The importance of researching on both sides of the border.

If, like me, you're attending the virtual RootsTech 2021 from 25-27 February, you will be interested in the Schedule which is now available to download here. It's not too late to register for the world's biggest genealogy conference which this year, for the first time, is completely online and free. Click here to register. Don't forget to create your FamilySearch account if you don't already have one. It's free (no credit card required) and according to the website: "In ord

Did your ancestors work for British royalty as an employee or perhaps a tradesman? Thanks to the Royal Archives at Windsor, many records of the royal households have been digitised and the images are available online at FindMyPast (an affiliate). Above: Windsor Castle round tower home of the Royal Archives According to the Royal Archives, this digital collection includes staff records dating from 1660 right through to 1924 (although FindMyPast claims the records start in 152

It's Chinese New Year so let me start by saying Kung hei fat choi to my Cantonese readers and Gong xi fa cai to my readers who speak Mandarin/Putonghua. Above: Henry Kay, a successful Chinese settler circa 1860-65. Henry was an American Chinese who visited the Ararat and Stawell diggings, and then settled at Creswick as a miner. He later joined the police force and took an active part in supressing bushrangers. Image courtesy of the State Library of Victoria. Chinese Austr

The first railway in Australia started in 1854 and ran from the city of Melbourne, on the banks of the Yarra river, to Sandridge (now known as Port Melbourne). The Victorian Railways became a major employer in the State and they kept excellent records. The good news is many have survived at the Public Record Office of Victoria (PROV). In using these records, it's worth noting that the Railways employed a significant number of women. In their annual reports, they also liste

It's happy dance time. Yes, it's that time of the year when the Irish Government releases another year's birth, death and marriage records on their free website, Irish Genealogy. Click here to go directly to the correct landing page and start searching. Above : Dublin Bridge The records now available online at Irish Genealogy include: Birth register records – 1864 to 1920; Marriage register records – 1845 to 1945; Death register records – 1871 to 1970. Don't forget these re