They came from somewhere else
Australia is no longer mono-cultural (if ever it was). Many of us trace our family histories from far-flung corners of the globe.
If you do not find references to your ancestral homelands here, do not despair. Just ask around among the members at a Tuesday meeting or post a request to the mailing list. We will do our best to help you locate your lost links.
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Netherlands
Have you found traces of ancestral footprints that might have been made by wooden shoes? The major on-line collection of Dutch records called WieWasWie is now available in English. You can switch languages by selecting at the top of the screen. If you would like some assistance leaning to use WieWasWie then try the short (less than 10 minutes), free training presentation provided by Family Search. Denmark
The site called Danish Family Search is available in English (or Dansk) and is organised around a map of counties from which select the relevant parish. You may find images of church books, censuses, school records or other sources. The site provides several video tutorials on how to use their records. Users can create a FREE account. Norway
The Digital Arkivet on the site of the National Archives of Norway is a well-organised english-language site that offers a lot of support for new users. In addition to access to records, the site also includes some active discussion forums (but you will need to register and then get the help of Google Translate to use these.) SwedenArkivDigital is the largest private provider of Swedish Church Records and other Historical Records online! All images are newly photographed images of the original document. This is a subscription site. You download software for searching onto your computer but must purchase access to the data online. There is a range of subscription options from a cost of (approximately) $14 for a week to $350 for two years. The site does offer several (free) tutorials for those need to searching Swedish records.
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