Friday, August 23, 2019

FRIDAY FOSSICKING 23rd August 2019










Edwin Stockqueler (1829-1900) - Public Domain An Australian Gold Diggings, oil on canvas
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* FGS and NGS Announce Intent to Merge  At the opening session of the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) conference in Washington D.C  it was announced that the  FGS and National Genealogical Society (NGS) intend to merge.  The two organizations, will form one consolidated group that will continue to operate as the National Genealogical Society. The merger will be completed October 1, 2020. Until then, both organizations will continue discussions and both will hold their 2020 conferences as planned: FGS in Kansas City and NGS in Salt Lake City. The first merged conference will be held in May 2021 in Richmond Virginia. That conference will expand from 4 to 5 days allowing for a society management additional day.  Records-access-alerts
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(Australia) Family History Month in Australia- Victoria with Reduced Price for Downloadable Historical Certificates
Marking family history month in Australia, the State of Victoria (which includes Melbourne), has reduced the price of their downloadable uncertified historical certificates to $20 (AUS) for the month of August only. Embargo periods for births are 100 years; marriages 60 years and deaths 30 years. Birth records start from 1853, marriages and relationships from 1853 and deaths from 1853.

To read more and to see how to request a certificate go to:
https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history

Thank you to Peter Calver and Lost Cousins newsletter for informing us of this special opportunity.

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Friday, August 16, 2019

FRIDAY FOSSICKING 16th Aug 2019










Edwin Stockqueler (1829-1900) - Public Domain An Australian Gold Diggings, oil on canvas








ABC News: 15-metre 'helter skelter' slide constructed inside Norwich Cathedral

 Australian painter Wayne Malkin claims unofficial world record with matchstick portrait - ABC News

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 They call it 'gold fever', and when you catch it, you're in for the long run - ABC News

 Island holiday destinations in all shapes and sizes that don't require your passport - ABC News 

 Rare Stonebridge Green sapphire found in Queensland's Gemfields in 1938 captures hearts - ABC News

 South Solitary Island Lighthouse haunted by ghost of girl buried in bathtub, former residents say - ABC News

 Vannak Prum was sold 'like an animal' into modern slavery. This is his story - RN - ABC News

 Victoria's regional general stores face challenge of shrinking populations - ABC News

 Glenreagh's 103-year-old rail relic 'trashed' leaving community outraged - ABC News

 The eccentric birdman who's beating Australia's biggest landlord - ABC News

 Hotel's hilarious response to bad review  Ireland Calling

 Pompeii archaeologists find 'sorcerer's treasure trove', including fertility charms - ABC News 

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records-access-alerts

Governing To Stop Publishing
In order for me to report on various items affecting access to records which we as genealogists need, I read many different newsletters, blog posts, Google alerts and more. One of the online newsletters I receive by email  is Governing which provides information and stories on US state and locality laws and regulations. Today they announced, like so many other publications, they are “discontinuing operations” this fall after 32 years of publishing. Today’s media environment has changed and more “traditional” types of communication can no longer afford to continue.  This is not the first publication to close and sadly it won’t be the last.




Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee

(UK) Changes in Registration of Marriage to Become Effective December 2, 2019
Earlier this year, the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc.) Act passed into law and received Royal Assent in March 2019. This law made provisions for the extension of civil partnerships to same sex couples, to make a provision for a report on registration of pregnancy losses, still births and  provides for mother’s names to be included on marriage registers. The law also requires the Registrar General to maintain a register of marriages in England and Wales which is accessible in electronic format 

The Faculty Office is the Archbishop of Canterbury who has the power to grant all manner of licenses, etc. and is presided over the Master of the Faculties and its day to day administration is the responsibility of the Registrar. Those functions are now threefold: the issue of Special Marriage Licenses, the regulation of the Notarial profession and the legal work for the awarding by the Archbishop of “Lambeth” Degrees. In that capacity they have posted about the new law and its effective date for the General Registrar Office (GRO) to be ready with the new requirements. Representatives of the Faculty Office and the Legal Offices of the Church of England and Church in Wales have been in discussion with the General Register Office (GRO) about the proposed changes. The GRO has stated the new requirements will be in effect as of December 2 even though the Faculty Office believes there are number of unresolved issues.

The new system replaces Marriage Registers and Marriage Certificates (issued at the time of the wedding) with a Marriage Document prepared by the officiant. What is new, is that the married couple is now responsible for ensuring that the Marriage Document is deposited with the local Register Office within 7 days of the wedding date and the local Superintendent Registrar is then responsible for recording the details and issuing the Marriage Certificate.



To read more from the Faculty Office see:




You must register (its free) to do so. There are fees attached to purchasing records.  At the time of this posting I did not see any information regarding the December 2 changes.

Thank you to Peter Calver and Lost Cousins newsletter for informing us about this impending improvement for marriage records for England and Wales

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NEXT OF KIN WANTED... TROVE TUESDAY 13TH AUGUST 2019, injured-killed-or missing in action, guide to using Record Search & SODA, sample case details, complicated story, are your ancestors listed?,  taking just one random name led to a number of additional family.. 
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St John's Cemetery, PARRAMATTA
St. Charles Churchyard, Ryde
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