I hope that you have all had a great week and that you are enjoying your weekend. Just wanted to let you know a bit of ‘behind the scenes’ on Outback Family History. For those who are interested, the current work in progress in adding new information to the Outback Family History web site is […]
About Outback Family History
Outback Family History was founded in 2009 by Sandy Duncan and Moya Sharp. The aim was simple, to make the local and family history on the rich and diverse Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia available to everyone free of charge.
The web site was originally called "And All So Far From Home" and this site was left to me by my dear friend and fellow researcher Shyama Peebles, you can read more about this on my 'Acknowledgements' page.
When my good friend and research partner Sandy Duncan passed away after a long and brave fight against cancer in 2012 I promised her I would carry on the work. I now continue to carry on without my two closest friends. Of all the extensive information contained in the site at this moment the amount of data still to add makes it only the tip of the iceberg.
Thanks to the wonderful work of 'Design Sense' in making my site look and work wonderfully I can now concentrate all my effort on new information for the site and my blog.
The upkeep of the site relies solely on sponsored advertising and donations. The use of the information is free to everyone for personal or research purposes. I am committed to continuously add new information and to actively seek out new records and to provide a permanent source of reference to everyone with a common interest in the history of the goldfields.
Ripping Yarns and Tragic Tales – news 11th Apr 2021
10/04/2021 By Leave a Comment
This week we have a bit of a change in your weekly missive. I know that change is not always good, I dislike it myself, but I assure you that your usual stories will proceed after my few words each week. I’m writing this as something I have been meaning to do for a while, […]
Apologies!!!
12/09/2020 By Leave a Comment
Dear Readers I would like to apologise for there being no news letter this week. Family circumstances have kept me busy. Normal service will be resumed next week I promise.
Our Web Site Re Launch
30/05/2020 By Leave a Comment
Last year, the Outback Family History web site turned 15 years old. Although still quite youthful in human years, for web sites it was bordering on elderly! (: So with the wonderful help of Design Sense and Graphic and Web ,who did the original site, we undertook a face lift and this week I would […]
Registered or not Registered – that is the question ???
08/02/2020 By Leave a Comment
Outback Family History – Tips and Tricks In over the last 30 years or so in helping people to search their family history and of course my own family, a comment often made to me is- ‘Grandma’s death was never registered’. However, I find that this usually is not the case and a registration not […]