I am just new at tracing my family tree and have been told my Grandfather is quarter Aboriginal and am wondering how I find out if this is correct or not, I don't know where to start, so if there is someone out there who can help me it would be appreciated. Judith
G'day Judith, A point of etiquette, say your grandfather is of Aboriginal descent otherwise you will know doubt get the question, which quarter. Koories find the grading of a person's Aboriginality offending. Nobody asks you if your quarter Scottish, Irish, Italian or what ever. Which state are you looking in and what are your grand parents names? Regards Greg Baldwin Researching Koorie names: BULL - Lake Tyers, Vic CARMICHAEL - Lake Condah, Lake Tyers, Vic; Mt Gambier, SA CARTER - Lake Condah, Lake Tyers, Vic COOMBES - Ebenezer > Lake Tyers, Vic CORTWINE - Lake Condah, Vic DARBY - Coranderrk > Lake Tyers > Ramahyuck, Vic. DUTTON - Lake Condah, Vic. EDWARDS - Ebenezer > Ramahyuck > Lake Tyers, Vic FENTON - Coranderrk, Lake Tyers, Vic FOSTER - Ramahyuck > Lake Tyers, Vic GIBBS - Framlingham, Vic. HAMILTON - Ramahyuck > Lake Tyers, Vic HAMMOND - Coranderrk, Lake Tyers, Vic HARRISON - Ebenezer > Lake Tyers, Vic HAYES - Lake Tyers, Vic HOOD - Framlingham > Lake Tyers, Vic JOHNSON - Lake Tyers, Vic LOOLOO - Queensland McRAE - Coranderrk, Vic MORGAN - Lake Tyers, Vic MULLETT - Mt Gambier, SA> Lake Condah, Vic O'ROURKE - Lake Tyers, Vic PEPPER - Lake Tyers, Vic SCOTT - Lake Tyers, Vic TERRICK - Coranderrk, Vic THORPE - Lake Tyers, Vic TURNER - Lake Condah > Lake Tyers, Vic WANDIN - Coranderrk, Vic WHITE - Lake Condah, Vic email to: kennethb@melbpc.org.au -----Original Message----- From: Judith Sampson [mailto:sampson@pnc.com.au] Sent: Wednesday, 30 January 2002 17:41 To: AUS-KOORI-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-Koori] Roots I am just new at tracing my family tree and have been told my Grandfather is quarter Aboriginal and am wondering how I find out if this is correct or not, I don't know where to start, so if there is someone out there who can help me it would be appreciated. Judith ==== AUS-KOORI Mailing List ==== Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, User Research Database and Aboriginal links at: http://www.stardate.bc.ca/ivan/sub_pages/aus-koori.htm