Each Friday, I have been sharing the new and updated collections from Ancestry, FindMyPast, and FamilySearch, as well as links to details about other new, and not so new, records and tools. I’m late with my post this week, because FindMyPast were late with theirs. The following were the New and Updated collections at ancestry.com.au this week NEW Georgia,… Continue reading Friday Finds 28 Feb 2020
Month: February 2020
Thursday’s Tips – Births, Deaths and Marriages for other Australian states and territories and New Zealand
My first post in this series was for the Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria website. Since most of the information in that post applies to the other states as well, I have decided to just do the one post for the other Australian states and territories, and New Zealand. NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages Since… Continue reading Thursday’s Tips – Births, Deaths and Marriages for other Australian states and territories and New Zealand
Trove Tuesday – Cyril Frederick Haslam
FOUND IN GARAGE Charge of Breaking-in “PRETTY DRUNK” Alleged to have been found underneath a car in the garage of Motor Vehicles, Ltd., soon after mid-night on April 21, by the police, who had entered the garage through a gaping hole in the plate glass window, which had previously been broken by a brick, Cyril… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Cyril Frederick Haslam
Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun – A “Bucket List” Meme
Each week on Randy Seaver’s Genea-musings blog he has a post for Saturday night Genealogy fun. Because of the time difference, I have called my series Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun. This week’s mission was: 1) A "Bucket List" meme went around Facebook several years ago where you put an "X" in the box if you have done… Continue reading Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun – A “Bucket List” Meme
The two Mollie Picketts
Recently I was researching the children of William Michael Pickett and Violet Margaret Mary Harley. When I had searched Trove for articles for Eileen and Mollie, I had come across two other sisters with the same names, but when I looked at their brother’s name, I realized they were from a different family. From the… Continue reading The two Mollie Picketts
Friday Finds 21 Feb 2020
Each Friday, I have been sharing the new and updated collections from Ancestry, FindMyPast, and FamilySearch, as well as links to details about other new, and not so new, records and tools. The following were the New and Updated collections at ancestry.com.au this week UPDATED Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014 19/02/2020 UPDATED Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records,… Continue reading Friday Finds 21 Feb 2020
Thursday’s Tips – Google
I use Google a lot. I don’t have bookmarks for all the sites I regularly use, so I use Google to find them again. I also find that sometimes it’s quicker to use Google to find a site, rather than go through my bookmark folders to find the link. Also, sometimes the links change, and… Continue reading Thursday’s Tips – Google
Trove Tuesday – Sylvia Maud Featherstone
While I was researching Sylvia, I came across these articles about her death BICYCLE OUT OF CONTROL BOOLAROO WOMAN KILLED Miss Sylvia Featherstone, aged 24, of Boolaroo, was fatally injured when she was thrown from her bicycle at Speers Point late on Monday afternoon. The young woman was riding her bicycle down an incline in… Continue reading Trove Tuesday – Sylvia Maud Featherstone
My Heritage Review – part 3
It's been a while since my last post reviewing the collections My Heritage has for Australia. This will probably be my last post, at least for the moment, because I haven't felt motivated to review any more collections. I had this post set up a while ago, and had not got around to posting it.… Continue reading My Heritage Review – part 3
Friday Finds – 14 Feb 2020
Each Friday, I have been sharing the new and updated collections from Ancestry, FindMyPast, and FamilySearch, as well as links to details about other new, and not so new, records and tools. The following were the New and Updated collections at ancestry.com.au this week. UPDATED Web: Ireland, Census, 1901 12/02/2020 UPDATED U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 12/02/2020 UPDATED U.S. Virgin… Continue reading Friday Finds – 14 Feb 2020