Genealogy Websitesgalore #40

 AUS QLD

http://www.nambour-chronicle.com
Nambour Chronicle 1903-1955
The Nambour Chronicle & North Coast Advertiser was first published 31st July 1903 and continued as the local newspaper for the Sunshine Coast Region (north of Brisbane, Australia) until 1983.  It has been scanned from microfilm and made available, in digital format, the entire full text run of this newspaper from 1903 to 1955. Researchers are now able to search the entire paper by keyword or issue date and can download and print directly from the paper. This provides easy and convenient access to this valuable historical newspaper.

AUS TAS

The Glamorgan Spring Bay Historical Society now has a web site up and
running at:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~gsbhs/

The Archives Office of Tasmania have Brief Guide 32: regiments of the
British army serving in Tasmania, 1803-1870
http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/guides/list/bg033

AUS TAS CERTIFICATE INFO

http://www.justice.tas.gov.au/bdm/family_history/researching_family_trees

 

COMING SOON FOR NEWBIES

http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider/Coming+Soon+Help+For+
Genealogy+Newbies.aspx

CORRECTING FAMILY TREES ONLINE

http://genealogy.about.com/od/databases/a/correcting.htm?nl=1

DNA

http://www.kindredtrails.com/DNA_and_Genealogy.html
DNA and Genealogy
To understand your own health and well being you must understand  the health of your ancestors.  But who were your ancestors?  How did they live?  What legacy have they left for future generations?  Are there long lost cousins out there who could provide you with missing pieces to your family’s health-puzzle?.

ENG ESS

http://www.essex-family-history.co.uk/localnewspapers.htm

Newspapers in the 1800’s.

ENG  KEN

http://www.hamster8.dsl.pipex.com/KentDirectories.html
The Kent Street Directory Search Website
Get access to data from hundreds of Kent directory volumes to help you solve your family tree problems.

ENG SFK

http://www.genfair.co.uk/supplier.php?sid=105

FAMILY HISTORY EXPOS GENEALOGY PODCASTS 1 - 6

http://fhexpos.libsyn.com/

(Scroll down for No 1)

FAMILY TREE QUILT

http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2008/09/family-tree-qui.html

FAMILYSEARCH INDEXING UPDATE

http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2008/10/familysearch-in.ht Over 29 million new names were posted this past week on the FamilySearch Record Search pilot.

FUN STUFF

http://www.funstuffforgenealogists.com/

GENEALOGY SOFTWARE REVIEWS

http://www.gensoftreviews.com/

IRL DOW

The following link includes a list ofcensus returns and substitutes 1642-1911:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/ulster/down1.htm

IRL MAILING LIST

   For those of you who can pull this up, there is a series of interesting
interviews from the Roots Web Conference last month.
Included in the list of interviews is one with Feargal O'Donnell of the
Irish Family History Foundation on Roots Television and
with Dick Eastman who conducted all of the nine interviews.
    I hope you find this series of interviews helpful and as a guide to
future research in Ireland. Most of now will drop the IFHF
connect and replace it with the now ubiquitous site of www.rootsireland.ie
site. This site is now supported by ALL of the church bodies in Ireland including the Anglican Bishop of Armagh and the Catholic Bishop of Armagh at their respective St Patrick's
Cathedral. Finally those originally in charge way back when are now fully
supportive of this venture. And its 'bi-partisan" in its
focus. Feragal O'Donnell is the Manager of the Roots Web center in Armagh.
    The one thing to remember here is that ALL church records will be placed
on their site with no exception. As a result there will
be records here that are not available at LDS and there will be records that
are currently held in "local custody" that will now be
made available to the public. And of course this is a fee based operation.
    I would recommend that those of you who are interested that you view
this interviews for as long as they are available and take
notes. The oldest records [ of which there are a few] date from the 1590's.
Maybe it will give a bit of background for those who
are new to the topic. In a few years RootsIreland.ie will have over 40
million records


 http://rootstelevision.com/players/player_conferences.php?bctid=1792947734

NEW & INTERESTING

http://genealogy.about.com/b/2008/09/16/new-and-interesting-this-week-14-sept-08.htm

NSW FLICKR

http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw

NSW State Library launches rare photos of historical ‘firsts’ on Flickr
The State Library of NSW is the first library in Australia to partner with Flickr providing unprecedented community
access to its world-renowned photographic archive, it was announced
today [Wed 1 October].
An initial 100 images of historical Australian ‘firsts’ – selected from
the State Library’s photographic archive of over a million images – has
been launched on Flickr Commons
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw), an online initiative
to share the collections of cultural institutions world-wide and
increase access to historical photos.

NZ CYCLOPEDIA ONLINE

This from the wonderful Electronic Text Centre

 ... (courtesy NZ Libraries mailing list)


The New Zealand Electronic Text Centre has made a digital version  of New Zealand's first encyclopaedia - complete a glimpse of prison life in 1897, talk of teenage boys' smoking rooms at church and a state-of-the-art electric belt which guaranteed its wearer a steady galvanic current of life-giving force.

The Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Volume One: Wellington Provincial
District-which weighs 5.1 kilograms in hard copy-was produced in 1897.

Also available now is Volume Six: Taranaki, Hawkes Bayand Wellington.
Both volumes are online at
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-corpus-cyclopedia.htm

NZ KAPITI

Coming on Labour Weekend

Find Your Family@Coastlands   

10 am

to

4pm

Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 25 - 27 October 2008
Coastlands Shoppingtown, State Highway 1, Paraparaumu

Visit the displays and family history help desk.

Look for specific information using research facilities upstairs in the Rimu Room. Separate passes for each day ($5), payable on the day.

lSpecial Interest Groups for Maori, Pacific Islands, Scottish, Irish
and Australian family history research

 Computer genealogy groups, including Legacy and Family Tree Maker

 Peter Nash, Executive Officer, New Zealand Society of Genealogists
(NZSG)

Online genealogy records collection findmypast.com Kapiti Coast District Libraries

Family history publications display by Kilbirnie Branch, NZSG
presented by Kapiti and Otaki branches of NZSG

Special feature: YURU - Why You Are You

11 am

and

12.30pm

on Saturday and Sunday (four identical sessions)

Hear Kevin Milne and Anna Kenna present their family history stories.
Seating is limited. Tickets $5 per session at the door, but available in
advance by sending cheques payable to "Kapiti Genealogy" plus stamped
self-addressed envelope to YURU, P O Box 703, Paraparaumu. Please state
session required. Enquiries to Derek Griffis 04-293-1092 or
kapiti@genealogy.org.nz.

Kevin Milne
TVNZ's Fair Go presenter Kevin Milne is one of TVNZ's longest-serving
reporters. Kevin started in television in 1970, joined Fair Go in 1984 and
has been presenting the show since 1993.

Anna Kenna
Anna Kenna began her career as a writer on the New Zealand Listener. She has
been a radio and television news reporter, a presenter and executive
producer of Fair Go and a reporter on the television current affairs show
20/20. Anna has also produced Saturday Mornings with Kim Hill on Radio New
Zealand National and worked until recently as a senior producer on Nine to Noon.

ONLINE COURSES

Genealogical Studies Online

Online genealogical studies are becoming more widely available and this month's tip highlights a programme being run by the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. Launched in 2006, the Postgraduate programme in Genealogical Studies, addresses the need for an intensive, practitioner-led, university-led award. It is intended for those with an existing interest in Genealogy and related subjects who wish to study the subject in more detail and possibly use it in their careers. The Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma can be completed wholly online. The Postgraduate Certificate focuses mainly on British subject matter while the Diploma extends and expands the Certificate topics and also looks at overseas records in more detail.

The course is aimed at students no matter where they reside and the University already has had students from the USA and Canada and has applications from New Zealand, Australia, Africa and elsewhere. Applicants should normally have a degree or equivalent, but other appropriate professional qualifications and experience will be considered.

The next session commences in January 2009. Applications should be submitted by

13 October 2008

Full details are available at www.strath.ac.uk/cll/cpd/genealogy/ or e-mail elaine.richman@strath.ac.uk.

FROM An electronic newsletter for family historians from the
Society of Australian Genealogists
120 Kent St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Website - www.sag.org.au

PANDORA’S BOX

REFERENCES

http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/~dchamber/pandorakey.htm

A website for the NZSG Pandora's Box references.

 SCT SEL

http://www.kinhelp.co.uk/KinHelp/genealogical-indices/gene12>
Is a genealogical index to the first volume of the Selkirk Burgh
Court Book, covering 1503-1531, and is notable for some of the earliest
examples of certain local surnames. The spellings are quite
extraordinary at times, but if one remembers to treat then AS THEY
SOUND, then you should have no bother.
ALSO references to help with certain instances.
This is the twelfth such index to be placed online at <KinHelp.co.uk>.
They cover many parts of Scotland. If you find a name of interest and
have no access to the book, then I can provide copies of pages for a
small fee.
Regards,
Gordon Johnson.

TOP 10 FREE SURNAME DATABASES

http://genealogy.about.com/od/databases/tp/surname_search.htm