Family Tree UK Magazine

The latest issue of Family Tree UK magazine is now available free online for Campaspe Library members via our subscription to Libby eMagazines.

Articles and stories in the January issue of Family Tree include:

• The Future of Family History
  
• Dress at the time of the 1921 Census
  
• The biggest news of 1923
  
• Twiglets
  
• The Princess & the Painter’s wife
  
• Are you ready for the 1921 Census?
  
• Registering Catholic Estates & other Catholic sources
  
• Where did our ancestors live?
  
• DNA Workshop
  
• Celebrating some highlights of 2021, & new project ideas for 2022
  
• Spotlight on... The Quaker FHS
  
• Your questions answered
  
• Diary Dates
  
• The World’s a stage
  

WDYTYA Magazine January 2022

The latest issue of Who Do You Think You Are magazine is now available free online for Campaspe Library members via our subscription to Libby eMagazines. 

Inside this month's issue

• The 1921 census Alex Cox from Findmypast answers your questions about the eagerly-anticipated release
• Websites to watch Jonathan Scott looks at what we can expect from the biggest family history websites in 2022
• Family hero Martin Caldicott's great uncle captained a daring sea rescue in 1951
• Eureka moment An old family Bible helped Paul Cooper find his grandmother's father
• When women went wild Julie Peakman on how the 1920s changed the lives of our female ancestors
• Plus: The best websites for RAF ancestors, finding Scottish school records, how to use RootsMagic 8 and more

Jewish Newspapers added to Trove

Throughout the year Trove's collection of Australian Jewish Newspapers has been expanded to provide  access to over 200,000 pages and 180 years of Australian Jewish community history.  This project is a collaboration between the National Library of Australia (NLA), the National Library of Israel (NLI) and the Australian Jewish Historical Society (AJHS), and has seen 15 new titles are digitised into Trove’s collection of newspapers, over the years 1871-2008.

Titles now included in Trove include :

• The Australian Jewish Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1920 - 1933)
• The Australian Jewish News (Melbourne, Vic. : 1935 - 1999)
• The Australian Jewish News (Melbourne, Vic. : 2000-2020)
• Australier Leben = Australian life (Melbourne, Vic. : 1931 - 1933)
• The Westralian Judean (Perth, WA : 1924 - 1925; 1929 - 1955)
• The Australian Hebrew Times (Sydney, NSW : 1894)
• The Dialectic : Jewish Monthly (Fitzroy, Vic. : 1875)
• The Australian Zionist Pioneer (Sydney, NSW : 1929) 
• The Australasian Hebrew (Sydney, NSW : 1895 – 1896) 
• The Australian Jewish Chronicle (Sydney, NSW : 1922 - 1931)
• The Sydney Jewish News (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1954)
• The Australian Jewish Times (Sydney, NSW : (1953-1990) 
• The Australian Jewish News (Sydney, NSW : 1990 - 2008)
• The Australian Jewish News (Sydney, NSW : 2009-2020)
• The Australian Jewish Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1935 - 1955) 
• The Australian Israelite (Melbourne, Vic. : 1871 - 1875)
• The Jewish Weekly News (Melbourne, Vic. : 1933 - 1935)

 

New Records on Ancestry

New records available on Ancestry include the following :

Australia

United Kingdom

New Records On FamilySearch

FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in October 2021 with almost 10 million new indexed family history records from all over the world. 

In addition to a number of completely new indexes, there are also dozens of existing record collections that have been expanded - some by just a few records, some by thousands.

New historical records were added from Anguilla, Argentina, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, England, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Kiribati, Liberia, Martinique, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turks and Caicos, Tuvalu, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia, and the United States.

So if you haven't visited the FamilySearch website for a while, take a look and see if they have new information for you to help in your family history research.

WDYTYA Magazine

The latest issue of Who Do You Think You Are magazine is now available free online for Campaspe Library members via our subscription to Libby eMagazines.

Inside this month's issue

• Photo competition Share your beloved family photos with us for a chance to win £200
• Share your tree 12 easy ways to amaze your relations with your family history discoveries this Christmas
• To jab or not to jab The anti-vaccination controversy of the 19th century
• Make a movie How to preserve your relatives' memories using just a smartphone
• Season's greetings The Victorian origins of the Christmas card
• Plus: The best websites for migrant ancestors, finding Civil War soldiers, how to share your family history in a slideshow and more

 

The National Archives Podcasts

The National Archives UK has just launched a new series of free podcasts focusing on 20th Century Migration.  

According to the Archives :
"There are over 900 years of immigration records available for research here at The National Archives. In our latest three-part podcast series, we’re exploring the rich history of migration in the 20th century.

This series focuses on three major Acts that highlight shifts in policy around migration and citizenship over the past 100 years. We feature the profound and lasting impact of migration for citizens and non-citizens alike throughout Britain, its Empire and the Commonwealth."

An introductory podcast in this series was launched Monday 22 November.  

There are a number of other topics covered on the National Archives Podcast page, including Countdown to the 1921 Census ; Digitally Reconstructing Ireland's Lost Archive ; a three part series on Crime ; and more.  Take a look and see what you can learn.