60,000 Hand-made Poppies for World War 1 commemorations
The Australian War Memorial is one of my favourite Canberra locations both for family history research and as a place to catch up with...
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Therese Lynch, Diploma of Family History, UTAS
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Therese Lynch
Mar 30, 20182 min read
Barnes Family and the Stawell Gift
As a proud Victorian, Easter always makes me think of the annual Stawell Gift, Australia's pre-eminent foot race since 1878. That in...
Therese Lynch
Mar 28, 20183 min read
Tithe Records online for England and Wales
Level : Advanced Time : 5 mins The Tithe Maps and Apportionments are a valuable yet little used source of information about our...
Therese Lynch
Mar 20, 20181 min read
New Irish records released by FindMyPast
FindMyPast has released a variety of Irish records this week. Listed below are what I think are the three most interesting and useful. 1. ...
Therese Lynch
Mar 19, 20184 min read
10 Essential steps to prepare for your Archives visit
For family historians there’s nothing like the thrill of visiting an Archive and finding new information about ancestors among the often...
Therese Lynch
Mar 18, 20182 min read
Old Melbourne Cemetery burial records (1866-1917) : online and free
Melbourne’s oldest cemetery records have been digitised and added to the Public Records Office of Victoria (VicProv)’s online collection....
Therese Lynch
Mar 16, 20181 min read
Roots Tech 2018 - Copyright for genealogists
I’ve been catching up on a number of Roots Tech 2018 videos. One of the best in my opinion is the 60 minute lecture by Janice Sellers of...
Therese Lynch
Mar 15, 20181 min read
New Catholic Records online at FindMyPast
FindMyPast recently released more than 4 million Catholic records from the New York, Chicago and Baltimore archdioceses. The release was...
Therese Lynch
Mar 13, 20181 min read
St Patrick’s Day special at Ancestry.com
In celebration of St Patrick’s Day this year, Ancestry.com is offering a 30% discount on its DNA test. So if you were planning on taking...
Therese Lynch
Mar 1, 20182 min read
Can I research my family history without membership of paid subscription sites?
Yes you can. There are many ways to do this, both online and offline. I resisted the need to sign up for a paid subscription site for...
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