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Resources
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Collection
The SAGHS collection includes many items from copies of district birth, death and marriage certificates on fiche, to a huge selection of family and local histories.
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MPCViewer Updates
Total Records in MPCviewer - 4,468,668
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Newspaper Births and Birthdays Records: 807,787 |
Newspaper Marriages, Engagements and Anniversaries Records: 406,363 |
Divorces Records: 12,920 |
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Newspaper Deaths, Funerals Records: 1,639,553 |
Public Trustee/Deceased estates Records: 231,204 |
Arrivals in SA Records: 214,763 |
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Ships to SA Records: 14,822 |
Cemeteries Records: 490,152 |
Miscellaneous records Records: 269,802 |
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Hospital and Asylum Admissions Records: 126,718 |
School Admissions Records: 32,858 |
German cards Records: 24,535 |
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BISA Records: 197,191 |
MPCviewer datasets update 17/12/2017
Arrivals in South Australia
Added 119 records of Irish female orphans on ship Inconstant.
Normalisation of existing DB with some corrections.
MPCviewer datasets update 11/12/2017
Divorces
Added Matrimonial Petitions and related documents 1859-1893.
General cosmetic and normalisation changes to existing dataset.
MPCviewer datasets update 30/11/2017
School Admissions
Added 11 schools:
Barunga, Brownlow, Dawson, Macsfield, Murdoch's Hill, Pichi Richi, Pleasant Park, South Hummocks, Wilsdonville, Yararoo, Yarra.
General cosmetic and normalisation changes to existing dataset.
MPCviewer datasets update 29/11/2017
Hospitals and Asylum Admissions
Added records as follows: Hawker Lying-In Hospital 1899-1928, Destitute Asylum 1870-1906, Lunatic Asylums 1846-1960 (inc. Adelaide Gaol)
1 change to existing records based on user feedback
General cosmetic and normalisation changes to existing dataset.
MPCviewer datasets update 21/11/2017
Public Trustee/Deceased Estates
Added records as follows (including replacements):
- Gazette 1845-2000.
- Advertiser Nov1997-Sep2012 (Ian Shillabeer Collection).
- Gazette 1841-1890 (Marion Hextall Collection).
- Some corrections to existing dataset.
MPCviewer datasets update 18/11/2017
Newspaper Marriages, Engagements & Anniversaries
Add about 70,000 records as follows (including replacements):
- One correction based on user feedback.
- Adelaide Morning Chronicle 1851-52
- Gladstone Areas Express 1877-1900
- Advertiser 1938-1939, 1946-1969 (Ian Shillabeer).
- Sunday Mail 1970-1999 (Ian Shillabeer).
- Advertiser & Sunday Mail 2011-2017 (Ian Shillabeer).
- Country papers 1961-2017 (Ian Shillabeer).
MPCviewer datasets update 12/11/2017
Newspaper Deaths and Funerals
1 change to existing records based on user feedback.
General normalisation of Source names and ages.
Added 101 records from Adelaide Morning Chronicle and Gladstone Areas Express.
MPCviewer datasets update 09/11/2017
Newspaper Births and Birthdays
Add records as follows: Sunday Mail Births 2005-2012 (Ian Shillabeer). Country Newspapers Birthdays 1984-2006 (Ian Shillabeer). Advertiser Birthdays 1970-1999 (Ian Shillabeer). Various papers Births 1952 (Neville Bottger). Chronicle Births 1852. Gladstone Area Express 1877-1901.
5 changes to existing records based on user feedback.
MPCviewer datasets update 5/11/2017
Cemeteries
Added Non South Australians Buried WTC 1892-1941.
2 records corrected.
A few sources corrected.
Normalise 'unknown' surnames & given names.
MPCviewer datasets update 5/8/2017
Arrivals in South Australia
New import and correction of records from Excel master.
Ships to SA
New import and correction of records from Excel master.
MPCviewer datasets update 10/06/2017
Newspaper Births and Birthdays
Add 1951 births.
Some cosmetic correction to existing DataBase.
5 corrections from user feedback.
MPCviewer datasets update 6/06/2017
BISA/South Australians
This dataset is derived from data prepared for the documents "Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885" published Dec 1987 to July 1989, and "South Australians 1836 -1885" published May 1990, herein referred to as BISA1 and BISA2 respectively.
MPCviewer datasets update 19/4/2017
Cemeteries
Additions and corrections for Coromandel Valley St John's Anglican Monumental Inscriptions, Black Hill New Monumental Inscriptions, Keilli Monumental Inscriptions, and Stanley Flat Methodist Monumental Inscriptions.
School Admissions
New import of records from Excel masters – added 9 Schools
Chicago, Dawson, Hundred of Yongala, Maaoupe, Ngapala, Port Pirie East, Port Pirie West, Stephenston, Sunshine, Thistle Beds, Wardang Island Primary, Wheetelande Primary
MPCviewer datasets update 15/4/2017
Cemeteries
Added 898 records including for Keith, Echunga, Crafers and Goolwa.
Normalisation of name fields to remove special characters.
Normalisation of cemetery names.
Some merging with existing records.
MPCviewer datasets update 12/4/2017
German Cards
New import of records from Excel masters including images. This dataset contains summary information about nineteenth century immigrants from Germany to South Australia, and their descendants.
MPCviewer datasets update 24/3/2017
Public Trustee/Deceased Estates
Added Advertiser notices from 2016.
Existing data clean up including splitting multiple surnames and removing double spaces.
MPCviewer datasets update 3/2/2017
Newspaper Births and Birthdays
Removal/replacement of special characters in names.
Repair of 1,253 records which had Given Names and Parents interchanged.
MPCviewer datasets update 03/12/2016
Public Trustee/Deceased Estates
Add Advertiser notices for 2015.
MPCviewer datasets update 22/11/2016
Cemeteries
General normalisation and clean up. Removal of about 14k duplicates.
Add Adelaide Catholic burials 1845-1895 (5131 records).
MPCviewer datasets update 07/11/2016
Divorces
New import and correction of records from Excel master.
MPCviewer datasets update 30/10/2016
Newspaper Deaths and Funerals
Correction of abbreviated publication dates in Aug 2011.
School Admissions
New import of records from Excel masters
MPCviewer datasets update 20/9/2016
Newspaper Deaths and Funerals
New import of records from Excel masters, plus correction of existing records.
Includes OtherSurnames field.
Hospitals and Asylum Admissions
Add info tables, other cosmetic changes. No data changes.
MPCviewer datasets update 1/8/2016
Newspaper Births and Birthdays
New import and correction of records from Excel master.
Newspaper Marriages, Engagements & Anniversaries
New import and correction of records from Excel master.
Public Trustee/Deceased Estates
New import and correction of records from Excel master.
Cemeteries
New import and correction of records from Excel master.
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Resources
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Family History Book Awards 2017
Entrants in the 2017 TT Reed Family History Book Awards are
| Title | Author |
| The Fielke Cradle Part four. Family of Ernestine and Wilhelm Quast | Robert J Fielke |
| The Pennifolds at Largs | Kym Pennifold |
| The Crowe Family of Snuggery | Francis Houben |
| My name should be Melano | Leonie A Ryder |
| Growing up Moonta | Kristin Weidenbach |
| The family of Joseph Robert Murray | Malcolm Allen |
Join us to celebrate their achievements and the award winner.
Date & Time: Sunday 1 July 2018, 12pm for a 12.30pm start.
Location: Coopers Alehouse, Arnou Bistro Room, 316 Pulteney Street, Adelaide 5000
Cost: $48 per person
Reduced a la carte menu, choice of 6 mains and 3 desserts. Alcoholic and soft drinks can be purchased by guests at the bar.
RSVP: by Monday 25 June 2018
Phone: (08) 8272 4222 to book. Payment will be required at the time of booking.
[Map https://goo.gl/maps/eaepYjs41YS2 , Web http://coopersalehouse.pub/]
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Organisation
Genealogy SA and the Society are operated, administered, managed and governed by volunteers, with paid staff and contractors in support.
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Society Constitution_Update
The SAGHS constitution is undergoing changes and will be reported to the membership at our AGM on Wed 24 October 2018.
A summary of the changes includes;
- electronic distribution on notices to/from members;
- authority for Council to set member subscriptions and joining fees;
- return of near to 50% of Council members retiring each year;
- adjustment of dates for notices for meetings and for submission of nominations;
- introduction of a non-voting Affiliate category of membership;
- restriction on the release of certain information in the Minutes of Council and Committees;
- inclusion of a section on Definitions;
- general tidying up in a number of areas;
- increase in the Fellow criteria from five to fifteen years;
- reword the declaration of a council vacancy through non-attendance; and
- allowance for virtual meetings of Council and Committees.
Please email feedback to saghs.busman@saghs.org.au by close of business Friday 15 September 2018.
A copy of the updated constitution is available here.
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T T REED Family History Book Awards
The Award is made each year for excellence in family history publishing. The book must be published by a
South Australian, or be or be of a substantially South Australian family. For more information and application details,
see the Book Award Application page.
For information about past Award winners and authors, see the Past Winners page.
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Vouchers
Not sure what gift to choose? Why not surprise them with a unique gift from Genealogy SA?
Our Gift Vouchers let them do what they love most and can be spent on a number of activities from research to attending seminars on a wide range of topics, or maybe a new membership. The choice is theirs! Prices start at $8.00 and can be for an amount of your choosing above this.
To arrange, please give our staff a call on (08) 8272 4222 or call in to the office: 201 Unley Road, Unley.
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Handouts
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Farina
Farina site prototype
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Family History Book Awards 2018 (2019 Award)
Entrants
| Title | Author |
| O'Grady emigrants from Ardfert County Kerry, Ireland 1854 | Margaret Heath |
| Furious Riding - Tales of the Jolly Family 1713-2017 | Judy Smith |
| A new start: the start, Blackburn, Knowles, Rafferty family history | Joan Paasuke |
| Leane times: one family's transformation from Cornish farmers to Australian fighters | Wendy Frew |
| Stephen and Elizabeth Stringer (from Somerset to South Australia 1863) and their eighth child Joseph Stringer | Leon Stringer |
Awards Lunch
Date: Sunday 7 July 2019.
Time: 12pm for a 12.30pm start.
Location:The Caledonian Hotel, 219 O'Connell Street, North Adelaide
https://www.caledonianhotel.com.au/
[Map https://goo.gl/maps/ALiSFopQhH4TcjZP7]
Cost: $43/head
Menu: Entrees shared tasting plate, choice of 6 mains, choice of 3 desserts.
Book by calling us on (08) 8272 4222. Payment at the time of booking would be appreciated.
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