Category Archives: Family history societies

Birds of a feather flock together at Congress.

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By Jill Ball. As a friendly flock we genies love to gather in person. The high spot on the genealogy calendar for family historians downunder is the triennial Congress or, to give it its proper name, the Australasian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry of the Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations Inc. (AFFHO) “The four-day festival of learning and laughing and loving” – Judy G Russell 2018 (11) Next year’s Congress, Connections2025, to be held in Brisbane in March 2025 will … Continue reading

“Grab & Go” or “Go Slow”

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In true 21st century style, we are all tempted to do a “grab & go” run on our favourite paid genealogy site. Each site regularly brings new records online and more and more people join the sites. Then there’s all those trees to trawl for common relatives or ancestors. Certainly, this strategy can quickly add branches and information to our trees. However, do we stop and reflect on what we’re seeing and whether it’s substantiated by solid records? This tree-snob … Continue reading

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

Going local can turn up interesting information.

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Several recent events have once again highlighted for the co-writers of this blog (Bobbie Edes and Pauline Williams) the value of ‘going local’ as information about your family history can turn up in unexpected places and may not be available anywhere else. Earlier this year we had a short holiday with another friend on Magnetic Island. One day we drove down to Picnic Bay to investigate the Island’s History and Craft Centre. One of the old buildings, the Butler Hut, … Continue reading

Celebrations of Space: the Irish History and Society series

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By Jennifer Harrison. Following the wonderfully successful Irish seminar GSQ conducted in October 2020, it occurred to me that members might benefit from knowledge of a series of books currently in production in Dublin which provide wonderful contextual material for those researching individual counties.  Since 1985 Geography Publications have produced substantial volumes under the collective title of History and Society.  Each book ranging between 500 and 1000 pages examines an individual county.  By the end of 2020 with the issue … Continue reading