Finding Mob: Researching Indigenous Australian Family History

Benjamin Hollister
Aug 3, 2022
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Welcome
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Speaker's Introduction
1m 06s
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Introduction
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Records for Family History
10m 31s
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Tindale Genealogies
4m 18s
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AIATSIS
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National Archives
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Church Mission Records
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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

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-Australian and Australian indigenous research,
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  1. MD
    Marilyn Dietiker
    2 years ago

    How can I access the handout please?

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    • Marian Pierre-Louis
      2 years 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.

  2. MD
    Marilyn Dietiker
    2 years ago

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

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  3. HM
    heather ma
    2 years ago

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

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  4. GA
    Gail Albert
    2 years ago

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

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  5. PD
    Patricia Diane Godinez
    2 years ago

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

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  6. WV
    Webinar Viewer
    2 years ago

    Very interesting topic

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  7. WV
    Webinar Viewer
    2 years ago

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

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  8. WV
    Webinar Viewer
    2 years ago

    really good information

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