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From Helen V Smith's Keyboard: Writing Directed Queries
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From Helen V Smith's Keyboard. Genealogy musings, tips, Queensland research, new sites, new technology. Where I'll Be Speaking. Links Mentioned in Talks. Saturday, 11 July 2015. When requesting any sort of information it is extremely important to write a directed query. You need to provide all relevant information. No, that does not mean reciting your entire family history! For example, this is a recent query I did to determine if an archive held staff files relating to my father:. David who died in 2003.
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From Helen V Smith's Keyboard: Presentation Topics
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From Helen V Smith's Keyboard. Genealogy musings, tips, Queensland research, new sites, new technology. Where I'll Be Speaking. Links Mentioned in Talks. Most of my topics are designed for 45-60 minute presentations. A number are also suitable for a two hour workshop. Please contact me to discuss your requirements. I have my own laptop, data projector and internet connection (assuming Telstra has coverage in your area). Friendly Societies and Family History. Researching Australian Military Personnel.
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From Helen V Smith's Keyboard: The Church of our Saviour on the Spilled Blood, St Petersburg
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From Helen V Smith's Keyboard. Genealogy musings, tips, Queensland research, new sites, new technology. Where I'll Be Speaking. Links Mentioned in Talks. Tuesday, 21 July 2015. The Church of our Saviour on the Spilled Blood, St Petersburg. The Church of our Saviour on the Spilled Blood, St Petersburg is a spectacular building and is a must see for anyone visiting the city. Both the interior and exterior of the church is decorated with incredibly detailed mosaics. Even the lamp posts have gold on them.
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From Helen V Smith's Keyboard: April 2015
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From Helen V Smith's Keyboard. Genealogy musings, tips, Queensland research, new sites, new technology. Where I'll Be Speaking. Links Mentioned in Talks. Friday, 24 April 2015. Raymond Augustus Stanley: Trans-Tasman Anzac Challenge. Born 14 April 1883 Died 20 July 1930. Employed as an Assistant Government Analyst Queensland from 1908. He was very active in the Militia prior to the Great War so when he enlisted he went in at rank of Captain. Enlisted 19/10/1914 in Brisbane aged 31 Captain in 2. February 1...
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From Helen V Smith's Keyboard: Education
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From Helen V Smith's Keyboard. Genealogy musings, tips, Queensland research, new sites, new technology. Where I'll Be Speaking. Links Mentioned in Talks. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Unlock the Past Cruise speaker. View my complete profile. Trove Tuesday: Hinxhill Kent and a Bushfire Traged. Quested One Name Study. 5th Unlock the Past Cruise. Academy of Fine Arts. Biographical Database of Australia. Church of our Saviour on the Spilled Blood. Death Certificates and Archaic Medical Terms. Jane E. Wilcox.
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From Helen V Smith's Keyboard: February 2015
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From Helen V Smith's Keyboard. Genealogy musings, tips, Queensland research, new sites, new technology. Where I'll Be Speaking. Links Mentioned in Talks. Monday, 16 February 2015. My GeneaJar for GeneaGoodies! I am currently in Salt Lake City having attended the wonderful combined Federation of Genealogical Societies and Rootstech conferences. I did manage to find some GeneaGoodies to purchase while I was there. Federation of Genealogical Societies: Society Day. The Federation of Genealogical Societies (...
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From Helen V Smith's Keyboard: August 2014
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From Helen V Smith's Keyboard. Genealogy musings, tips, Queensland research, new sites, new technology. Where I'll Be Speaking. Links Mentioned in Talks. Saturday, 23 August 2014. The Introduction Letter: What would you say? In the Internet age we take communication for granted. We use email, Facebook, the phone and even at times write a letter to communicate with each other. Imagine you are a parent whose son is marrying a girl in another state or country. Lady Gowrie Legacy House. Dear Mr and Mrs Busby,.
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From Helen V Smith's Keyboard: November 2014
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From Helen V Smith's Keyboard. Genealogy musings, tips, Queensland research, new sites, new technology. Where I'll Be Speaking. Links Mentioned in Talks. Saturday, 1 November 2014. Uncover the Details of Australia’s Criminal Past. The Prosecution Project: Get Involved. This is quite an exciting project that will be of interest to historians everywhere whether they are family historians local historians, crime historians, social historians or indeed anyone interested in history. Uncover the details of Aus...
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From Helen V Smith's Keyboard: March 2015
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From Helen V Smith's Keyboard. Genealogy musings, tips, Queensland research, new sites, new technology. Where I'll Be Speaking. Links Mentioned in Talks. Monday, 9 March 2015. Some of the Women of my Line. Today is International Women's Day and March is Women's History Month. It is important to celebrate and tell our female ancestors' stories as often these are not told enough. Today I am going to show the images of some women of my line. My Mother Violet Noreen Busby 1940-2012 aged 17. Death Certificate...
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From Helen V Smith's Keyboard: St Petersburg, here we are!
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From Helen V Smith's Keyboard. Genealogy musings, tips, Queensland research, new sites, new technology. Where I'll Be Speaking. Links Mentioned in Talks. Tuesday, 21 July 2015. St Petersburg, here we are! Apart from the learning opportunities a major point for this cruise was the fact that the ship would be visiting St Petersburg. Buses all in a way! I signed up for the two day St Petersburg tour and a full two days it was with us docking at 7am on day one and leaving 6pm the following day. We assembled ...
