@sister_ratched Finally gave in and bought a paid family history membership to ancestry, and reconnected with my Mum’s brother’s ex. (I hadn’t seen or spoken with her in maybe thirty years?) The ex had done some of that side of the family history, and I was able to follow up on documentation.
I’m far more interested in filling out stories than just the names and dates, though - #Trove, #StateArchives, and lots more research to get through!

Good morning, #Fediverse :fediverse: It's time for me to do another #ConnectionList #Introduction #Introductions post, where I hand-select interesting people on #Mastodon you may wish to follow - using my reach to more closely connect us together.

@digitisethedawn is a #bot which posts content from The Dawn: A Journal for Australian Women 1888-1905, digitised in #Trove by the National Library of Australia (@nlagovau on Twitter) as the result of a campaign spear-headed by @kattekrab. A delight for #DigitalHumanities and history scholars 🎓 📚 🇦🇺

https://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/title/252

@tiny_m is new to #Mastodon, please make them welcome (not assuming pronouns). They enjoy #WebDev, #costumes, #CosPlay, #sparkly and #animals ✨

@divinetechygirl is Christina and they are into #security and #identity #infosec 🔒

@hamub is Humphrey Butau, who blogs about #Python, #Django and #htmx 🐍. Humprey is a #PSF and #DSF #Fellow and you can read their blog at https://hbutau.github.io/ 🇿🇼

@ssharwood is the APAC editor of tech news site, The Register (don't know if they're on Mastodon, the results for them don't look legit). Into enterprise #tech, #auspol, #science, #cycling and #cricket 🇦🇺

@DanielleVossebeld is a #PhD candidate on #complexity of #design in #nursing and researches design and #engineering 🇳🇱

@ErikUden is the #MastoAdmin for mastodon.de and is an #OpenSource enthusiast (too!) 🐧 🇩🇪

@antonwasson is a #scientists in #Canberra #CBR interested in #phenotyping, #farming and #crops 🇦🇺

@LR is Luca Rossi, who is a #researcher in #DigitalMedia at the #University of #Copenhagen 🇩🇰

That's all for today, don't forget to share your own lists ❤️

Went down a #FamilyHistory rabbit hole today (oh dear, it’s so terribly easy to get sidetracked!) and looked at more information trying to date this photo from the family Bible. The stamp on the back was “W. Thwaites. jun., Photographer.” Using #Trove I found advertisements and tracked W. Thwaites movements, and helped nail down the date and probable location the photo was taken. Use every clue, eh?

Thwaites quite a fascinating character himself! #histodons #AustralianHistory #HistodonsAU

@inanimatecarbongod @timritchie That makes sense - they were supplying and shipping machine parts and so on from the ads I quickly glanced at in #Trove.

@timritchie Quick look at #Trove - they were apparently shipping agents. Formerly Briscoe, Drysdale and Co.

#Trove is doing maintenance this weekend, so edits, notes, and tags won’t stick. Since editing and using #TroveAustralia is one of my main form of relaxation, I’ll miss it! Still, it gives me a chance to catch up on my #FamilyHistory notes and check what I need to research next.

What are you up to this weekend?

Had a great 3 days adding 55 profiles for the Avery and Goldsmith families on #wikitree. Used #Trove often to build a few of them into biographies. Now time to work on my own family history stuff.

@Hotchipsandmayo @psychopoesie Oh, thank you! I went down quite the rabbit hole in #Trove earlier today about his career in Australia in the 40s and 50s.

Arvo, Toots! I’m still feeling grumbly, so instead, let’s have some more #FamilyHistory fun. This lovely silhouette is my Dad, c.1952, and was made by a famous travelling silhouette artist artist, S. John Ross, using scissors, in about 45 seconds, at the #Quirindi show. #Trove #TroveAustralia #TroveAu #AustralianHistory #Histodons #HistodonsAu

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article132080563

@Digital_Archivist @teddy waves. I’ve been down a #trove rabbit hole. How is everyone?

@annettewade She was amazing. I hope to find out more. #Trove is such a wonderful treasure!

#Trove friend to the curious:

1) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18367387?searchTerm=Thallium#

2) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27525946?searchTerm=Thallium

No 2 looks like early Twitter days.

This is a summary of the reasons that #Trove fans are pleased about the recent funding decision:

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/it-has-answers-even-google-cant-provide-so-what-is-trove/6ly8ewk7i?dlb=[2023/04/04]%20del_newsam_bau_02&did=DM23464&cid=sbsnews:edm:acnewsam:relation:news:na:na

#Trove has been saved with an emergency funding package, which ensures its survival. It should never ever be allowed to die. https://blotreport.com/2023/04/03/saving-trove/

Trove: National Library of Thank goodness!!!
Australia’s digital archives thrown $33m lifeline by federal government - Guardian Australia #Trove #AusPol https://apple.news/AwzhnHvRKR0ODx2WB52hoGA

#Trove secures funding as federal government comes to rescue of National Library of #Australia's digitised #archive

👉 Funding for the country's largest digitised archive has been announced, after months of the National #Library of Australia (#NLA) calling for more financial support.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-03/funding-for-trove-announced-by-federal-government/102177488

#heritagecollections #digitization #nationallibraries #libraries

Paraphrasing Minister for the Arts #TonyBurke, the future of "Australia's digital memory" is secured. 👏👏👏

Link to #ABCNews article on rescue of #NationalLibraryOfAustralia's digitised archive, #Trove:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-03/funding-for-trove-announced-by-federal-government/102177488

Via @georgiaroberts for ABC news - #Trove gets $9 million in funding in Federal budget

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-03/funding-for-trove-announced-by-federal-government/102177488

Good news for those who use #Trove the online resource for Australian newspapers, journals, gazettes, and other research: professional and just for the joy of it, etc. I'm sure that there are some happy journos, historians and genealogy folk today.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/funding-pledge-saves-national-library-s-trove-from-closure-threat-20230402-p5cxdn.html?utm_content=in_other_news&list_name=E2446F7A-1897-44FC-8EB8-B365900170E3&promote_channel=edmail&utm_campaign=am-smh&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=2023-04-03&mbnr=MjMwNjcwNjk&instance=2023-04-03-06-40-AEST&jobid=29587814

#Trove secures treasure as federal government comes to rescue of National Library of Austral… #familyhistory #genealogy https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-03/funding-for-trove-announced-by-federal-government/102177488