30 April 2020

If you do nothing - Zero


So many stories of ancestors and relatives are mentioned in the newspapers of the past. During April 2020 for the A - Z blog challenge, I am listing the types of stories or information I have found in newspapers with examples for each letter of the alphabet. My clippings include a variety of articles about relatives of my children's ancestors.

The end of the series

If I had done Zero, nothing, perhaps these newspaper snippets may have remained unseen by descendants.

If you have Australian or New Zealand connections try Trove and Papers Past. A wealth of stories awaits.

If you do nothing else but locate some interesting family clippings, store them in a list, tag some names and places, correct the text so the search is easier for the next person.

I used articles from several lists to compile this series. If you wish to revisit any article or see it within the context of the news of the day these lists are housed on Trove.
  1. Galvin - Descendants of Michael Galvin 1833-1894 and Bridget Crotty 1840 - 1940 Includes articles and notices relating to Michael's siblings and their descendants
  2. John Michael Galvin The career of J M Galvin a newspaper perspective
  3. Payne  Related to the ancestors and descendants of Mary Agnes Walmsley and Edward John Payne
  4. Stirling - Ancestors of Phyllis Yvonne Galvin (born Stirling)
  5. St Patrick's Dramatic and Literary Society 1915 -1918 Adelaide SA

Short how to videos - less than 4 mins

National Library of Australia

Learning Webinars
These are about one hour long and cover a wide variety of topics. Some titles that may interest family historians are:
  • eresources: Newspapers for family history, 
  • Find the map you want
  • Finding and dating photographs
  • Ask a family history librarian
  • Discover Trove: How to navigate and effective research techniques
  • Trove for Family History
So that's it for the 2020April AtoZ put to bed zzzzzz.

This post first appeared on earlieryears.blogspot.com by CRGalvin
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9 comments:

  1. J Lenni Dorner30 April 2020 at 20:55

    Great job on getting to Z. Looks like a fun way to spend a month of posts.

    I hope you and yours are staying safe and healthy during this difficult time.

    J Lenni Dorner~ Co-host of the #AtoZchallenge, Debut Author Interviewer, Reference& Speculative Fiction Author

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    1. crgalvin30 April 2020 at 21:27

      Thanks for visiting and hosting the challenge each year.

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  2. Molly of Molly's Canopy30 April 2020 at 23:56

    Congratulations on completing the A to Z Challenge! I am with you on this post. Zero is also how many ancestral stories would be missed if we genealogy bloggers did not research and write about our forebears. Keep up the great work and hopefully we will visit one anothers' blogs in the future.

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  3. Dianne1 May 2020 at 06:51

    I’ve enjoyed reading your posts and great finds for A to Z. Congratulations on completing the challenge!

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  4. A Tarkabarka Hölgy1 May 2020 at 17:59

    Congratulations on completing the challenge! I enjoyed your theme, and the research you put into it. Cheers! :)

    The Multicolored Diary

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  5. Cassmob (Pauleen)2 May 2020 at 07:41

    Thanks for your series posts Carmel. I enjoyed them and you highlighted the wonderful things you can find in newspapers. I just love that we can add our own tags and lists in Trove...and discover others’. Well done on finishing the series and not doing zero.

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  6. Lynnette Forest5 May 2020 at 02:30

    Congrats on finishing your A to Z Challenge! Very informative and instructional post.

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