Of course, the greatest value is achieved when descendants of the service personnel add the extra detail to the journal that turns a bare service record into a true history.
The public response to the various sites for remembering the lives and recognising the service of 1914-18 Diggers has led to the expansion of the idea to enable us to publish details of those served in 1939-45. The site Honouring Veterans provides access to basic elements of a service record (from the NAA index) which can be used to create a "dedication certificate" (which can be purchased as a high quality download) or added to an online journal.
Of course, the greatest value is achieved when descendants of the service personnel add the extra detail to the journal that turns a bare service record into a true history.
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Just as maps can be a valuable tool in tracing the evidence for your family history, aerial photographs provide another powerful perspective. When was the original family property divided? Could the infamous incident with the dogs in the pool really have happened in 1954 when Uncle Harry claims it did? The Queensland government has recently made available a very large collection of aerial photographs at https://qimagery.information.qld.gov.au/ with a search engine to find relevant images. Bob demonstrated that although the collection is very good, you need to be careful to ensure you get the best results. When you begin a search by clicking on the magnifying glass, you will be selecting a place. When that is shown (as below) you must search a second time to find the pictures related to that place. You will be shown a list of images (in the example above, 781) grouped by when they were taken. Use the little triangle beside the group title to open or close the details. At the bottom of the description of each image are three buttons. The View button displays the selected photograph but it may not be shown on screen unless you first click Zoom to so that the correct area of the map is drawn on screen. Unless you have a large screen, the menu system can almost completely cover the information that you want to display. If that happens, make your selections then click the X at the top right to move the menu out of the way. Next time you need the menu, click the the three horizontal bars at the top left (sometimes called the hamburger) to bring it back. The green line marks the boundary of the place you selected in the first search. If any of the image falls within that boundary, then Qimagery will include it in the search results as here. If you really needed a different image to the north-west of this one, then go back and choose another one. (In this case, the group of photos is called Gateway Arterial Road so it was a poor choice for an image showing Lawnton.) Re-clicking the View button in the menu will switch the image off.
Note that you can view more than one photo at the same time. when you have located a photograph of the correct location taken at an appropriate time, then use the magnification buttons on the bottom right of the screen to zoom in to make your discoveries. (I knew Harry had made it up. They did not even have a pool then!) RootsTech is an annual global family history event where "people of all ages learn to discover, share and celebrate their family connections across generations through technology. At RootsTech, there is something for everyone, no matter your experience in family history or your skill level in technology". Since not everyone gets the opportunity to travel to Salt Lake City for the big long-weekend conference, most sessions are videod by Family Search and made available free online. Eventually most of those videos will find their way onto YouTube, but for the time being the easiest way to find them is to go to https://www.rootstech.org/ and click on the Menu in the top right corner. From there you can select a day and within that program, particular sessions to view. JP recommended some of his favourites but really there is something for everyone if you poke around. |
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