Issue 12; Sep-Oct 2012 is now available!

Something old, something new: the long-awaited wedding edition of Inside History, Issue 12, has arrived fresh off the press! Our Issue 12: Sep-Oct edition includes:

• We spotlight FamilySearch marriage records, and how to find “the one” you’re after
• Learn what our convict ancestors got up to, in the name of love
• Who is the beautiful bride on our cover, you ask? Discover why her veil is a treasured heirloom
• Jill Dupleix shares her favourite family recipes and the stories behind them
• Digital history guide: test the free online tools that could transform your research
• The Trove team answer your family history research questions
• Read about the brave Anzacs who served in Papua New Guinea during World War II
• Plus you could win an Ancestry.com.au membership!

And much more – in fact, 76 pages of terrific features, practical information on genealogy, chances to network with other family historians, and book and app reviews. On sale now online - click here to buy!

Issue 12 is available in newsagents nationally - click here to see where. You can also request us at your local newsagent, and we'll make sure that our next Issue 13; Nov-Dec 2012 is sent there for you!

===================================================

What milestone marking our adult ancestors’ lives could have been more important than marriage? Inside History provides a guide to tracing elusive marriage certificates among the billions of records on FamilySearch, plus tips to help you pursue the commonly missed clues on wedding records.

Delving into ancestral love lives, we explore the regulations imposed upon marriage and cohabitation by the colonial authorities – and how our crafty convict ancestors got around them.

We track down three families across Australia and New Zealand whose treasured heirlooms played an important role in their wedding days, including the gorgeous veil worn by 16 brides, and a vase passed down for 132 years.

And if that’s not heart-warming enough, former Sydney Morning Herald food editor Jill Dupleix shares her favourite family recipes and the stories behind them. You’ll find your mind flickering back to your own treasured family dishes – and probably your mouth watering, too!

Non-romantics will appreciate our digital history features and several high-profile expert Q&As. Digital historian Tim Sherratt guides us through the free online digital tools that could transform family history research. Our exclusive Trove special featuring the website’s own support staff answers all your niggling questions, while an innovative photo-dating method utilising shadows will shed light on your own family pictures.

The brave Anzacs who served in Papua New Guinea during WWII are showcased in a moving excerpt from Phillip Bradley’s latest book, Hell’s Battlefield. Plus, an interview with the author himself reveals his valuable research sources, and the stories that affected him most.

Packed as always with in-depth family history research advice, the latest news and events, and features on Australia’s social history and heritage, Inside History is a bi-monthly magazine for people who are passionate about the past. It’s available from newsagents nationally, on iPad via Apple Newsstand, and for Android and desktop computers through Zinio. Or subscribe and have it delivered straight to your door.

===================================================

Authors to look out for in Issue 12:

Historian :: Phillip Bradley

FamilySearch research consultant :: Marci A. Despain @FamilySearch

Author :: Jill Dupleix @Jilldupleix

Author :: Hazel Edwards @muirmoir
Journalist :: Miranda Farrell
Journalist :: Paula Grunseit @PaulaGrunseit
Australian genealogist :: Barbara Hall @IrishWattle
Australian genealogist :: Shauna Hicks @HicksShauna

National Library of Australia’s :: Virginia James @TroveAustralia

University of New England archivist :: Bill Oates @UniNewEngland

Intern Journalist :: Pristine Ong

National Library of Australia’s :: Mark Raadgever @TroveAustralia

Digital historian :: Tim Sherratt @wragge
Intern Journalist :: Sarah Trevor
Journalist :: Shirley Way
New Zealand genealogist :: Mark Webster @macnzMark

For more information please contact: 
Cassie Mercer, Inside History magazine
phone: 02 9590 9600 | email: cass@insidehistory.com.au

Have a sneak peek inside our new magazine; Issue 12; Sep-Oct 2012.

Hidden: A Rookwood Sculpture Walk 2012

Hidden: A Rookwood Sculpture Walk is an on-site sculpture exhibition in Rookwood, the largest cemetery in the Southern Hemisphere.

Rookwood is a favourite of ours and it's fantastic to see Derek Williams and his talented team showing more of the community why that's so. So, very happy to be one of the sponsors, we went to today's opening expecting great things and we weren't disappointed. We've included a couple of photos below but we don't want to ruin it, when you see it for yourself! We loved the little pot of Rookwood honey and packet of Forget-me-not seeds being handed out, with the words "Fostering new life..." printed on them.

One of the quotes from the today that has stuck with us is, "Talking about death, is really talking about life". That is something that all historians and particularly family historians understand very well.

With a truly thought provoking subject, Hidden invites audiences to explore the Necropolis whilst admiring the 37 evocative works that feature amongst the graves. These works will address themes appropriate to the site, such as grief, loss, memory, death, mourning, spirituality, religion and heritage as well as the culture around memorial, eulogy, burial and ceremony.

The outdoor sculpture walk is again featured amongst the graves in one of the best heritage sites of the cemetery. With views of the city on the horizon and a site rich with ornate and elaborate headstones dating back to the late 19th and early 20th century, visitors are given a rare opportunity to immerse themselves in a unique and captivating setting.

Cost: FREE
Date: Saturday 1 September - Sunday 14 October
Where: Starts at northern end of Hawthorne Avenue - click for map
When: Open sunrise to sunset

Inside History magazine is very happy to support the Hidden: A Rookwood Sculpture Walk in 2012 and be part of Sydney Fringe.

Wondering when to go? Rookwood Cemetery is having an Open Day on September 23. That would be the perfect day to enjoy the sculpture walk and much, much more. See you there!

Useful links:
[1] Free registration for free Rookwood deceased database
[2] Society of Australian Genealogists Rookwood Online Database
[3] State Records NSW Archives In Brief 69 - Cemetery records
[4] Hidden Stories - films about Rookwood

Follow the blue Forget-me-not flower prints on the path 

Applause by Nerine Martini

Gift: Rookwood honey and packet of Forget-me-not seeds 

 Bea by Jane Theau | Click to read more on Bea Miles

From Jane Theau, this year's winner. "Bea Miles was a larger-than-life Sydney Character who stood on street corners reciting Shakespeare from memory. She was notorious for taking long taxi riders and stepping out of the cab without any thought of paying. I have a soft spot for Bea as we perch on distant branches of my family tree, and we attended the same school; her exploits were often recounted to me by my grandmother. Bea had a momentous funeral at Rookwood Cemetery in 1973, complete with jazz band, and was the inspiration for the movie, Lilian's Story".