Australia Birth, Marriage, and Death Records – Civil Registration
Australia Birth, Marriage, and Death Records – Civil Registration Australia Research Guides Prior to civil registration in Australia, baptisms, weddings and burials were recorded by the churches. After civil registration began, many church records were kept in local custody. Others are found
Australia, An Overview
Australia, An Overview Australia Research Guides Australia, officially known as the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. Before British settlement, the land was inhabited by Aboriginal
Death Records
Death Records Getting Started in Family History Death records are both a primary source record and a secondary source record. Because death records are usually reported at, or close to, the time of the death by someone who was present at the death
Marriage Records
Marriage Records Getting Started in Family History Marriage records are primary source records because they are created at or close to the time of the marriage by someone who was there. The person who conducted the marriage is generally the one who
Birth Records
Birth Records Getting Started in Family History Birth records are primary source records because they are created at or close to the time of the birth by someone who was there. However, birth records are sometimes the most difficult to obtain due
Birth, Marriage and Death Records – An Overview
Birth, Marriage and Death Records – An Overview Getting Started in Family History The majority of countries across the world keep birth, marriage and death records in some form. Birth, marriage and death are one of the greatest resources for helping you build
Using Genealogy Software for Record Keeping
Using Genealogy Software for Record Keeping Getting Started in Family History Eventually, you may want to explore purchasing genealogical software and using it to save the family history information that you discover. Genealogy software makes it very simple to enter and keep track
Tracking Your Research Efforts
Tracking Your Research Efforts Getting Started in Family History Can you recall all of the Internet databases you’ve used in your research? What books or journals you have researched? If you’re like the majority of us, you have wasted hours replicating our
Corresponding with Repositories
Corresponding with Repositories Getting Started in Family History While maybe ideal, most of us do not have the luxury of travelling wherever our research takes us. As a result, there will come a time when you will need to correspond with a
Where to Look Offline
Where to Look Offline Getting Started in Family History There are several genealogy repositories available to you when searching for information about your family. Public and private libraries, your local family history centre, historical organisations, genealogical societies, archives, courthouses, and records offices
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