Ask Grandma Kylie

29/04/2026

This is William Willison Sr, seated outdoors in his suit and bowler hat. The original photo was tiny and faded, but with careful restoration and colourisation, we can see so much more of the man behind the name.

24/04/2026

Oops — we skipped promoting last week’s update, but here’s a big one to make up for it!

✨ 14,133 notices uploaded in the past two weeks!

An amazing achievement made possible by our dedicated volunteers. Thank you to everyone contributing their time to help preserve and share these important records.

Here are some (not all!) of the sources that have been updated for the first time in a little while (or EVER if it's a new Director!);

NSW:
Godfrey Smith Funerals, Bathurst
Renshaw's Funeral Service, Bathurst
Camden District Reporter District Reporter
Michael Hanley Funeral Services, Forbes
Walker Funerals, Kempsey
A C Raymond Funerals, Kyogle
Sacred Earth Funerals, Lismore East
Kerry Linegar Funerals, Lithgow
Burke and Douglas Funerals, Manilla
France Family Funerals, Nelson Bay
Patterson Brothers Funerals, Young

24/04/2026

Coming up next week: Artificial Intelligence is rapidly changing how we research, analyse, and share family history, but what does that actually mean for genealogists? Learn all about the practical applications of AI in this Education Evening!

📅 Monday 20 April, 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
📍 Online via Zoom
🎟 $49 Genealogy SA members / $99 non-members
👇 Booking in the comments

In this online Education evening, Andrew Redfern will explore practical, real-world applications of using artificial intelligence for family historians. From transcription and document analysis to image enhancement, research planning, and writing, this session will demonstrate how AI can support, not replace, genealogical work.

This two-hour seminar will combine a lecture, live demonstrations, and workshop activities. Digital handouts will be provided and participants will have opportunities to experiment with different AI systems through guided exercises during the workshop and afterward.

19/04/2026

Here's a tip if you attend webinars. You can use the new Split View web browser option so that you can watch the webinar and if they're teaching about how to use a website you can follow along doing the actions in your web browser. I did it today with this GEDmatch webinar and it was terrific.

18/04/2026

Check out Ryan Russell's How-to webinar on Gedmatch's Tier One Tools.

Join GEDmatch Product Manager Tom Osypian and genetic genealogist Ryan Russell for a deep dive into GEDmatch's One-to-Many tool — the home base for all your ...

08/04/2026

What I do when I'm not researching genealogy! What do you do in your spare time?

05/04/2026

Newspaper Finder sounds like a game changer. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Gthz9in6V/

28/03/2026

What I'm working on:
These are some of the diaries of George Chapman my 2x great grandfather. They're at the State Library of South Australia, starting from 1872. I am currently transcribing and annotating part of the 1872 diary to add to my genealogy assistant chatbot Ask Grandma Kylie. www.askgrandmakylie.com

21/03/2026

I was so pleased to find this wonderful headstone for my 2× great grandfather John Reid and his wife Catherine Burnet. It also remembers two of their children, Alexander and Christina. Finds like this are why I love family history — they connect us so directly to the people who came before us.

19/03/2026

A wonderful discovery in Gawler, South Australia.

15/03/2026

My Nan Daphne and her sister Florence.