Showing posts with label WDYTYA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WDYTYA. Show all posts

Monday, December 17, 2012

Issue 13 giveaways announced :: findmypast - SBS WDYTYA

And the winner is...... Congratulations to G. Muth of Salisbury Downs, SA you've won our Issue 13 giveaway with findmypast. Good luck with your search!


Win a findmypast World Collection subscription valued at $249.95! 

Here’s your chance to win access to  the 1.5 billion records on findmypast! The prize is a 12-month subscription to its World Collection, which means you can search records from across Australia, New Zealand, the US, the UK and Ireland, all from one site! Read about how findmypast can help with your research on page 48.

To go into the draw for this terrific prize, simply tell us the year your earliest ancestor arrived in Australia or New Zealand. 

Send your answer by 31 December to cass[at]insidehistory.com.au or post it to findmypast giveaway, PO Box 406 Erskineville NSW 2043.

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And the winners are......... Congratulations to the 5 winners of the WDYTYA Series 4 DVD sets:

[1] K. Gaspari, Chadstone, VIC
[2] M. Kemp, Ashmore, QLD
[3] L. Walker, Deception Bay, QLD
[4] J. Wright, Narre Warren South, VIC
[5] J. Purnell, Rochedale South, QLD


It’s the television series we all love, and if you’re like us you’re already counting down the days until Series 5 debuts on our screens in early 2013. In the meantime, here’s your chance to relive all the detective work, drama and emotion of Series 4. See comedian Shaun Micallef discover his Maltese connections, journalist Kerry O’Brien learn about his Irish links!

To go into the draw to win one of five DVDs of series 4, valued at $29.95 each, simply tell us which celebrity episode you loved the most from any  of the Australian series so far. 

Send your answer by 31 December to cass[at]insidehistory.com.au or post it to SBS giveaway, PO Box 406 Erskineville NSW 2043.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

New WDYTYA? Series 4 starts March 27!

Comedian and TV host Shaun Micallef has a confession. Soon after he was approached by SBS to be part of series four of Who Do You Think You Are?, he broke one of the golden rules for program participants: don’t go searching the internet for family details.

He only did a little bit of digging and although the bizarre family story he unearthed is not included in his episode, it appealed to his sense of humour, with the distance of many years after the fact of course…

Why did he decide to participate in the hit show? Micallef says, “The approach from SBS made me think about it. I’m 49 and I’ve never really stopped to turn around and look back. I’d never really sat down and talked to Mum and Dad about our family history or their lives. It was all a bit of a mystery.”

Read the full interview with Shaun Micallef as he discusses family secrets, and why he was thrilled to be part of the upcoming new series in the current issue (Issue 9; Mar-Apr 2012) of Inside History. You can grab your copy at newsagents around Australia, order online or download our iPad version.

Want to know more about the new Australian series of Who Do You Think You Are? Series four premieres at 7:30pm, Tuesday March 27, on SBS ONE with Shaun Micallef’s family story. The series will include six episodes all up and will include (in televised order):

  • Episode 2 :: journalist Kerry O’Brien, 
  • Episode 3 :: actress Melissa George, 
  • Episode 4 :: actors Vince Colosimo,
  • Episode 5 :: John Wood, and 
  • Episode 6 :: sportstar Michael O’Loughlin.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Issue 9; Mar-Apr is now available online

Inside History is for people passionate about Australian and New Zealand genealogy, history and heritage. In our Issue 9; Mar-Apr 2012:
  • Read the latest on the new Australian series of Who Do You Think You Are?
  • Your memories of World War II
  • The mother who saw seven soldiers go to war
  • Why your Anzac may be missing from the records
  • What life was like for an Aussie governess
  • We reunite a family with a photo from 1883
  • Off the tourist track: secret history in Victoria’s goldfields
  • Last chance to tell us your favourite history book!

And much more – in fact, 76 pages of terrific features, practical information on family tree research, chances to network with other genealogists, competitions and product reviews.

Issue 9 is available in newsagents nationally from Monday, 12th March. You can also request us at your local newsagent, and we'll make sure that our next Issue 10; May-Jun 2012 is sent there for you!

Authors to look out for in Issue 9:

  • Ancestry.com.au :: Brad Argent @Brad_Argent
  • Historian :: Kate Bagnall @baibi
  • Author :: Hazel Edwards @muirmoir
  • Journalist :: Miranda Farrell
  • Journalist :: Paula Grunseit @PaulaGrunseit
  • Australian genealogist :: Barbara Hall @Irish Wattle
  • Australian genealogist :: Shauna Hicks @HicksShauna
  • Journalist :: Rebecca Jones
  • Military historian :: Michael Martin @RegimentalBooks
  • Historian :: Kate Matthew
  • Genealogist :: Joan Matthews 
  • Military historian :: Neil Smith
  • Museum curator :: Tracy Sullivan @austhistomuseum
  • Journalist :: Emma Sutcliffe @littleriveremma
  • Historian Bill Young

Have a sneak peak inside our new magazine; Issue 9; Mar-Apr 2012.