Category Archives: family pictures

Getting Started with AI in Family History.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become more prominent in our everyday lives, with almost daily news about the latest innovations. The field of Family History is no exception, with new tools being hailed as providing the holy grail of research and storytelling nirvana. Is AI New in Family History? The short answer is no. Many platforms have been using AI for years, including providing hints to our family trees, quickly indexing record sets such as the 1939 register, and suggesting links … 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

A nun in the family

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My mother kept a small picture frame on her dressing table, containing a picture of a lovely lady with two children. Our family were not Roman Catholic, so I had no way of knowing this was the Virgin and child with John the Baptist. When I asked what it was, she said it came from Auntie Rosina. This was curious as I thought I knew all my aunts – who was this? My father would grimace and mutter about “uncomfortable … Continue reading

Does researching our family history change us? How do we want to be remembered?

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Yes, folks it is my turn again as guest blogger. As usual I am sitting here clueless. What do people want to know, learn or simply read. In May I was one of the guest speakers on the Life Matters program hosted by Hilary Harper on Radio ABC. Also being interviewed was Jenny Brockie, one of the latest celebrities on the new Australian season of Who Do You Think You Are on the SBS on Tuesday nights. The phone lines … Continue reading

The simplest of photos can be the catalyst for great things.

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Document and preserve the stories and the memories. By Victoria MacGregor. The sharing of an old family photograph, and a personal memory, isn’t a popularity contest, or a “what-ya think” moment. The sharing shouldn’t be attributed to the number of likes, hearts or thumbs up collected. Leave all that admiration and back slapping to social media and the showcasing of random current event images. Sharing an old family photograph, can and should be the starting point for a walk down … Continue reading