local and family history
Got home from work late – tired, exhausted, wet & hungry … but that all vanished when I had a quick check of my emails. That magic email notification I’ve been waiting more than a year to spot! Notification from … Continued
It’s so much fun watching the progress of the Geelong Advertiser through TROVE – the anticipation is mounting! Priority has been given to the years 1914-1918 and this is what has already been completed and available online: 8 Jan 1914 – … Continued
Sometimes when you’re indexing, your mind wanders in strange directions – well mine does anyway. I index things at random – usually it’s a really good chance to clear your overloaded mind so you can work on another task or … Continued
I hope everyone has been keeping tabs on the National Library of Australia / TROVE additions! If not, you will have missed the start of the 1914-1918 copies of the Geelong Advertiser appearing. So far the uploads include part of … Continued
I confess – I screamed, I laughed, I shouted for joy, and yes … I was close to tears! I had just heard the most fantastic news for all local and family history researchers in our region – and I … Continued
It is definitely an early Christmas present – our heartfelt thanks to the National Library of Australia and the State Library of Victoria. This is what we were promised initially: Geelong Advertiser and Squatters’ Advocate (28 May 1845-26 Oct 1847) … Continued
I must confess to a little frustration at the lack of movement in the Geelong Advertiser being loaded into TROVE after the initial couple of updates. I did ask a couple of questions recently – whether there was any connection between … Continued
The first part is here! So far 1 Nov 1851 – 20 Dec 1851 and I must confess that the first page I looked at was not great quality but there is so much to look forward to. As you can … Continued
I think we’ve all been holding our breath after the National Library said [in January 2012] the following would occur … The papers are currently being scanned and hopefully would be completed by the end of the financial year [June 2012]. The … Continued
One thing my previous blog proved – a LOT of people believe that the Geelong Advertiser is an important newspaper and that it should be part of the National Library of Australia Newspaper Digitisation project! Now for the latest and … Continued