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The following teaser is from the Feb. 28, 2014 edition of abc.net.au: An historic prisoner record missing for decades is in the hands of Tasmania’s Archives and Heritage Office. Inside the weathered exterior of the leather-bound book are 525 previously Continue reading Historic Prisoner Record Book Surfaces and is Given to the Tasmanian Archives
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added close to 4.2 million indexed records and images to collections from Australia, Austria, Brazil, Belgium, Canada, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Honduras, Italy, New Zealand, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom, and the United States. Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Nearly 4.2 Million Indexed Records & Images to Collections from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, & the USA
A while back, findmypast published two important convict record sets containing over 500,000 convicts and early settlers. Following is information from MyHeritage about the posting: The Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1870 database contains original handwritten records and transcripts relating to some Continue reading Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1870 Database Posted
Queensland, Australia’s Births, Deaths & Marriages registry is now going online, allowing genealogists to download and view files dating back to the late 1800s. Index searches are FREE. It is planned that by the middle of 2015, all six million Continue reading Queensland’s Births, Deaths & Marriages Registry Goes Online
The following is from FamilySearch 04/23/2013: FamilySearch has added more than half a million images this week from Australia, England, Italy, Philippines, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 92,436 images from the new U.S., Ohio, Southern Continue reading FamilySearch Adds to Collections from Australia, England, Italy, Philippines, Spain, & the USA
Bob Gosford of crikey.com.au wrote an interesting article about death on the Northern Territory frontier this last week. Check it out.
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added 1.7 million indexed records and images this week with new browsable image collections from Austria, Paraguay, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 13,110 images from the new Arizona, Maricopa, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Data to Collections from Australia, China, England, Italy, and the USA
The National Library of Australia has posted a list of newspapers that will be digitized and made available during the year. According to their website, “Multiple titles may be processed and made available at any given time. Dates of when Continue reading National Library of Australia Digitizing Newspapers
The following news release is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch added 8.5 million new, free indexed records and images this week to its collection. Included are 2,897,940 additional index records and images for the new New York State Census of 1855 collection, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds 8.5 Million Records From Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Italy, Netherlands, and the United States
The following News Release is from FamilySearch.org dated January 15, 2013: FamilySearch added an additional 7 million new, free indexed records and images this week to its collection. Notable additions include the 1,747,863 indexed records and images in the Slovakia Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Collection Updates to Australia, BillionGraves, Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Spain, & the U.S.A.
FamilySearch added an additional 16.3 million new, free indexed records and images this week to its collection. Notable additions include the 1,984,100 records for the United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards from 1917-1918, the 2,056,187 added to U.S., Continue reading New Records Added at FamilySearch for Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, & the U.S.A.
The following excerpt is from an article posted in the August 21, 2012 edition of psnews.com.au: More than 1,000 archivists from 90 countries have come to Brisbane this week to try and solve the challenges of the digital age. Hosted Continue reading 1000 Archivists Gather in Brisbane, Australia for a Digital Congress
America was not the only land to be heavily colonized by England. Australia is another country of predominately English colonization. One big difference between the two countries, however, is the number of colonist who chose to emigrate compared with those Continue reading Bound for Botany Bay: British Convict Voyages to Australia
My friend, Kimberly Powell, has posted a very good article on locating Australian Wills and Estate Records. The following is a teasor from her article posted at about.com: Wills and probate records can often be a gold mine when researching Continue reading Finding Australian Wills and Probate Records
Over 50 graves were desecrated by vandals. Read the story and see a video of the event on the couriermail.com.au website. Here is an excerpt: THEY were 50 Australian men who left their lives at home to make the ultimate Continue reading Graves of Australian Fallen Vandalised at Benghazi War Cemetery