Today's class may change focus to working intensively together on family trees as we have had two apologies, and mentor Judy Barry is also an apology.
Pains and Gains, Tips and Tricks, 'Show and Tell'
Report backs on progress since our last meeting.
Review of using State Library Resources to locate articles in British Newspapers
Hint -
Practice Examples: From the group ...
Review of the Duck Duck Go search engine to discover links to useful discussion groups, indexes and other resources for Helen using the search terms “Donald Cormack” elizabeth wick -
Review/More on PROV - Public Records Office, Victoria website and Online registration procedures selected from the explanatory videos on line - https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/where-start
Review/More on avoiding duplication of ancestors in ancestry.com. Barry O'Connor's suggestions on a way to do this "Finding the Alphabetical List of Names on Your Tree".
Facebook and other online sites and groups:
Sites which have old Photographs in geographic areas
Facebook groups with a Family History/Geneology focus
Check out the blog from last year based on Wendy's choices: Researching using Facebook Groups with similar interests - u3abenalla.weebly.com/family-research/family-research-searching-for-fb-groups-with-similar-interests (Note that I have yet to seek membership of these groups) Here are some I do belong to:
Dilemma for today - The emotional highs and lows of family research - what to do if someone asks you to remove something from your family tree. (Bev's example - Gladys)
More on Trove Lists? More practice with students demonstrating - did you get time to watch the full video? If class keen, continue to watch video on Trove Lists with a view to finish watching it at home before our next session.
Pains and Gains, Tips and Tricks, 'Show and Tell'
Report backs on progress since our last meeting.
Review of using State Library Resources to locate articles in British Newspapers
Hint -
- Open up Judy's document Melbourne Library and State Library Resources and, if you haven't already done so, download it and open it so it is ready in the background.
- Sign in to the State Library (or register if necessary) so it is open in the background.
- Go to the open document from Judy and click on the program you want eg.
- Put in your search terms - Bev - 'Frances Whittuck Hooper', 'Hugh Crutwell', 'Minnie Hooper'.
Practice Examples: From the group ...
Review of the Duck Duck Go search engine to discover links to useful discussion groups, indexes and other resources for Helen using the search terms “Donald Cormack” elizabeth wick -
- http://forum.caithness.org/showthread.php?152016-Cormack-and-Sutherland-families
- http://garypatton.net/st.clair_family/D25.htm
- https://www.myheritage.com/names/alexander_cormack
- http://garypatton.net/st.clair_family/D28.htm
- https://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/findfamily.php?name=Cormack
Review/More on PROV - Public Records Office, Victoria website and Online registration procedures selected from the explanatory videos on line - https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/where-start
Review/More on avoiding duplication of ancestors in ancestry.com. Barry O'Connor's suggestions on a way to do this "Finding the Alphabetical List of Names on Your Tree".
Facebook and other online sites and groups:
Sites which have old Photographs in geographic areas
- "Spirit of Leither's public group -https://www.facebook.com/groups/183540425746927/ - my 1904 collection (my father was born in Leith in 1904)
- 'Old Time Photos of Yester Year' - https://www.facebook.com/groups/672164369508943
- 'I grew up in Clayton/Clarinda' - https://www.facebook.com/groups/432559840258226
Facebook groups with a Family History/Geneology focus
Check out the blog from last year based on Wendy's choices: Researching using Facebook Groups with similar interests - u3abenalla.weebly.com/family-research/family-research-searching-for-fb-groups-with-similar-interests (Note that I have yet to seek membership of these groups) Here are some I do belong to:
- Irish Geneology Ancestors Research - https://www.facebook.com/groups/278441113273195
- County Roscommon History and Heritage - www.facebook.com/groups/1472395016266649
- Australian Family History Geneology Research - https://www.facebook.com/groups/857021777735534
- Geneology Victoria Australia - https://www.facebook.com/groups/GenVicAus
- Irish Geneology - https://www.facebook.com/groups/402752829736679
Dilemma for today - The emotional highs and lows of family research - what to do if someone asks you to remove something from your family tree. (Bev's example - Gladys)
More on Trove Lists? More practice with students demonstrating - did you get time to watch the full video? If class keen, continue to watch video on Trove Lists with a view to finish watching it at home before our next session.