… People often ask our Special Collections Research & Support team about family history research. In the first of two blogs answering our most commonly asked family history questions, learn about birth certificates, First Nations …
… always happy to offer research tips and tricks for those exploring their family history and genealogy. In our second blog answering our most frequently asked family history questions, hear from Sarah, Rob, Matthew and Damian about …
… Learning Webinar: Chinese-Australian Family History …
… The Library holds a large international collection of maps that supports family history research. This guide suggests map resources to try when researching the British or Irish origins of your family.  The guide includes details of how to find and use: Gazetteers …
… 1910. The Library holds a range of Australian property mapping useful to family historians and others looking for details of their ancestor’s … produced in the British Isles (England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales) for family history, see British and Irish maps for Family Historians . At European …
… Our Oral History and Folklore collection dates back to the 1950’s and includes a rich … us. And they were happy to see us and very supportive. And, and this family, this Chilean family, you know, you can tell she, they were from a very were, working …
… their experiences of writing books that focus on telling the story of a family member. About the speakers Tess Scholfield-Peters Tess … Novelist. He is the co-founder of Behind the Wire , the award-winning oral history project documenting the stories of the adults and children who have … Yass Valley, and his memoir My Father and Other Animals: How I Took on the Family Farm won the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Nonfiction in 2023. …
… via Trove. The Girmit.org website offers a wealth of resources for family historians researching their Fiji Indian ancestry. We interviewed … a bit of research and during this time my uncles from my dad’s side of the family were talking about doing a family reunion and that’s when I discovered … the contents of the immigration pass were such a valuable piece of our history and then I started researching more. I finally published this …
… (items gathered around a particular theme or by a particular collector or family.) provided considerable impetus to the growth of our collection. The … in Australian politics and literature The establishment of an oral history program, a dance and music collection. The development of a National … (items gathered around a particular theme or by a particular collector or family.) provided considerable impetus to the growth of our collection. The …
… Strait Islander involvement in the war efforts. Serving Our Country: A History of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in the Defence of … Judy Gauld ; contributing researchers: Paola Balla and Mat Jakobi Tags: Family history and genealogy Indigenous Australia Military history Image The … Image Trove's newspapers  can be a good source of information for military family history. Not sure where to start? Ask a librarian … Aboriginal and …

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