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Sunday 3rd December 2023
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Ancestry
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Additions to Genie Websites
Saturday 2nd December 2023
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Unless you have been hiding under a rock for the past twelve months, you will have heard that AI applications have become available to everyone. The first big release came on 30 Nov 2022 when a company called Open AI released an application called ChatGPT. Since then the world has been scrambling to catch up and many other applications ... more0 comment
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AI
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Family Tree Maker
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London, South of England and Wales
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Technology
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Tools and Techniques
Thursday 23rd November 2023
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The Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP) holds great riches for family history researchers. Now digitised and accessible on the National Archives of Australia Trove website, it is however, not the easiest to navigate. The ... more1 comment Thank you, Anne, for posting the AJCP information. In 1836 my ancestors Robert & Caroline Thomson ('Atwick,' 19 Oct 1829), felt themselves short-changed in their early land allocation. Once I had overcome the hurdles to accessing the AJCP, I learned of Robert's submissions both to the Executive Council and then the Secretary of State for Colonies seeking to have his claim for additional land recognized. It was a thrill to download the files & read them at home. Peter Mitchell Member 14712 Posted by Peter Mitchell, 06/12/2023 7:45:33 pm
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AJCP
Saturday 18th November 2023
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This year, now fully 'retired' from paid work, I started delving into online data sets and finding aids, setting up automatic Google searches and following genealogists, family historians, societies, and State and National records on Twitter (now X). Every month I produce a page of new or interesting websites ... more0 comment Saturday 11th November 2023
Wednesday 1st November 2023
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Ancestry
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Family History WA Irish Special Interest Group are pleased to announce a return visit to Perth by Fintan Mullen and Gillian Hunt of Ulster Historical Foundation for a day of Irish family history hints and tips on Tuesday, 13th February, 2024 at the Alexander Library theatrette.
Session 1) Understanding Irish townlands: ... more0 comment
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Irish
Saturday 14th October 2023
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The World of Tech
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Technology
Sunday 8th October 2023
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The Writers’ Group was treated to an more 0 comment Thursday 5th October 2023
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Ancestry
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