How do you write a family history everyone will love? It helps if you’re a stellar historian! But as Graeme Davison reveals, he can also learn from family historians, too. Here, Graeme talks to Sarah Trevor about his new book, Lost Relations.
Our resident experts are on hand to answer your queries. Here, Shauna Hicks gives tips to help a reader solve the puzzling dilemma of a marriage certificate riddled with inaccuracies.
Over the past six years, John Warren has corrected a staggering 3.44 million lines of newspaper articles on Trove. Here, he shares his tips on searching and editing Trove so you too can help improve the site for your fellow Trove tragics - one line of newspaper at a time.
Over the past few years, genealogists and family historians around the world have increasingly embraced DNA testing. Learn how a DNA test can revolutionise your family history research.
As we commemorate the centenary of Gallipoli , it is equally important to remember the end of the campaign, writes historian Vecihi (John) Basarin.
Preserving your own history for future generations is just as important as researching your ancestors’ lives. Adelaide-based professional storykeeper Annie Payne has a practical solution to remembering and documenting your childhood home.
Neither Rome nor the diorama of Port Misenum were built in a day. Documentary maker and now museum volunteer, Geoff Barnes, talks about model-making for a large museum.
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Rookwood Cemetery in Sydney’s west — Australia’s most multicultural cemetery, the largest necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere, and the oldest operating Victorian cemetery in the world. Here, we chat to some Rookwood Cemetery staff about why its history is so significant.
