Colleen, To help get younger people interested you could find one or two to help you with the technology angle. Try selling it to them as a way of doing something that is interesting that may get them something for school or their further education like film school etc. When we had a reunion We had someone take the big paper family tree (people added information or corrected things) that we had put up on the back wall of the wool shed. To this day 25 years later we do not know who it was. But there were some there who were trying to deny that families were related. Fortunately someone had taken down all the new information. Other people I know have produced books and sold them and run out. The best ones contain lots of photos and easy to follow family trees. One thing which is important is to get recordings of the older people telling stories of their life The people they knew. How the area they grew up in was. Family members not with us. Have a printed out sheet of questions and go from there. Try not to do more than an hour at a time, although sometimes when you get these people talking it is hard to stop them. Make sure that they have lots of liquids and food. I find that photos and printouts of maps and trees are helpful. Young people helping with the technology is a way of generating interest. We had a box full of unnamed photos at our one and many got names put to them. Many people wanted copies of ones they didn't know existed or had thought lost. Have fun, relax and enjoy. Regards Peter from Auckland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colleen Dunk" <colleenmdunk@gmail.com> To: <AUS-SAGEN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 4:29 AM Subject: [AUS-SAGEN] Family reunions ideas ? > Hi all > A cousin has organised a family reunion - she knows ( as well as everyone > else in the family does ) that I am the main one in the family that is > passionate about our family history & have been researching out family > for > over 20 years.. > The get together is at her brothers house & I have offered to take my lap > top along that has my Gedcom program on & her brother has access to a big > screen that he said can be displayed on for everyone to look at. > A few family members are in their late 80's & in ill health & this will > very likely be the last time the extended family ever gets together with > the last remaining oldies - who were the children of our family who > immigrated to Australia in the late 1800's. It may also be the very last > time many of this side of my family ever sees each other as it's mainly > been the oldies who have been the motivation for to get together s over > the > years ! > > Over the years I have collected heaps of info on this line of my family > back > to the mid 1700's . > Has anyone got any ideas of the best way to make it interesting & pass > information on to family members who may like to know more ? > None of the extended family know that after 132 years of our line of the > family totally losing touch with the family back in Ireland that I have > found / been found by 2 directly connected lines in Ireland & 1 directly > connected lines in USA & become friends with them all & shared lots of > research & information. > > I am hoping that after this family reunion that at least one of the > younger > generation will show some at least some interest so that in years to come > that our family will keep in touch. with the family in Australia & the > cousins I now know in Ireland & USA. I suppose that is what we would all > wish for under these circumstances. > > All ideas or input will be appreciated. > Many Thanks > Colleen > Advertising on AUS-SAGEN is forbidden by Rootsweb Rules. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-SAGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Many thanks to Kylie, Rowena and Di for their suggestions with regard to German Birth Certificate Translations Chris Pycroft (nee GWYNNE) Port Augusta, Sth Aust

HI Colleen, In 2006 we held our family's 150th Anniversary of arrival in SA. There were 6 of us who did the bulk of the work, getting the info together, then organizing the 'get together' - we also had a distinct lack of younger people interested in this activity, never-the-less we forged on and produced paper trees, photos of known family members, etc. We had a power point presentation going during the afternoon and everyone helped fill in information that had not been known to us, correcting some of the things we had wrong, etc. Those that attended thoroughly enjoyed the memorabilia on display, photos, computer displays and were amazed at the number of descendants our Great Grandparents had in this State. One cousin was extremely lucky to have a lot of old china from the early days, books, jewelry etc which was displayed in a secure glass case. Also if anyone has a video recorder this is a wonder source for viewing later on. We produced a CD after the event also. We took photos of family groups, age groups, all those present etc and everyone from young to old wanted copies. That was heart warming, as it showed they were interested. Since then we have found several more cousins who are the next generation below that have shown some interest and I think we will have the family history carried on by them as time goes by. So do not fret about how to put it together, have the laptop available, if you can have paper trees for them to see the family [many are not into computers, etc] take lots of photos of all those present and sit back and pat your self on the back for having this knowledge to pass on the your family. One other thing, we were lucky enough to have 3 non family people attend who are also into family history and they were there to help with story recording, updating info on the computer etc. The stories from the oldies are the things that put interest into the whole thing, so if you can get non family friends to help out like this it is a big bonus. They are so helpful to have on board as they will not be involved in the family, only the recording of facts and stories. Good luck and do let us know how it goes Kind regards Ros On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 1:59 AM, Colleen Dunk <colleenmdunk@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all > A cousin has organised a family reunion - she knows  ( as well as everyone > else in the family does ) that I am the main one in the family that is > passionate about our family history & have been researching out  family  for > over 20 years.. > The get together is at her brothers house & I have offered to take my lap > top along that has my Gedcom program on & her brother has access to a big > screen that he said  can be displayed on for everyone to look at. > A few family members are in their late 80's  & in ill health & this will > very likely be the last time the extended family ever gets together  with > the last remaining oldies - who were the children  of our family who > immigrated to Australia in the late 1800's. It may also be the very last > time many of  this side of my family ever sees each other as it's mainly > been the oldies who have been the motivation for to  get together s over the > years  ! > > Over the years I have collected heaps of info on this line of my family back > to the mid 1700's . > Has anyone got any ideas of the best way to make it interesting & pass > information on to family members who may like to know more ? > None of the extended family know that after 132 years of our line of the > family totally losing touch with the family back in Ireland that I have > found  / been found by 2 directly connected lines in Ireland & 1 directly >  connected lines  in USA & become friends with them all & shared lots of > research & information. > > I am hoping that after this family reunion that at least one of the younger > generation will show some at least some interest so that in years to come > that  our family will keep in touch. with the family in Australia & the > cousins I now know in Ireland & USA. I suppose that is what we would all > wish for  under these circumstances. > > All  ideas or input will be appreciated. > Many Thanks > Colleen > Advertising on AUS-SAGEN is forbidden by Rootsweb Rules. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-SAGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi SHeelagh, >From SAGHS website - http://www.saghs.org.au/library.htm Cheers, Ros Library Hours Tuesday 10.30 am to 9.00 pm Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday 10.30 am to 4.30 pm Sunday (2nd & 4th) 1.00 pm to 4.30 pm The Library is closed on public holidays and over Easter. Library Premises Bus travel is available every day of the week to the Society’s Library at 201 Unley Road from Adelaide using Routes: 190 to 199 (not F services) via King William Street, Victoria Square, Wakefield Street to Stop 5. Weekdays: approx 15 min service during the day to half hour in the evenings Saturdays: approx half hour service Sundays: approx half hour service Click here to go to the Adelaide Metro Bus Timetablepdf Library Access Members are entitled to use of Society Library free of charge. Non-Members are charged $25.00 per day, $8 per hour or $35.00 per week (this includes the use of the microform readers and computers without payment of the customary fee). Members of genealogical societies in Australia, which are members of the Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations, are entitled to free entry to the SAGHS Library, provided they produce a current membership card for the society to which they belong. All bags must be put in the lockers provided near the entry to the Library. NOTE that there are restrictions on the copying of some records by any means. This applies to the South Australian District Records, South Australian Railways microfiche, Catholic records, Scottish 1851 census microfilms, SA Police Gazettes and the card indexes. Digital cameras are not permitted in the microform and computer areas. Flash photography is not permitted anywhere in the Library. On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 1:52 PM, Sheelagh Wiles <swiles@ozemail.com.au> wrote: > Hi Adelaide Listers > > Can SKS please tell me the hours for a week that the SAGHS is open? > > We hope to come to Adelaide early March and I would like to spend all the time I can there but hubby may have something to say about that. All I can do is try to plan it so I get as long as possible there. > > Cheers > Sheelagh > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.872 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3380 - Release Date: 01/15/11 06:04:00 > Advertising on AUS-SAGEN is forbidden by Rootsweb Rules. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-SAGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Listers, I am searching details for deaths of EMMA JANE HANN and EDWIN J HANN buried at Payneham. I do not have exact dates but, presume to be late 1800's or early 1900's. Neville Lee Kariong, NSW

Hi Adelaide Listers Can SKS please tell me the hours for a week that the SAGHS is open? We hope to come to Adelaide early March and I would like to spend all the time I can there but hubby may have something to say about that. All I can do is try to plan it so I get as long as possible there. Cheers Sheelagh No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.872 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3380 - Release Date: 01/15/11 06:04:00

I have "scan" copies of 3 German Birth Certificates mid to late 1800's The handwriting is clear. Can any-one help with translation, please? Chris Pycroft (nee GWYNNE) Port Augusta SA

Greetings all from Di Cummings Sheelagh wrote: We hope to come to Adelaide early March and I would like to spend all the time I can there but hubby may have something to say about that. All I can do is try to plan it so I get as long as possible there. **** OK FELLAS - please stop reading. The following is "WOMEN'S BUSINESS'. If any of the fellas "just happen" to read the following - WE WILL KNOW, and your life might not be worth living !! May I suggest you think up something fantastic for him to do [you know - men's stuff], such as visiting Port Adelaide [ships and boats and things - like smelly fish etc], or suggest he ask a mate to join him on a leisurely drive through the scenic Adelaide Hills to the National Motor Museum at Birdwood [he must surely understand that you just might not be interested]. or, if he likes photography, asking him to take some photos of some of Adelaide's important or unusual builds, as a momento of your trip. Remember to point out that the camera needs only one pair of hands [his], and the other pair of hands [yours] could be busy transcribing at SAGHS or the State Libraty or Archives. Remember also to point out that if you are spending the day researching [wherever] you will not be indulging in Retail Therapy - surely he will see the sense in that [not blowing the family/trip budget on un-necessaries. He will also "be able" to find you [remembering how often one or the other ends up waiting round, when the other has got bored and wandered off to "just looking" at this or that [eg. in the Bookshop, or the Computer shop, or a Clothing store. Please let us know how the above is received.... V B G. **** If any of the fellas "just happen" to read the above - WE WILL KNOW, and your life might not be worth living !! ====================== A lister wrote: I have "scan" copies of 3 German Birth Certificates mid to late 1800's The handwriting is clear. Can any-one help with translation, please? http://www.google.com/ on right hand side of Search Bar you will see a link to "Translation Tools". Type the German into the "Translate text" box, then select German >> English, then click the "Translate" button. Cheers from Di Cummings of Melbourne http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/BoundforSouthAustralia.htm

http://www.ambaile.org.uk/   can order newspaper articles for free   http://www.caithness.org/history/familyhistory/ go to Caithness - family history  if you are from Caithness you will find a reli   http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/   http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/index-e.html   http://www.earlyedition.com.au/  new Tasmania publication can get first edition on line for free     http://www.electricscotland.org/content.php?s=1b0fa6bcc0793083a34fd8871ee80367   http://www.ellisisland.org/   http://www.johnstoncollection.net/default.aspx  I found my relis photos   http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=p&p=home&e=-------10--1----0--   found relis and it is free   http://www.twgpp.org.uk/   dont forget freecen  and freebmd and there is a new magazine Australian magazine Inside History can download some pages of first edition   cheers Lynn    

Hi all A cousin has organised a family reunion - she knows ( as well as everyone else in the family does ) that I am the main one in the family that is passionate about our family history & have been researching out family for over 20 years.. The get together is at her brothers house & I have offered to take my lap top along that has my Gedcom program on & her brother has access to a big screen that he said can be displayed on for everyone to look at. A few family members are in their late 80's & in ill health & this will very likely be the last time the extended family ever gets together with the last remaining oldies - who were the children of our family who immigrated to Australia in the late 1800's. It may also be the very last time many of this side of my family ever sees each other as it's mainly been the oldies who have been the motivation for to get together s over the years ! Over the years I have collected heaps of info on this line of my family back to the mid 1700's . Has anyone got any ideas of the best way to make it interesting & pass information on to family members who may like to know more ? None of the extended family know that after 132 years of our line of the family totally losing touch with the family back in Ireland that I have found / been found by 2 directly connected lines in Ireland & 1 directly connected lines in USA & become friends with them all & shared lots of research & information. I am hoping that after this family reunion that at least one of the younger generation will show some at least some interest so that in years to come that our family will keep in touch. with the family in Australia & the cousins I now know in Ireland & USA. I suppose that is what we would all wish for under these circumstances. All ideas or input will be appreciated. Many Thanks Colleen

GDAY:) Wondering please if anyone is researching the Mentioned Families   PLUNKETT, KENNEALEY/ROONEY/MADIGAN/GILL Families in SA They connect to my Direct HAREN line in SA Thanks Regards Cathy:)    

Hi List, Just to let everyone know Alice is okay. She is presently in Melbourne which was lucky for her. Margaret Boots.

Have replied to Alan off the List with a link to the Angaston weekly newpaper that may help him track down some ANGAS Family/ Families by putting the enquiry in this newspaper. It helped my research as a lady put in an enquiry in The Leader, it was connected to my hubby's side of the tree and we both were able to solve the mysteries together. Kind regards, Judy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan" <invalidaddress@optusnet.com.au> To: <aus-sagen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 11:32 AM Subject: [AUS-SAGEN] Employee of the ANGAS Family > > > My Thomas HALL and family arrived in 1855 and went to > Penrice which now abuts Angaston. > > He left Newcastle upon Tyne, the very same town that the > ANGAS family came from. > Family tales suggest he worked for the ANGAS family and made > furniture for them as he was a carpenter/joiner. > > If anyone is working on the ANGAS family history I would > like to explore this further as I have some further UK lines > of inquiry > > thanks > > Alan Hall > Melbourne > Advertising on AUS-SAGEN is forbidden by Rootsweb Rules. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-SAGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi everyone I've been researching my Buring ancestors. While there is a lot of information about them once they came to South Australia I haven't been able to find out anything about them in Berlin, neither have any other family members over the years. I'm referring to: Friedrich Adolph Buring b 1816, Prussia d 1856 and his wife Caroline Henriette Auguste Jahn b 1816 d1889 Their children: Heinrich Franz Rudolph Buring b 1844 d 1923 and Theodor Gustav Hermann Buring b 1846 d 1919 Paul Buring b1848 - d 1865 and 4 more children who died young. They were part of the Berlin Emigration Society and came to South Aust on the Princess Louise, 7 Aug 1849 (thanks Di, Bound For South Australia) Does anyone have any ideas on where I can look for the passenger list in Hamburg or Friedrich and Caroline's marriage cert? I've got articles from the Australian Dictionary of Biography Online, lots about Leo Buring, Hermann's son, articles about the other Princess Louise passengers which mention the Burings. TIA Kylie :-)

My Thomas HALL and family arrived in 1855 and went to Penrice which now abuts Angaston. He left Newcastle upon Tyne, the very same town that the ANGAS family came from. Family tales suggest he worked for the ANGAS family and made furniture for them as he was a carpenter/joiner. If anyone is working on the ANGAS family history I would like to explore this further as I have some further UK lines of inquiry thanks Alan Hall Melbourne

Not so much a web site but Please do not overlook your local council and their web site Last year I was able to contribute to the Council historian who in turn gave me information Now an old building on Kensington Road Norwood has a history on file at the Council library on the Parade Alan Hall Melbourne

Thanks to Tracey, Mary Ann and Pam who helped with my query on Richard Williams, much appreciated. Donna W

Hi Alan. Hope the following is a good start. I have, amongst my papers here, a contravertial newspaper article about Angas and Flaxman. Am happy for you to have a copy. Perhaps you could come visit sometime soon. ANGAS Geo Fife par : Caleb and Sarah Jameson fmly LINDSAY born 1.5.1789 Newcastle on Tyne NBL ENG d: 15.5.1879 Angaston SA bd: Lindsay Villa Estate SA arr: 1851 ASCENDANT occ: Merchant, Politician, Pastoralist and others res: Lindsay Pk, ANgaston rel: Bapt m: 12.4.1812 LND ENG Rosetta net FRENCH par: John born c1796 d: 11.1.1867 Angaston SA ch: Rosetta French JOHNSON, HANNAY (1813-1898), Sarah Lindsay EviNs (1816-1898), Emma JOHNSON (1818-1885), Geo French (1822-1886), John Howard (1823-1904), Mary Ann (1826-1831), Wm Henry (1832-1879) Geo Fife Angas (1789-1879), merchant, banker, landowner and philanthropist, was born on May 1st 1789 at Newcastle upon Tyne, the fifth son and youngest of the seven children of Caleb Angas (1742-1831), coach maker, and his second wife Sarah Jameson. At 19 he went to Howe's coach factory in London for a year and won favourable references from his employers. At 20 he rejoined his father's business as overseer. In London on 12 April 1812 he married Rosetta French, by whom he had three sons and four daughters. He discovered a talent for banking and helped to found the Provincial National Bank in 1833, the Union Bank of Australia in 1836 and the South Australian Banking Co. in 1840. In 1832 he joined the committee of the South Australian Land Co. interested in founding a colony where, with no established church and no convicts, citizens might enjoy civil and religious liberty. The South Australian Act of 1834 (5 & 6 Wm IV, c. 95) provided for appointment of a Colonisation Commission, and Angas was persuaded by Gouger to be a member. With Torrens as chairman the commission's first duty was to sell £35,000 of colonial land before the Act came into operation. Unfortunately the price of land was fixed at £1. an acre. As this was much higher than in New South Wales, sales came to a standstill after early enthusiasm. Angas came to the rescue by offering to form a joint-stock company to take up the remaining land at 12/- an acre. With little alternative the commissioners had to agree. With Henry Kingscote and Thomas Smith, Angas bought 13,770 acres (two-thirds of the unsold land) and in January 1836 transferred them to the newly-formed South Australian Company Later Angas pressed into the regulations a provision for special surveys, for those large capitalist who were willing to buy 4000 acres. The largest group of devout families that Angas persuaded to emigrate to the new colony were the German Lutherans under Pastor Kavel. When the Colonization Commission and the company refused to help, he personally advanced some £8000 to the Germans for their migration. On arrival many of them became tenants on his land at Klemzig and later at Angaston. In 1843 his three daughters married, and his sons, George French and John Howard, left for the colony, the latter to be his father's personal agent. In 1848 Angas decided to go to South Australia. At Lindsay Park near Angaston he made a spacious home, improving the property and building a chapel, roads and bridges. Soon after arrival he had been made a justice of the peace and member of the Board of Education. In August 1851 he entered the Legislative Council unopposed as the member for Barossa. In 1857 Angas was elected to the first Legislative Council under responsible government. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Fife_Angas http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/24805510?searchTerm=angas%20flaxman%20bright&searchLimits=sortby=dateAsc Angas sent his chief clerk, Charles Flaxman to Prussia to meet with Kavel's group. Flaxman on returning, gave a favorable report to Angas, who then sought to have the South Australian Company meet the cost of the transport for the whole congregation from Hamburg to South Australia. This request was declined, and so Angas made a loan to this group of emigrants, by meeting the cost of securing vessels himself. In 1838, Angas chartered four ships on their behalf; Prince George, Bengalee, Zebra, and Catharina. This loan, along with another Angas had made to his chief clerk Charles Flaxman, who invested in land in South Australia, put him in a difficult financial situation the next year. Angas had borrowed heavily and sold his interests in the Union Bank and other companies. FLAXMAN Charles par: Thos Chas and Eliz nee SABBEN born 25.12.1806 Portsea HAM ENG d: 1869 arr: 1838 PRINCE GEORGE; dep VIC 1853 occ: Merchant res: Adelaide rel: C/E m: 23.3.1833 St Marylebone MDx ENG Jane nee BELL ch: Saml (1833-1848), John (1837-1901), Chas (1837-1858), Jane (1838-1839), Ellen Jane (1840-), Eliz (1843-), Maria (1844-), Emma (1846-), Mary Ann (1848-), Alice (1850-), Isabel Howard (1853-1854) The confidential clerk : a study of Charles Flaxman in South Australia and his relationship with George Fife Angas, by Sir Charles H. Bright Cheers from Di Cummings of Melbourne http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/BoundforSouthAustralia.htm

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we had a currawong singing tonight in darkness abt 10pm at Ocean Grove,Vic- seemed strange to me but maybe not to the locals Jan > To: aus-sagen@rootsweb.com > Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 07:15:29 -0500 > From: dicummings2003@email.com > Subject: [AUS-SAGEN] Favourite Websites Challenge NOW CLOSED. > > > Hi Ros and all. > > am thinking how much easier it would be if you [Ros] either sent it all as a "Special List Report", > or send it to me - I'll add it to that website I mentioned earlier in the week, so that everyone on the list can access the document. > > Either method would save you [Ros] a lot effort trying to remember who has asked, and who hasn't. > > > Now - whilst the "Favourite Websites Challenge" is NOW CLOSED, > I am sure we will all welcome any extras 'you have just' remembered - in fact - AT ANY TIME PLEASE. > > By the way - these last two nights I have two magpies chortling away at 11pm [Victorian time] > is this usual ?? > > > Cheers from Di Cummings of Melbourne > http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/BoundforSouthAustralia.htm > > Advertising on AUS-SAGEN is forbidden by Rootsweb Rules. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-SAGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message