This presentation looks at the State Library, State Records, Outback Australia (goldfields), Fremantle Prison (transported convicts) and BDM tips and tricks.

One of the best ways to sort DNA matches into paternal and maternal categories, is to test a close known relative (parent, half-sibling, aunt, uncle or first cousin) and identify shared matches and unshared matches, but what if that is not an option for you? No worries! The underlying inheritance pattern for autosomal DNA and the underlying technology used to test it means that even you can distinguish paternal from maternal relatives. Join us in this webinar to learn how.

Every street has a story — and every household adds a new chapter. This presentation demonstrates how to trace the history of one street across decades, uncovering the people, properties, and events that shaped its character. You’ll see how rate books, title deeds, maps, photographs, newspapers, and electoral rolls can be systematically layered to reconstruct an entire neighbourhood’s history. \n \nOur case study focuses on Harcourt Street in 1860s Brisbane — nicknamed Little Tipperary for its cluster of Irish migrant families. By following property ownership, mapping households, and analysing records in context, you’ll discover how to trace migration patterns, reveal family networks, and uncover community connections. \n \nWhile grounded in an Australian example, the step-by-step approach is globally adaptable —whether you’re researching rural lanes, suburban streets, or city blocks—anywhere records survive.

A whistle-stop tour of some of the key resources for tracing land and property in England from the Domesday Survey in 1086 to today, using the case study of a 15th century farmhouse in Kent. From manorial records to title deeds, tithe records to Ordnance Survey maps, there is a vast range of documentation relating to the ownership, occupation and use of land and property in England, from tiny tenements to large estates.