March is National Women’s History Month. So here is a very good article to celebrate Women’s History Month. It is important to realise that women are often not heard in history. They were there and they participated in history but … Continue reading
So far enjoying the Introduction to Family History course that I am doing. However, there are so many resources coming up that it is impossible to to keep track of them all. So I am putting up a link here … Continue reading
Today I found another branch of the family. Every now and then every Genealogist hits a brick wall. Over the years I have hit many. One that has taken a very long time to break down is what happened to … Continue reading
As a child I remember my grandfather, Ray Bean, telling me about his time during the War. He was unable to join the armed services because he only had one eye, the other was glass, so instead he stayed in … Continue reading
Two in one week. I have come across two Wills this week where a son has been disinherited in their parents Will. Alfred Smith The first was Alfred Smith. His father John Smith, aka Gentleman Smith was born James Sidebottom, probably … Continue reading
I love Death Certificates. Just like marriage certificates and birth certificates they can come up with all sorts of surprises. The most recent one I have found had those lovely words- inquest held and a date on the certificate. Inquests … Continue reading
When you first hear about marriage certificates when learning about genealogy you just sort of think Oh yes I know about them. They give a bit of information but are they really useful for anything aside of figuring out the … Continue reading
Today I sat in the NSW State Archives and shivered my way through 9 different documents to get a sense of what my family have been up to. Up until 1975 there was no ‘No Fault Divorce’ in Australia. That … Continue reading
I have a photo of a person called Ethel Butterfield. She is supposed to be the sister of Annie Bean nee Ball who immigrated to Australia in the Abegeldie in 1881. Every now and then I delve into the Bean … Continue reading
The University of Tasmania is offering a number of free courses in Family History. The first is an introductory course, then there is a course on convicts and writing up your family tree. Even though I have been doing my … Continue reading