Category Archives: Family History

HistoryRead Author Interview: Joy Ware

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Librarians with Altitude

Our latest podcast episode features an interview with local writer Joy Ware, author of Altnachree: An Irish castle, a family and a man with a passion. This title fits in nicely with our September reading theme – #HistoryRead. Part biography, family history … Continue reading →

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Family History: New Zealand sheep farmers records

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Librarians with Altitude

Findmypast.com.au has published an unusual yet important data set: records of New Zealand sheep farmers between 1881 and 1918 (“Herd the one about the New Zealand sheep farmer?”). This searchable database comprises 91,842 records compiled from the Annual Sheep Returns, … Continue reading →

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Family History @ Your Library

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Librarians with Altitude

To celebrate National Family History Week (27th July – 5th August), we have an interview with Jan Koperberg, Pauline Hincksman and Alison Tissington from the Blue Mountains Family History Society, who have over the last two years reorganised the resources in the family history … Continue reading →

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>Family History Help

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Librarians with Altitude

>Did you know that Blue Mountains Family History Society volunteers are at Springwood Library from 10am to 1pm every Tuesday and Thursday? They are also on duty on the last Monday and Saturday of each month. You will find them … Continue reading →

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>National Family History Week

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Librarians with Altitude

>Over the past decade or so, family history and genealogy have become very popular hobbies around the world. Family history is the second biggest subject on the web and in Australia there are over 250,000 Australians who are members of … Continue reading →

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>For genealogists

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Librarians with Altitude

> The State Records Office of NSW has recently completed a pilot project to digitise assisted immigrant arrival records for arrivals 1838-1896. Find out more here. There are plenty of online resources for family historians on the Genealogy page of … Continue reading →

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