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The multicultural colony: not just convicts

Australia's colonial period was much more multicultural than a lot of people realise. Our Family History team share some of the more unexpected places people migrated from.

Family history: where do I start?

Our Family History program coordinator has some essential tips to help you get started on tracing your ancestry.

Could your ancestors' lives make a great historical novel?

Writer and historian Dr Naomi Parry introduces us to the writing units in the Diploma of Family History, and the work of Mandy Gwan.

Opening the archives of White Australia

Tracing the lives of early Chinese families in colonial Australia

Coordinator of the Diploma of Family History at the University of Tasmania, Kate Bagnall, turns her attention closer to home.

Understanding colonial maps

Early Tasmanian land charts contain some fascinating details, if you know where to look.