Thank You Mary... thats two l have now and will have a go at both.. DotRob Qld ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Cunningham" <mary_cunningham@austarnet.com.au> To: <aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 2:39 PM Subject: Re: [ANS] Learning how to search > Hi Dot Rob > > There is a database called "Colonial Tasmanian Family Links." But any info > on it should be double checked with certificates where possible, as the > info > on it was mostly put there by people's descendants. It can be found on the > following website. > http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ > > There is lots of other info there for you to look at as well. There are > some > that are online and free to search. > > Mary > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: aus-nsw-sydney-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:aus-nsw-sydney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dot Robertson > Sent: Wednesday, 11 October 2006 1:58 AM > To: aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ANS] Learning how to search > > Hello Listers, > After getting the help l needed from Di,l got lots of info on about eight > of > > our ancestors and relatives,l only have one hiccup......is there a BMD for > Tasmania separate from Australia ...it seems my Eric Kendall Robertson was > born there ..from all info l have, that seems the most likely place to > search?????? > DotRob Qld thank you in advance > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "SPECTRA r" <spectra_r@hotmail.com> > To: <aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 2:53 AM > Subject: [ANS] Learning how to search > > >> Hello list, >> >> To all those who've been following the emails from Dot Robertson in Qld >> who >> is trying to research her family: >> >> I contacted Dot off list and phoned her as I also live in Qld. Dot is 65 >> years of age and has only been using a computer since February. You'll >> remember from one of her previous emails that she mentioned she couldn't >> get >> anywhere on the BDM website. We discovered that the reason was that >> after >> she clicked "search now" she didn't realise that because of the way her >> computer is set up that all she had to do was scroll down to see the >> results >> of her search. Something as simple as that. I know myself that I found >> computers very daunting when I first started but a lot of tolerant people >> out there helped me with the basics too. >> >> Dot is now on her way to becoming a super sleuth. I say good on you Dot >> for >> having a go. You'll be the one helping us with our research queries in >> no >> time at all. >> >> Cheers, >> Di >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.1/466 - Release Date: 7/10/2006 > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.1/466 - Release Date: 7/10/2006 > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >