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GSQ Blog→Published 2020 → August

Monthly Archives: August 2020

Living with a Family Historian.

GSQ Blog Posted on August 31, 2020 by guestbloggerAugust 31, 2020

By Peter Cass. Wos’it like, then, eh? Wos’it really like? Living with a Family Historian (FH), that is. (Dropping poor Michael Caine imitation.) Herewith some reflections and anecdotes, probably somewhat muddled because they include events from Pauleen’s (aka the FH in question) pursuit of her family history, far more sporadic forays into mine, and the involvement of our daughters. For Pauleen, the journey began in the mid-1980s, with an enquiry at the Genealogical Society of Queensland stand in an Historical … Continue reading

Posted in Dorfprozelten, family histories, Family history across the seas, Pauleen Cass

The Gift of a Name.

GSQ Blog Posted on August 24, 2020 by guestbloggerAugust 24, 2020

By Geraldine Lee. A collection of historic photographs landed in my email months ago. One photo caught my eye – a woman and four small children sitting next to a sign advertising the children for sale. With a bit of digging I learned that the photo was published by an Indiana newspaper 5 August 1948, with a caption suggesting that the woman’s husband was out of work, the family had no money for food or rent and had decided to … Continue reading

Posted in Children, Geraldine Lee, The Great Depression

When did he find out? Did he ever find out?

GSQ Blog Posted on August 17, 2020 by Helen SmithAugust 17, 2020

It is really important to always “Roadmap Your Records” to know how and why a record is produced as this can give information about the record and its contents. Civil registration in Queensland began at the same time as New South Wales registration in 1856, as Queensland was still part of New South Wales until 1859. Queensland indexes are available online with each index date range increased on 1 January by one year. You do need to be aware of … Continue reading

Posted in certificates, Death certificates, Helen V. Smith, Queensland marriage registration

Discovering the Treasures at the Society of Genealogists

GSQ Blog Posted on August 10, 2020 by guestbloggerAugust 10, 2020

By Amelia (Mia) Bennett. The past few months have been an interesting time for genealogy.  New approaches and developing technology have changed the way we do things while we cannot meet up or visit archives.  As a trustee and volunteer for the Society of Genealogists (SoG), I have been involved in supporting some of these developments and have been pleased with how adaptable organisations have become. One of our big advances is the start of Online Talks.  Opening up the … Continue reading

Posted in Education, family history, Family history societies, genealogy research, Society of Genealogist

Tell Your Family Stories.

GSQ Blog Posted on August 3, 2020 by guestbloggerAugust 3, 2020

By Pauleen Cass. With the tsunami of genealogical data available online it’s tempting to just keep adding more and more facts and branches to your family tree. It’s also tempting to ignore the context of the data – to not look beyond the page you’ve landed on. Do you assess what you’re seeing, whether it’s a transcription or an image of the original document? All this data adds to what you know about your families but does it tell their … Continue reading

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