Family history often begins with names, dates, and events of birth, marriage, and death, captured within certificates, registers, and electoral rolls. Yet sometimes the most revealing records are not about people at all, but about land. The soil our ancestors walked upon, purchased, and cleared, land long cared for by its Traditional Custodians, holds traces of their lives in ways that vital records never can. Through land records we can locate where they lived, see how their circumstances changed, and … Continue reading