User:CaroleRiley

= Carole Riley, M.Appl.Sci (PyschCoach), B.Sc., Dip.FHS. =

Carole Riley a professional genealogist based in Sydney, Australia who specialises in land and property research. She has a background in developing computer applications and an interest in using the web to further genealogical education and networking. She is the author of Land Research for Family Historians in Australia and New Zealand andSocial Media for Family Historians, both Unlock The Past publications.

She writes four blogs - Genealogy in New South Wales about genealogy research in NSW and elsewhere; Social Media and Genealogy about blogging and social network sites such as Facebook; Fiji Genealogy about resources for Fijian family history; and Carole's Canvas, which is her personal blog about her own family history and other topics. She also manages five Facebook pages and five Twitter accounts.

Carole grew up in Dubbo in the Central West of New South Wales. Her mother's family were farmers and graziers from the Blayney area, descended from Irish and English immigrants; and professionals from Albury and New Zealand, descended from Scots. Her father is a part-European Fijian, descended from English, Irish and American sailors and runaways, and their native Fijian wives. This combination of nationalities and cultures has provided a varied and interesting genealogical background, and almost unlimited research opportunities!

Education

 * Diploma of Family Historical Studies (Society of Australian Genealogists)
 * Master of Applied Science (Psychology of Coaching) (University of Sydney)
 * Bachelor of Science (University of Sydney)
 * Diploma of Professional Counselling. (AIPC)

Community involvement

 * Society of Australian Genealogists (Vice President, Editor of the journal Descent, IT, and Education committees, administrator of Facebook page and Twitter
 * Founder of the TMG Sydney User Group (The Master Genealogist software) 2003
 * Past Director of the Association of Professional Genealogists 2009-2012

Classes taught
Carole gives educational presentations at the Society of Australian Genealogists and elsewhere around Australia. Topics include:


 * Australian Government and Police Gazettes - Government and Police Gazettes can not only help you find the detail of the lives of your ancestors; they can also help you solve those puzzles.Government Gazettes contain details of laws and regulations that affected the general population, land transactions, unclaimed mail, assigned convicts, government employees court notices, and much more. Police Gazettes contain the victims as well as the perpetrators of crimes, missing persons, police appointments, details of publicans' licenses, escaped convicts and other prisoners, and more. This talk will demonstrate the wealth of material that can be found in these wonderful resources, with examples of problems solved from my own client research.


 * Blogs for Family Historians - A blog is a website for letting people know what you’re doing and what you’ve found, and can be an effective way to locate other family researchers. In this session you will learn about blogs – what they are, what they are for, how to find them, how how to create your own, and why you would want to. The talk is in two parts. The first part covers blogs in general: a definition and description of blogs and blogging; some examples of family history-related blogs, mostly from Australia; how to find blogs; and how to keep up-to-date with new blog posts. The second part demonstrates how to start your own blog: reasons for starting a blog; finding a host; security and privacy; and a live demonstration of starting a blog on Blogger.
 * Create your own website - It is relatively easy to create your own website, either by using free blogging websites such as Blogger and Wordpress, or by using the software provided with most hosting plans. and the data created by your family tree program. You can write up your research, discuss your hobbies, publicise your family history society, whatever you like! Topics covered include domain names; blogging websites such as Blogger and Wordpress; creating pages and menus; adding pictures; putting your family tree on your own site; linking your website to your family tree; and security.
 * Facebook for Family Historians - Facebook helps people to connect and share information and the news of daily life with each other on the internet. It can help you to find and build lasting relationships with distant family members and reconnect with old school friends. This talk explains what Facebook is, how it works and how to protect yourself while using it. Live demonstrations show a working account (mine!) showing the different areas and options; and how to start a new account and update the privacy settings.
 *  Introduction to Australian and New Zealand Land Records  - Land research can tell us so much about how our ancestors lived and worked. It can help us find out the truth about stories we’ve heard, and can give us a much richer picture of our ancestors’ social and economic position. If they owned a house, business premises or rural property there are records to be found, many of which contain a wealth of information. We can also break down brick walls using land records that we have been otherwise unable to solve. Buying or selling property may have been the only times our ancestors dealt with government in colonial times, and land records can contain evidence such as birthdates and names of family members; information that is recorded nowhere else. This presentation introduces the main types of records you can find, such as deeds and grants; Torrens titles; Crown leases; s elections and conditional purchases; t itle applications; m aps and plans. It looks at what they mean and where to find them in general. The records of the Australian States and New Zealand are broadly similar and only an overview will be given. This presentation is suitable for you if you are researching the history of your house or tracing the history of an ancestor through the property they owned.
 * Researching NSW Land - The NSW Lands Department holds many documents of interest to family historians, and many of them are available online. This talk will demonstrate the search for land titles, deeds, maps, plans and other documents by using the Lands Department holds many documents of interest to family historians, and many of them are available online. This talk will demonstrate the search for land titles, deeds, maps, plans and other documents by using the Lands Department website where possible and by visiting the Queens Square office in person when necessary. Types of documents covered include: Torrens Titles, 'Old System' deeds, Primary Applications and Deposited Deeds, Historical Parish Maps, Current Charting Maps, Crown Plans, and Deposited Plans.
 *  Social Media for Family Historians  - Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, blogs, what does it all mean? Is it a waste of time? Is it safe? This talk will provide some answers, giving a broad overview of social networking sites: a definition and description of social networking; the advantages the dangers and how to overcome them; communication sites and sharing sites; a look at a few of the most popular sites; such as Facebook; Twitter and a few blogs; live demonstrations of some sites will be given where possible.