Finding Mob: Researching Indigenous Australian Family History
Benjamin Hollister
Content
Welcome
1m 23s
Speaker's Introduction
1m 6s
Introduction
6m 39s
Records for Family History
10m 31s
Tindale Genealogies
4m 18s
AIATSIS
6m 34s
National Archives
10m 26s
Church Mission Records
7m 46s
Announcements / prizes
8m 42s
About this webinar
Government Policy in Australia, particularly from Federation until the 1980s, meant that many Australians with indigenous roots have lost connection with family and community. Between adoption, state foster care, missions, hiding ethnicity, and relocation, it is often difficult to know where to start and haw to analyse records. This webinar will present how to start your research, looking at repositories, institutions, and community records that will assist, both indigenous specific and general, in compiling a genealogy or family history.
About the speaker
Ben Hollister has been a professional genealogist since 2007, and a historical researcher since 1997. He currently owns and operates History Helper, a historical research business focussing on German-...
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Comments (11)
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Very interesting and well presented webinar on a great topic!\nThank you to Benjamin Hollister.
Very interesting topic
Very informative. I haven't done any research in this area and it has given me a good overview.
really good information
A very sensitive subject which Ben handled extremely well. Probably no questions because Ben covered it all!
Very clear and knowledgeable summary of the topic
It was very interesting. A nice introduction to the topic. Pictures of the people and their names...wow!