Society of One-Place Studies #OnePlaceArchives
The Society of One-Place Studies gives blogging prompts for each month. This month's prompt is #OnePlaceArchives. Today I ventured into the city and went to the Society of Australian Genealogists to view records that they hold on both the cemetery I'm researching and the people buried there. I ordered the records I wanted to look at and they were waiting on a table for me and then the fun began. Like all good repositories of records they records I viewed gave me more questions than answers. I found two more bodies! BUT I did confirm that the one I thought was buried elsewhere is actually in Mummell cemetery, hence a question answered. A bit about the society. Last year it celebrated it's 90th birthday, being the first society of its kind in Australia. Aside from the records they hold, there are a wide range of talks, classes and chats available . The staff and volunteers are very knowledgeable, friendly and helpful, making a visit worthwhile. This link will take you to the...