*Please note- This site search does not include the Vic. & Tas. BMD's, Lots o' Links & Worth a Look Books
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If we help each other along,
and share all our hints here in throng;
Then one tiny thing
just maybe will bring
the clue needed not to go wrong
and share all our hints here in throng;
Then one tiny thing
just maybe will bring
the clue needed not to go wrong
FamilySearch Learning Center
https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/home.html |
Lost Cousin's newsletter
For any newsletter, just Google Lost Cousin's newsletter and take your pick. http://www.lostcousins.com/newsletters/mar14news.htm http://lostcousins.com/newsletters2/latenov15news.htm |
THE POUND SIGN £
In Word, or almost any other Windows program, press and hold the Alt key while you type 0163 on the numeric keypad at the right of the keyboard (not the numbers above the letters) and when you release the Alt key you will have a £ sign inserted wherever the cursor is at. From drdisk.com Another way
Just search for Charmap app (character map) in Windows. When you've found it, right click on it and create a shortcut on the desktop. Click on the shortcut and the Arial font if you scroll down, will have a pounds sign. Select & then paste into your document. |
Half, Quarter, Eighth, 3 quarters
Using the digits on the numeric keypad, which are the numbers to the right To enter ½, type Alt-0189 To enter ¼, type Alt-0188 To enter ¾, type Alt-0190 If you have a look, you'll see small numbers in a different colour on some of your letters, usually U,I,O,P,J,K,L,M. This is how you get them to work- Hold the 'Fn' key, then hold the 'Alt' key & type 0189, it should work!
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Boolean search
There are three Boolean search terms: AND, NOT and OR. In a search query, Boolean logic helps the search engine to look for more suitable results. A Boolean search matches the logical relationship between multiple search terms. Using the Boolean search terms can either broaden or narrow your search results. AND narrows Robert Owen AND Textiles NOT excludes Robert Owen NOT Textiles OR expands Robert Owen OR Textiles http://www.dearlibrarian.com/2009/03/can-you-explain- the-boolean-search-terms-for |
Punctuation & symbols that Google Search recognizes
https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/2466433?hl=en Search Operators Chart http://www.austlii.edu.au/austlii/help/boolean.html |
The tilde (~) pronounced TILL-duh, finds similar words.
http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/how-to-use-google-pro-tips-tricks/ Some languages, the tilde is used as a diacritical mark ( ˜ ) placed over a letter to indicate a change in pronunciation or pitch.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilde |
Search Operators
You can use search operators and other punctuation to get more specific search results. https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/2466433?hl=en Search Operators Chart http://www.austlii.edu.au/austlii/help/boolean.html How to Use Google Like a Pro – Smart Tips and Tricks
http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/how-to-use-google-pro-tips-tricks/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilde https://www.english.cam.ac.uk/ceres/ehoc/conventions.html |
Bad CD DVD Reader
For some reason, sometimes the computer just can't read our old discs? even though they don't have scratches on them?. Download & install this program and you'll be surprised! http://bad-cd-dvd-reader.software.informer.com/1.0/ |
Headstones & Their Meanings
*An angel holding up two fingers- denotes a member of the clergy buried beneath. *Book- Faith. *Chair- Known as a vacant chair left by the deceased, usually a young woman. *Column- A broken column is often used for the death of a male head of family. *Dove- Holy Spirit / Peace. *Hands- We shall meet again. *Hourglass-Passage of time, time running out. *Lamb- Usually found on the grave of a child, the Lamb of God. *Phoenix- Resurrection. *Skull- Mortality (popular during the 1700's and early 1800's.) *Snake-With its tail in its mouth is called an Ouroboros and symbolises eternity. *Torch- An upturned torch represents a life extinguished. |
Index of One Place Studies -
Guess it would be a hit or miss search, but who knows?. http://www.one-place-studies.org/list-contents.html |
London parish records for the Westminster area
Findmypast.co.uk has released a large number of London parish records for the Westminster area? At the Family History Centre, go to findmypast.co.uk & choose 'life events' from the 'search records' drop down menu. Select 'parish baptisms' & enter the details of the individual person for whom you are searching, choosing 'Middlesex' in the area option. Enter the name of the individual & press 'Search'. When you find the one that you want click on 'view' under image in the final column to see a scan of the actual baptism register. This can be downloaded to your memory stick and taken home. If you have a subscription or want to pay per view, you can do it at home on this link. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/parish-records/baptisms?tab=1 |
Searching in TROVE with Terrible names
Using 'TROVE' with some terrible names for searching (Gates, Little, Post etc.), can sometimes make it hard to find things. Leave the Surname in and enter the street name, number & Suburb (if it's on death certs etc) & choose the local paper in that area, then you may get better results. Privacy didn't mean a thing back then. |
52 Weeks to Better Genealogy the Series
http://www.gouldgenealogy.com/2011/01/52-weeks- to-better-genealogy-the-series |
Image Searching
While searching by image, click on the image that you want & it will come up like this |
TROVE ARTICLES
Some of the Trove articles are hard to read & so the computerized text converter scrambles the letters, then the search engine can't identify the names. The name may not be picked up by the search, but the heading may be readable by the computer, then you'll be able to see the faded names yourself, where the computer can't. The following words may be helpful, with or without your Ancestor's name, especially if you know they were involved with some organisation. Use your imagination! *Annual meeting (of Lodge, club etc.) *Exam results, *List of Insolvencies, *Class of Honours, *List of Children, *Jury list, *Those who attended, *License granted, *Land grant, *Names of the following Some examples- LIST OF INSOLVENCIES http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/148789493?searchTerm=following%20 The annual meeting for granting publicans’ licenses 1856 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/4836211 NORTH STATE SCHOOL http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/70008684?searchTerm=the%20following THE POLICE SERVICE Exam Results http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/139697035?searchTerm=exam%20results&se JURY LIST http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/8811418?searchTerm=following%20list%20of Or just simply- The following is a list of http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/result?l-state=Victoria&l-decade=188&q |
Babies Baptized One Name and Known By Another
How many Babies were Baptized or Registered as one name and from thereafter, known by another? Never disregard this, as it happens quite a bit. Gruber, who composed the music for the Christmas carol- 'Silent Night', was born on November 25, 1787 in the village of Hochburg, Upper Austria, the son of linen weavers, Josef and Maria Gruber. His given name was recorded in the baptismal record as "Conrad Xavier," but this was later changed to "Franz Xaver". My own Grandfather's birth was registered under an entirely different name than what he went by throughout his life and that was on his Marriage & Death certificates. At least Gruber retained his middle name, my Grandfather had both first & middle names changed (not legally of course, no need back then). So, if you're having trouble finding someone, you may consider this scenario, but be sure, be sure! |
DIGGER- Marine births, deaths & marriages Victoria
When searching the Marine index, if you see a green square next to your searched name, Click on it & you'll be able to view the scanned original. |
Appreticeships & Indentures
An indenture was a document copied 2 or 3 times on the same sheet of paper. The copies were cut apart with a curvy or jagged line to prevent forgery & assure that all parties could prove the exact wording of an agreement, as the pages would fit together like jig saw puzzle. 'Indent' means- To form deep recesses or notches in a line or surface, so maybe? that's why they're called an Indenture? just a thought! http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pastgc/newsletters/aug05.pdf http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/DRAKE/2005-08/1123176195 |
Another reason why you may not be able to find a death?
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Basics on BDMs - Australia & NZ
Civil registration in Australia and New Zealand did not commence until some time after Great Britain. However, before that time many baptisms, christenings, marriages and burials were recorded in Church registers. Many of these registers have been incorporated into the indexes now available, but the coverage is not complete........ http://www.sag.org.au/helping-you/research-guides.html?task=view&id=78 Dates according to Society of Australian Genealogists Tasmania began registrations in 1838 South Australia 1842 Western Australia 1841 Victoria in 1853 Queensland and New South Wales in 1856 Northern Territory 1870 Australian Capital Territory 1930 N.Z. Births & Deaths 1848, Marriages 1854 |
Note 1. Civil registration commenced in Queensland when it was still part of the Colony of New South Wales. The relevant records were transferred to the control of the new Colony of Queensland at its formation in 1859.
Note 2. Civil registration began in the Northern Territory when it was administered from Adelaide. Responsibility was taken over by the Commonwealth from South Australia in 1911. The function was transferred to the Northern Territory Government in 1978 when internal self-government was granted. Note 3. Civil registration began in the A.C.T. from the creation of the Territory. At first, the function was carried out by N.S.W. until 1930 when the Commonwealth took over. In 1988, the function was transferred to the Government of the A.C.T. when internal self-government was granted. https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Australia_Civil_Registration |
Civil Registration England & Wales
The Births and Deaths Registration Act of 1836 paved the way for the appointment of a Registrar General for England and Wales and to set up the General Register Office (GRO). The Registrar General couldn't travel around the country personally hunting down births and deaths, so a structure of civil registration districts was established. Broadly, these registration districts were based on poor law unions........... http://www.1837.com/civil-registration/ Civil registration of births, deaths and marriages was introduced in England in 1837 but was not made compulsory until 1875. At first, civil registration required the clergy to make copies of marriage, baptism, and burial records. Later, about 1856, the
responsibility for civil registration was placed in the hands of government, independent of churches. People were then required to report all births, marriages & deaths to a civil registrar. |
Civil Registration Ireland & Scotland
Compulsory civil registration of non-Roman Catholic marriages began on April 1st, 1845. The registration of births, deaths and all marriages commenced on January 1st, 1864 but the records are patchy as many were destroyed in 1922 during the civil war. Civil registration came into force in Scotland on 1 January 1855 Civil Registration around the world (project) https://www.geni.com/projects/Civil-Registry-and-Church-Records-around-the-World |
Mandatory Registration of BMD's United States (as late as 1915)
(very confusing!) From- National Identification Systems: Essays in Oppositionedited
by Carl Watner, Wendy McElroy Read more.......... https://books.google.com.au/books?id=ArTIEHDqvP8C&pg=PA75&lpg=PA75&dq |
The Death of Microfilm
Many of the manufacturers of microfilm and microfiche equipment have already disappeared or else have switched their production lines to other products.Twenty years ago, Bell and Howell manufactured thousands of microfilm cameras each year. Ten years ago, production had dropped to hundreds per year. Since then, the company has ceased manufacturing microfilm cameras and dropped them from the product catalogue............ http://blog.eogn.com/2014/05/29/the-death-of-microfilm/ |
TROVE TIP- New page trouble
After finding the article that you'd like to read, (quite often it will only be a small section of the large page) the TROVE search engine will highlight your searched words in Yellow, in the Text section on the left hand side. To find the couple of lines that interest you on the actual page, can be quite challenging sometimes. You have to click and drag (highlight) over the words (they'll come up green) & then it moves to the right spot. If your result shows up with multiple pages, you're in trouble! Once you click on the next page, it won't move at all, also, your yellow word results have gone as well. (I'm hoping they'll fix that soon) What you have to do is, before you click on the second page, see how far down your result is and take notice of the articles before & then manually find it on the page, uggg! |
More Trove Trouble!
Another thing that Trove has changed (why?) is how you download the image. If your computer is anything like mine? it will take forever to prepare the zoom level, instead of how it used to be, where you just click jpg and it's there! Rather than waiting and then having to find your little section on the whole displayed page, I find it easier and quicker now, just to do a screen shot (hit PRTSC, printscreen) then paste it into Word or another program like that. Windows 7 and higher, has snipping tool, then save as a jpeg. |
Trove- Saving Images
When you save your jpeg image of the newspaper article, instead of writing the whole title and date in yourself, or saving it with the random number that comes up, then you forget which paper it's from, just copy the title and date at the top, before you right click to save image, then right click over the number while it's still blue and paste. When you press save, it will say that it's invalid & you can't save it as that, but all it is, is the colon. If you take that out, it will save just fine. |
The State Library (Victoria)
Is digitising an enormous archive of negatives from the 1970's http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-18/state-library-makes-public-70000-historical-photos |
Family Interview Questions from Ancestry.com (PDF Download)
Here is a list of questions that can serve as prompts for your personal history, or as the basis for an interview of a family member. http://c.mfcreative.com/media/dam/acom/PDF/AMU/20161103FamilyInterviewQuestions.pd |
REMEMBER-
Anything assumed, is most likely wrong
Nothing at all, should be left unchecked!
AND
Everything you need is NOT online
Anything assumed, is most likely wrong
Nothing at all, should be left unchecked!
AND
Everything you need is NOT online