Family history research

Jun 55 min read

Australian Kytherian Sporting Cups and Trophies – part 1

Kytherians have been major supporters of sports and sporting teams in Australia for almost as long as Kytherians have been immigrating

Apr 202 min read

Honouring Constantine Aroney BEM - the only Kytherian dual ANZAC

On the 19th April 2024, as part of ANZAC 2024 celebrations, we had the absolute honour to take part in an Australian flag raising...

Mar 63 min read

Searchable database for Births, Deaths and Marriages from the 1700s to 1865

It gives us great pride and pleasure to announce we have now added three new English searchable databases to our resources page, which...

Mar 8, 20234 min read

Objects and photographs – what family heirlooms and photographs can reveal about your ancestors

When people approach us to undertake their Kytherian family history, they are often driven by a longing to make family connections and to...

Dec 21, 20225 min read

Flying from Sydney to Athens in 1947 – how things have changed

Narrabri’s local newspaper, The North Western Courier, ran a series of six stories in their 27 May 1948 to 14 June 1948 editions. These...

Nov 9, 20225 min read

Kytherian Graves Project – recording and sharing this vital resource

If you follow us on Facebook or Instagram, you will see that we have been doing some major work with cemeteries and graves, including...

Sep 28, 20223 min read

Niagara Cafe, Gundagai - feels like being in the shoes of my grandparents

Recently my husband and I had an overnight road trip to Wagga Wagga in regional New South Wales, Australia, about 460km southwest of...

Sep 14, 20222 min read

Kytherians sail into controversy and history onboard the MISR in 1947

Carrying out research into Australian immigration as part of my university degree, I was amazed to learn about the plight of the first...