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The beautiful Local History Centre at Coventry Library Stirling South Australia After my fabulous weekend last weekend in Adelaide, this weekend I will be a busy bee: catching up with friends, going to a couple of concerts as well as getting on with some important professional development - an online course through Sydney TAFE about maintaining digital repositories. Sometimes it's a relief to go back to work on Monday!   What about you?  It's all happening at our local libraries and societies.  You could explore your convict ancestry, find out how to use directories and almanacs more effectively, find out about nursing during WW2 or the early business history of Manly.  Brush up your skills in oral history or learn how to read old documents and even a class for beginners. Mark these events in your diary now so you won't be disappointed. 

Cemetery Tour Redcliffe April 2015 I hope you are enjoying National Family History Month - there's certainly plenty on to pique your interest.  Don't forget to tick off Shauna Hicks 31 Activities for Researchers , will you?  Here is a just a taste of what's out there: Friday 14 August  10:00am - 11:30am  Fridays @ QFHS Brick Walls: solving tough research problems We all have them, these tough research problems that defy any solution. Come along to hear a presentation of some strategies to assist in solving 'brick walls'. The presentation will be followed by a one-on-one clinic (11.00 am-12.30 pm) with QFHS experts who will work with you to advise on ways that may help with these intractable problems. Once you have registered, we will provide further information on the one-on-one sessions. $11 members $15 non-members.  Book online. Saturday 15 August  9:30am -12:30pm  QFHS New Members Welcome and Orientation Are you ...

Fritzi Scheff demonstrating Magnavox for Fifth Liberty Loan in New York City, 1895 from The Powerhouse Museum Julie Goucher's Blog Angler's Rest each week posts a new prompt for The Book of Me . This week's prompt is - What do I sound like? Describe your voice Perhaps include an electronic recording of your voice reciting a poem or reading a piece of writing. Maybe even this prompt response Do you have recordings of other family members? Hmmm - well it's hard to describe your own voice because you are sitting in your head so it sounds completely different I am sure from the outside.  So I will just have to imagine what it sounds like.  Australian.  Australian voices are usually renowed for being quite nasal and for having an upward inflection at the end of each sentence as if asking a question.  It is my earnest hope that my voice doesn't sound too much like that. I have recorded other family members voices but have been very sl...