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Genealogy Notes Archives: May 2001
Thursday,31 May, 2001
Sunbury Family History Society Inc. has released the BULLA Cemetery Monumental Transcriptions & Grave Register on Microfiche.
Bulla,Victoria, Australia covers the South-northern suburbs of Melbourne. This INDEX has been compiled from the Cemetery Records and information gathered from Headstones and cross checked with Victorian Death Index 1837-1985, including a map of the cemetery. There are 2,006 NAMES IN 4 FICHE.
For details, contact the Sunbury Family History Society Inc
Posted by Greg Harper @ 05:46 PM AEST [Link]
From Newsgroups Posting:
I am wanting to contact from any relations of early Professional Photographers, English, Scottish, Welsh, Australian & New Zealand .... Any Professional photographers from 1840 to 1940 (Amateur Photographers only till 1880)
Of the 70,000 + Photographers so far in my data base, I only know what the Initials stood for, of less than 30% ... and this leads to great problems when sons (and other relations) with the same initials took over the business... etc.
As I seek to add biographical information to my Photographers Biography data base also, which will help in sorting out problems in data from other sources. (William - Bill problems etc.)
I am always looking for interesting data about photographers businesses, and even "funny" photographers stories.. (I had a Brides father drop stone dead at the alter after handing over his daughter to the groom !!)
I am also seeking Photographs of Photographers, and especially looking for photos showing early Photographic studios. (the later for advertising details, and the former because often in landscape photos, some photographers and their assistants show up as human Props in their own photos)
I also offer to help date CDV photographs (not London or Manchester), but am also looking for information on all Welsh and Scottish country CDV's...
Sandy Barrie.
Hon. Life Member, Australian Institute of Professional Photographers.
Valuer of Photography,
Appointed to the Australian Federal Department of the Arts.
Researching Early Photographers.PO. Box A488, Sydney South, NSW, 2000. Australia.
E-Mail Sandy_Barrie@bigpond.comPosted by Greg Harper @ 01:34 PM AEST [Link]
Wednesday,30 May, 2001
Community organisations wishing to preserve their archives may be eligible for a Community Heritage Grant.
This year, the National Archives joins the National Library of Australia and the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts in administering the grants.
Any Australian community organisation that collects and provides public access to its documentary heritage collections is eligible to apply. Funding up to $8000 is provided for activities such as general conservation, storage and environmental control, disaster recovery, reformatting and copying, reboxing, training of staff and education.
Applications close in June. For more information see
http://www.nla.gov.au/chg/, or contact Ted Ling at the Archives by telephone
on (02) 6212 3936 or email tedl@naa.gov.au.Posted by Greg Harper @ 02:09 PM AEST [Link]
Old Catholic Cemetery, North Street, Nowra - The Secretary of the Shoalhaven Family History Society, PO Box 591, Nowra, NSW 2541 seeks details of interments in the old Catholic Cemetery in North Street, Nowra, for a proposed memorial plaque.
Source: Newcastle Family History Society Inc., Bulletin 146
Posted by Greg Harper @ 11:36 AM AEST [Link]
Federation Project - To mark this centenary year of Federation, the Avoca and District Historical Society Inc (ADHS) has decided to compile a collection of photographs of High Street, Avoca, as it appeared circa 1900, and as it looks today. To assist the society with this project, they are seeking old postcards and photographs of the main street of 100 years ago.
Check the Avoca and District Historical Society Inc (ADHS) website for contact details.
Posted by Greg Harper @ 11:25 AM AEST [Link]
St. Paul's Anglican Church Graveyard, Kogarah
The Hurstville Family History Society, P.O. Box 331, Hurstville Business Centre, NSW 1481, would appreciate details of people buried in the graveyard of St. Paul%u2019s Anglican Church, Kogarah, NSW, between 1869-1906.Source: Bulletin No. 149 of the Newcastle Family History Society Inc.
Posted by Greg Harper @ 11:19 AM AEST [Link]
Can You Help? - The Landsborough and District Historical Group has undertaken a special project to mark the Centenary of Federation. It is titled A Centenary of History in 100 Photographs – The History of Landsborough from 1901-2001, and will be displayed in the Barkly Room. The Group is seeking photos of the 1940s and 1950s up to the present day, of events in the area. They can be of any topic – picnics, weddings, concerts, sport, working on the farm, street scenes – anything that reflects the life and times in the Landsborough district. The exhibition is to be held in November-December. If you can help, please contact Tim Western, the Secretary of the Group, c/o Post Office, Landsborough, 3391.
Posted by Greg Harper @ 07:19 AM AEST [Link]
New England Pioneer Register Update
The latest news on the Pioneer Register is that the work of data entry is progressing slowly but surely. As almost 1,300 entries were received the task is immense and we thank the volunteers who are undertaking this work on our behalf.
It is pleasing to see entries for pioneers who lived in every part of New England prior to Federation and to find that so many of them are women.
It is not anticipated that the book will be published before Christmas 2001 but anyone interested in obtaining a pre-publication order form (who hasn't already done so), should send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to our secretary at
P.O. Box 1378, Armidale NSW 2350 Australia - marked 'Order form'.Overseas readers unable to send a SSAE should enclose an addressed envelope marked 'Order form' and an international reply coupon.
Updates will appear from time to time here at our website.
Posted by Greg Harper @ 07:14 AM AEST [Link]
Tuesday,29 May, 2001
From:
Subject: Colac and Dis. Pre 1920 Pioneer Register Vol. 2
Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.australia+nzColac and District Family History Group are compiling a pioneer register of families who lived in the Colac and district prior to 1920. This will be the groups second volume as they previously produced a Pre 1900 several years ago. This project has been undertaken for the Centenary of Federation Celebrations in 2001.
If you wish to register your pioneer family contact Jeff Hester (jmhester@standard.net.au) and he will send a file attachment to you of a 2 page form to be filled out and returned to the group's secretary by post.
Closing date is 14th June 2001.
Posted by Greg Harper @ 04:56 PM AEST [Link]
From: The Secretary (cigo@dublin.com)
Subject: MORE ON THE GRO CONSULTATION !
Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.australia+nz
Date: 2001-05-28 16:57:30 PST
COUNCIL OF IRISH GENEALOGICAL ORGANISATIONS
Following representations, the Irish Department of Social, Community & Family Affairs, which is co-ordinating the current GRO consultation process, is considering extending the period during which submissions may be made. This is due to the fact that the 'GRO Project team' neglected to issue the consultation document 'BRINGING CIVIL REGISTRATION INTO THE 21st CENTURY' in the Irish language. As matters stand at present, this has still not been done.While it is important that those who wish to read the document and submit their views through the medium of Irish have the opportunity to do so, it would be no harm if those whose first language is English also lobbied the Department for an extention in the period of consultation. Over the past couple of weeks it has become clear that many interested parties were not even aware that consultation had begun.
Requests to extend the period of consultation to facilitate both English and Irish speakers should be e-mailed to:
rosemary.downes@welfare.ie
Kind regards,
Des C. Clarke
Hon. Sec.Posted by Greg Harper @ 04:45 PM AEST [Link]
Queensland State Archives Mini Seminars
The following mini seminars will be held in the first part of this year. Some are repeats from last year - requested by people who were unable to attend, or in one instance by someone who wanted to come and listen again!Thursday 7 June
Maps
A neglected source for family historyWednesday 18 July
Inquests/no inquests-All seminars at 10am
Mini seminars are FREE -
Please book to assist us prepare for the seminarsPosted by Greg Harper @ 11:58 AM AEST [Link]
Henry Reunion
Descendants of William and Jane HENRY, arrived per ‘Earl Cornwallis’ 10th of June 1801, lived at Lane Cove, NSW. Associated names:- McGILL, TALBOT, WATERHOUSE, JOHNSON, HUGHES, PEREIRA and FULLER.
10th of June 2001
Lane Cove National Park.
Contact: Ms Claudia Doyle. 2 Rockwell Cres., Potts Point NSW 2011.
Phone: (02) 9358 5223.
Email: henry200reunion@yahoo.com.au
Web: http://au.geocities.com/henry200reunion
Posted by Greg Harper @ 11:53 AM AEST [Link]
Coromandel Reunion
200th Anniversary of the arrival on the 13th of June 1802. If you are interested in a reunion please contact :-Ted Charker 1 Daisy Avenue, Penshurst NSW 2222
Phone: (02) 9579 3840.Posted by Greg Harper @ 11:52 AM AEST [Link]
Nepean District Pioneer Register
Nepean Family History Society Inc. is in the final stages of preparing abiographical register of pioneers living and working in the Nepean District of NSW from 1788-1900. If you had ancestors in the Nepean District between 1788-1900 you are encouraged to submit the details urgently.Forms are available from the Nepean Family History Society web site.
The area covered by the Register is the Nepean District of NSW, The boundaries for the area are going to be the boundaries of the modern Penrith City Council area, however, pioneers who lived bordering on these areas WILL be included .
MODERN NAMES OF SUBURBS INCLUDED
Other suburbs will be considered that may be assumed to be within the Nepean District:
Agnes Banks, Badgerys Creek, Berkshire Park, Cambridge Gardens, Cambridge Park, Castlereagh, Claremont Meadows, Colyton, Cranebrook, Emu Heights, Emu Plains, Erskine Park, Glenmore Park, Jamisontown, Kemps Creek, Kingswood, Leonay, Llandilo, Londonderry, Luddenham, Mount Vernon, Mulgoa, North St.Marys, Orchard Hills, Oxley Park, Penrith, Regentville, South Penrith, St. Clair, St. Marys, Wallacia, Warragamba, Werrington, Werrington County, Werrington Downs.
Posted by Greg Harper @ 11:45 AM AEST [Link]
Provides surname searches from multiple other web-based sources, based on preset and customized input-forms, specially focused on important free searchable online databases.
Now it is possible to search in 8 databases, with one input window:
CGI (Mormons) Australia
Ancestral File (Mormons) Australia
Geneanet Australia
Google genealogy Australia
Google News, Australia
Rootsweb Surnamelist Australia
Immigration to Victoria 1852-1879
Births, deaths, marriages Tasmania 1800-1900Posted by Greg Harper @ 11:38 AM AEST [Link]
Public Record Office Victoria
Investigating Death: Inquests and Other RecordsThis talk will focus on the records of inquests, as well as exploring paths in the records that may lead to or from an inquest, including death certificates and prison and asylum records.
Date: Monday, 25 June 2001
Time: 2.00 - 4.00 pm
Location: Victorian Archives
Cost: $15 (full)
$10 (concession)
.http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/
Posted by Greg Harper @ 11:37 AM AEST [Link]
Public Record Office Victoria
Ancestors in the Archives
A brief introduction to working with public records for family history research. The presentation explores the most commonly used records, how to find the records you want and the practicalities of visiting PROV. This seminar is suitable for those at the beginning of their family history research or new visitors to PROV.http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/
Date: Thursday, 31 May 2001
Time: 10.30-11.30 am
Location: Melbourne Archives Centre
Cost: freePosted by Greg Harper @ 11:35 AM AEST [Link]
Archives Office of Tasmania
Index to Tasmanian WillsThe index for these records covering the period 1916 to 1938 has now been completed up to surnames beginning with the letter J.
http://www.archives.tas.gov.au
Posted by Greg Harper @ 11:33 AM AEST [Link]
