Finding your place in Trove
The National Library of Australia recently secured funding to continue providing it’s wonderful Trove website, but I was surprised to learn that only 10% of […]
Finding your place in Trove Read More »
The National Library of Australia recently secured funding to continue providing it’s wonderful Trove website, but I was surprised to learn that only 10% of […]
Finding your place in Trove Read More »
In the mid-1800s, my great-great grandparents William Augustus Hungerford and Caroline Langstaff lived at Nundle, near where they held the lease for Barry Station, which
Nundle – tales from Trove Read More »
When I was researching the ancestry of my husband John Wilton [E.2.2a.2b.4c.2d.1e=], I looked into Trove to find out more about his Arabin ancestors. The
A Massacre in Port Phillip 1842 Read More »
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AncestryDNA Tips and Tricks Read More »
Welcome to all new members of course, but we’re excited to have two new members that help with our research – one that provides Y-DNA
Two new members with unusual DNA Read More »
This article was written by our founder Ron Prentice more than 20 years ago, but it contains good reminders for us about how we view
Some Hungerford Skeletons in the Australian Closet Read More »
If you have ancestors who are of French origin, then you might be excited by this news from the Society of Australian Genealogists: “Following their
French records now available Read More »
Many of our family members have taken an AncestryDNA test in the last few years and these have provided some interesting discoveries. In particular, several
Ancestry DNA members – We need your help Read More »
Following the story that John Knight appeared to be the son of Emanuel Hungerford, John’s great-grandson Alan Knight did an AncestryDNA® test and a Y-DNA
Knight Hungerford ancestry – what the DNA showed Read More »
John Knight The family of John Knight (1812-1912) grew up with the story that he was the illegitimate son of Emanuel Hungerford [E]. Now, two
John Knight DNA breakthrough Read More »
Hard on the heels of drought and bushfire, we have been hit by the global COVID-19 pandemic which has us “social distancing”, taking our temperatures
A Pandemic Remembrance Read More »
Professional genealogist Michelle Patient recently took a group of Society of Australian Geneologists (SAG) members for a deep dive into FindMyPast (http://findmypast.co.uk), a service which
The finer points of ‘FindMyPast’ Read More »
ThruLines is a powerful feature of AncestryDNA that automatically shows how you are related to your DNA matches. This is especially useful for those matches
AncestryDNA – finding family with ThruLines™ Read More »
Whether you are a descendant of Tom White Melville Winder or a person with an interest in Indigenous history, you might find this article in
The Corroboree on Mr Winder’s property Read More »
Now HAFS members can compose a draft for an article on the website using the page Submit a Draft. It’s so simple. Just provide a
Submit a simple draft – send your news or research material Read More »