http://www.ofhg.com.au/client/index.cfm OFHG BLOG en-us Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:15:03 +1000 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:12:00 +1000 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss familyhistory@orange.nsw.gov.au familyhistory@orange.nsw.gov.au http://www.ofhg.com.au/client/index.cfm/2009/1/20/1911-UK-Census Hooray, the 1911 census of England and Wales is now available on line. It provides a record of everyone who lived in England and Wales at that time and gives a unique snapshot of the lives of your ancestors. Searching is free but you pay to view the full record. It's easy to use and a whole lot of fun.A friend who was asked to beta test the site over the weekend (how hard would that be!) did admit to making a glutton of himself - and believe me I think you could be easily hooked. www.1911census.co.uk Census Internet Sites Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:12:00 +1000 http://www.ofhg.com.au/client/index.cfm/2009/1/20/1911-UK-Census http://www.ofhg.com.au/client/index.cfm/2008/12/19/Summer-Surfing Once the hurly burly of Christmas is over there's the chance to settle down in front of the computer and indulge in a bit of family history surfing  this type of "surfing" eliminates the need to slip, slop, slap. Often the intention of spending "just an hour" online stretches into 2 or 3 as one link leads to another. One site we'd really recommend you explore is the National Archives' new project "Mapping our Anzacs". http://mappingouranzacs.naa.gov.au/login.aspx Using the search engine you can browse 375,971 records of service in the Australian Army during World War I according to the person's place of birth or enlistment. Each entry includes the full service record. Having found a service person of interest, you can add your own note or photograph to the site's digital scrapbook. Alternatively you can build your own tribute to a group of service personnel. They may be from your town; they may be your ancestors; or they may be a combination. So before you sit down to explore make yourself a cuppa because odds on you'll still be there some time later! Internet Sites Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:36:00 +1000 http://www.ofhg.com.au/client/index.cfm/2008/12/19/Summer-Surfing