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🫶🏻 and that’s a wrap on 2024! Thank you for all the love this year!🕯️manifesting an ever bigger & better 2025🕯️ ...
30/12/2024

🫶🏻 and that’s a wrap on 2024! Thank you for all the love this year!

🕯️manifesting an ever bigger & better 2025🕯️

🎅 wishing you all are very Merry Christmas and a Safe & Happy New Year!
24/12/2024

🎅 wishing you all are very Merry Christmas and a Safe & Happy New Year!

🔙 how cool is this year in review from Ancestry! I haven't done a great deal of research this year, only really taking a...
24/12/2024

🔙 how cool is this year in review from Ancestry!

I haven't done a great deal of research this year, only really taking advantage of a couple of free access to records periods to power through some records, but I'm surprised at what I've been able to do - imagine what these stats would look like if I'd been researching regularly!

🍃 viewed 425 records
🍃 added 239 people
🍃 spawned 6670 available hints
🍃 most viewed person was my paternal great grandfather Bertie Harold Rutter
🍃 added 516 records & photos

🧬 1522 DNA matches
🧬 8 of my DNA regions changed
🧬 5 journeys added to DNA story

What fun statistics did your year in review share?

⏪ Happy Day to all who celebrate! Although it's been an absolute hot minute since a new episode has been posted, it's ...
05/12/2024

⏪ Happy Day to all who celebrate!
Although it's been an absolute hot minute since a new episode has been posted, it's cool to see people still listening to all the old episodes!

I definitely want to get back to doing the podcast, but not sure when that will happen, so for now just enjoy what has been posted and all the other content across Uncovering Family History and Just Me, Victoria!

04/12/2024

We’re celebrating 15 years of Trove this month!

Trove has grown into a home for freely accessible cultural content that reflects our vibrant contemporary and historical cultures.

Our vision is for Australians to have their culture at their fingertips – now and decades into the future.

Discover our origin story and see how we've grown: https://brnw.ch/21wPaFg

📷: https://brnw.ch/21wPaFf

26/11/2024

Trove will be unavailable this weekend from 8pm AEDT Friday 29 November until 11am AEDT Saturday 30 November. This is so the National Library of Australia can undertake planned maintenance.

Find out more here: https://brnw.ch/21wOYdQ

Our enquiry service, Trove Support, will also be unavailable over this time.

🎖️ We've all got at least one ancestor who has military service - how many in total have you come across?For me, I think...
25/11/2024

🎖️ We've all got at least one ancestor who has military service - how many in total have you come across?

For me, I think the current total for each conflict is:
Boer War - 2
World War One - 19
World War Two - 32
Vietnam War - 1

How many of those who enlisted returned home?

📝 Citing sources is a major flashback to high school and university, isn't it. It was a hassle then, so why would you ne...
23/11/2024

📝 Citing sources is a major flashback to high school and university, isn't it. It was a hassle then, so why would you need to do it now? While it seems like only a professional genealogist researching other people's trees need to cite their sources, it's actually something every single family historian needs to do, even if it does feel like an annoying or unnecessary step sometimes.

Citing sources gives you the ability to validate the information you've found - if you know exactly where the information came from, you can go back to that location at a later date to double-check the information. Not only that, but you've then got a research record so you can keep track of where you've searched and prevent yourself from going back over things you've already looked at. If you start citing early on in your research, it's an easy thing to keep on top of.

🔗 For more mythbusting, check out this blog post: https://bit.ly/BustingGenealogyMyths

🍃 if you're still copying from other people's trees, it's time to change how you research…On Ancestry, I recommend turni...
15/11/2024

🍃 if you're still copying from other people's trees, it's time to change how you research…

On Ancestry, I recommend turning OFF hints for Member's Trees AND ignoring all Geneanet Community Trees Index hints - then all you have to focus on is actual record hints that you can research to verify if they are connected to your ancestors or not.

🛒 looking for some genealogy digital downloads to help with your research & recording? we've got you covered!🍃GENEALOGY ...
14/11/2024

🛒 looking for some genealogy digital downloads to help with your research & recording? we've got you covered!

🍃GENEALOGY DOCUMENT BUNDLE
Get a handle on your family history research and recording with our Genealogy Digital Download Bundle! Packed with essential tools and resources, this bundle is designed to help you piece together your ancestry, create a detailed record of you family’s history, and keep track of your research. Whether you’re a seasoned genealogists or just getting started on this wonderful journey, this bundle has something for everyone.
*Australian bundle also available, featuring two extra documents for Australia-specific records & research.

🍃FAMILY GROUP RECORD & ANCESTOR TIMELINE
Uncover your family’s intricate history and organise your genealogical research with precision using our Family Group Record and Ancestor Timeline templates! These templates offer a structured approach to documenting family relationships and tracing the chronological timeline of your ancestor’s lives.

🍃GENEALOGY RECORD TEMPLATES
Give the historic records in your collection a refresh with record templates that make it easier to read and extract information from important documents. While it’s great to have the original record, you cannot deny that they can be difficult to decipher - these templates allow you to transcribe these documents to make the information easier to ascertain and share with others.

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🌹In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still ...
10/11/2024

🌹In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

We Will Remember Them.
Lest We Forget. 🌹

a service not forgotten🎖️📷 Barkel James Johns during World War One✨ MyHeritage
08/11/2024

a service not forgotten🎖️

📷 Barkel James Johns during World War One

✨ MyHeritage

💻 ON THE BLOG: finding australian military ancestors 🎖️We are super fortunate in Australia to have SO many free or super...
07/11/2024

💻 ON THE BLOG: finding australian military ancestors 🎖️

We are super fortunate in Australia to have SO many free or super affordable research databases, so it’s really easy to start finding information for your ancestors and piecing together their stories. With Remembrance Day coming up, now is the perfect time to dive into miliary records to find your ancestors and learn about their service.

So if you're ready to track down Australian ancestors who served in any of the 20th century conflicts, this is the blog post for you!

🔗 READ NOW: https://bit.ly/AusMilitaryRecords

🆓 FREE ACCESS: Ancestry is offering free access to 4 billion global wartime records between now and 11:59pm AEDST 13 November 2024.

🎖️ As Remembrance Day approaches, thoughts turn to our ancestors who served their countries, particularly those who gave...
02/11/2024

🎖️ As Remembrance Day approaches, thoughts turn to our ancestors who served their countries, particularly those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

If you're like me, your research is probably turning to these ancestors during this time. And in your research, you're more than likely going to come across some acronyms that you're not too sure about.

Some a quiet obvious - pvt. for Private - but there are others that are a little more tricky to figure out if you're not that familiar with military service. Not to mention, each country also has their own acronyms that can be completely different in another location.

hello november👋🏻what are your research goals for this month?✍🏻 November prompt: it's National Life Writing Month, making...
31/10/2024

hello november👋🏻
what are your research goals for this month?

✍🏻 November prompt: it's National Life Writing Month, making it the perfect time to turn from researching about everyone else in your family tree, to getting your own story down on paper, or helping siblings/parents/grandparents get their stories written down!

🧟‍♀️ happy halloween eve! What are your plans for Halloween tomorrow, or how have you already chosen to celebrate spooky...
30/10/2024

🧟‍♀️ happy halloween eve!

What are your plans for Halloween tomorrow, or how have you already chosen to celebrate spooky season?

📰 Harrogate Advertiser & Weekly List of Visitors - Friday, 25 October 1991 & Friday, 30 October 1998

💀 the only skeletons i want to come across this halloween are the ones in the family tree!
29/10/2024

💀 the only skeletons i want to come across this halloween are the ones in the family tree!

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📰 A quick little tutorial on how I format newspaper articles for display in my family history folders! The idea for incorporating the original newspaper title with an article was spawned from seeing how newspaper articles are presented to the celebrities on Who Do You Think You Are? However, I didn’t want to include the newspaper title image on every single article because it would take up WAY too much space - especially when you consider all those little gossip column pieces that are like two sentences long. So I saved this layout for the more important articles, like weddings, obituaries, and articles of great significance to that person. It’s a really simple yet effect way to add importance and focus to articles of interest. #genealogy #familyhistory #familytree #geneablogger

Bringing that mug-shot to life… 📸 Patrick Lawrence Gleeson #NFHM2023 #NFHM #MyHeritage #DeepNostalgia #genealogy

A service never forgotten 🎖️ 📸 Private Barkel James Johns #MyHeritage #MyHeritageAnimation #photoanimation #LestWeForget

FROM OAKLANDS TO FRANCE • UNCOVERING FAMILY HISTORY 🌳🎙 In honour of Remembrance Day, I wanted to share the first war story I uncovered and learnt about - that of William Thomas Johns, who went from the small farming community of Oaklands in New South Wales to the Western Front in France, piecing together his story by what he left behind. Find the full episode of Spotify or Apple Podcasts - link in my bio 🎧 Want to get involved and chat about your own family history discoveries? Head to the link in my bio ☺️ #UncoveringFamilyHistory #familyhistory #familytree #genealogy #genealogypodcast #podcasttrailer #podcast #podcaster #RemembranceDay #RemembranceDay2022 #WorldWarOne #LestWeForget #militaryhistory #militaryservice

Brought to life ✨🥰 📸 Fredrick Kennedy #MyHeritage #MyHeritageAnimation #photoanimation

RECORDING ORAL FAMILY HISTORY • UNCOVERING FAMILY HISTORY 🌳🎙 Have you heard old family stories told and wanted to preserve them as part of your family tree research? Then it’s time to record your oral family history! If you don’t know where you start or how to go about it, then this is the podcast episode for you!  🔗Find the full episode of Spotify or Apple Podcasts - link in my bio 🎧 Want to get involved and chat about your own family history discoveries? Head to the link in my bio ☺️ #UncoveringFamilyHistory #familyhistory #familytree #genealogy #genealogypodcast #podcasttrailer #podcast #podcaster #oralhistory

UNCOVER • DIGITISE • REPEAT 📜 Have you digitised your physical collection yet? Some of these documents date back as far as the 1880s, and it’s amazing they’ve managed to survive this long, so to make sure they last forever, they’re all getting scanned and saved to my hard drive. Yes, this is a laborious task, and sometimes it feels like it’s never going to end (especially when I keeping uncovering more piles of documents), but it’s amazing to get a glimpse into the past while also preserving everything for the future. #digitising #scanandrepeat #olddocuments #digitization #genealogy #familyhistory

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