Jill Ball 🌳🧬🇦🇺 📚 ✈️ 🛳️ 📷

Ancient Australian Ancestor Hunter formerly Geek Librarian and IT Guy. Loves Books. 🌳🧬🇦🇺

[Australia Reads @australiareads]

New Guardian Essential poll data released this week reveal some concerning statistics around Australians’ participation in recreational reading – with two thirds of respondents reading infrequently or not at all.

Find out more ⬇️

https://t.co/cisaTNsGFd

[Jill Ball 🌳🧬🇦🇺 📚 ✈️ 🛳️ 📷 @geniaus]

@history2wheeler How about trying Bluesky? There's has been a mass migration to that platform. Lots of #History peeps there.

[RAHS @RAHS_News]

Don't miss today's online lecture by Ross McMullin.

Ross will present on his latest multi-biography study of Australia's lost generation of the First World War - 'Life So Full of Promise' (winner of the 2024 Age Book of the Year Award).

Register here: https://t.co/gqQ0PN81G6

[Jill Ball 🌳🧬🇦🇺 📚 ✈️ 🛳️ 📷 @geniaus]

@gdrosser I'm keeping my X account for the moment until more institutions and organisations move. Unfollowing those genies who have moved over to bsky.

[Family Wise Ltd @ThePeopleTracer]

Check local societies and libraries for unique records when online sources are lacking. If you can’t visit in person, use WorldCat to search worldwide libraries for hidden gems in small-town archives!🗺️

What family history society are you a part of?

#AncestryHour #genealogy

[Jill Ball 🌳🧬🇦🇺 📚 ✈️ 🛳️ 📷 @geniaus]

@donnasr Are you considering a move to the place where skies are blue?

[Jill Ball 🌳🧬🇦🇺 📚 ✈️ 🛳️ 📷 @geniaus]

@gdrosser Are you considering a move to the place where skies are blue?

[Jill Ball 🌳🧬🇦🇺 📚 ✈️ 🛳️ 📷 @geniaus]

@OnePlaceStudies Done 👋

[Jill Ball 🌳🧬🇦🇺 📚 ✈️ 🛳️ 📷 @geniaus]

Congratulations @,jennifer_jones0. Thrilled to see another genie from #Australia in the lineup. #genealogy.

[Jennifer Jones @Jennifer_Jones0]

I feel quite humble to be in such great genealogical company here

[WDYTYA? Magazine @wdytyamagazine]

Did someone in your family live in an almshouse? Find out more about the UK's oldest form of social housing with our guide:

https://t.co/TVwLpK0TAK

[MyHeritage @MyHeritage]

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[Jill Ball 🌳🧬🇦🇺 📚 ✈️ 🛳️ 📷 @geniaus]

Just bought this eBook from Amazon. Looks like a juicy tale. #Books #History #England

[WikiTree @WikiTreers]

We're kicking-off the Source-a-Thon! Join us tomorrow at 8 AM (ET) #2024SourceAThon
Subscribe & turn on notifications to be alerted to new videos
https://t.co/Jj8OgvxWHU

#CollaborativeGenealogy

[Jill Ball 🌳🧬🇦🇺 📚 ✈️ 🛳️ 📷 @geniaus]

@MarianBWood @FindaGrave Useful tip for #oneplacestudies #genealogy

[Jill Ball 🌳🧬🇦🇺 📚 ✈️ 🛳️ 📷 @geniaus]

@DLGenealogist Definitely #Twitter

[Jill Ball 🌳🧬🇦🇺 📚 ✈️ 🛳️ 📷 @geniaus]

Tested with @ancestrydna ? Take advantage of this offer to find new #DNA matches. #genealogy

[MyHeritage @MyHeritage]

Got DNA data from another service? Upload it to MyHeritage today and access ALL DNA features—free forever! 🧬 Hurry, this limited-time offer ends October 6, 2024! ⏳

🔗 https://t.co/ax9mhJR45s

#DNAUpload #MyHeritage #Genealogy

[Jill Ball 🌳🧬🇦🇺 📚 ✈️ 🛳️ 📷 @geniaus]

That's a tough challenge. #graves #cemeteries #genealogy

[Lifelines Research @Dave_Lifelines]

I'm looking forward to taking part in this year's #31DaysOfGraves challenge organised by @annaandthedead
How many of the 31 daily prompts do you think you can find amongst your own family gravestones?
The fun starts tomorrow...

[RAHS @RAHS_News]

One of the films that has long been on the NFSA's Most Wanted list has been found. Captain Thunderbolt, directed by Cecil Holmes in 1951, is a classic Australian tale of the rebel as hero. Learn more about the recent discovery on the @NFSAonline website: https://t.co/AZ5gQLcgg3

[Jill Ball 🌳🧬🇦🇺 📚 ✈️ 🛳️ 📷 @geniaus]

#books #history #Australia

[Outback History @outbackhistory]

The Alluvialists - a book review - https://t.co/i1EQUEvSCA

[Jill Ball 🌳🧬🇦🇺 📚 ✈️ 🛳️ 📷 @geniaus]

My latest post on the @GSQPresident blog.
https://t.co/sJmBaGjnMV
#genealogy #familyhistory #Australia #connections2025