVg6e0w_yQb-JDBWMSsWsAyiD/w200-h200/SOT%20Ambassador%20badge.png" width="200" /></a></div>Next is my keynote address at the Sands of Time conference at Redcliffe.<p></p><p>I have four talks for the <a href="https://www.coffsharbourfamilyhistory.com/" target="_blank">Coffs Harbour & District Family History Society</a> at the end of October.</p><p>At <a href="https://www.fhdu22.com/" target="_blank">Family History Downunder 2022</a> in Sydney in November I am giving two talks. So many of my favourite speakers all in the same conference venue. </p><p>Choosing which session to attend will be hard but I can always watch the others later. Plus the chance to catch up in person with so many friends and colleagues.</p><p>That will then make a grand total of 37 talks in 2022! Perhaps I talk too much!</p><p><b>U3A Bribie</b></p><p>For the 4th term we are going to try something new. Instead of me just sitting there lecturing the group we are going to try and tackle brick walls together. There is good wifi access so we will be able to do live searches and a white board to note key points. It should be a good interactive learning experience for all. The hard part will be getting people to not be too shy in putting forward their thoughts/experiences. </p><p>By popular demand Irish Genealogy will be the focus of Term 1 2023. Why am I not surprised?</p><p><b>What's Coming Up?</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_SoUgmjwkEAtoMuf47NKSOde_4Q5KN9Url2dTIGU6g-8iR5QYJWdXFVFX8sLr1fdne7UMMJsy7zshTOgTvVSwXI9hccGe0-ZW-S7zoqMuwbetvm-OdkQSCfzwbCRCFKn4A37aWJPP2Rz7uk7ziRJ-GMbqrJ55Xy5xjWGQZuLmBUKmYJNhhdFJcN4/s2048/XTNX4395.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_SoUgmjwkEAtoMuf47NKSOde_4Q5KN9Url2dTIGU6g-8iR5QYJWdXFVFX8sLr1fdne7UMMJsy7zshTOgTvVSwXI9hccGe0-ZW-S7zoqMuwbetvm-OdkQSCfzwbCRCFKn4A37aWJPP2Rz7uk7ziRJ-GMbqrJ55Xy5xjWGQZuLmBUKmYJNhhdFJcN4/s320/XTNX4395.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />Christmas at a fast pace but I don't mind so much this year as I will be in Sweden having a white (hopefully) Yule time with my son and baby grandson. We haven't seen each other since they moved there three years ago so it will be a wonderful catch up. <p></p><p>Before then I hope to get more of my draft family histories completed and printed for final edits. I cannot edit without a red pen in my hand and a paper copy. Talk about a dinosaur but reading on paper just highlights errors for me. </p><p>Have success with your searching or whatever other genealogy activity you do this week. Until next time Shauna</p><p><br /></p><p>Theo at four months, supercute.</p>Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-23528597104580422092022-09-13T23:10:00.001-07:002022-09-13T23:10:40.339-07:00Sands of Time earlybird extended & other genealogy news: My Genealogy Fortnight 1-14 September 2022<p> Attending genealogy conferences and expos always motivate me. I come home and I'm superexcited to follow up on the tips and tricks from the speakers. What else can I find out about my ancestors? But new research always takes me away from downsizing and tidying up my 45 years of research. My writing up of the family histories falls by the wayside as I chase new records. This month the plan is to do more scanning and writing and less research - not sure I can do that but that's the plan.</p><p><b>Blogs</b></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvm__IgVq0ycr94v1KDHm1Vc1iSBx2ZWCvGbb-V4-876-aRFrOmNA1evdLN9FlvGgsiff1TfM8eE_mmSPTSxdYnp9SwpMAIoSP68aslNHGZCWiOnkO3tk6uTrHqq-j4zRthXZjaaMao_Kw4NDmDKAqTueQO640TGJK9eUditcEfoKwk_2y-HkEqnFe/s4032/IMG_0390.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvm__IgVq0ycr94v1KDHm1Vc1iSBx2ZWCvGbb-V4-876-aRFrOmNA1evdLN9FlvGgsiff1TfM8eE_mmSPTSxdYnp9SwpMAIoSP68aslNHGZCWiOnkO3tk6uTrHqq-j4zRthXZjaaMao_Kw4NDmDKAqTueQO640TGJK9eUditcEfoKwk_2y-HkEqnFe/s320/IMG_0390.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No missing our hotel!</td></tr></tbody></table>Finally got around to writing up my notes from the AFFHO Congress on Norfolk Island and the family history expos in Auckland and Christchurch, New Zealand. Read <a href="https://www.shaunahicks.com.au/geneatravel-in-national-family-history-month/" target="_blank">Geneatravel in National Family History Month</a>.<p></p><p><b>Books</b></p><p>The trouble with reading Diana Gabaldon's books is that they are so big and with small print. That takes up a lot of reading time. Still I am almost at the end of the first book <i>Cross Stitch</i> aka <i>Outlander</i> and I have the second book from the library. I will have to tackle that in case someone else wants to reserve it. I would hate to return a book I hadn't finished reading!</p><p><b>Conferences</b></p><p>As a <a href="https://sandsoftime.org.au/" target="_blank">Sands of Time </a>ambassador I have the pleasure of introducing another one of the speakers at the conference in October in Redcliffe. </p><p>Meet Liesl Harrold</p><div style="font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span><b>Tell me a little about yourself and your interest in history?</b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><u style="font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"></u><u style="font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"></u></span></span></p></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #2f5597;"><span>I grew up listening to my family discussing family history and brick walls. By the time I was in high school, I was doing family history research unsupervised and getting close to 100% in history. At university, I completed a Regional and Town planning degree which included writing a thesis titled,<span> </span><i style="font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">The Recycling of Public Heritage buildings for commercial purposes: A [Queensland] Treasury building case study</i>. I have worked in historical and statistical research roles including managing the work histories team which was tasked with researching the histories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to support their claim for the Stolen wages class action. I have also completed both the certificate and diploma courses with the Society of Australian Genealogists and taught various family history courses.<span style="font-size: x-small;"><u style="font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"></u><u style="font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"></u></span></span></span></p></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="im" face=""Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #500050;"><span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><b>Your talk sounds fascinating - what led to your interest in this topic?</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: small; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-YBTGO1Wb5Z48m1Sg9kwEvXeymRY-WQBQ3rBJHlaToGsxL8wxDDVJ13TaU6gmmh_C9UngIUwGXY2aDIip9bEiwYGQfYIYyqxZBjhWY07ymkIPQFOTj9UE6vtUpEekVY7AkP2lA7ati-xUqen5N2MpXeN96OcLmEMC1TQRDOPlLWalCudJd5e3UVwk/s3088/Liesl%20photo%20for%20conference.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-YBTGO1Wb5Z48m1Sg9kwEvXeymRY-WQBQ3rBJHlaToGsxL8wxDDVJ13TaU6gmmh_C9UngIUwGXY2aDIip9bEiwYGQfYIYyqxZBjhWY07ymkIPQFOTj9UE6vtUpEekVY7AkP2lA7ati-xUqen5N2MpXeN96OcLmEMC1TQRDOPlLWalCudJd5e3UVwk/s320/Liesl%20photo%20for%20conference.jpg" width="240" /></a></b></div><p></p></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #2f5597;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I</span><span>n working with beginner researchers, I have found that mistakes are often made because their methodologies are missing key elements. The missing elements are vital for unlocking evidence and proof. Left long enough, the omission becomes habitual and we find ourselves forever looking but never finding. My presentation aims to showcase the essential elements of the proof standard, research cycle and research techniques which will hopefully help the researcher make discoveries.<u style="font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"></u><u style="font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #2f5597;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><u style="font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"></u> </span><b style="color: #500050; font-size: small;">What do you hope to experience/learn from attending Sands of Time?</b></p></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2f5597;"><span>I am looking forward to the opportunity of hearing from some great speakers and share some of my adventures in research. I am especially looking forward to meeting people face to face and having a good yarn about all things history.</span></span></p></div><p>Earlybird registration has been extended to 23 September so don't miss out. It will be at Redcliffe (close to Brisbane), Queensland on 21-23 October 2022. </p><p><b>New Resources</b></p><p>FamilySearch have added two expanded Australian collections :</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> <i>Australia, Albany, Inward passenger lists 1873-1924</i> (also available from the National Archives of Australia website)</li><li><i>Australia, Victoria, Wills, probate and administration files 1841-1926</i> (also available from the Public Record Office Victoria website)</li></ul><div>The British Newspaper Archive added more new titles including:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Commercial Daily Advertiser</i> 1846-1849, 1851-1872, 1874-1876, 1880, 1885-1897, 1899</li><li><i>Harrogate Advertiser and Weekly List of Visitors</i> 1865,1877,1880, 1889</li></ul><div>Note the missing years. It is always necessary to check coverage to see if the dates that you want are covered by whatever database you are searching.</div></div><p></p><p><b>Talks</b></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr5Vn3SzQwXOxG5DTJzA4_qrAh9KjbGnV1Kr4Wdd_wR5_w7o0Hh5wLPyVPq831mc0E5ls8LN_aC-49VJopJttfLITOpCuopnPWiModjLJbdRMSpWD5144WyYq4P3IrxrAf-7-VhUhrEYLHqM5AQIckLfxjBlZanduBtwUqZM87tWlmEdgzUf8JiyBL/s4032/IMG_0534.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr5Vn3SzQwXOxG5DTJzA4_qrAh9KjbGnV1Kr4Wdd_wR5_w7o0Hh5wLPyVPq831mc0E5ls8LN_aC-49VJopJttfLITOpCuopnPWiModjLJbdRMSpWD5144WyYq4P3IrxrAf-7-VhUhrEYLHqM5AQIckLfxjBlZanduBtwUqZM87tWlmEdgzUf8JiyBL/s320/IMG_0534.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sally Romano our September <br />guest speaker</td></tr></tbody></table>The September meeting of Bribie Genealogy had Sally Romano from Brisbane telling us all about writing a family history. Sally shared how she had written her own <i>Days of Yore </i>and gave tips and tricks that she learnt from that experience. She also stayed to lunch with some of our members and it was good to socialise again.<p></p><p>It seems I am having a rest from talking in September (apart from U3A). But I do have my keynote session at Sands of Time in October to finalise.</p><p>Also in October I have the road trip down to Coffs Harbour in northern New South Wales. Giving several presentations on the Saturday for the Coffs Harbour District Family History Society. </p><p>Also a bit strange to be booking in talks for 2023 but I now have some for Moreton Libraries and one for the Association of Professional Genealogists. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>What's Coming Up Next?</b></p><p>Fourth term of Bribie U3A will be about Family History Brickwalls. I'm hoping that as an interactive class we might be able to help each other solve our genealogy mysteries. Sounds better than me doing all the talking all the time.</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilY2L5S25mxo4cL6KvG9aVANx1mTPM05OUjrZ1qyviatVLTSoKKYeDF8DHebkqAjeDWauAwaZqRWLCRTRmJt9MXtXdqg7pclR2r2oMi5SgDzSBCsLU89YwgqvH6ot1TSxe9bcj6WKVkI3_Y6U9__ln5x8TJ73HjY60un4vKLm4ml-u48kUBF5dxgcC/s4032/IMG_0542.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilY2L5S25mxo4cL6KvG9aVANx1mTPM05OUjrZ1qyviatVLTSoKKYeDF8DHebkqAjeDWauAwaZqRWLCRTRmJt9MXtXdqg7pclR2r2oMi5SgDzSBCsLU89YwgqvH6ot1TSxe9bcj6WKVkI3_Y6U9__ln5x8TJ73HjY60un4vKLm4ml-u48kUBF5dxgcC/s320/IMG_0542.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bribie Genealogy </td></tr></tbody></table>Our October meeting of Bribie Genealogy has Helen Smith as our guest speaker talking about dating photographs. This is a topic of huge interest to our members so it will be great to have Helen in person. Last time covid reared its ugly head and we had to Zoom. <br /><p></p><p>As I said at the beginning, I am ignoring all bright shiny objects for the time being, and doing some serious family history writing this month. And scanning, which is not as interesting as writing but just as important. Wish me luck. </p><p>Happy researching until next time. Shauna</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-87535737509853520722022-09-04T00:29:00.003-07:002022-09-04T00:29:28.775-07:00Geneatravelling, NFHM & upcoming geneaconferences & other news: My Genealogy Weeks 1-31 August 2022<p> Where did August go? There was a feast of genealogy events across Australia and New Zealand and I hope that you managed to attend at least one or two.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggqvKEd4SITvdc_oEVGff81qLLLk71RpcTlfJ8wrSPf1r8Q6pMZyhRpFmbeHrmetIFy0pQW825nC1M3titCoY2Fusn0bzaoe4WkuaXe4-age8NXolCw_wQBsSfYkPX4YDngS126jboyqHfJNOPktJB_ImbAmy52L4biPncRRe0hrZxFMvL0LHT8-fM" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggqvKEd4SITvdc_oEVGff81qLLLk71RpcTlfJ8wrSPf1r8Q6pMZyhRpFmbeHrmetIFy0pQW825nC1M3titCoY2Fusn0bzaoe4WkuaXe4-age8NXolCw_wQBsSfYkPX4YDngS126jboyqHfJNOPktJB_ImbAmy52L4biPncRRe0hrZxFMvL0LHT8-fM" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Auckland Expo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p><p><b>Blogs</b></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgfu-ryTuQrXvseRurhr6MXWZiPmxJC0SZKu-2dw_P77ykHhvWvKvecK0E_bVfPT8JYBLT691wl-2eoPjvl2gT3YPpjd9JNokaOdiCQ1bQ209-SJ_GRsJCbMLbemo7pP0hbzhwjhfLVhGhBTON17k05GTapyNrETIpuHpCUDzNrDEgoOGqX0Cmw0rp" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgfu-ryTuQrXvseRurhr6MXWZiPmxJC0SZKu-2dw_P77ykHhvWvKvecK0E_bVfPT8JYBLT691wl-2eoPjvl2gT3YPpjd9JNokaOdiCQ1bQ209-SJ_GRsJCbMLbemo7pP0hbzhwjhfLVhGhBTON17k05GTapyNrETIpuHpCUDzNrDEgoOGqX0Cmw0rp" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christchurch Expo <br />in the Library </td></tr></tbody></table>Thanks to all my travelling over the last four weeks I haven't written anything. But I have notes from the AFFHO Congress on Norfolk Island and the family history expos in Auckland and Christchurch in New Zealand.</p><p> Next on my list of things to do is a write up of the three events which were excellent. Some great speaker sessions and so good to talk to exhibitors in person again. </p><p>Wearing a mask was still a pain but I have managed to successfully dodge covid so far.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Books</b></p><p>I have finally discovered <a href="http://www.dianagabaldon.com/" target="_blank">Diana Gabaldon</a>'s series of books on historical Scotland. Currently reading <i>Cross Stitch</i> (title in the UK) but more commonly known as <i>Outlander </i>in the US. The local second hand bookshop had a number of titles in the series so I scooped them up and managed to get Book 2 from the Bribie Library.</p><p>Of course everyone just says why don't you just watch the series? My preference has always been to read the books first. Often I am disappointed in the television version. Although one exception to that would be the Poldark series with Aidan Turner! I had heard of the series Outlander but never felt compelled to watch.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpcba29t7DAHwKnRegej3oWemdprBO2hAj6_eFqzqiTo-cCpVnU_rgEdr0DrdKPKyEcv53AYLqMGEaJenb2UfJk9BszBSHf4G102DqbP7zJpe6DRaVv91OxGzh555GO2dQBdfBeuHmkycZzIS_OfucGJV3gBWbf1CppeW25SfgMRtoIYegnOWoU1rw" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpcba29t7DAHwKnRegej3oWemdprBO2hAj6_eFqzqiTo-cCpVnU_rgEdr0DrdKPKyEcv53AYLqMGEaJenb2UfJk9BszBSHf4G102DqbP7zJpe6DRaVv91OxGzh555GO2dQBdfBeuHmkycZzIS_OfucGJV3gBWbf1CppeW25SfgMRtoIYegnOWoU1rw" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset on Norfolk Island<br />before theconference fish fry</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>The opening speaker for National Family History Month (more later) was <a href="https://www.larissabehrendt.com.au/" target="_blank">Larissa Behrendt</a> and she gave an excellent address on writing fictional family history. I had not come across her books before so I checked out the local Moreton Libraries and there were two sitting on the shelf in other libraries. </p><p>My reservation of both books meant they were delivered to Bribie Library the next day. Amazing service. The only bad news was Moreton Libraries didn't have her first book and again I am a bit of a stick in the mud. I like to read books in order. Might buy the ecopy if there is one.</p><p>Either way I have a heap of books to read.</p><p><b>Conferences</b></p><p>Our own <a href="https://sandsoftime.org.au/" target="_blank">Sands of Time</a> Conference is coming up quickly on 21-23 October. Early bird registration has been extended so not too late to make plans to attend. Redcliffe is a bayside suburb of Brisbane and just across the waterway from Bribie Island so I won't have to travel far. I have been working on my keynote talk and also undertaking my ambassador duties for the conference. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6PDvaj52NZPdnISo2wujvikjrP-84rMOlbSPpAGsp06gb947_fx5u85EAlraWJ9cYzMtumffhtMd5AT8ZvuMFOkfkg7G1fXmGrK1otbM9aX10lOZsLhxQVfQvdtHOYDN5xuBc0JcyGpxazXK14UhRJqWT6xyA_JxAEgfMo63XXIO-__KCrgQINhBU/s450/SOT%20Ambassador%20badge.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6PDvaj52NZPdnISo2wujvikjrP-84rMOlbSPpAGsp06gb947_fx5u85EAlraWJ9cYzMtumffhtMd5AT8ZvuMFOkfkg7G1fXmGrK1otbM9aX10lOZsLhxQVfQvdtHOYDN5xuBc0JcyGpxazXK14UhRJqWT6xyA_JxAEgfMo63XXIO-__KCrgQINhBU/w292-h292/SOT%20Ambassador%20badge.png" width="292" /></a></div><p></p><p>November sees me travelling to Sydney for the <a href="https://www.fhdu22.com/" target="_blank">Family History Down Under 2022</a> conference which will be mega. Check out the program and it is a hybrid so you can participate from anywhere. </p><p><b>National Family History Month</b></p><p>Both the opening and closing events for <a href="https://familyhistorymonth.org.au/" target="_blank">National Family History Month</a> are available under the Videos tab on the home page. I really recommend both events if you want to hear some thought provoking views of family history.</p><p>During August Alex Daw (aka Family Tree Frog), and coordinator of NFHM, ran a blogging challenge. See her first post outlining the challenge <a href="https://familytreefrog.blogspot.com/2022/08/nfhm2022-blogging-challenge-week-1.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><b>Talks</b></p><p>I seem to have done a lot of talking lately at Norfolk Island, Auckland and Christchurch in New Zealand and Noosaville the day after I got back home. No rest for the wicked. As usual the slides from the presentations can be seen on the <a href="https://www.shaunahicks.com.au/resources-presentations/" target="_blank">Resources</a> page of my website.</p><p>I have also been giving my sessions on Scottish Genealogy to the Bribie U3A group.</p><p><b>What's Coming Up Next?</b></p><p>In two weeks we have the <a href="https://ridingthewavesofhistory.com.au/" target="_blank">Riding the Waves of History</a> Conference which is the virtual conference from the NSW &ACT Association of Family History Societies.There is an excellent program to be enjoyed from the comfort of your own homes. </p><p>Term 4 at Bribie U3A will be all about demolishing family history brick walls. I wonder how many will sign up for that class?</p><p>Plus I want to find some more time to write my own family histories and continue my scanning saga of documents and photographs. I also need to resist the urge to do additional research which is why I never seem to finish any family history draft. </p><p>Enjoy all the geneaoffering available online and I hope you make some exciting discoveries with all the new resources.</p><p>Until next time, take care and stay safe. Shauna</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916423298494272475.post-68383058616562232462022-07-28T19:06:00.000-07:002022-07-28T19:06:09.549-07:00Sands of Time speaker Eric Kopittke, National Family History Month & genealogy travels at last & other news : My Genealogy Weeks 16 - 31 July 2022<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRyqlXjxbch98zuUVdcr4jcwRI5nl6Q3yd42Yocy4zJt6-WSnHOomF3N61WYoCL46uCtQ5l-8ep5BZ_oE0y8JoV7m3nYr7uXuQ7og-Mj-8rVk2rxwBB0Q9hDYfIBzgfRDoXWBDQkLnUS_EcLYUH0fxbQMqWPB1NCzWHCsIaTm2-UveZ4kr7hxg7xP/s2592/100_1299.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRyqlXjxbch98zuUVdcr4jcwRI5nl6Q3yd42Yocy4zJt6-WSnHOomF3N61WYoCL46uCtQ5l-8ep5BZ_oE0y8JoV7m3nYr7uXuQ7og-Mj-8rVk2rxwBB0Q9hDYfIBzgfRDoXWBDQkLnUS_EcLYUH0fxbQMqWPB1NCzWHCsIaTm2-UveZ4kr7hxg7xP/s320/100_1299.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Norfolk Island 2007 holiday</td></tr></tbody></table>In a few days time I will be once again geneatravelling to in person events in New Zealand and on Norfolk Island for the AFFHO congress. </p><p>Catching up with friends and colleagues over a cup of coffee (or a wine or two). Seems like forever since the last geneaevent which was the last Unlock the Past Genealogy Cruise to Kangaroo Island and Tasmania. </p><p>Although we didn't end up getting to Tasmania as we were turned around by Covid. Thankfully we managed to get back to Queensland before it all got worse.</p><p><b>Blogs</b></p><p>There hasn't been much time lately for blog writing but there is a National Family History Month blog challenge by Alexandra Daw, the NFHM coordinator. If you want to take part, it is simply a matter of doing a blog post every Sunday in August. For each week there are suggestions of what to blog about focussing on one of your ancestors. For more details see Alex's post <a href="https://familytreefrog.blogspot.com/2022/06/nationalfamilyhistorymonth-blogging.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>I hope to take part but will be away most of August so it will depend on how good all that free wifi is in the various places we are staying.</p><p><b>Bribie U3A & Bribie Genealogy</b></p><p>This term we are doing Scottish Genealogy at Bribie U3A. In doing the preparation for the weekly classes, I am happy to say that I am finding out new information on my own Scottish families. A bonus. A few class members have already submitted their Scottish brick walls, so that will be challenging towards the end of the term.</p><p>The August meeting of Bribie Genealogy will be a Zoom meeting with Queensland State Archives telling us all about their records and how to have a successful visit. Like anything, it is all in the planning.</p><p><b>Conferences</b></p><p>The second half of the year is a virtual (no pun intended) feast of genealogy conferences both online and in person.</p><p>I have already booked for the virtual <b><i><a href="https://ridingthewavesofhistory.com.au/" target="_blank">Riding the Waves of History</a></i></b> conference in September. Great value for money and you don't have to leave home. It is the annual conference of the NSW &ACT Family History Organistions.</p><p>Next is the <a href="https://sandsoftime.org.au/" target="_blank"><b style="font-style: italic;">Sands of Time</b> </a>conference at Redcliffe over the weekend of 21-23 October 2022.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFwtmvzYpZoy-zkDNuWWobZvwY16Jh_3F7Qndl_M21z8tR2cr5O0y0gJuTkxlw5-LPMtJpYlvkKD4i3eIZoANuAoWoc1xsaswA6oApSJgcoNEG1G1k737Ud7SCcQ1b6xV-6Cb40Aozb7KtZAxA1WyAf0_E6yibVfyRAvUgqka5eP7Nj06z0sFj3a2H" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFwtmvzYpZoy-zkDNuWWobZvwY16Jh_3F7Qndl_M21z8tR2cr5O0y0gJuTkxlw5-LPMtJpYlvkKD4i3eIZoANuAoWoc1xsaswA6oApSJgcoNEG1G1k737Ud7SCcQ1b6xV-6Cb40Aozb7KtZAxA1WyAf0_E6yibVfyRAvUgqka5eP7Nj06z0sFj3a2H=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div>I am both an Ambassador of the conference as well as one of the keynote speakers so I am really looking forward to spending a few days at Redcliffe. <p></p><p>Meet one of the other great speakers, Eric Kopittke as he tells us a little about himself, his talk and what he hope to take away from the conference sessions.</p><ol style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><li style="margin-left: 15px;">I have had a broad interest in family all my live having grown up amongst numbers of relatives from both sides of my family and have been actively researching my family history for nearly 40 years. Although most of my ancestors had origins in the former German Empire, my maternal grandmother was the daughter of English immigrants from Sussex and this has provided me with the opportunity to research and compare church and civil records from England and Germany.</li><li style="margin-left: 15px;">As part of a course with NIGS (National Institute for Gnealogical Studies) I read an article about the use of signatures to distinguish families of the same name in the West Country of England. Some of the men concerned had signed documents in their role as church wardens. I initially thought that the article was not relevant to my situation since I had not found any church wardens amongst my agricultural labourers, but I subsequently found that one of my ancestors signed three different marriage records.</li><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Attending a conference such as Sands of Time is a great way to catch up with other researchers and learning more about the history of our local area.</li></ol><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIveQlBkozn0E_SOt3pG351D5uXPU2XpuG221U28U7C6apzRtcaGPQQVu3zBcK5B9dV9uXHj33bDIUKXJB2I85zIl9l4R5fP_QJQPGGZO8geDUvajcvmveHObXygXBilL_awUud80LZbBKUbKsXIIdkYx27LxaOTC6OmZ3iZubUB8uT_MtpFpTXp6/s1767/Promo%20image%20Michelle%20Patient.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="1767" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIveQlBkozn0E_SOt3pG351D5uXPU2XpuG221U28U7C6apzRtcaGPQQVu3zBcK5B9dV9uXHj33bDIUKXJB2I85zIl9l4R5fP_QJQPGGZO8geDUvajcvmveHObXygXBilL_awUud80LZbBKUbKsXIIdkYx27LxaOTC6OmZ3iZubUB8uT_MtpFpTXp6/s320/Promo%20image%20Michelle%20Patient.png" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>In November we then have the <b><i><a href="https://www.fhdu22.com/" target="_blank">Family History Downunder 202</a>2</i></b> event in Sydney. Another mega geneafeast which will be both in person and virtual. </div><p><b>National Family History Month</b></p><p>Remember that August is <a href="https://familyhistorymonth.org.au/" target="_blank">National Family History Month</a> in both Australia and New Zealand. With Covid still lurking around, many events are virtual. Check out the NFHM calendar for events that might interest you.</p><p>I'm starting off the month at the sold out AFFHO Congress on Norfolk Island. My presentation is Finding Love in Paradise: the Samuel Pyers/Sarah Johnson story. </p><p>Then off to Auckland New Zealand for their annual Family History Expo where I am giving two talks - one on Trans Tasman mining ancestors and the other on Discovering Australian Convicts in the family. While there I will also give at presentation on It's Not All Online: Where Else Can I Look. The second half of the trip will be attending the Christchurch Family History Expo on the South Island. </p><p>A busy NFHM for me this year. </p><p><b>Talks</b></p><p>There have been a number of talks lately both in person and virtual. The last one was for the Genealogical Society of Queensland and was titled The Tail End of England: Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset. There was some lovely feedback from attendees and I do like giving people a different way of looking at their research.</p><p><b>What's Coming Up?</b></p><p>The next few weeks will be exciting as we enter airports again for the first time since March 2020. It's interesting to note that we are travelling with almost a pharmacy with our RAT tests, cold and flu tabs, lozenges, masks not to mention our usual medications. Times have changed and this will be our new norm I guess. </p><p>If you are at any of the events I am attending, please come up and say hello.</p><p>Hopefully I will write a blog post or two about geneaevents I'm attending and keep you all up to date with geneanews. Take care, stay safe and until next time, happy searching. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Bribie Family History Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775519272407873357noreply@blogger.com0