Magazine Articles
I've contributed articles on a range of family history topics to genealogy and social history magazines, and articles on writing to The New Writer and Writers' Forum. I've also published some articles on Aboriginal land access in Australia, based on my research with indigenous people.
March 2020 'Discover the Mental Health Benefits of Family History Research' Family Tree Magazine
February 2020 'Treasure in the Attic' Discover Your Ancestors Bookazine 9
November 2019 'Step Away From the Screen: 6 Offline Ways to Develop Your Research' Family Tree Magazine
August 2019 'Unreliable Records: Why our ancestors lied on official documents' Discover Your Ancestors
July 2019 'And So To Bed ...' Planet Mindful
May 2019 'Overwhelmed by Words' Planet Mindful
February 2019 'Researching a Family Myth: The King's Tea-cup' Discover Your Ancestors Bookazine 8
January 2018 'The Dissolution of the Monasteries' Discover Your Ancestors Bookazine 7. Download a sample .
February 2017 'Errors and Contradictions' Your Family History
January 2017 'Poisonous, Explosive and Tastes Funny: A Brief History of Utilities' Discover Your Ancestors Bookazine 6
November 2016 'Recharge Your Writing: Organised Help' Writers' Forum
October 2016 'Recharge Your Writing: Experts to the Rescue' Writers' Forum
June 2016 'Hands-on: Mapping the Past' Your Family History
March 2016 'Hands-on: Avoiding Oral History Pitfalls' Your Family History. Download a sample.
November 2015 'Decoding Victorian Jewellery' Discover Your Ancestors
August 2015 '5 Top Tips for Oral History' Family Tree
April 2015 'Honouring the Dead' Your Family Tree
January 2014 ‘Are You Sitting Comfortably?’ Your Family Tree
October/November/December 2013 ‘Recycled Plots’ The New Writer
November 2013 ‘Hands on Research: Research on a Budget’ Your Family Tree
June 2013 ‘Unlock New Census Secrets’ Your Family Tree
June 2013 ‘How to Start a Local History Society’ Your Family History
March 2013 ‘Following in their Footsteps’ Discover Your Ancestors Bookazine 2
July 2012 ‘Gathering Oral Histories’ Family Tree Magazine
2004. ‘Robert Layton’. Biographical Dictionary of Anthropology. (Ed. V. Amit). London: Routledge
March 2002 ‘What is Native Title?’ Two feature articles in Yamaji News (Australia)
2000 ‘White Aborigines’ (book review) Social Anthropology 8; 79-89
March 2020 'Discover the Mental Health Benefits of Family History Research' Family Tree Magazine
February 2020 'Treasure in the Attic' Discover Your Ancestors Bookazine 9
November 2019 'Step Away From the Screen: 6 Offline Ways to Develop Your Research' Family Tree Magazine
August 2019 'Unreliable Records: Why our ancestors lied on official documents' Discover Your Ancestors
July 2019 'And So To Bed ...' Planet Mindful
May 2019 'Overwhelmed by Words' Planet Mindful
February 2019 'Researching a Family Myth: The King's Tea-cup' Discover Your Ancestors Bookazine 8
January 2018 'The Dissolution of the Monasteries' Discover Your Ancestors Bookazine 7. Download a sample .
February 2017 'Errors and Contradictions' Your Family History
January 2017 'Poisonous, Explosive and Tastes Funny: A Brief History of Utilities' Discover Your Ancestors Bookazine 6
November 2016 'Recharge Your Writing: Organised Help' Writers' Forum
October 2016 'Recharge Your Writing: Experts to the Rescue' Writers' Forum
June 2016 'Hands-on: Mapping the Past' Your Family History
March 2016 'Hands-on: Avoiding Oral History Pitfalls' Your Family History. Download a sample.
November 2015 'Decoding Victorian Jewellery' Discover Your Ancestors
August 2015 '5 Top Tips for Oral History' Family Tree
April 2015 'Honouring the Dead' Your Family Tree
January 2014 ‘Are You Sitting Comfortably?’ Your Family Tree
October/November/December 2013 ‘Recycled Plots’ The New Writer
November 2013 ‘Hands on Research: Research on a Budget’ Your Family Tree
June 2013 ‘Unlock New Census Secrets’ Your Family Tree
June 2013 ‘How to Start a Local History Society’ Your Family History
March 2013 ‘Following in their Footsteps’ Discover Your Ancestors Bookazine 2
July 2012 ‘Gathering Oral Histories’ Family Tree Magazine
2004. ‘Robert Layton’. Biographical Dictionary of Anthropology. (Ed. V. Amit). London: Routledge
March 2002 ‘What is Native Title?’ Two feature articles in Yamaji News (Australia)
2000 ‘White Aborigines’ (book review) Social Anthropology 8; 79-89