The Treasures to be Found in Historical Audio and Video Collections?
My online search for information regarding the 1924 Imperial Scout Jamboree for a previous post led me to search for other online sources that relate to audio and video resources. A few have been...
View ArticleTwelve Months of Genealogy – November
November is a month of Remembrance in Canada and other places around the world. This is the time when we remember the veterans of all the wars and conflicts that have involved Canadians. The poppy is...
View ArticleRichard Fenton Toomey – Lest We Forget
Remembrance Day is a very important day here in Canada. Last year I remembered my Great Grand Uncle Horace Gibson Leitch Campbell who lost his life in the First World War fighting with the Canadian...
View Article“Out Of Their Feeling: The Famine Girls” – RTÉ Radio 1 “Documentary One”
“Out Of Their Feeling: The Famine Girls” is a documentary about 4000 orphan girls sent to Australia after the Great Famine.
View ArticleThe Veterans Website for Victoria Australia
The state of Victoria in Australia has a website devoted to their war veterans called Victorian Veterans Virtual Museum. The Victorian War Heritage Inventory is a database that “contains information...
View ArticleRichard Fenton Toomey – ANZAC Day – Lest We Forget
April 25th is ANZAC Day in Australia. As a tribute to my Great Grand Uncle Richard Fenton Toomey, who fought with the ANZAC’s in Gallipoli, I am reposting this article from Remembrance Day 2011....
View ArticleMapping your Australian Ancestors
Maps are a very important tool when you are doing your family history research. It is important to know the area where your ancestors lived, what the land looked like, the other towns in the area, the...
View ArticleAncestral Atlas a Hidden Mapping Gem
Have you heard of Ancestral Atlas? It is a mapping website. It is free to register and you can upgrade to a subscription for £20.00. When you subscribe you have access to history map layers for...
View ArticleWhy Blogging Your Family History Works
While handing out blogging beads at the OGS Conference last year a few people asked me what the beads meant. Some didn’t know what a blog was and after I explained it the next question was why write a...
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