Monthly Archives: March 2024

Family History is a Team Game: The Collaborative Journey of Unearthing Our Ancestral Past

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By Andrew Redfern. The study of family history often conjures images of solitary researchers poring over dusty archives or staring intently at computer screens into the early hours of the morning. This picture, though accurate in its depiction of the genealogist’s dedication, misses a crucial aspect of the endeavour—the vibrant undercurrent of collaboration that makes genealogy not just a personal quest but a collective journey. Family history is indeed a team game, a multifaceted exploration that thrives on the collaboration … Continue reading

Relics of Early Explorers

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For many years, I have had two foolscap pages of old yellowing print text. The text is a copy, and it was made using some form of copying process which was available in the early 1900s. Glued to this text are two original illustrations. A number of years ago I discovered the text and illustrations had been published as an article in the The Queenslander in August 1907. The Queenslander was the weekly newspaper of the Brisbane Courier which had … Continue reading

‘An Evergreen Tree of Diabolical Knowledge’. Researching Irish in the State Library of Queensland Pt. 2.

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Madam, a circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge!  It blossoms through the year! Richard Brinsley Sheridan. LOCALLY AVAILABLE IRISH GENERATED SOURCES Other sources, once only available in Dublin, such as the Tithe Applotment Books, together with the ancillary Tithe Defaulters listings, Griffith’s General Valuation of Rateable Property in Ireland 1848-1864, and the Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland 1536-1810, are available online or held in microform and CD versions. Two other resources … Continue reading

‘An Evergreen Tree of Diabolical Knowledge’. Researching Irish in the State Library of Queensland Pt. 1.

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Madam, a circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge!  It blossoms through the year! Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Although the State Library of Queensland is a reference rather than a circulating library as recommended by Sheridan, the produce of this evergreen tree for those researching Irish people is a profusion of flowers and fruits. As part of a far-reaching forest, the available opportunities ensure that a full harvest will take many seasons as this collection … Continue reading