The journal of the society is the Ancestral Searcher which is published quarterly. Members receive a copy as part of their membership. Back numbers and articles are available for purchase.
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Use this page to search the consolidated index of the Ancestral Searcher up to Volume 25.
Use this page to search the index for Volumes 39 to present
Articles | ||
Why Did They Die - A Journey Into The Unknown | Gillian Kendrigan | 108 |
Family History - Taking Up and Passing On the Baton | Elaine Gifford | 113 |
William Langford/Sidebottom 1801-1849 | Cheryl Bollard | 118 |
Just a family story? | Elaine Gifford | 122 |
A Winning Smile | Sandra Barnbaum | 123 |
The Clarke Challenge Cup and Footscray’s Awesome Oarsmen | Sue O’Leary | 126 |
HAGSOC Personal Papers Collection | Pam Ray FHGSC | 130 |
Regular Articles | ||
President’s Report | Nick Reddan | 107 |
From the Editor | Rosemary McKenzie | 106 |
Hot Sites | Cora Num | 134 |
Hot Sources No. 145 | Cora Num | 136 |
From Our Contemporaries | Peter Kennedy & Pauline Bygraves | 138 |
HAGSOC Library - New Collection Items In Brief | Barbara Moore | 141 |
Society Education and Social Activities | Sue Pillans & Clare McGuiness | 143 |
Services for Members & Notice to Contributors | 148 | |
Miscellany | ||
Convict Collaboration - A project to help researchers | Michele Rainger | 111 |
E M Fletcher Writing Award Update | Gina Tooke | 117 |
230th Anniversary of HMS Sirius wrecking | 121 | |
Advance notice - reunion - Joseph Preston b1803 convict Asia 1 | 121 | |
Birthday Celebration! | 129 | |
A Day of English Genealogy Monday 7 October 2019 | 129 | |
Family History Month - Mugga Mugga and Royal Australian Mint | 132 |
Articles | ||
The Beleaguered Bishop | Nina Johnson | 060 |
DNA Downunder Ambassadors Related | Marilyn Woodward | 064 |
In search of Captain James Bontein of the British East India Army | Peter Grills | 066 |
Robert Humphries - a failed Dickensian felon | Cathie Humphries | 068 |
A Winter Wedding | Bernadette Hayes | 072 |
Memories of games in the early 1950’s | June McKenzie | 075 |
Striking Gold in Ireland - Hawkshaws Part 2 | Julie Austin | 076 |
Thomas Crump and his Marys | Jennifer Burgess | 079 |
Nana’s Convicts | Barbara Toohey | 081 |
150 Convicts | 078 | |
Regular Articles | ||
President’s Report | Nick Reddan | 059 |
From the Editor | Rosemary McKenzie | 058 |
Hot Sites | Cora Num | 088 |
Hot Sources No. 144 | Cora Num | 090 |
From Our Contemporaries | Peter Kennedy & Pauline Bygraves | 092 |
HAGSOC Library - New Collection Items In Brief | Barbara Moore | 096 |
Society Education and Social Activities | Sue Pillans & Clare McGuiness | 098 |
Services for Members & Notice to Contributors | 104 | |
Miscellany | ||
What’s new at Education and Events? | Sue Pillans & Clare McGuiness | 071 |
Connect and Participate Expo | 085 | |
Whole Histories - weekend conference | 086 |
Searching for Ann Shadwell | Jane Morrison | 004 |
Came Free then a Convict - Sarah Middleton | Robyn Middleton | 009 |
Striking Gold in Ireland - Hawkshaws Part 1 | Julie Austin | 012 |
Blogging with Sue No Place to Lay One’s Head - Book Review Deadshot Dick | Sue O’Leary | 014 |
William Middleton – Forger | Robyn Middleton | 018 |
In For The Long Haul - Book Review | Julie Austin | 020 |
OCR and the Bleeding Obvious | Nick Reddan | 022 |
150 Convicts | 025 | |
Regular Articles | ||
President’s Report | Nick Reddan | 003 |
From the Editor | Rosemary McKenzie | 002 |
Hot Sites | Cora Num | 038 |
Hot Sources No. 143 | Cora Num | 040 |
From Our Contemporaries | Peter Kennedy & Pauline Bygraves | 042 |
HAGSOC Library - New Collection Items In Brief | Barbara Moore | 047 |
Society Education and Social Activities | Sue Pillans & Clare McGuiness | 050 |
Services for Members & Notice to Contributors | 056 | |
Miscellany | ||
Writing Competition – NOW OPEN! | 017 | |
Excitement on Census Night | Linda Beveridge | 021 |
E & E News - what to look forward to in 2019 | Sue Pillans & Clare McGuiness | 024 |
Articles | ||
An Irish Road Trip | Susan O’Leary | 168 |
“Lost in DNA” | Marilyn Woodward | 170 |
Robert Campbell and the Majura Cameron’s of Canberra | Jenny Wood | 172 |
Experiences of Convicts Aboard Vessels | David Le Roy | 176 |
Emily Jane Skelton | Gillian Kendrigan | 180 |
“This is wonderful!” A DNA Success Story | Geof Watts | 182 |
Convicts in Context | Clare McGuiness | 184 |
Honora from the Hunter | Barbara Broad | 188 |
My Convicts on the Asia 1 | Jennifer Burgess | 190 |
Eleven Convicts | Frances Corcoran | 192 |
From Spirited Rascal to Brushy Creek Pioneer | Wendy Paterson | 194 |
Isabella Farrier | David Le Roy | 197 |
Bridget Murray – My Great Aunt Danny | O’Neill | 200 |
Charles Bannister From the Workhouse to Australia | David Le Roy | 202 |
150 Convicts | 205 | |
Regular Articles | ||
President’s Report | Nick Reddan | 167 |
From the Editor | Rosemary McKenzie | 166 |
Hot Sites | Cora Num | 212 |
Hot Sources No. 142 | Cora Num | 214 |
From Our Contemporaries | Peter Kennedy & Pauline Bygraves | 216 |
Society Education and Social Activities | Sue Pallins & Clare McGuiness | 222 |
Services for Members & Notice to Contributors | 228 | |
Miscellany | ||
Vale Rhonda Aynsley Kerr | 210 |
Articles | ||
The Disappearing Musician | Barbara Moore | 112 |
My Missing Convict Who Redeemed Himself | Jenny Burgess | 115 |
Parramatta Female Factory Bicentennial | Alma Burg | 118 |
Ardfinnan, Tipperary to Longbottom, New South Wales | Diana Heins | 120 |
William the Highway Robber | Alma Burg | 124 |
The Leamys | Tony FitzPatrick | 127 |
Rascals or Ratbags Remembering our Convict Past | Michele Rainger | 130 |
A Convict Life Drawn from Government Documentation | Clare McGuiness | 134 |
Anne Beard/Beer | Jenny Burgess | 138 |
150 Convicts | 139 | |
Regular Articles | ||
President’s Report | Nick Reddan | 111 |
From the Editor | Rosemary McKenzie | 110 |
Hot Sites | Cora Num | 148 |
Hot Sources No. 141 | Cora Num | 150 |
New Collection Items In Brief | Barbara Moore | 152 |
From Our Contemporaries | Peter Kennedy & Pauline Bygraves | 154 |
Society Education and Social Activities | Sue Pallins & Clare McGuiness | 158 |
Services for Members & Notice to Contributors | 164 | |
Miscellany | ||
Convict SIG Mint Excursion | 119 | |
Looking for Relatives of Brogan, Ashworth, Collyer and Dando | 137 | |
Writing Competition | 147 | |
Family History Month | Clare McGuiness | 163 |
Articles | ||
Meritorious Service Award - Cora Num | 058 | |
The Great Fire of Wellington 1879 | Janice Borg Caruana | 063 |
Sam Tongway - A Story of Assimilation | David Tongway | 066 |
My ancestor was … an Innkeeper | Elaine Gifford | 070 |
My ancestor was … a Piano Tuner | Sandra Barnbaum | 074 |
My Husband’s ancestor was … a Foreign Soldier | Jean Main | 076 |
My ancestor was … a Vagrant | Rosemary McKenzie | 078 |
Negotiating Genealogical ‘Brick Walls’ | Kris Jacobsen | 082 |
The Curious Case of the Shared Relative | Peter Grills | 086 |
Ballyfaudeen Eviction Notices | Jim Foley | 089 |
Regular Articles | ||
President’s Report | Nick Reddan | 057 |
From the Editor | Rosemary McKenzie | 056 |
Hot Sites | Cora Num | 090 |
Hot Sources No. 140 | Cora Num | 092 |
New Collection Items In Brief | Barbara Moore | 096 |
From Our Contemporaries | Peter Kennedy & Pauline Bygraves | 098 |
Society Education and Social Activities | Sue Pallins & Clare McGuiness | 103 |
Services for Members & Notice to Contributors | 108 | |
Miscellany | ||
Memories of Congress March 2018 | 060 | |
The Canberra Rotary World Peace Bell | June Penny | 069 |
Digitised Journals Through Trove | Lynne Curran | 077 |
Education & Events this Quarter | Sue Pallins & Clare McGuiness | 095 |
Articles | ||
Using Heritage Building Assessments in Family History Research | Therese Lynch | 004 |
Mrs Ellen Farrell nee Connell | Peter Mayberry | 008 |
Gatenby Robert Bolton | Elaine Gifford | 013 |
Things My Mother Used to Say | Michele Rainger | 016 |
I Wish I Could Remember … | Sandra Barnbaum | 018 |
My Grandmother … | Susan Pillans | 018 |
Coronation Day June 1953 | Bobby Pinkerton | 020 |
Slab Hut to Colonial Homestead | Jenny Wood | 022 |
Reverend Joseph Clampett | Jean Ffrench | 025 |
Who Was Elizabeth Smith? | Jennifer Burgess | 030 |
Planning Directions for Education and Events | Sue Pallins & Clare McGuiness | 032 |
Regular Articles | ||
President’s Report | Nick Reddan | 003 |
From the Editor | Rosemary McKenzie | 002 |
Hot Sites | Cora Num | 036 |
Hot Sources No. 139 | Cora Num | 038 |
From Our Contemporaries | Peter Kennedy & Pauline Bygraves | 040 |
Society Education and Social Activities | Sue Pallins & Clare McGuiness | 048 |
Services for Members & Notice to Contributors | 054 | |
Miscellany | ||
Wrestling With German Records | Raoul Middelmann | 007 |
DAM Musings … | Danny O’Neill | 019 |
Floating Prisons - Book Review | Jenny Morris | 034 |
Looking for a Woodbridge Connection | John Castle | 039 |
Articles | ||
The 1891 Women’s Suffrage Petition. Did your ancestor support the cause? | Therese Lynch | 132 |
The Women with No Name | Lee English | 136 |
A Victorian Courtship | Gillian Kendrigan | 138 |
Taking a Stand for the Women’s Vote | Jane Morrison | 142 |
Emily’s Cross | Gina Tooke | 148 |
Francis John McMillan Oyston Compiled | Chris Oyston | 150 |
Traditional Marriages? | Mike Hutchinson | 152 |
A Conversation With The Past | Paul Varsanyi | 153 |
Christmas from the Writers SIG Compiled | Gina Tooke | 156 |
Hatching, Matching and Dispatching on Sydney’s North Shore | Julia Ermert | 160 |
Patrick O’Sullivan, NSW Railway Station Master | Janette James | 162 |
The Last Piece of the Jigsaw | Beryl Strusz | 165 |
Regular Articles | ||
President’s Report | Nick Reddan | 131 |
From the Editor Rosemary | McKenzie | 130 |
Hot Sites | Cora Num | 168 |
Hot Sources No. 138 | Cora Num | 170 |
From Our Contemporaries | Peter Kennedy & Pauline Bygraves | 172 |
Society Education and Social Activities | Sue Pallins | 174 |
New Collection Items in Brief | Barbara Moore FHGSC | 177 |
Services for Members & Notice to Contributors | 180 | |
Miscellany | ||
Vale Andrew Pinkerton | 159 | |
Vale Shirely Grace Cameron | 159 |
Articles | ||
Overview of Australian Copyright | Jennifer Barnes | 082 |
Bob and Me | John Mercer | 088 |
Lionel Leslie Eric North 1898 to 1997 (Father, Pop) | William North & Karenn Layne | 089 |
HAGSOC 50 Years – Celebration Luncheon 19 Oct 2014 | Pam Ray FHGSC | 092 |
Steaming Southwards | Robyn Coghlan | 096 |
My Journey as our Family Historian | Peter Grills | 100 |
Did Your Ancestor Work For The Victorian Railways? | Therese Lynch | 103 |
DNA – Breaking Down a Solid Brick Wall | Robyn Sharman Hawking | 104 |
From Mountbellew Workhouse to Western Australia | Aleysha McGrath & Kathleen Connolly | 108 |
Regular Articles | ||
President’s Report | Nick Reddan | 080 |
From the Editor | Rosemary McKenzie | 081 |
Hot Sites | Cora Num | 112 |
Hot Sources No. 137 | Cora Num | 114 |
New Collection Items in Brief | Barbara Moore FHGSC | 116 |
From Our Contemporaries | Peter Kennedy & Pauline Bygraves | 120 |
Society Education and Social Activities | Danny O’Neill | 124 |
Services for Members & Notice to Contributors | 128 | |
Miscellany | ||
Vale David Rymer | 099 | |
New DNA Special Interest Group! | 107 |
Articles | ||
Never Give Up! | Barb Toohey | 046 |
Finding Genealogy | Peter Snowdon | 048 |
Finding the Parkin Family in Garston, Lancashire | Andrew Eliason | 050 |
Success from an Unexpected Source | Barbara Moore FHGSC | 054 |
Anzac Day in Mildura | Barb Toohey & Sue Pillans | 057 |
Colin Christie – A Self-made Man of Many Talents | Marilyn Woodward | 058 |
Sir Robert Menzies –A Cornish Mining Family’s Illustrious Descendant | Therese Lynch | 062 |
Regular Articles | ||
From the Editor | Rosemary McKenzie | 044 |
President’s Report | Nick Reddan | 045 |
Hot Sites | Cora Num | 064 |
Hot Sources No. 136 | Cora Num | 066 |
New Collection Items in Brief | Barbara Moore FHGSC 68 | |
From Our Contemporaries | Peter Kennedy & Pauline Bygraves | 070 |
Society Education and Social Activities | Danny O’Neill | 073 |
Services for Members & Notice to Contributors | 078 | |
Miscellany | ||
Baptisms in The Burial Registers | Niel Gunson FHGSC | 061 |
Ways to Overcome Genealogy Brick Walls US Family Tree Magazine | 067 | |
Update on Red Cross Archives Information | David Palmer | 072 |
Brickwalls, Old Dog, New Tricks | Shauna Hicks | 077 |
Articles | ||
Mathew Mahide – At last, a convict in the family! | Therese Lynch | 004 |
Miners and Migration | Robyn Coghlan | 008 |
Family History Research | Denise Burton | 011 |
'Taking the Cure' at Rotorua in 1880 | Jane Morrison | 012 |
My Family’s 175 year Association with the Canberra Area | John Clowry | 016 |
Baptisms and Burials in Iden, 1785 | Peter Snowdon | 023 |
The Benaud-Pratt Family | Joan Pratt | 024 |
Convict Identikit Mugshots | Therese Lynch | 026 |
Regular Articles | ||
From the Editor | Rosemary McKenzie | 002 |
President's Report | Nick Reddan | 003 |
Hot Sites | Cora Num | 028 |
Hot Sources No. 135 | Cora Num | 030 |
New Collection Items in Brief | Barbara Moore | 032 |
From Our Contemporaries | Peter Kennedy | 034 |
Society Education and Social Activities | Danny O’Neill | 037 |
Services for Members & Notice to Contributors | 042 |
Articles | ||
A Place to Call Home | Gina Tooke | 160 |
Captain Arthur Holmes | Jenny Holmes | 162 |
My Convict Ancestor - Charlotte Foster | Helen Digan | 164 |
Captain Percy Hunt, Harry Morant and James McConnell | Diana Heins | 167 |
Our Family History Holiday | Gillian Kendrigan | 170 |
Uncovering Your Tommies Story | M H Stutters | 174 |
A Son of Erin | Colin McJannett | 180 |
A Man for All Seasons | Paul Varsanyi | 184 |
Wiener Riesenrad - Ferris Wheel | Jan Grant | 188 |
Forensic Portraiture | Ross Andrews | 189 |
Regular Articles | ||
President’s Report | Nick Reddan | 159 |
From the Editor | Rosemary McKenzie | 158 |
Hot Sites | Cora Num | 196 |
Hot Sources No. 134 | Cora Num | 198 |
New Collection Items in Brief | Barbara Moore | 200 |
From Our Contemporaries | Peter Kennedy | 203 |
Society Education and Social Activities | Danny O’Neill | 206 |
Services for Members | 210 | |
Miscellany | ||
South of England SIG 2017 Program | Dick Stevens | 192 |
Vale Cedric Francis Pratt | 193 | |
Vale Pamela Leslie Rothwell | 193 | |
Vale Eunice Marian Fletcher | 194 |
Articles | ||
Mick Jagger and His Australian Connection | Frances Corcoran | 110 |
The Great Manure Theft | Frank M Mitchell | 112 |
From the Trenches of WW1 (Part 2) | Malcolm Murray | 116 |
Little Grandma – From Orange to Bondi Junction | Cathy Raper | 120 |
Exiled! | Pam and Neil Body | 124 |
The Three Medical Gentlemen of Bombala | Eleanor Vardanega | 127 |
The Vicissitudes of Three Convict Lives (Part 2) | Brendan O’Keefe | 130 |
Eight Generations of Separation | Kevin McMahon | 133 |
Regular Articles | ||
President’s Report | Nick Reddan | 109 |
From the Editor | Rosemary McKenzie | 108 |
Hot Sites | Cora Num | 140 |
Hot Sources No. 133 | Cora Num | 150 |
HAGSOC Library - New Acquisitions | Barbara Moore | 146 |
From Our Overseas Contemporaries | Peter Kennedy & Pauline Bygraves | 142 |
Society Education and Social Activities | Danny O’Neill 151 | 151 |
Services for Members | 156 | |
Miscellany | ||
Vale Richard McCluskey | 126 | |
Vale Mollie Meadows | 126 |
Articles | ||
George Peart and the Austral Wheel Race | Andrew Eliason | 056 |
Amazing Addresses | Jenny Smith | 058 |
A Sudden Death | Barbara Broad | 060 |
From the Trenches of WW1 (Part 1) | Malcolm Murray | 062 |
Then Along Came Trove | Barbara Moore | 066 |
Beyond the WW1 Service Record – Filling in the Gaps | Mary H Stutters | 070 |
Four Weddings and an Execution | Robyn Coghlan | 074 |
The Vicissitudes of Three Convict Lives (Part 1) | Brendan O’Keefe | 078 |
A Soldier and his Watch | Wendy Benson | 082 |
Robert Wallbutton Probation Officer and Deacon | Elizabeth Smith | 085 |
Regular Articles | ||
President’s Report | Nick Reddan | 055 |
From the Editor | Rosemary McKenzie | 054 |
Hot Sites | Cora Num | 088 |
Hot Sources No. 132 | Cora Num | 092 |
HAGSOC Library - New Acquisitions | Barbara Moore | 094 |
From Our Contemporaries | Peter Kennedy & Pauline Bygraves | 098 |
Society Education and Social Activities | Danny O’Neill | 101 |
Services for Members | 106 | |
Miscellany | ||
100 ANZACS | 097 | |
Address, email & website changes and eJournals | 73, 81 | |
Library News | Pam Ray | 090 |
‘What would my grandfather think of the choices I’ve made?’ | Dr Christine Deane | 091 |
Articles | ||
How a DNA Test Solved a Mystery | Marily Woodward | 004 |
The 1939 German “Minority Census” | Raoul Middelmann | 007 |
Dictionary of Irish Biography | Nick Reddan | 008 |
Dutch Nobility Books | Jennifer Barnes | 011 |
100 Anzacs Part 4 | 012 | |
On The Money | Peter Procter | 019 |
Where’d You Find That? | Tony FitzPatrick | 022 |
Book Review - Elizabeth Jack | Pam Ray | 025 |
New Acquisitions at HAGSOC | Barbara Moore | 029 |
Regular Articles | ||
President’s Report | Nick Reddan | 002 |
From the Editor | Rosemary McKenzie | 003 |
Hot Sites | Cora Num | 037 |
Hot Sources No. 131 | Cora Num | 038 |
From Our Contemporaries | Peter Kennedy | 040 |
Society Education and Social Activities | Danny O’Neill | 046 |
Services for Members | 052 | |
Miscellany | ||
Vale Gladys Clarke | Dick Stevens | 026 |
Vale Rhoda Csucsy | Barbara Moore | 027 |
Vale Betty Iggo | Pam Ray | 028 |
Writing Your Story Your Way | Jennifer Barnes | 044 |
South of England SIG 2016 Program | Dick Stevens | 045 |