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Search South Australian bdms online

Genealogy SA (South Australia) has put the following database on the web at

http://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-databases.html

Online Database Search

You can use the database search box to search the following databases:

·         Newspaper Birth Notices Index from 1960 onwards

·         Newspaper Death Notices Index from 1972 onwards

·         South Australia Cemeteries Index

·         Birth Registration Certificates Index 1842 - 1928

·         Death Registration Certificates Index 1842 - 1972

·         Marriage Registration Certificates Index 1842 - 1916

GSQ 2012 Educational Program

Please find program attached

Open Day - Genealogical Society of Queensland

Saturday 30 June 2012 – Open Day

Interested in family history?     Everyone welcome!

Visit us at GSQ and check out our resources:  Ancestry, Find My Past Computer CDs, microfilms and microfiche and books including births, death, marriage and parish indexes, census, guides and family histories; and much more.

Time:  10.am to 4pm- Free

Venue: GSQ, 38 Fisher St, East Brisbane

TRANSPORT AND YOUR ANCESTORS - 26.05.12, 9:00am

Saturday 26 May 2012 – Mini Seminar – Transport and Your Ancestors – Speakers including Greg Cope, Beryl Roberts and Annabel Lloyd will provide informative sessions on Queensland railways, horse drawn buses and cabs and early Brisbane transport.  

Cost:              $20 for GSQ members and $25 for non-members

Time:             9.00am to 12.30pm

Venue:           GSQ, 38 Fisher St, East Brisbane

 Booking options:

·         Book online at  http://www.gsq.org.au    or

·         post your cheque to             Genealogical Society of Queensland

 PO Box 8423,

Woolloongabba, Qld 4102    or

·         visit GSQ at 38 Fisher Street, East Brisbane.

For further information phone 07 3891 5085 or email  gsq1@optusnet.com.au

Time: 9:00am

Date: Sat 26th May, 2012

Location: GSQ Resource Centre, 38 Fisher Street, East Brisbane

Planning Your Research

The Genealogical Society of Queensland presents - Planning your Research to be held on Saturday - Presenter – Pauline Williams

Do you feel that your research is all over the place? Have you visited an Archive, State Library, or other repository only to find that you don't have enough information with you to make the visit worthwhile? Are you planning an overseas research trip or a family reunion and want to ensure that you get the most out of it? Then this course is for you. It outlines proven strategies for developing and using 'To Do' Lists, preparing an itinerary, organising an event, and more.

 Date: Saturday 21st April 2012

Cost:              $10 for GSQ members and $13 for non-members

Time:             9.30am to 11.45am

Venue:           GSQ, 38 Fisher St, East Brisbane

 Bookings are essential for all sessions.

 Booking options:

·         Book online at  http://www.gsq.org.au    or

·         post your cheque to             Genealogical Society of Queensland

 PO Box 8423,

Woolloongabba, Qld 4102    or

·         visit GSQ at 38 Fisher Street, East Brisbane.

For further information phone 07 3891 5085 or email  gsq1@optusnet.com.au

Researching your military ancestors

Genealogical Society of Queensland

38 Fisher Street, East Brisbane

Saturday 21 April 2012 - Researching your military ancestors – with Pauline Williams

Australia has been involved in many international conflicts starting with the Boer War in South Africa, then WW1, WW2, Korean War, Vietnam War and more recently in peacekeeping missions. There is a strong possibility therefore that one or more of your ancestors will have served in the military. There is a vast amount of information now available on-line to trace your ancestors’ military past. This course outlines what records may be available and details where and how to find them in Australia and the UK.

Cost:              $10 for GSQ members and $13 for non-members

Time:             9.30am to 11.45am

Venue:           GSQ, 38 Fisher St, East Brisbane

Book early so you do not miss out.  

Booking options:

·         Book online at  http://www.gsq.org.au    or

 ·         post your cheque to

Genealogical Society of Queensland, PO Box 8423, Woolloongabba, Qld 4102    or

·         visit GSQ at 38 Fisher Street, East Brisbane.

For further information phone 07 3891 5085 or email  gsq1@optusnet.com.au

Open Day - Genealogical Society of Queensland - 24.04.12, 10:00am

Saturday 24 March 2012 – Open Day

Interested in family history?     Everyone welcome!

Visit us at GSQ and check out our resources:  Ancestry, Find My Past Computer CDs, microfilms and microfiche and books including births, death, marriage and parish indexes, census, guides and family histories; and much more.

Time:  10.am to 4pm- Free

Venue:           GSQ, 38 Fisher St, East Brisbane

Time: 10:00am

Date: Tue 24th Apr, 2012

Location: GSQ Resource Centre, 38 Fisher Street, East Brisbane

Family Search

On Saturday 17th March 2012, Genealogical Society of Queensland present a presentation Family Search titlted - Family Search – still evolving with Judy Lofthouse

Family Search continues to grow. Are you having trouble keeping up? Then come along and see some of the new records available as Family Search is a key resource for family historians.

 Cost:              $10 for GSQ members and $13 for non-members

Time:             9.30am to 11.45am

Venue:           GSQ, 38 Fisher St, East Brisbane

 Booking form is at http://www.gsq.org.au/index.php/events/coursespresentations/details/148-family-search

Please complete on-line and pay on-line Alternatively, you may ring the Society on 3891-5085 between the hours of 10 and 3 Tuesdays through to Friday or Saturday 12 Noon to 4 pm.

Website address is www://gsq.org.au.

Postal address is PO box 8423 Woolloongabba Qld 4102

Workhouses - 05.03.12, 10:00am

The Genealogical Society of Queensland Presents 

 Monday 5 March 2012 – Workhouses with Helen Smith

Respected family historian Helen Smith will discuss the social and family history implications of the ‘dreaded’ workhouse.  Helen will explore useful online sites and where and how other workhouses records can be accessed.  If your ancestor was admitted to a workhouse this is a session not to be missed.

Cost:              $10 for GSQ members and $13 for non-members

Time:             10am to Midday

Venue:           GSQ, 38 Fisher St, East Brisbane

The following link will take you to the booking form.

http://www.gsq.org.au/index.php/events/coursespresentations/details/147-workhouses

You may choose to book on-line or pay by cheque by completing the booking form and mailing to GSQ Qld.  If any questions contact 3891 5085 between 10 and 3 on Tuesday through to Friday or on Saturday between 12 Noon and 4 pm

Alternatively please e-mail gsq1@optusnet.com.au

Website is http://www.gsq.org.au

Time: 10:00am

Date: Mon 5th Mar, 2012

Location: GSQ Resource Centre, 38 Fisher Street, East Brisbane

Finding birth certificates

Are you having problems finding birth records?

Peter Calver of Lost Cousins has some hints for difficulties you may be having and some strategies for dealing with them in his latest newsletter   http://www.lostcousins.com/newsletters/latejan12news.htm

He is dealing primarily with British records but his points have wider relevance.

Trace your Irish ancestors with Findmypast.ie - now at SLQ

Free access to findmypast.ie is now available in reading rooms of the State Library of Queensland.

Findmypast.ie contains a variety of records including:

• Irish prison records
• Wills dating back to the 13th century
• Griffith's Valuation of Ireland

http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/find/articles/databases_fh

Chinese heritage in Central Queensland - ABC podcast

Listen to family history researcher Marilyn Dooley talking to ABC Radio on how she traced her Chinese ancestors in Central Queensland.

http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2011/10/chinese-heritage-in-central-queensland.html

Findmypast launch their "Manchester Collection"

"For the first time ever, findmypast.co.uk has launched a collection of records that relate to an entire city. The Manchester Collection provides an insightful snapshot into what life was like in the city of Manchester.

The records in the collection provide information about apprentices, cemetery records, industrial school registers, parish register transcripts, prison, school and workhouse registers."

For more information on this collection check out the Findmypast blog - http://bit.ly/oqQcJd

The above text is taken from Findmypast blog

Free access to Findmypast.co.uk is available at the State Library of Queensland

3 million UK crime, court and convict records to be digitised

The National Archives (UK) has announced that their extensive collection of crime, court and convict records will be transcribed, digitised and published online.

The records will be searchable by name, alias, date of birth, place, offence and sentence. Content such as judges' reports, prison registers, transfer papers and gaolers' reports will also be included.

Check out the following link for further information:http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/611.htm

ABC podcast: Who Counts? A history of the census

ABC Radio's Rear Vision program examines the history of the census in Australia, Great Britain and the United States of America.

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/rearvision/stories/2011/3279033.htm

Guests include:

• Beth Wright - Historian of the Australian Census. Worked for the Australian Bureau of Statistics for many years
• Edward Higgs - Historian of the British Census. Professor of History, University of Essex
• Margo Anderson - Historian of the US Census. Prof of History and Urban Studies, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Black Sea German Research

Anyone who has wrestled with trying to trace records of their German-Russian ancestors will appreciate this site, which hosts a free online database of over 1.4 million names of Germans who settled on the northern banks of the Black Sea in South Russia (now Ukraine) in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Information is based on GEDCOMs submitted by contributors from all over the world. An advanced search option provides for phonetic name searching using Soundex.

The site also provides research guidance and encourages networking with fellow researchers through online forums and an invitation to join the Black Sea German Research community on Facebook.

The BSGR site includes online maps: the German Empire in the 1850s, 1857, 1914 and 1925;  Northwestern and Southwestern Russia in 1897; and village plat maps for Bessarabia and the Odessa area showing features such as houses, churches, cemeteries and schools.

Perhaps most importantly from an Australian perspective, the site is in English.

Check it out at http://www.blackseagr.org/index.html

Family history info guides

The State Library of Queensland has produced a number of family history information guides to assist you with the many different facets of genealogical research.

http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/about/pub/info_guides/collections/fh

These include:

• How to trace your family tree
• Births, deaths and marriages
• Adoption
• Divorce
• Electoral rolls
• Cemetery records
• Newspapers
• Immigration and shipping
• Convict research
• Directories, almanacs and gazetteers
• Land records
• Biographical resources
• Blue Books (Queensland public servants)
• Census and muster records
• Occupations
• Police gazettes
• Queensland mining accidents
• Tracing Huguenot heritage

      and more....

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For the latest news and events in family history check out the State Library of Queensland's Family History Nnub - http://slq.nnub.net

FindMyPast now available at State Library of Qld

Pay-per-view family history website FindMyPast (UK and Australian editions) is now available at the State Library of Queensland. Access is free and available for use in our public reading rooms.

FindMyPast's databases include:

• English census records 1841 to 1911
• Passenger lists leaving the UK 1890 to 1960
• British Army Service Records 1760 to 1913
• Assorted Australian police gazettes, directories and electoral rolls 

Come and visit us today: 

State Library of Queensland, South Bank

http://www.slq.qld.gov.au

ABC podcast: Family history tips from writers

"Writers share their tips on researching family history"

Listen to Angelo Loukakis, author of 'Who Do you Think You Are - The Essential Guide to Tracing Your Family History' and  
Helen Laidlaw, author 'The Gardener's Gamble' as they discuss researching and writing a family history.

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bushtelegraph/stories/2011/3212609.htm

ABC Radio National's Bush Telegraph program.  

Duration: 19 mins

ABC podcast: In Their Footsteps - wartime ancestors

Listen ABC Radio National presenter Fran Kelly speaking to Michael Caulfield, executive producer of the new 10 part TV series "In Their Footsteps" which follows everyday Australians as they trace the wartime experiences of their ancestors.

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/breakfast/stories/2011/3207179.htm

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New content for Mocavo - free genealogy search engine

Mocavo.com (purportedly the world's largest free family history search engine) has recently expanded their content by adding thousands of genealogy websites and blogs. Here is a small sample of their new content:

• DearMyrtle
• Genea-Musings
• GeneaBloggers
• Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
• GenealogyBlog
• Ireland Genealogy Project
• Irish Church Records
• Australian Cemeteries Index
• The Ships List

http://mocavo.com/

National Library of China launch genealogy portal

The National Library of China has launced a new genealogy portal called "Our Roots Network" - http://ouroots.nlc.gov.cn/

According to AsiaOne News the site provides access to digitised genealogical documents and charts. Users can also register and input their own family trees onto the website. For more information read the article at http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Asia/Story/A1Story20110407-272280.html

Unfortunately there is no English language version. Google Translate or Yahoo Babel Fish can be used to decipher some of the text.

Photo: "Children in traditional Chinese costume, Cooktown, Queensland" - taken from Picture Queensland.

Education Program 2011 at Genealogical Society of Qld

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