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Finding Mob: Researching Indigenous Australian Family History

Benjamin Hollister
Aug 3, 2022
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Records for Family History
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Tindale Genealogies
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AIATSIS
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National Archives
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Church Mission Records
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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.

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Benjamin Hollister
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-Australian and Australian indigenous research,
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    Marilyn Dietiker
    6 months ago

    How can I access the handout please?

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    • Marian Pierre-Louis
      6 months ago

      Marilyn,

      Login to your Legacy account. Then look above on this page. To the left under the main image is the word syllabus. Click there to open the handout.

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    Marilyn Dietiker
    6 months ago

    Very interesting and well presented webinar on a great topic!
    Thank you to Benjamin Hollister.

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    heather ma
    6 months ago

    Excellent – very comprehensive, interesting and clearly presented. Lots of resources to follow up. Thank you Ben!

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    Gail Albert
    6 months ago

    A very sensitive subject which Ben handled extremely well. Probably no questions because Ben covered it all!

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    Patricia Diane Godinez
    6 months ago

    It was very interesting. A nice introduction to the topic. Pictures of the people and their names…wow!

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    Webinar Viewer
    6 months ago

    Very interesting topic

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    Webinar Viewer
    6 months ago

    Very informative. I haven’t done any research in this area and it has given me a good overview.

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    6 months ago

    really good information

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