Hi Kim, Just post your request in the Help/Look up page at the top.

Whilst there give as much info as you possibly can names - dates (BDMs) - places - ships etc; anything that someone can use to help find who you are looking for and when you get an answer then you can pursue it more, as most usually give where to look.

Plus also place an enquiry into the Germany group as well.

Wayne

Plus I forgot to mention a warm welcome to all our new members to these pages.

I hope that you will find some magic answers in your journey of genealogy

Wayne

Hi All

Have been searching for my family ancestors for a year or two (when time permits). Just getting the hang of web sites such as this. Glad to find an Aussie site. I live in Tasmania.Looking forward to finding family information and helping anyone else.

My oh My it's been a while since I was here !!

Welcome to the site Kerrin and as always I hope that you too will find some answers to your quest.

Wayne

Well here it is October all ready.

A welcome to all new members who have joined us here.

And a big hello to all members here also.

Seems everyone is busy doing what they have to do including me.

I've been on the sick list for a while but here I am as if nothing had happened.

Wayne

Hi again just been into Shauna's Blog

Very interesting reading

Go look see and you too will read with interest and probably pick up on a few things that you were trying work out.

Wayne

Hi all,

My name is Anne I'm new to the list and I'm in Victoria.  I've been researching my family history for over 30 years now off and on.  Some of the surmanes I'm interested in are Richards - Cornwall, Calderwood - Scotland, Harvie - Scoland, Young - Scotland all came to Aus. Nolan - England, Wales, Ireland, Collins - England, Ireland, Mitchell - England, Ireland, White - England, Ireland.

Looking forward to being part of the group.

Hi Maree,

Haven't track the Whites any further than England I'm afraid.  This is my husbands line with a Margaret White marrying a Timothy Nolan.

Sorry I can't help you.

Anne.

Hi Anne,

I have Richards from Cornwall, who settled in the Bendigo / Castlemaine (being miners!) area of Victoria. This is my husband's line and don't have a lot of info yet - or the time to do the research needed. There is a Cornish Society in both Bendigo and Melbourne who can be quite helpful. I have lots of photo's but only of few names to go with them

Cheers from Linda

Hi Linda,

My Richards that came out to Aus are Thomas b 1818 in Wendron m Johanna Bosanko b 1821 Sithney m in Sithney.  Simon Richards b1827 Wendron m Catherine Hocking in S Aus.  Martha Richards b abt 1815 m Thomas Gill in Sithney.  I have quite a lot on this family, Martha and Simon are siblings of Thomas who is my gggrandfather.  They all lived around the Bendigo, Castlemaine area.  Thomas and Johanna arrived in 1847 in Adelaide with 1 child, Simon arrived later also in Adelaide and I think that Martha and Thomas Gill arrived in Melbourne.  Hope this is of help, please let me know if they're in you husbands tree.

Regards Anne.

Quite a few members of the list have joined the "Genealogists for Families" project started up by Judy Webster from Queensland. 

Genealogists worldwide, and their friends and relatives, are working as a team to help small family businesses in low income areas. 

Our motto is, 'We care about families (past, present and future)'. Already the Genealogists for Families project has 63 members helping 91 individuals or groups. It would be great if you'd join our team at http://ning.it/say644 

More information can be found on the project blog http://genfamilies.blogspot.com/

I've also got a Rootstech 2012 Registration to give away - please enter for a chance to win http://geniaus.blogspot.com/2011/11/rootstech-2012-official-blogger...

Hi all,

just thought I would let everyone know that Cudo currently has an offer, in which you can purchase Family Tree Maker 2012 Deluxe Edition, with 3 months access to Ancestry.com, for only $24. The offer only has around 5 and a half hours until it expires (midnight tonight, 24/12/11), but I hope some of you manage to get in in time!

The link is: http://cudo.com.au/sydney/discover-your-family-tree-with-family-tre...

Happy holidays everyone!

Thankx Maya, some one will take up the offer for a Christmas Pessy

With that said I wish all who use these forums a very Merry Christmas with family and friends and a positive New Year ahead.

Wayne

http://www.genealogywise.com/video/denmark-on-demand-american-dream...

It's great to see that some members of this group have joined the 'Genealogists for Families' project.  In just over three months our team has grown to 125 members in 9 countries helping 249 individuals or groups all over the world. You are warmly invited to join our team.

Hi everyone.  I am looking for STEIN, SLAVIN, ENGLAND, GRIMES, LOUGH, HUTHNANCE and many more.  I reside in central west NSW and keen to know more about my family as well as my wife's family.  

Welcome Wallace hope that 2012 brings you answers that you need

Wayne

'A Hobbyist's Genealogy Manifesto' is one of the best articles I have read in a long time. I try to follow the principles and practices outlined here. If you like this 'manifesto', please share the link with your genealogy friends.

Hi All,

I am in the Riverina part of NSW delving into my hubby's past. Interested in info on Jones, Burrows, Gordon,Whelan and Power mainly. I seem to spend way too much time browsing and came across this website so decided to join.

Welcome to new member, John Graham. I suspect that John may be the John who is the President of The Ryerson Index. 

I am wondering how many group members are Adelaide bound this week.for The 13th Australasian Congress on Genealogy & Heraldry Adelaide 2012.

If you are heading that way please let the group know.

I am the Official Conference Blogger and will be there wearing my gold 'blogger beads' - if you see me please say g'day.

I'll be in Adelaide at Congress!

I too will be at the Australasian Congress on Genealogy & Heraldry in Adelaide next week (www.congress2012.org.au/). I will be poised to answer questions about 'Genealogists for Families', and there will be special social events for our Kiva team members.

Bookings are now open for the History and Genealogy Expo in Brisbane from Mon. 25th to Wed. 27th June 2012. I will be there as a presenter and exhibitor, but I will desert my post occasionally to attend some of the talks, especially those by Audrey Collins from The National Archives in the UK. Expo tickets are cheaper if you book in advance.

Look how we helped Bob!

http://www.genealogywise.com/video/denmark-on-demand-american-dream

I'll be at Congress for the first two days then heading home as travelling to visit our daughter.

Hello all  on list,Have not been well for quite some time ,will let you know how i go ,also where are they holding the History and Genealogy Expo in Brisbane ,Cheers.

Albertus, the link in my message goes to a page with more details - http://qld-genealogy.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/history-and-genealogy-....

I have just made it to Adelaide ready for the Congress, having mixed up the flight dates and lost my money on the first booking! Hope this is not setting a pattern for my trip! I will be on the National Institute for Genealogical Studies stand every day, come and say Hi!

Hi Brenda, will definitely catch up and say hi.. Adelaide is a lovely place

Hi All, although I live in Sth Aust and sadly will not be attending but I do welcome those that are venturing here and hope that your stay will be a memorable one and whilst you are here and you have time, visit some of our attractions we have to offer.

Also Albertus I hope that you are not on the sick list too long, I know I was and was lost for a long time but I am back fighting fit( well nearly) and more positive than ever so friend get well soon.

Wayne

Anybody who is interested in getting a copy of "Against The Wind" starring Jon English, should go to Homecare.com.au and do a search for the DVD set. You can order it online and the local Distributor will deliver it to you. Hope this helps anybody who wants a copy. Yes, i am a Distributor for the company, however I will only get commission for sales in my own territory.

We can help you with your Scandinavian ancestors! Look how we helped Bob from U.S

Hi Shauna

I'll be there, see you at the Expo!

 hello to all just backing up the National Family History Week starting on the 27th July through to the 5th August.

Every State in Australia will be show casing the event.

Well done Shauna and Liz who will be representing the Yarra Plenty Regional Library.

You can access the web site at

www.familyhistoryweek.org.au

Wayne

Hi - I have just joined genealogywise.com and am an Australian genealogist from Ballarat, Victoria.  I am a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) and the Australasian Association of Genealogists and Record Agents (AAGRA)

Even though I'm in New Zealand, I'd like to think I can share with, or benefit from the knowledge other people with special interests have. I have been prompted to join groups that interest me as a result of assignments I have been carrying out on Social Networking for the wise genealogist. Some of your names are very familiar. I operate my own research business from Auckland. 

Hello Anne, I am also in Ballarat Area and currently the editor of 'Ballarat Link' the newsletter for the Ballarat and District Genealogical Society. and Lyn I am visiting New Zealand in October, so looking forward to it.

Hi Carmel - I am a member of the Ballarat and District Genealogical Society and enjoy the newsletter

Regards

Anne

Hello Carmel and Anne - as you know I am part of the Batten Family that set up the Mechanic's Institute. Well on a recent trip to Vic I made an appointment with the staff at the Institute Library to call in and see for ourselves what it was all about. The staff were very helpful in every way possible took us on a tour of the building and allowed us to take as many photo's as we could possibly get, which was very rewarding to say the least, then low and behold another historian turned up and we were introduced to him who we were, then said come with me and out of the blue he showed us old photo albums and photos that were donated after the Batten residence at 8 DANA St was auctioned off and what a bonus that was, my poor wife was nearly in tears as she remember the uncles and aunties and her father in all the photos and one special one with her as well.

We topped that day off by going to see the grave site of all the family very sad though as most of the wording etc had fallen off over the years.

The Cemetery itself is very old and it's a pity that the grave sites of others are deteriorating rapidly. This brings me to say that there could and should be committees through out Australia not just Ballarat that are funded by Government grants so that historical cemeteries such as these could be maintained and preserved and not left up to councils' that clearly donot have budgets to cater for their cemeteries in this manner.

Other than that our visit to Ballarat for this out standing information was very rewarding.

Wayne       

Hi Wayne

There are battles going on at the moment re the Ballarat Cemetery. They were about to destroy 3 graves and luckily through some thorough research the Society had a hand in saving these when one of our members joined a committee at the cemetery. However there are many graves marked as dangerous and possible removal. 

The Ballarat and District Genealogical Society does have a fund starting for this purpose. We do have plans to go in and photograph each grave and headstone, but the weather has not been kind to us of late but the plans are in place to do this. 

Well done Carmel and The Society for standing up about this maybe if more people were informed of this the greater it would be as I for one, am a believe in people power. Just as well I am not living there as I would love to stand on toes so that they can notice what is going on around them, but it would be a massive task to find if there are living families that have their family buried there.

Yes when I visited there, there were head stones ready to fall, one had a protective fence around it so that visitors could keep away from it, that was down near the Rotunda if I recall.

Once again keep up the good volunteer work.

Wayne

the one with the fence is one that is going to be saved! We published a letter on the net and advertised it on twitter, 14000 hits in a few days

Hi, I am new to GenealogyWise, and have just joined this group. I live in Adelaide and will be elected a Councillor at the imminent AGM of Genealogy SA. Almost finished the NIGS Certificate Course (English records) and am doing the Australian subjects as they are ready. I have been researching for 40+ years, but there is still lots to learn.  Jan

Hi, I am new to GenealogyWise, and have just joined this group.

I am enrolled in the Social Media Tools for the Wise Genealogist course (National Institute for Genealogical Studies), which I won as  prize at the Annual Conference of the NSW & ACT Association of Family History Societies held at Canberra in September last year. I am finding the course very interesting. 

I completed a Graduate Diploma in Local, Family & Applied History through UNE in 2012, which I also found very interesting.

I live at Dubbo, NSW, and have been researching my family history for many years (and have two 2nd Fleet convicts as my earliest Australian ancestors).  I am also interested in the local history of Dubbo.

I am researching the 1915 Gilgandra-Sydney "Coo-ee" Recruitment March (included the names of the men who joined as recruits from the many towns and villages along the way, and the march itself).  I am also involved in the committee organising a 2015 re-enactment of this march.  I will be visiting the graves of those "Coo-ees" who died during WWI in England, France and Belgium in August/September 2014, so if anyone ha a "Coo-ee" in their tree I would be happy to email you a photo of their grave later on in the year.  If anyone knows of anyone else who has has a photograph of their "Coo-ee" relative (especially in their WWI uniform),  I would very much like to hear from them.

Wow been a while since I was last on here.

Welcome Helen to this Forum hopefully you will find some answers that you need, like you I too have researched the 1st n 2nd fleet and found ancestors from my sister's husband's side very interesting reading. We really donot know what hard times hungry is in this day and age.

Dubbo brings back a memory or two for me when I was enlisted, I was part of the first armoured regimental train that stayed over night there and was a bad boy as I took a tank off the train and drove it down the main street, I can assure you all hell broke loose over that episode.ahh the good times!!

Wayne 

Hi Wayne

Thank you for your welcome to this group.

Your trip to Dubbo sounds like it would have been very newsworthy - the Dubbo Liberal has recently been extended to up to 1954 on Trove http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title188 - you might find an article about your adventures!  If it was after this date, if you can give me an approximate month and year that you were there, I can look for an article about it in later issues of the newspaper in my local public library.