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Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts
Friday, 23 January 2026

MyHeritage offers free access to Australian records

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MyHeritage ( www.myheritage.com ) is offering free access from January 22-27 to all Australian records (308 collections) to celebrate the co...
Sunday, 5 January 2025

Queensland BMD records platform updated

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If you have Australian connections, you may be interested to know that the Queensland Births, Deaths, and Marriages platform has been update...
Wednesday, 10 April 2024

Old Scottish launches Scottish convict criminal records database

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From Old Scottish Genealogy and Family History ( www.oldscottish.com ): Criminal Ancestors from Scotland? Connect Scottish Convict Criminal...
Wednesday, 28 February 2024

FindmyPast launches global British Home Children database

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From FindmyPast ( www.findmypast.co.uk ): First global collection for tracing British Home Children launched by Findmypast New collaboratio...
Thursday, 25 January 2024

MyHeritage offers free access to Australian records

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From MyHeritage ( www.myheritage.com ): As Australia Day approaches, we are excited to announce a special gift for all family history enthus...
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Friday, 19 January 2024

Ulster Historical Foundation Australia/New Zealand 2024 Lecture Tour

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Ulster Historical Foundation representatives Fintan Mullan and Gillian Hunt will be touring Australia and New Zealand in February and March...
Friday, 22 December 2023

Irish Mini Seminar with Ulster Historical Foundation in Wishart, Queensland

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From the Genealogical Society of Queensland ( www.gsq.org.au ): Irish Mini Seminar with Ulster Historical Foundation 15 FEB 2024 at 9:00 AM ...
Sunday, 12 November 2023

Ulster Historical Foundation Australian Tour - Queensland

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I have been asked by Queensland Family History Society ( www.qfhs.org.au ) to share the following event news for those carrying out Irish re...
Sunday, 5 November 2023

Ulster Historical Foundation event in Brisbane next February

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For those in Queensland needing some help with their Irish research, the following event will take place next February in Brisbane: Want to ...
Friday, 11 August 2023

More speakers announced for Unlock the Past's 18th genealogy cruise

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I recently blogged about the fact that I will be participating as the lead presenter on the 18th Unlock the Past history and genealogy cruis...
Thursday, 20 July 2023

Return to Oz - the 18th Unlock the Past genealogy cruise, Dec 2024

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I'm absolutely delighted to announce that I will be returning to Australia next year as lead speaker for the 18th Unlock the Past histor...
Monday, 3 April 2023

Australia's TROVE platform saved for the future

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The National Library of Australia's TROVE platform ( https://trove.nla.gov.au ) has been saved for the future. From the NLA: The Nation...
Tuesday, 21 March 2023

The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry finds that the overseas child migration system was abusive

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Scottish Judge Lady Smith has released her first volume of findings as part of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry, looking at the issue of chi...
Thursday, 8 December 2022

New updated editions of three of my Unlock the Past publications now on sale

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I've just noticed today that several new publications I have been working on for Gould Genealogy ( www.gould.com.au ) in Adelaide, Austr...
Friday, 21 October 2022

Two new Chris Paton books coming soon

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Things have been a little manic at my end over the last few weeks, due to a busy workload and my forthcoming house move next month (hence th...
Tuesday, 21 June 2022

Family History Down Under announces talks programme

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The Family History Down Under conference is confirmed to be taking place at Castle Hill RSL Club, Castle Hill, New South Wales from 8-11 No...
Thursday, 21 April 2022

MyHeritage offers free records access for Anzac Day

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From MyHeritage ( www.myheritage.com ): To make Anzac Day even more meaningful, MyHeritage is pleased to offer free access to our collection...
Thursday, 9 September 2021

Thanks to Caithness FHS and Queensland FHS

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Thanks to Caithness Family History Society ( https://caithnessfhs.org.uk ) last night for its warm welcome when I gave a talk via Zoom on t...

It's good to keep up family traditions! Part 2

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Last month ( http://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2021/08/its-good-to-keep-up-family-traditions.html ) I posted an old but still very funny IRN...
Monday, 12 July 2021

State Library of Victoria uploads An Teachdaire Gàidhealach from 1857

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If your ancestor was a Gael from Scotland who made their way to Hobart in Tasmania, you may be interested to know that a run of the limited ...