Records, Family History Month and the Grant Program! Welcome to the July 2023 ‘Ancestry Community Update’ blog post for Australia and New Zealand. For anyone I am yet to meet, my name is Jason Reeve and I’m the Head of Content & Community for Ancestry in Australia and New Zealand. You’ll likely end up meeting Read More
Great New Zealand Family History events coming up this August! Auckland Christchurch Date: 11th August – 13th August Read More
Ironclad Sisterhood – Telling the Stories of Convict Women Date: Monday 24th July 2023 Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Location: Zoom (Virtual) Limited Spaces (register now) From 1788 to 1868, approximately 25,000 women were transported from Britain and Ireland to the Australian colonies. These females, often young and impoverished, were found guilty of crimes Read More
The Ancestry Digitisation Grant Program for 2023 is now open for submissions. It’s that time again! The Ancestry Grant Program is open for submissions. Each year, a total of three digitisation grants will be awarded within AU & NZ (combined). Once the grant recipients have been selected, scanning will begin at the earliest opportunity. The Read More
Get ready to explore the treasures of Museums of History NSW at their upcoming open day. On Saturday April 15th 2023, come and see historical collections up close, hear from experts on a range of fascinating topics, take a behind-the-scenes tour and relax with good food and coffee in a unique environment. The heart of Read More
A Belated Happy New Year Welcome to the March 2023 edition of the quarterly ‘Ancestry Community Update’ blog post for Australia and New Zealand. For anyone I am yet to meet, my name is Jason Reeve and I’m the Head of Content & Community for Ancestry in Australia and New Zealand. You’ll likely end up Read More
It’s RootsTech week! RootsTech 2023 begins this week, have you registered yet? Registration is free and once you register you will have free access to a wide range of talks and news, as well as be able to visit the virtual exhibition and chat with Ancestry staff. The three day event starts this Friday Read More
Vale Ellen aka. ‘The Queen’ – Aged 106 In my role as Head of Content & Community, I often have the privilege of hearing powerful, emotional stories from our family history community. Ancestry can help to unlock some incredible discoveries and although there’s no limit to the stories that could be shared, occasionally there is Read More
Finding the Ancestry Blog for Australia and New Zealand has just become a whole lot easier! As you may recall from recent blog posts, there’s an ongoing effort to help surface the Australian and New Zealand blog via; 1. Adding a greater frequency of meaningful posts that inform, educate, entertain and more effectively engage Read More
Welcome! Welcome back to the ongoing quarterly ‘Ancestry Community Update’ blog post for Australia and New Zealand. For anyone I am yet to meet, my name is Jason Reeve and I’m the Head of Content & Community for Ancestry in Australia and New Zealand. You’ll likely end up meeting me at a family history expo Read More