nzsghamilton newsUsed with permission. ********************* nzsghamilton news No 23 6th June 2004 CELTIC RESEARCH DAY Saturday 17th July 2004 St. Alban’s Church Hall, cnr Comries Road & Bellmont Ave Chartwell Hamilton TIME: 10 am to 3 pm The following New Zealand Society of Genealogists Interest Groups are combining their Genealogy resources · SCOTTISH INTEREST GROUP (Waikato) · IRISH INTEREST GROUP (Waikato) · CORNISH INTEREST GROUP · WELSH INTEREST GROUP Anyone with an interest in researching their family origins is welcome to attend. Resources include: 1881 & 1891 Census Index Scotland 1851 Census Index Lanark Scotland - Books and County Folders New books from the Scottish Interest Group collection 1841/1851 Census Extracts Ireland All Ireland County Folders Cornish Library & CD Lookups Welsh Library Books & Folders Plus: Maps, Magazines and CDs available for research Door Fee payable $5. Bring your own lunch. Refreshments available. Please note this date in your diary and we look forward to seeing you on 17th JULY 2004 For further details contact:: Antonia (07) 855-3859 jonez.aj@wave.co.nz Margaret (07) 854-0866 nzsgirishwko@actrix.co.nz AUS CEMETERIES http://members.westnet.com.au/talltrees/Hotlinks/cemetries.htm Australian Cemeteries AUS SA http://www.familyhistorysa.info/sthaust.html#cemeteries Family History South Australia South Australian Family History Resources including Cemeteries, Births, Deaths, Marriages. Churches and Shipping. AUS TAS Tasmania Post Office Directory 1903 (Wise's) The 1903 edition of Wise's Tasmania Post Office Directory is divided into three main sections: Towns, Alphabetical and Trades and Professions. These three classifications enable the enquirer to see at a glance, first, the names of Householders or Traders in any one Town; secondly, the address and occupation of any resident in the State; and, thirdly, the number of persons throughout Tasmania, engaged in any one trade or calling. The whole 680 page directory, including most text in the ads, is searchable, useful not only for finding names, but also places occupations, and other information for family and local historians. For more details visit their Tasmania page at http://www.archivecdbooks.com.au AUS VIC http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/port48b.htm An index to Births, Deaths and Marriages in the Portland Guardian and Portland Gazette, 1848. AUS VIC http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/victowns/ a good listing of all place names in Victoria, Australia. http://members.westnet.com.au/talltrees/resources/vic_abbr.htm Abbreviations. AUS VIC http://shippinglists.museum.vic.gov.au/ A link to a pilot program for shipping into Victoria. Please note that you can directly access the original shipping documents (only for ships & passengers in the pilot) via this site. ENG http://harleian.co.uk/ The Harleian Society. On this website you will find a brief introduction to the Society, links to related online resources including back copies of our publications, and details of how to obtain our current volumes. ENG http://www.historicaldirectories.org/ Historical Directories ENG http://contueor.com/wisbech/ Wisbech and the Fenlands Genealogical records, links, & information. ENG Royal Lineages --- Free Access Historians and genealogists will be pleased to hear that Burke's Peerage & Gentry have just added more free material to their Web site. Burke's Peerage & Gentry has an online subscription database and a large amount of high quality free articles and information related to British history, genealogy and tracing British family ancestors. The main Web site is at http://www.burkes-peerage.net Articles on history-related topics http://www.burkes-peerage.net/sites/common/sitepages/page31.asp Scottish Clans and Clan map http://www.burkes-peerage.net/sites/scotland/sitepages/clindex.asp Guide to tracing your ancestors http://www.burkes-peerage.net/sites/common/sitepages/geindex.asp A-Z guide. Heraldry, titles, history, events and more http://www.burkes-peerage.net/sites/common/sitepages/reindex.asp ENG www.newsplan2000.org. The NEWSPLAN 2000 Project, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the UK Newspaper Industry, is preserving unique and fragile collections of local newspapers held in libraries throughout the United Kingdom. This work is enabling readers in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland to have access to historic files of local newspapers, often for the first time. ENG CENSUS http://www.uk1901census.com/ On this website, you will find some practical information about the UK 1901 census and how to use it to research your family history. The '1901 News' section will provide you with a snapshot of some of the events that happened that year. The 'Links' page will direct you to other related websites that might be of interest to you. ENG GLS http://www.bisley-glos.net/ Bisley in Glos. If anyone has any family that came from there, you can add your details & also photo's. ENG NTH http://www.prestoncapes.org.uk Click on Village History and there are masses of Parish Registers, wills, who lived where etc IRL BOOKS http://www.connorsgenealogy.com On the homepage, under Ireland, click on Ireland Books. This will take you to the Ireland Books Discussion Mailing List webpage and you will find the links to the book webpages near the bottom of the page. IRL DOW http://www.raymondscountydownwebsite.com This website has been updated again, on the Newcastle index page, "The Newcastle Directory 1892" on the Dromore index page " They Came from Dromore" MAPS http://www.youroldbooksandmaps.co.uk Your Old Books & Maps A project to Digitally archive old Historical Books, Trade Directories, County & Local Interests, Atlases & Maps to CD-Rom. All of the UK covered and more titles added every month. Supplier of the YourMapsOnline CD. NZ http://www.angelfire.com/az/nzgenweb/index.html http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/golden/ NZ CEMETERIES http://www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/0881D120-CD96-4ECA-90AA-1AE49F71 F298/6979/Otaki1.pdf http://www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/0881D120-CD96-4ECA-90AA-1AE49F71 F298/6977/Waikanae1.pdf http://www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/0881D120-CD96-4ECA-90AA-1AE49F71 F298/6985/Paraparaumu.pdf http://www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/0881D120-CD96-4ECA-90AA-1AE49F71 F298/6978/Awatapu1.pdf http://www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/Services/Cemeteries.htm (for further info) NZ OTG http://caversham.otago.ac.nz/dbaccess/index.php Contains some Electoral Rolls. ORKNEY http://www.southronaldsay.net SouthRonaldsay.net Your Aid in Researching 19th-century South Ronaldsay and Burray... Large Index of 19th-century Civil Death Registers for South Ronaldsay and Burray, plus the only original on-line source for the South Ronaldsay, Burray, Swona and Pentland Skerries 1821 Census --. PROGRAM www.OhanaSoftware.com Ohana Software is pleased to announce the availability of GenSmarts. GenSmarts knows where you need to research and why. GenSmarts uses artificial intelligence to analyze your genealogy file and produce research suggestions. Think of it as your personal expert research assistant. It works with many popular genealogy programs. It helps you plan online research and trips to libraries, court houses, etc., by generating "to do" lists and printing worksheets to track your search results. Download the free trial version now at www.ohanasoftware.com. 1. GenSmarts makes "To Do" lists for you. What records you should check...based on the data you have collected in your genealogical software file. Items on your list can be checked off when a search has been completed. The logic behind the recommendation is shown so that you understand why. For records that can be found online, there are links to take you there. 2. GenSmarts maintains Inventories of Places you can do Research Addresses of research locations Inventories of what is available at each location You can view or print a "To Do" list for a specific trip or location. Websites are also included 3. GenSmarts makes smart reports for you to use. GenSmarts reports are really smart. For example, if you are searching a census, you are given helpful information for your search.Soundex codes, alternate spellings, ages calculated to the census, and other helpful background information. Visit www.OhanaSoftware.com today. The trial programme has limitations but will give you a good idea of how smart the programme is. SCT http://www.buchanie.co.uk/ The Buchan Observer Online a useful resource, particularly the Public Notices section which has births, deaths, marriages and other general news and announcements USA SHIPPING http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/tousap14a.shtml The easiest way to search for an ancestor on one of these ships is to start at the SHIPS PASSENGER LISTS TO USA 1800- 1805 index page. WW1 http://www.militaryindexes.com/worldwarone/ Online World War I Indexes & Records Genealogy directory of online indexes for WWI military records, including draft registration cards. WW2 http://www.militaryindexes.com/worldwartwo/ Online World War II Indexes & Records Genealogy directory of online indexes for WWII military records, including casualties, POWs and enlistments New Zealand Society of Genealogists – Hamilton Branch http://www.nzsghamilton.co.nz Contact address for subscribing to nzsghamilton news nzsghamiltonnews@ihug.co.nz Bryan A Curran Hamilton, New Zealand