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Australian Daily Funeral and Death Notices

Tue, 19 Feb 2019 23:24:53 GMT

This free site by the West Australian newspaper has links to current notices plus a growing archive of links to Death Notices from the beginning of 2012. It covers links to obituaries and funeral notices in Australia arranged by state or Territory. New

Gawler Council South Australia - Cemeteries of Gawler

Tue, 19 Feb 2019 23:21:40 GMT

The cemeteries include Willaston Cemetery; Precious Souls Memorial (Willaston Cemetery Babies Memorial Garden); Pioneer Park; St George's Anglican Cemetery and Smithfield Memorial Park (managed by the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority). The Willaston Cemetery burials register can be downloaded as a PDF. New

Irish Archives Resource

Tue, 19 Feb 2019 23:11:45 GMT

Use this portal to link you to archival collections throughout the island of Ireland. Archives are the documents and records that relate to people, places, organisations, and events. You can use this portal to locate archives relating to your area of interest or research topic. New

History House

Tue, 19 Feb 2019 23:08:50 GMT

A site primarily about the county of Essex but there are many other interesting things on History House including tips, advice, and resources to help you research your ancestors; and interesting and unusual stories from British history. There are 5,260 pages on the site - and more to come. Use the alphabetical list of Essex towns and villages to access detailed information on that place. New

New Zealand Gazetteer

Tue, 19 Feb 2019 23:05:33 GMT

This site by Land Information New Zealand offers searches for place names in New Zealand, its continental shelf and Antarctica. New

Porta Fontium - Bavarian-Czech Net of the Historical Digitised Sources

Tue, 19 Feb 2019 22:58:43 GMT

This ongoing project has created a two language, Czech and German, database which brings together very detailed information about Bomemica and Bavarica in the Czech Republic and Bavaria. This Porta Fontium website guide on Czech Genealogy for Beginners is an illustrated guide in English designed for those who do not speak Czech or German. The Porta Fontium site has four main sources - Matriky (registries), Kroniky (chronicles), Listiny (deeds) and Fotografie (photos). This is a step by step illustrated guide on how to use these records. For further information also see https://www.slideshare.net/icaruseu/augustin-and-halla-porta-fontium which is a slide-share presentation in English that details the formation of the archive, what it holds and examples of the original records that can be accessed. New

Czech Genealogy for Beginners

Tue, 19 Feb 2019 22:53:39 GMT

A blog for those who are interested in Czech genealogy, who have ancestors in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. There is an excellent how to begin guide plus a vast array of information and help. New

Logan River & District Family History Society

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 01:32:04 GMT

The Society was formed in 2001 and is located in Logan City, between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, Queensland. The Society aims to bring together those people who are interested in the study of genealogy, family history and local history and to encourage and to assist members in their research. We also aim to preserve historical records, to maintain a reference and research library and to collect and preserve material relating to the families of the Logan area. New

City of London Cemetery and Crematorium - Burial Registers June 1856-Oct 1955

Tue, 02 Oct 2018 02:00:53 GMT

There are 440,000 records 1856-1955 available online as a free pilot scheme. These records are not indexed but you can browse through the registers which are arranged by date of burial. If you select Refine Search you can search by burial number if known or by a selected start and finish date range. New

Flickr - The Commons

Tue, 02 Oct 2018 01:39:03 GMT

The key goal of The Commons is to share hidden treasures from the world's public photography archives. Use the list of Participating Institutions worldwide to choose archives relevant to your area of interest. New

National Library of Ireland - Photos on Flickr

Tue, 02 Oct 2018 01:33:58 GMT

There are 2,351 images on Flickr.
TIP: This photostream can be searched using the magnifying glass icon located under the menu bar on the right side. New

The Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office - Photos on Flickr

Tue, 02 Oct 2018 01:31:47 GMT

The Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office is part of Libraries Tasmania and brings together the collections and resources of the Archives Office of Tasmania, the Tasmanian State Library’s Heritage Collections and the Launceston Local Studies Collection. There are 893 images on Flickr.
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Archives New Zealand - Photos on Flickr

Tue, 02 Oct 2018 01:08:02 GMT

Archives New Zealand has 3,949+ images on Flickr
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Queensland State Archives - Photos on Flickr

Tue, 02 Oct 2018 01:04:50 GMT

Queensland State Archives has 5,203 images on Flickr.
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State Library of Queensland- Photos on Flickr

Tue, 02 Oct 2018 01:01:12 GMT

State Library of Queensland has 4,501 images on Flickr.
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State Library of New South Wales - Photos on Flickr

Tue, 02 Oct 2018 00:58:09 GMT

State Library of New South Wales has 3,704 images available to search on Flickr.
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Library and Archives Canada - Photos on Flickr

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 23:23:03 GMT

Library and Archives Canada collects and preserves Canada's documentary heritage. There are 7,514+ images on Flickr
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The Prosecution Project - Criminal Trials in Australia 1850-1960

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 05:36:35 GMT

The Prosecution Project by the Australian Research Council and Griffith University is investigating the history of the criminal trial in Australia. The registers of Supreme Court cases from most jurisdictions are being digitised and the extended using other archival sources and Trove digitised newspapers. Searches are available 1850-1922. The search return includes the name of accused, date of trial, the first offence listed, the verdict, location of trial and links to Trove digitised newspapers. New

Every One Remembered - British Empire service personnel who died in the First World War

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 05:33:13 GMT

The Royal British Legion, UK’s national custodian of Remembrance, is working with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to keep alive the memory of those who died in the First World War. By Armistice Day on 11 November 2018, the objective is to ensure every fallen hero from across the Commonwealth is remembered individually by those living today. A total of 1,117,077 service personnel from the British Empire died in the war 1914-1918.

The Every One Remembered database allows people to commemorate relatives or someone they knew, or find a person for whom no-one has yet left a tribute such as a poppy or a few well-chosen words. The people being remembered came from the United Kingdom and the British Empire which included Africa, Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa and the West Indies. To date 944,412 have been remembered with 115,762 left to remember .New

Family Search - Australia, Victoria, Inquest Deposition Files, 1840-1925

Mon, 10 Sep 2018 06:58:09 GMT

Inquest Deposition Files created by the Coroners Court of Victoria. The original records are held by the Public Record Office of Victoria. FamilySearch has an index and the original records online (free). New