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Indexing shortfalls.

GSQ Blog Posted on December 3, 2020 by guestbloggerDecember 3, 2020

By Bob McAllister. The relationship between family history researchers and those who transcribe and/or index records is a complex one. When a previously unknown document is revealed, the selfless toilers who facilitated the discovery are lauded. On the other hand, when a cryptic squiggle has been misinterpreted, digits transposed, or entries from two records tangled; the oafs responsible are roundly condemned as being if not actually well meaning then barely competent for the task.[1] Yet, deep down we recognise that … Continue reading

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More leaves to add to your tree.

GSQ Blog Posted on September 28, 2020 by guestbloggerSeptember 28, 2020

Using Colonial Correspondence files at Queensland State Archives By Janice Cooper. This correspondence was the key to finding the Certificate of Exhumation for William Yung/Young Sing’s body.[1]  Detail about the return of his remains to his homeland added significant detail to his life story. William had died and been buried in the Jericho Cemetery within a year of moving to the railway terminus to establish a hotel there. The letter was located at Queensland State Archives by using the Registers … Continue reading

Posted in early Australians, Education, original documents, Queensland State Archives, Uncategorised

Discovering the Treasures at the Society of Genealogists

GSQ Blog Posted on August 10, 2020 by guestbloggerAugust 10, 2020

By Amelia (Mia) Bennett. The past few months have been an interesting time for genealogy.  New approaches and developing technology have changed the way we do things while we cannot meet up or visit archives.  As a trustee and volunteer for the Society of Genealogists (SoG), I have been involved in supporting some of these developments and have been pleased with how adaptable organisations have become. One of our big advances is the start of Online Talks.  Opening up the … Continue reading

Posted in Education, family history, Family history societies, genealogy research, Society of Genealogist

Genealogy in COVID 19 Times Was Amazing and Never Boring.

GSQ Blog Posted on June 1, 2020 by guestbloggerJune 1, 2020

By Shauna Hicks. Since 16 March I have been mostly at home except for food shopping and medical appointments. There has been some reading, cleaning, and gardening but mostly I have had the luxury of spending more time on my own family history. I have tidied up paper files, sorted and tried to identify family photographs, cleaned up computer files and directories, worked through DNA matches, undertaken some new research on various sites and completed some serious writing of stories … Continue reading

Posted in Education, family histories, family history, genealogy research, Shauna Hicks

In praise of reading ‘Guides’

GSQ Blog Posted on February 17, 2020 by Lorraine DigneyFebruary 17, 2020

Example: U.K. Census Records After being side-tracked for far too long I finally got around to researching my Phillips/Dunning English line. I had all the birth, deaths and marriage material that I needed to begin, so looked to see what the U.K. Census records had to offer in fleshing out these ancestors. I decided to read the ‘Guide’, you know the adage ‘read the instructions’, this is found on the U.K. National Archives website, https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/census-records/ What a treasure of information. … Continue reading

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