FamilySearch Wiki – Organizing your files
This article details a simple system for organizing your family history files. There are links to alternative filing system descriptions and a five minute video titled ‘Organize Your Records’. New
Helping you trace your family history in Australia and elsewhere
Helping you trace your family history in Australia and elsewhere
Begin your family history
Family History Help – If you are new to family history start with one of the family history guides listed or contact your local family history society or library. It is important to understand one of the fundamental rules of genealogical research. Begin with yourself and work back generation by generation documenting the relationships as you go. Please remember that genealogical information found on the Internet and elsewhere should always be crosschecked with the original source documents or records wherever possible.
Internet Help – If you are new to computers and/or the Internet use one of the online tutorials listed in this category to help you learn how to use the Internet efficiently so that you can tackle family history research online.
FamilySearch Wiki – Creating Oral Histories
This guide has everything you need to know including information on equipment to use, a list of questions and links to other resources. New
Cyndi’s List
A comprehensive free categorized and cross-referenced list of links for genealogical research worldwide. Currently there are 295,000+ links in 205 categories.
Irish Genealogy Toolkit
Irish Genealogy Toolkit by Claire Santry is a free and independent guide to finding your Irish ancestors. There is up to date research advice plus a vast amount of information on genealogical resources in Ireland.This includes a two part guide…
Findmypast – World Records
The commercial site Findmypast has a vast collection of world records. These include:• UK BMD Records – A large online collection of UK parish records, 1.5+ million records• US Marriage Records – These span 360 years with 450+ million names•…
Ancestry.com – Worldwide
Ancestry.com is a subscription-based genealogy research website with 5 billion+ records online. Some records are free but most require a subscription to access transcripts and/or digitised images of the original records. A variety of subscription options are available, including Pay…
OnlineConversion.com – Julian Date Converter
Use this site to convert from calendar date and time to Julian date, and vice versa.
Archives Outside – Useful Tips for Reading Handwritten Documents.
Archives Outside – This site managed by State Records New South Wales has an excellent – Useful Tips for Reading Handwritten Documents. There is also a lot of other useful information and tips for preserving and managing documents.
National Archives of Australia – Research Guides
National Archives of Australia’s Research Guides – You can browse and purchase copies from the online shop or download them for free from this site. Guides available include: • Twenty seven research guides covering immigration (British, Chinese, Jewish, child), foreign…
Family Deeds
The Family Deeds Project provides a large amount of free online information by offering free transcriptions from old deeds and documents held in their collection. There are name index and counties of England index searchers available. It is also possible…