NSW transcription agents, Joy Murrin and Marilyn Rowan, have reduced the cost of full transcriptions of births, deaths & marriages, at present.
Transcriptions will cost $18 instead of the usual $20. Marilyn's special applies until midnight on 2 January 2023. It is unclear how long Joy's special lasts.
Click on the links to go to their respective websites.
LostCousins has advised that there is free access to its website from now until New Year's Eve.
In addition, LostCousins has its annual competition running from now until 31 January 2023.
For all the details, see the latest LostCousins newsletter.
The Guild of One Name Studies recently hosted a webinar on the 1939 National Register of England and Wales. The speaker was John Hanson.
The webinar is available for viewing by non-Guild members until 31 December 2022. Thereafter, it will only be available to Guild members.
To view the webinar, go here.
AncestryDNA is on sale again, until 29 November 2022. The price for the DNA test is $85 (plus shipping), 'the lowest price of the year'. Here are the details.
FindMyPast has another sale on for some of its subscriptions - 25% off this time.
Peter Calver's LostCousins latest newsletter has all the details. The sale is due to end on Sunday, 27 November 2022.
MyHeritage DNA is currently on sale at its 'lowest price ever' - 60% off. Details of the pricing, and to place an order, is here.
There is no indication of how long the sale will last - it is only available for a limited time.
Mackiev is offering an upgrade to Family Tree Maker 2019 from $39.95, a saving of 70%. Here is the offer.
This special will only be available for a couple of days, so if you are interested, you had better be quick!
FindMyPast has opened up all its records (except for the 1921 census) for free until 10 am, Monday, 14 November 2022 (London time).
Peter Calver's Lost Cousins newsletter has all the details, including the link to get started.
Lost Cousins has arranged for early access to FindMyPast's latest subscription discounts. For Australian subscribers, a 20% discount applies to 12 month Plus and Pro subscriptions.
All the details are in the latest Lost Cousins newsletter.
The 1921 Census of England and Wales is now available as part of a FindMyPast subscription.
A new subscription (Premium) has been created which will now include unlimited access to the 1921 Census.
The existing pay-per-view access to the 1921 Census for subscribers of other levels will continue as is.
Peter Calver's Lost Cousins newsletter provides all the details.
The next QSA talk, presented in partnership with the Harry Gentle Resource Centre, Griffith University, is to be:
The Artemisia: the first free immigrant ship of free settlers from England to Brisbane's Moreton Bay area in 1848, by Dr Dorothy (Dot) Wickham
When: Thursday, 20 October 2022, 12.00pm - 1.00pm (Qld time)
The talk can be viewed in person (at the Queensland State Archives, Runcorn) or online.
For further details and to register, go here.
Each year, the Parramatta Female Factory Friends celebrate and commemorate the life and times of the female convicts, with an It's A Riot Day. This year the It's A Riot Day will be held on Friday, 28 October, at the Parramatta Female Factory.
There are several events on the day - a flower laying ceremony, two tours of the Female Factory and a lecture. To book to attend an event, go here.
Do you have German ancestry? If so, you may wish to check out Geneanet's free access to its premium German records, up until 6 October. You do need to sign up to Geneanet first, however it is free.
All the details can be found here.
AncestryDNA is on sale again, until 20 November 2022. Prices start from $89 (excluding shipping). All the details can be found here.
FindMyPast has another 'flash' sale on subscriptions - 20% off this time. You will need to be quick, though, as it ends on Friday, 30 September 2022, at 7pm (our time).
Peter Calver's Lost Cousins latest newsletter has all the details.
In honour of the late Queen Elizabeth II, FindMyPast's newspaper archive is free to use until Tuesday, 20 September (10 am British Summer Time).
Go here to start searching.
In case you missed the mention of this event in the August 2022 Trails, Legacy Family Tree's Webtember is about to start. There are 31 live and pre-recorded webinars & are free to watch (after registration) during September.
The list of webinars can be found here.
Yesterday's Trails August 2022 included an item about an upcoming seminar (Life in Victorian Britain) to be hosted by the Genealogical Society of Queensland (GSQ) on 24 September 2022.
We have received word that one of the presenters has changed, due to unforeseen circumstances. Because of the change in presenters, the GSQ has extended the cut-off for purchase of tickets at early bird prices until 10 September 2022.
All details of the seminar, including the link to purchase tickets, can be found here.
FindMyPast is offering 50% discount on transcriptions and images of the 1921 census.
This discount will only apply until midnight (London time) on Monday, 29 August. This gives us, in Australia, a few more hours, until 10 am on Tuesday.
AncestryDNA is on sale again. There are 3 different products, details found here.
The sale will finish at 11.59 pm (AEST) on 4 September 2022.
In celebration of National Family History Month, FindMyPast Australia is offering a 20% discount on all of its subscriptions during August 2022. Go here for details.
As promised in our email newsletter, Trails, last week, we plan on showing at least one, maybe both, of the following videos at our meeting on 2 August at the South Tweed Sports Club, starting at 1.30pm. Hope to see you there.
How many generations back is 3% ethnicity in your DNA results
No surname searches may find MORE ancestors in genealogy research tips
MyHeritage DNA is on sale (50% off) until 17 July 2022. Here is MyHeritage's blog with the details.
In celebration of Family History Month 2022, the National Archives of Australia and the State Library of Queensland are presenting a free webinar focusing on German family history.
Familienforschung: Researching your German family history will explore the common challenges when researching German genealogy and will uncover valuable resources offered by each organisation to assist researchers to find their German ancestors. The webinar will highlight records relevant to Queensland.
The webinar is to be held on Tuesday, 2 August 2022, from 10 am to 11.30 am, via Zoom. Numbers are limited. Go here to book a place.
Carol Baxter's The Madness of Mc Surnames webinar can be viewed for free until 12 July 2022. If you have Scottish 'Mc's or 'Mac's in your family, Carol's webinar may help with your searches.
For those who like to tune in to the Legacy Family Tree webinars, the July 2022 schedule has been announced. All are available to view for free, however you do need to register. The schedule can be viewed here.
Ancestry.com apparently has a 50% discount on its 6 month subscriptions. It only applies until 7 pm Pacific time on Tuesday, 5 July 2022, which is 12 noon, Wednesday, 6 July, our time. Peter Calver's LostCousins newsletter provides all the details.
FindMyPast has a snap half price special on transcriptions & images of the 1921 census. It only applies until 12 noon (BST) today, which is 9 pm AEST today, our time.
I made a boo-boo in Trails (our email newsletter) regarding member, Mike's talk next Tuesday. He will actually be talking about his mother's family history tales, DNA and a surprise DNA. Sorry for the mis-information!
Hope to see all at the South Tweed Sports Club (4 Minjungbal Drive, Tweed Heads South) next Tuesday. Arrive by 1.15 pm for a 1.30 pm start.
AncestryDNA is again on sale, this time for $A99. The sale ends at 11.59 pm (AEST) on 5 July 2022.
FindMyPast has a 25% special on new Pro subscriptions until midnight, Sunday, 19 June 2022 (London time). Peter Calver's LostCousins newsletter has all the details & links.
The next Queensland State Archives talk is entitled Woollen Threads, which explores the heritage of Ipswich's woollen textile industry. To be held on Thursday, 16 June 2022, between 12 noon & 1 pm, 435 Compton Road, Runcorn, Queensland. To book a seat (or register for the livestream), go here.
The Society of Australian Genealogists (SAG) is holding an online event on Saturday, 18 June 2022. The title of the event is In Search of.....My English Ancestors.
All the details can be found here.
Due to illness, Mike Tate will not be speaking at our get-together on Tuesday, 7 June 2022 at the South Tweed Sports Club. We wish Mike and Laurel a speedy recovery and hope to see Mike at our get-together on 5 July 2022.
We will instead show a couple of videos:
Top tips for identifying DNA matches
Searching FamilySearch record images that haven't been transcribed/indexed
AncestryDNA is on sale again for $89, until 8 June 2022. You can find the details here
Chris Paton's Scottish Genes blog has posted the following:
FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk) is offering free access to its newspaper collections from May 30th until June 6th. You will need to register for a free account to use the collection.
Note that the search screen on FindmyPast's newspaper
collections is not great - you may have more luck searching first on
the British Newspaper Archive at www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk, and if you find something, then try to locate it on FindmyPast. (The sites hold largely the same records.)
To access the collection visit https://www.findmypast.co.uk/page/free-access.
Welcome to the blog of the Tweed Gold Coast Family History & Heritage Association Inc.
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