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In 2015, Foundation Member and Life Fellow, Brian Croker was given a copy of the very rare book, Australasians who count in London and who counts in Western Australia written by Mrs. Leonard W Matters.

Brian indexed the content and generously shared his work with the Society. The

Local knowledge - Worldwide expertise

Just because your local family history or genealogy society is named as the xyz local society, it does not mean that is all they do or cover.

A poll of Society members in 2015 showed that 60% of their Australian research is not local to Western Australia; it is spread

This article was written by Moya Sharp from Outback Family History in 2015 and was post on the WAGS Blog on 19 Oct of that year.  It has been re-produced here to take it forward into a new decade.

Columnist, Carrie of the Miner, may not have been as widely known as Carrie

FHWA Library has two subscriptions to the British Newspaper Archive with the generous assistance of two of the FHWA Groups, Enrolled Pensioner Guard and Scottish.

You've found your ancestors,

by Beryl Tyler © All rights reserved

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by Dawn Whitehurst © All rights reserved

The 14th October 2001

by Richard Harboard © All rights reserved

My story starts a long time ago, but because it contains some people still alive today, I will avoid names if I can and hope it doesn't get too complicated. Also, unlike my wife, I am not a very good story writer, so this effort should not be marked on its literary style.