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Australian Genealogy & History Blogs
Below is a list of Blogs relating to Genealogy or History from Australians. These contain important news, updates about resources, events, how tos, tips and general ramblings about all things history in Australia. If you know of any others that you think should be here please tell us - email inquiries@unlockthepast.com.au
A Little Bit of Irish
William Skyvington's personal blog about his mother's family in Australia.
A Pocket Full of Family Memories
Debra has a passion for family history, memoirs, old photographs, vintage postcards, historical and gothic novels, London, WWII history and cats.
AcKnowledge Consulting
Largely a business site, however it does include family history of the De La Rue family.
Ancestors Within
A personal blog, that includes lots of useful information for researchers as well. Watch the past come alive as you find the ancestors within you.
Ancestry.com.au
The official blog from Ancestry.com.au.
Android Genealogy - NEW
This is a blog for everyone with an interest in genealogy and Android phones or tablets.
Annie's Heart to Heart
This blog helps people with various aspects of their own personal history.
Aunt Ruby Remembers
A comment about life now and looking back into past times.
Aussiemandas Ancestry
Aussiemandas Ancestry is the culmination of over 30 years of research and what has taken my interest in the field of genealogy.
Australia @ War
This blog advises users of any updates to the "Australia @ War" website and any other items of interest.
Asian Australian News
This is your portal to all news Asian-Australian related, and includes some relating to Asians in Australian history.
Australian Genealogy Blog
Currently non-active, this blog claims that it contains "useful information and discussions about researching your family history in Australia".
Australian Genealogy Journeys
A personal blog by Aillin, this blog shares her ideas, news, discoveries, successes and failures as she researches her Australian family history as well as the lives of her Irish, English and Welsh ancestors.
Australian Genealogy News
This blog shares resources, web sites and news items which are of interest to Australian genealogists and family historians.
Australian History for Genealogists
This is a blog with articles and links especially for people who wish to learn more about the story of Australia in relation to their ancestors.
Australian War Memorial
This blog is where the AWM writes about what is happening at the Memorial. Topics cover the exhibitions they are working on and what they're doing with items in various collections. There are stories about people, places, events and objects, and reports from battlefield tours.
Becoming Prue - NEW
Meet Prue: she's a wife, twin, mother of three young children, botanical artist, botanist, embroiderer, family historian, gardener and Christian. She lives in Sydney, Australia, and her ancestry is mainly of English, Scottish and German origins. Follow her journey to find her ancestors ... "all the people who came before me to make me who I am".
Blackwood Soldiers Project
A project aimed at collecting and publishing the personal stories of sailors, soldiers and nurses from Blackwood, South Australia and surrounding district (Coromandel Valley, Upper Sturt, Cherry Gardens, Eden Hills and Belair) from their service in the First World War.
Blogs for Family Historians
Another of Carole Riley's blogs, this one gives great advice for family history bloggers.
Blond and LeBlond Genealogy
A personal blog relating to the Blond and LeBlond families in Australia.
Bound for South Australia
Between February and July 1836 nine ships left Britain bound for the newly created province of South Australia. Follow their journeys over 45 weeks through the weekly posts from the journals, diaries and letters of those on board.
By The Bremer: Memories of Ipswich
This blog will focusses on historical information and events relevant to the Ipswich region. It also highlights programs and activities of historical interest that are held at the Ipswich Library.
Bytes & Blogs - History of Australia
The aim of this blog is to first share a journey of discovery across the Pacific and Indian Oceans towards Australia ... starting from the first rumors of this mysterious Great Southern Land byte by byte.
Carnamah Historical Society and Museum
Keep up with the latest news from the Carnamah Historical Society. They aim to collect, record, preserve and promote the history of the district.
Casey Cardinia – links to our past
Cataloguing in Gippsland
This blog contains the 'Musings of a Cataloguer at Large in Gippsland'.
Chinese Australian Historical Society
The Chinese Australian Historical Society is for everyone interested in the history and heritage of Chinese people in Australia. They organise events and activities to promote a greater appreciation and understanding of the role played by people of Chinese heritage in Australia's past. And their website has information with hints for researching a Chinese ancestor and lists of resources relating to Chinese-Australian history.
Cobram Genealogical Group News
Greetings from Cobram Genealogical Group in Victoria. Follow their blog to keep up with all the latest happenings and news from this Australian Genealogy Group.
Dance Skeletons - NEW
'Tracing our family history to Australia one skeleton at a time'. Fi is new to genealogy, and she loves shaking the tree and making those skeletons dance.
The Desk of Karen Lee Field
Karen Henderson is this blogger's real name. And she's a reader, writer, publisher and enjoys family history.
Diary of an Australian Genealogist
One of Shauna Hicks' blogs, this will record her research (both in Australia and overseas), links, articles or newsletters she reads, family history news that excites me and so on.
Digger
Military blog from 2007-2008 regarding diggers, past and present.
Do You Know
Do You Know is intended to be a less formal blog than Al Mewett's 'Who Were They' blog. Relating to the Mewett family, you'll find snippets of information about departed extended-family members and occasional photos of them.
Dunolly and District
A daily history blog about Dunolly and District.
Family History Across the Seas
Family History South Australia
Keep up-to-date with the Family History South Australia website projects and other South Australian genealogy news.
Family Tree Frog - NEW
Visit Alex Daw's Family Tree Frog blog for the latest in her quest to find her family, and her participation in the genealogy blogging scene.
Family Tree Tips (and Roots and Branches)
Fanning Family History & Research
Fighting Nineteenth
A history of the 19th Infantry Battalion AIF, this is where you will find the most up to date news and information on the battalion.
Fleurieu Peninsula Family History Group Inc
From Helen V Smith's Keyboard
This blog consists of genealogy musings, tips, Queensland research, new sites, and new technology.
GenealogylWorld (Genealogical Society of Victoria)
Genealogy & History News
Genealogy and history news and product announcements for Australians.
Geni of Oz - NEW
A personal blog on family history thoughts and stories with an Aussie emphasis.
Geniaus
The musings of an amateur Australian genealogist excited by Web2.0 applications.
GeniAusEvents
Another of Jill's blogs, this one contains events of interest to Australian Genealogists including conferences, excursions, family reunions, lectures, open days and seminars.
GeniMates
Profiles of well-known genealogists from Australia and overseas.
Gladstone History Inc
This blog about Gladstone's (Queensland, Australia) local history. You'll find information about books, newspaper articles, radio articles, and other items of local history interest.
Gol Gol Girl
A personal family history blog by Kay Sturgeon, from Gol Gol in New South Wales.
Googie's Genealogy Blog
A personal family history website by 'Googs'. This blog highlights some of the interesting people and places she's encountered along the way.
Greenough Pioneer Museum - NEW
The Greenough Pioneer Museum is located 19km south of Geraldton, in Western Australia. You can visit their blog and find out all sorts of tidbits relating to the Museum, and pioneers in the region.
Historian @ Work
I’m Jen, an Historian and heritage consultant based in Perth, Western Australia. I LOVE to research! I am now back in my home town of Perth where I provide history and heritage related services. What does an Historian do all day? Read the blog and find out!
Historical Medical Miscellany
Another of Helen V. Smith's other blogs. This is relating to her interest in infectious diseases through the ages and how disease has played a part in social and family history with epidemics, archaic medical terms, medical discoveries and how they impacted on our ancestors.
History & Museums - Connecting!
A website to share information about History and Museums and to foster networking and support.
The History of Matt - NEW
This is the personal blog of Matt Hall, and Australian living in America. His blogs says that this 'page will be a place for processing thoughts and posting about my ancestors both in Australia and their home nations.'
History Services Blog
History Services New South Wales, bringing the past to life.
I Wasn't Blogged Yesterday
A personal blog, which includes all sorts, including some genealogy.
In the Mailbox
This blogger who thinks about archives, archivists and keeping records.
Inside History Magazine
The blog of Australia and New Zealand's newest history and genealogy magazine 'Inside History'. It is for people passionate about Australian and New Zealand history and heritage, whether it’s their family’s ancestry, or in a broader social context.
John Oxley Library Blog
The State Library of Queensland's 'John Oxley Library blog' encourages discussion within the community about its collections and activities.
Jottings Journeys and Genealogy
Blog about Judy Webster's own family history, travels and everyday life.
Kastellorizian Association of Victoria
This is a blog site for all you 'Kazzies', in Australia and around the word, to post information on subjects and matters you would like to share.
Kylie's Genes - NEW
Kylie Willison's blog for family tree research, art and technology hacking.
Lontester Genealogy News
Mostly Australian genealogy news.
Looking Up
The Dictionary of Sydney contains hundreds of new images, people, organisations and connections. This blog comments on the latest additions to and news about the Dictionary.
Lost & Found: Rediscover Forgotten Aussie Riches
From mode of transport, to cow pastures, and articles from historical newspapers, to the history of towens, it's all covered in this blog.
Lost Medals Australia
Since 2000 Glyn Llanwarne has been acquiring, researching and then returning lost medals to veterans or their families. He started out purchasing medals, however, now he is supported through donations of found medals. His blog is one of the methods he uses in trying to locate families, and tell the stories of these medals.
Maffra and District Historical Society
The blog from the Maffra and District Historical Society details the history of Maffra and surrounding areas of this Gippsland town.
MAPCO News - NEW
MAPCO is an Australian company, and their aim is to provide genealogists, students and historians with free access to high quality scans of rare and beautiful antique maps and views. Their website displays a variety of highly collectable 18th-20th century maps and plans of Australia and the British Isles. Their website is updated regularly, so to keep up with the latest news, subscribe to their blog.
The McWhirters Project
The McWhirters Project rediscovers what was where (and what wasn't), and unearth some of the lost and quirky from Brisbane and South East Queensland history.
Moonee Valley Family and Local History
This blog has been created to share information about family and local history, and the resources that are available at the Local History Room at the Sam Merrifield Library at Moonee Ponds, Victoria.
Museum Victoria Talking Difference
My Genealogy Adventure
'For as long as I can remember I have been interested in history and curious about where my family came from'. This is how Tanya St Clair Honey begins her blog.
MyHeritage Blog
The official blog from MyHeritage.com.
National Archives of Australia
News from the CEO
Christine McKenzie is the Yarra Plenty Regional Library's CEO, and this is one of Australia's largest and most progressive library systems. It provides library services to the City of Banyule, City of Whittlesea and Shire of Nillumbik and has eight branch and two state of the art mobile libraries.
Overland Gold - NEW
This blog is dedicated to information relating to overland journeys between South Australia and the Victorian goldfields, particularly in the period 1851 and 1852.
Queensland History
A celebration of Queensland history with the latest news and events, including local and family history.
Random Genealogy - NEW
This is another of Matt Hall's blogs. Random Genealogy is used for 'interesting things I find, mainly from early Australian settlement'.
A Rebel Hand - NEW
This is a blog about Nicholas Delaney, United Irishman in 1798, who was transported as a convict to New South Wales in 1802 aboard the Atlas II. He was a roadbuilder, farmer, publican and the blog author's ancestor.
The Resident Judge of Port Phillip
This is the research blog of Janine Rizzetti, who is writing her thesis on Justice John Walpole Willis, the first Resident Judge of Port Phillip. This blog includes her observations about Port Phillip in the early 1840s when Willis was resident and her observations about Port Phillip (i.e. Melbourne) and 21st century life today.
Rookwood Anglican and General Cemetery
Rosewood Scrub Historical Society
Royal Historical Society of Victoria
A blog dedicated to the activities, events, resources and publications for sale of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria.
Shauna Hicks History Enterprises
Shamrocks, Shortbread, and Shenanigans
Social Media and Genealogy
If you think that think that social media was made for family historians, follow this blog. Family historian are different from other people – we actually enjoy finding distant relatives and keeping in touch with them, and social media helps us to find relatives and old friends in ways that were not possible in the days of mailing lists and message boards.
South Australia Aboriginal Soldiers of the First World War
A project aimed at collecting the stories of Aboriginal soldiers from South Australia who enlisted during the First World War.
South Australian Lithuanian History
State Library of Western Australia
Sticky Notes - NEW
Your family history is a part of you, and Ancestry.com.au's Sticky Notes blog is a place to share and discover stories and more. Read, ask questions and let them know what you think.
St Josephs Restoration - St Albans/Wiseman's Ferry
Pictorial blog of the restoration of the oldest catholic church on mainland Australia (1839) . It is north of Sydney between Wisemans Ferry & St Albans. The church will eventually be a four bedroom guesthouse with its own cemetery dating from 1840.
Stratford Historical Society and Museum
Tea Tree Gully Library
The Tea Tree Gully Library in Adelaide's north east, does have a large family history collection, and they regularly hold genealogy talks there. This blog includes topics relating to family history as well as regular library news.
Thomas J. Nevin, Tasmanian Photographer
19th century Australian police and commercial photographer Thomas J. Nevin (1842-1923).
The Boss 63
A personal blog by Drew Andrew, with "my life, my wishes, my wants and lots of other stuff thrown in for good measure" ... which does include genealogy as well from time to time.
The Empire Called and I Answered
The Tiger's Mouth - NEW
This blog is written by Kate Bagnall who writes 'I’ve been interested in Australia’s historical connections to China since I first lived there more than ten years ago – when, by coincidence, I found myself living in the overseas Chinese homelands of the Pearl River Delta'.
Toowoomba & Darling Downs Family History Society
Tracking Down the Family
A personal blog relating to the Jones (and other) families.
Updates Genie
By Judy Webster, this blog includes genealogy news and tips from around the world.
West Hobart
There are so many stories about residents past and present which deserve to be recorded for posterity. Unless a start is made soon, it may well be too late and the opportunity may disappear. This blog is helping in recording the history of West Hobart.
Western District Families
Stories of Merron Riddiford's pioneering families from the western district of Victoria.
Who Were They
My daughter recently urged me to “put down on paper” my recollections about our family history [the Mewett family]. So, here I am now tapping away on the keyboard of my computer and, hopefully, the first instalment of my history will hit the wire as a blog.
Wishful Linking Family History Blog
A personal blog by Maria Northcote, this blog records some information and stories about her family history and genealogical research.
Yarra Plenty Local History
Yarra Plenty Regional Library services the outer municipalities of Nillumbik, Whittlesea and Banyule in the north of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. This blog promotes local history in the Yarra Plenty community.
Your Brisbane: Past and Present - NEW
With a passion for photography and a love of Brisbane and it's history, this blog is perfect for those wanting to know more about this history of the area.
Your Memento
Your Memento is published quarterly by the National Archives of Australia, and opens the Archives’ collection to a wide audience. It features articles about the Archives’ exhibitions, events, publications and websites.
