Author Archives: Shauna Hicks

What Discovery means to me.

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Amazing how fast these guest blog posts for GSQ come around. Each time I am left thinking ‘what will I write about this time’. This month’s choice is the word Discovery. When I talk about how fantastic Discovery is to my U3A genealogy students, they immediately think that I am talking about the Discovery television channel. Was that your first thought? Be honest. For me, Discovery is the amazing online catalogue of The National Archives (UK). It has so many … Continue reading

Twitter for Family History – Let’s Look at #ANZAncestryTime.

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First a confession – I have been on Twitter since 2009 so yes I am a fan. Why? There are numerous reasons. By following key genealogists, I can get the latest news on Australian, English, Scottish or Irish research, DNA updates or even what is happening at local record offices and archives. I can chat to geneamates, or find out about upcoming webinars or what books to put on my reading list. Time spent varies depending on what else is … Continue reading

Genealogy cruising: Why you should try it

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by Shauna Hicks I am just home from a recent genealogy cruise to Alaska from Seattle in the USA. There were other GSQ members on board as well as many other genealogists from Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Canada and the US. You are almost certain to know someone else and if not, it does not take long to make new friends or find people researching the same names or places that you are. I travelled alone and shared the … Continue reading

Bridging the Past & Future Congress, Sydney March 2018

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Congress was held at the International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour in Sydney over four days from 9 March to 12 March 2018. There were over 600 attendees plus exhibitors and it was wonderful to catch up with friends from all over Australia and to make new friends. Given the numbers, it was hard to locate people that you did want to chat to. There were numerous plenary sessions, and a choice between four talks at other times and even a … Continue reading

Guest Blog – Shauna Hicks (Diary of an Australian Genealogist and SHHE Genie Rambles)

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There are five Mondays in September and as the GSQ blog post is every Monday they needed a guest blogger. I am flattered to have been asked but was a little unnerved to find that I could write about anything I wanted. Totally open. Now some might think that is easier than having a defined topic but I find it is quite the opposite. I actually like blogging prompts and it is why I set myself a personal genealogy blogging … Continue reading