Course Enrollment: AU-201 Australian: Newspapers and Biographies

Course Summary: Optional Print Course Material: Australian: Newspapers and Biographies *Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course. Newspapers are a wonderful research tool as they can provide background information on our ancestors that may not be found in official documents. As well as the expected notices of births, engagements, marriages, deaths, burials and obituaries we may also find reference to their sporting activities or involvement in community events. References to insolvencies, bankruptcies, other misdemeanours or more serious crimes can lead to court and criminal records at the archives. This course focuses on using both historical and current newspapers to flesh out our knowledge of our ancestors and the communities in which they lived.  A useful companion to newspapers are biographical resources and these can be for an individual or