Hi Folks Time to join in. Although there are lots of favourites, I'm going to try and give something different, in terms of images. Having collected lots of facts on my main families, I realized we had a lot of unscanned images. This started me focusing on collecting images of the family, and also donating images to my country towns Historical Society, the State Library of Victoria, and the Australian War Memorial. It must have been good kharma, as images started to come back, including one of my GG grandfather not long after he and his family emigrated to Australian, taken in 1860. We didn't know what he looked like. Then another GG grandmother from Germany, and so on. So, please think about donating copies of images that you may have of the young men from the Boer War, WW1, WW11 or any of the engagements in their uniforms, during active service. The War Graves Photographic Project, working as a joint venture with the Commonwealth War graves Commission, is supported by volunteers around the world with the aim of photographing every war grave, individual memorial etc of serving military personnel from WW1 to the present day: http://twgpp.org/ The Australian War Memorial holds images of men and women who have served. Look under the tab 'Collection', and type in the surname. http://www.awm.gov.au/search/collections/ Here is a link to my great uncle, to show the page layout. If you double click on the image it blows up to size and gives a clearer image. http://www.awm.gov.au/search/collections/?q=bursill <http://www.awm.gov.au/search/collections/?q=bursill&conflict=all> &conflict=all The digitized Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files on the Australian War Memorial, are under the individual person's record. Fascinating and sometimes harrowing looking at images of the actual documents. Here is the National Archives of Australia Photo Search page: Main search page introduction http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/photosearch/index.aspx Photo image search page http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/PhotoSearchSearch.asp By searching for my father's WW2 records on the National Archives, on the Name Search tab, below, when I downloaded his records, I found the earliest photos of him as a young man, newly enlisted. http://naa12.naa.gov.au/NameSearch/Interface/NameSearchForm.aspx This is the State Library of Victoria Picture Collection search page: http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?mode=Basi c <http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?mode=Bas ic&vid=MAIN&tab=pictures> &vid=MAIN&tab=pictures It really won't be long before all of the State Libraries in Australia come up to speed with digitization, and make their collections available online. You can bet if they aren't yet, the bureaucrats will be working on it behind the scenes. I've also found invaluable links and information on graves which have been photographed, through the links on Australian Cemeteries site below: http://www.australiancemeteries.com/ And when in doubt, take a chance and Google search. It's amazing what can come up. Regards, and happy hunting to all, Rowena in Melbourne

hi all everyone has alreay mention the sites i love and use but here are some that i dont think have been mentioned and i use Broken hill cemetery http://www.brokenhill.net.au/ http://www.ozgenonline.com/~forever_remembered/ http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/explore/defence/service-records/army-wwi.aspx http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8080/search http://www.burrahistory.info/BurraMaps.htm http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/home.htm http://www.gravesecrets.net/index.html excited source for headstone photos http://www.webgenaustralia.com/obituaries.html http://mappingouranzacs.naa.gov.au/search.aspx sam

Hi I think most of my favourite sites are covered but here is a couple of others I don't use them alot, but I do find them helpful. Sorry I got a little carried away going through my favourites list - I hope they help someone Tracey Australian sites https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/IndexSearch/mainMenuSubmit.m?main_menu=IndexSearc h http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx http://www.australiancemeteries.com/ (I can't believe no one has mentioned this one - or I may have missed it!) Great site. http://www.familyhistorysa.info/sitemap.html http://austcemindex.com/cemeteries.php http://www.obits.com.au/ http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/research/condon/teachers/ http://www.landservices.sa.gov.au/1Public/Historical_Searching/SearchingFami lyHistory.asp http://www.webgenaustralia.com/index.html http://sabdmsonline.weebly.com/ http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/con-wa.html http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/ http://www.ryersonindex.org/ http://adelaidephotos.com.au/northadelaidepanorama001a.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~deadsearch/cemetery_index. htm War sites http://www.cwgc.org/ http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8080/index.html http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Boer/ http://www.medicalpioneers.com/ New Zealand sites http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/ http://www.coraweb.com.au/nzsites.htm#bdm English sites http://www.londonlives.org/index.jsp http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/ http://www.scan.org.uk/researchrtools/emigration.htm http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ English site for Birth's Deaths and marriages and I cross reference these with other sites like ancestry.com.au http://freecen.rootsweb.com/ don't use this as much, but can still help on occasions http://www.findmypast.co.uk/passengerListPersonSearchStart.action http://www.genuki.org.uk/ Ireland http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=nameSearch http://www.censusfinder.com/ireland.htm http://www.historyfromheadstones.com/index.php?graveyards http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/ http://www.nationalarchives.ie/topics/transportation/search01.html to help with aboriginal research http://mc2.vicnet.net.au/home/pmackett/web/index.html

Besides the ones like Trove that others have mentioned, one I have gotten a lot of information from is the Cornwall Online Parish Clerks Search facility at http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/ . I wish all English counties had as much information online! Another is the National Archives of Australia site. Cheers, Nikki

Hi Bob and All, Me too!, Bob. Also the world connect project website , googling the latter will take you to the website. One may find a another researcher who is working on the same tree as you are. Busy with visitors here dying to get back to my family tree research when things calm down though. Judy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob May" <tpibob44@bigpond.com> To: "Ros Dunstall" <daisygirl.1212@gmail.com>; <kira0030@gmail.com> Cc: <AUS-SAGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 2:18 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-SAGEN] 'My Favourite websites' CHALLENGE > three I use a lot are NSW, QLD and WA BDM > bob > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ros Dunstall" <daisygirl.1212@gmail.com> > To: <kira0030@gmail.com> > Cc: <AUS-SAGEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 7:38 AM > Subject: Re: [AUS-SAGEN] 'My Favourite websites' CHALLENGE > > >> Hi 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >> message > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. > SPAMfighter has removed 5917 of my spam emails to date. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > The Professional version does not have this message > > > 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 >

Thanks Di for your suggestions re the Wellington Ferry. We suspected that there were records, now to find just where they are! My sister & I are planning a trip to further our research and are doing some homework before we go. Will contact the SA Archives and go from there. Thanks again. with my appreciation Chris. On 7 January 2011 13:04, <dicummings2003@email.com> wrote: > > > Greetings all. This challenge is proving most interesting. > We have had six of out 400 reply. > > Here is another reply: > Kylie W. wrote:As Di's already said, Google, Trove and Familysearch are > invaluable. > Other sites I use are: www.ancestry.com.au, blogs - Geniaus > http://geniaus.blogspot.com/ and Geneabloggers - www.geneabloggers.com, > I've just started using Lost Cousins www.lostcousins.com, Wikipedia, > Google Maps, Facebook, Genuki, Find My Past, Scotlands People. > > > So - 393 still to reply. and you will, of course, wont you. > Ian from NZ, Siggy from QLD, Peter and Alan from Melbourne - and all the > rest. > > > > regarding the request about the Wellington Ferry. > There were records kept about the number of vehicles who used this > facility, but I dont know where they might be. > Perhaps at SA Archives. Maybe Andrew Peake might tell us. > There is also a nice lady in Melbourne whose family was involved with the > Wellington Ferry. > Naturally I cannot remember her name [must be having a senior mment]. > All I can remember is she is part of the Cornish brigade. > > 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 >

three I use a lot are NSW, QLD and WA BDM bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ros Dunstall" <daisygirl.1212@gmail.com> To: <kira0030@gmail.com> Cc: <AUS-SAGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 7:38 AM Subject: Re: [AUS-SAGEN] 'My Favourite websites' CHALLENGE > Hi 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 5917 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

OK then, here are mine: www.ancestry.com I've got my tree up called Merilyn Marsh Stirnet is good but it costs to join. Scotland's People is invaluable for Scottish ancestors. It has pay per view but it's cheap. Google Books is wonderful for finding information about medieval ancestors. Foundations for Medieval Genealogy - ditto Genealogy.com for particular surnames. Rootsweb for interesting trees. Also mailing lists for particular surnames and places. I've subscribed to about 20 to ask questions of other listmembers with quite a bit of success - including the AUS-SAGEN list, whose participants have been very generous. Irish Family History Foundation, obviously for Irish ancestors. Geneanet. Tribal Pages. ItalianGenealogy.com Best wishes and Happy New Year to all. Merilyn Pedrick Aldgate, SA -------Original Message------- From: dicummings2003@email.com Date: 7/01/2011 12:35:40 PM To: AUS-SAGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-SAGEN] SA Challenge Greetings all. This challenge is proving most interesting. We have had six of out 400 reply.

May as well get in on the act, here are a few of mine. Cheers Wendy W.Aust a great U.K. with a few Aust lists http://www.rootschat.com Family History S.A. http://www.familyhistorysa.info/ S.A. Cemetery Directory http://www.familyhistorysa.info/births-marriages-deaths/cemeteries/ Dead Search S.A. http://www.familyhistorysa.info/births-marriages-deaths/cemeteries/ Sername Naviagator [ multi loads pages..takes a few moments to load up ] http://www.surnamenavigator.org/ WW2 Rolls http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp#searchtabs BMD's West Aust http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au U.K.BMD http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/ Yorkshire U.K. http://www.yorkshirebmd.org.uk/

Thanks Ros, Thank you for letting us all know, great news.! That news will keep me quiet for awhile? Great to know a lot of my ancestors went to N.S.W mainly Broken Hill. . STAKER, Cain, Quinlivan etc. Kind regards, Judy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ros Dunstall" <daisygirl.1212@gmail.com> To: "SA List" <AUS-SAGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 8:02 PM Subject: [AUS-SAGEN] NSW Online records - upgrade > From Hawkesbury Family History Group............good > news.................. > > Just a reminder that as the New Year has arrived the NSW BDMs have > been updated. > Births are now indexed up to 1910; > Marriages to 1960 and > Deaths to 1980. > NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages > www.bdm.nsw.gov.au > ‎* Select search type (Birth or Death) You will have the option to > purchase a certificate for $29.00 (otherwise the standard fee is > $38.00) > . > > 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

Hello there, My favourites are Trove, Familysearch, NSW BDMs, Papers Past and for people with family in the north of England, Durham Records Online are fantastic. Cheers Gwyneth Sydney Searching: Richardson, Bird, Hall in SA

Hi Ros and List The main things I get from blogs are links to new places to search for ancestors and the wonderful stories of our ancestor's lives which I just love. http://geniaus.blogspot.com Geniaus writes about her own research and using web 2.0 for genealogy. It's a high quality Australian genealogy blog. I've found ideas on where to search, what genealogy events are happening and reviews of events. Her website reviews are concise, informative and technical (not based on likes or dislikes but technical and content merit) www.geneabloggers.com Geneabloggers is a group of genealogy bloggers who write about their own research and all things genealogy! They seem to be mostly American blogs but I've found this useful in that everyone has a different perspective of genealogy and different goals so I'm learning different tips and tricks all the time and always trying to improve my own genealogy blog, http://kyliewillison.blogspot.com Kylie :-) Ros Dunstall wrote: > Hi Kylie, > I had a quick look at Geniaus and Geneabloggers. Would you give us a > short overview of the benefits of > these two links please > Ros > > > > On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 9:32 AM, <kira0030@gmail.com> wrote: > >> As Di's already said, Google, Trove and Familysearch are invaluable. Other >> sites I use are: >> www.ancestry.com.au, blogs - Geniaus >> http://geniaus.blogspot.com/<https://webmail.internode.on.net/parse.php?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fgeniaus.blogspot.com%2F>and >> Geneabloggers - >> www.geneabloggers.com, I've just started using Lost Cousins >> www.lostcousins.com, Wikipedia, Google Maps, Facebook, Genuki, Find My Past, >> Scotlands People. >> >> Kylie :-) >> 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 >> >> > 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 Kylie, I had a quick look at Geniaus and Geneabloggers. Would you give us a short overview of the benefits of these two links please Ros On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 9:32 AM, <kira0030@gmail.com> wrote: > As Di's already said, Google, Trove and Familysearch are invaluable. Other > sites I use are: > www.ancestry.com.au, blogs - Geniaus > http://geniaus.blogspot.com/<https://webmail.internode.on.net/parse.php?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fgeniaus.blogspot.com%2F>and > Geneabloggers - > www.geneabloggers.com, I've just started using Lost Cousins > www.lostcousins.com, Wikipedia, Google Maps, Facebook, Genuki, Find My Past, > Scotlands People. > > Kylie :-) > 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 >

Gee 20 Listers have responded so far. That means about 380 still to reply. I am happy to excuse Mike Sangster - dear man. He is having a hard time at present, and, it is likely there are others who cannot respond, for various reasons, and that's ok. Ros and I are delighted. We would really love to see replies from another 200. Steph and Jill and Andrew - where are you. some stories too please Cheers from Di Cummings of Melbourne http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/BoundforSouthAustralia.htm

I particularly asked that all replies to this challenge be placed on our list, so that we can all make wonderful discoveries. Thanks to those who have also emailed me. My Mail box is getting rather full. so - maybe list only. Thanks. Chris Cook wrote: .Thanks Di for your suggestions re the Wellington Ferry. We suspected that there were records, now to find just where they are! My sister & I are planning a trip to further our research and are doing some homework before we go. Will contact the SA Archives and go from there. CHRIS - could you please let us know you go with this. Have you looked at that webpage I've created, http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dicummings/WellingtonFerry.htm especially for you and those interested in the Wellington Ferry. Cheers from Di Cummings of Melbourne http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/BoundforSouthAustralia.htm

Greetings all. Thanks so much for your interest. We now have 12 replies from about 400 possibles. Glad to here from you Bob. Perhaps some of the more difficult ones could be added. Anyone had any success with german, or italian or spanish, and america links ??? About eight years ago, I discovered what seemed to be a good link - a chap researching families on the Island of Pico, Azores. He suggests that if we send him proof of our families coming from there, and he would verify the information, and get back to us. am still waiting. Cheers from Di Cummings of Melbourne http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/BoundforSouthAustralia.htm

Greetings. I have just prepared a General History for the THE WELLINGTON FERRY I've just visited http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/titles?state=South%20Australia searching for WELLINGTON FERRY I saw that there were 1,086 results for THE WELLINGTON FERRY so I've created the following, using about 29 entries, up until Saturday 31 January 1852. VISIT - http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~dicummings/WellingtonFerry.htm I also remembered the name of the lovely lady who has been researching this topic - Corrine Thompson I am pretty sure she is also a member of our list, Hope this inspires you to look for more Cheers from Di Cummings of Melbourne http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/BoundforSouthAustralia.htm

----- Original Message ----- From: "Ros Dunstall" <daisygirl.1212@gmail.com> To: "SA List" <AUS-SAGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 8:32 PM Subject: [AUS-SAGEN] NSW Online records - upgrade > From Hawkesbury Family History Group............good > news.................. > > Just a reminder that as the New Year has arrived the NSW BDMs have > been updated. > Births are now indexed up to 1910; > Marriages to 1960 and > Deaths to 1980. > NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages > www.bdm.nsw.gov.au > ‎* Select search type (Birth or Death) You will have the option to > purchase a certificate for $29.00 (otherwise the standard fee is > $38.00) Hi Ros. A reminder if I may that in NSW we have 3 transcription agents who can access all of the on line BDM records . Cost of a transcript is around $18 http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/links/links.htm And back in 1994 the Federation CD bdms to 1918 was published ........ Outcome being on line births are to 1910 , on CD 1918. Hope this helps Bye MargM Beautiful Central Coast of NSW

Hi Margaret, Thanks for that information - I didnt realise we could access births past the listed ones on the website....... so thats another 8 yrs of records available....good. Now to do some more checking Cheers Ros On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Marg M <genknut@exemail.com.au> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ros Dunstall" <daisygirl.1212@gmail.com> > To: "SA List" <AUS-SAGEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 8:32 PM > Subject: [AUS-SAGEN] NSW Online records - upgrade > > >> From Hawkesbury Family History Group............good >> news.................. >> >> Just a reminder that as the New Year has arrived the NSW BDMs have >> been updated. >> Births are now indexed up to 1910; >> Marriages to 1960 and >> Deaths to 1980. >> NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages >> www.bdm.nsw.gov.au >> ‎* Select search type (Birth or Death) You will have the option to >> purchase a certificate for $29.00 (otherwise the standard fee is >> $38.00) > > Hi Ros. > A reminder if I may that in NSW we have 3 transcription agents who can > access all of the on line  BDM records . Cost of a transcript is around $18 > http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/links/links.htm > > And back in 1994 the Federation CD bdms to 1918 was published ........ > Outcome being on line births are to 1910 , on CD 1918. > > > Hope this helps > > Bye >                MargM > Beautiful Central Coast of NSW > > >

Hi again. Just as I was logging off, I spotted the following: CHITILA, Romania (AP — Everyone curses the tax man, but Romanian witches angry about having to pay up for the first time hurled poisonous mandrake into the Danube River on Thursday to cast spells on the president and government. Romania's newest taxpayers also included fortune tellers — but they probably should have seen it coming. Cheers from Di Cummings of Melbourne http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/BoundforSouthAustralia.htm