Scott Bird's Family Tree

New year, new computer

MacBook Pro Last week a couple of old computers found a new home; no longer used here following two disastrous hard drive crashes last year. The upshot is that I've switched over to using a Mac (and I'm wondering why I didn't make the change sooner), and I'm sorting through a couple of old backup CDs which contain various snippets from the old site.

To top it all off, I've renamed the site, switched to a new host and tweaked a few things here and there.

Currently I'm looking through the various genealogy programs and utilities available for OS X, and I'll put a version of the tree up as soon as I find something reasonable. Suggestions are always welcome.

In the meantime, take a look through some of the photos uncovered here a while back. I'm sure most of them feature relatives, but there are a few mysteries in there. I'd love to find out who they are.

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watching : Who Do You Think You Are?

I absolutely love this show.

Following well-known people as they trace their own family histories, Who Do You Think You Are? provides a perfect look at how fascinating this type of research can be. And more practically, it demonstrates precisely how to trace your own family tree.

Fantastic program.

Research

Locations

(View Larger Map) The individuals listed here spent a number of years in various parts of Queensland, Australia. In particular I'm researching these towns :

Maryborough (map)
Ayr (map)

There's a great deal of information on these locations in addition to the material displayed on this site - if you're after anything specific, let me know.

Currently

Currently I'm fleshing out the paternal BIRD line of my ancestry, particularly the lives of the following people :

If you come across any information on the individuals named above, please let me know. Much appreciated.

Thanks to

As you might expect, I do more than a little research. I love uncovering the stories of my ancestors.

Here are a few resources that I use regularly, to greatly simplify this process :

Research : Ancestry.com
Photo Storage : SmugMug
Photo Sharing : 27" Apple iMac

Fantastic. Whether you're just getting started or have been doing this for years, all of the above will make life a whole lot easier.

Also

NB : I'd love to find out more about these people, particularly those from the last 200-300 years.

If you can help flesh out their stories, please get in touch via my personal site, at scottandrewbird.com / contact . Thank-you.