Your guide to discovering and tracing your Family History!

Who will you find? A farmer? A builder? A doctor? A thief?

Have you ever wondered where your family came from? What stories could your ancestors tell? Tracing your family history is like embarking on a personal journey through time. It’s a chance to connect with the past, understand your heritage and discover the fascinating individuals who shaped who you are today.

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About the author

Marilyn Rowan is a Transcription Agent approved by the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages to access and transcribe their records. She has been providing transcriptions of NSW Certificates since 1995.

Want to get transcriptioons from Marilyn? Visit marilynrowan.com.au

Suzanne Reilly
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5/5
“Your Family History: Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Started” and the accompanying workbook are outstanding resources for genealogists of all levels. They provide clear, actionable guidance and practical tools that make family history research more accessible and organized. The value for money, combined with excellent customer service and prompt del...
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2 months ago
Lesley ABRAHAMS
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5/5

Contains some very good tips in a logical manner.

8 months ago
Annemarie
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5/5

It is an excellent workbook and very reasonably priced.

8 months ago
Denise B.
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5/5

Found it informative especially for the next generation that take over after me.

8 months ago
Rob Walker
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5/5

I purchased both books for the Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society as I think they will be a good way of introducing our members, and visitors to our research rooms, to a logical way of getting their family history files into a proper order. We recommend transcription agents where we can, and these books demonstrate what is needed.

9 months ago
Colleen
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5/5

Very comprehensive information. Congratulations!

9 months ago
Diana Rolfe
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5/5

thanks it made me look at things another way round

9 months ago
Diana Rolfe
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5/5

very informative thankyou

9 months ago
Daryl Smith
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5/5

I recommend both these products as essential reading for a genealogist. The step by step guide gives many tips & tricks from an experienced genealogist. The Work book is also very useful tool for the origination of your data.

9 months ago
Christine S.
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5/5

Very thorough and easy to follow and the charts are so helpful. Great reference and starting tool.

9 months ago
Narelle
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5/5

As usual great service and a helpful resource

9 months ago
Michael
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5/5

An educational start for your Family History research. An excellent purchase.

9 months ago
Linda Morse
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5/5

Great service and product well printed and bound worth the money

9 months ago
Chris
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5/5

I think both books are well set out to record and keep track of all info, which is often difficult to do

10 months ago
Dawn Matthews
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5/5

Even though I've been doing Family History for many years, I found your books very interesting and even picked up a few hints. Thank you

10 months ago
Marina Terese Bennett
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5/5
I found both were informative and would be suitable not only for beginners but to the advanced researcher. My only complaint that you may consider changing should you reprint my reasoning for this is that people who have impaired vision such as macula degeneration, glaucoma or cataracts find reading light print very difficult black print on white...
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10 months ago
Sharon
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5/5

The 2 books are well written, and very helpful and good value for money. The staff were able to answer my enquires in a professional & timely manner. The books arrived on time & the tracking made it easy.

10 months ago
BRIAN TAMSETT
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5/5

These publications are excellent. I wish I had them when I first started out, particularly the guide.

10 months ago
Raelene
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5/5

I found both the Step-by-Step Guide and the Workbook extremely easy to follow. The instructions were clear and concise and followed logically. I would highly recommend this package for any beginner to Family History.

10 months ago
cathleen Jackson
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5/5

The books are great for beginners and advanced, there is a benefit for anyone

10 months ago
john coughlan
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5/5

excellent addition to my library

10 months ago
Roger Pearson
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5/5

I haven't had a close look yet but at first glance looks to be an excellent publication.

10 months ago
Terri Bowman
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5/5

Quick delivery, easy to order and the info in the books are really helpful.

10 months ago
Marilyn S.
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5/5

Thank you so much. I am finding these booklets so informative and handy. They really help with putting my family tree together and where my ancestors fit in to the family.

10 months ago
Lynn Quinn
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5/5

Too late for me but intend to pass on to grandkids for them to make a start

10 months ago
Larry McAllister
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5/5

So far I have only had the opportunity to glance through both books but so far it looks pleasing.

10 months ago
VICKY S.
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5/5

Great guide for beginners

10 months ago
Keith Roach
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5/5

Definitely value for money.

10 months ago
KATHRYN SMITH
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5/5

Both the Information Book and the Work Book are amazing. Anyone starting out the Family Genealogy should have a set of these. Lots of valuable tips and information. The Work Book is clearly set out. I purchase several extra workbooks for various branches of the Family. The price was amazing to. Easily affordable.

10 months ago
Ronald Durie
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5/5

Now I can get properly organised, great work book

10 months ago
Ronald Durie
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5/5

Very helpful info thanks

10 months ago
Christine Mines
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5/5

Fantastic detail, great information

10 months ago
Kay W.
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5/5

Good Information & great value for money, gave one to my granddaughter for her family history adventures

10 months ago
Cherie Bird
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5/5

I found it very informative and helpful, I would recommend the workbook package to anyone,

10 months ago
Lorraine Marshall
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5/5

The step-by-step guide is very helpful, & the workbook is excellent.

10 months ago
kath perry
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5/5

I have found the information and forms very helpful, wish I had these books when I first started out, it is so easy to follow. Thank you. Regards Kath

10 months ago
Irene Gannon
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5/5

I found both workbooks excellent. The guide is extremely helpful and will help with all the knowledge i am persuing.The workbook is fabulous. As I am all over the place with my files at the moment and am revising them to make them user friendly, I will make use of this as a permanent record for my children.

10 months ago
Terrie
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5/5

Very happy with the Family History books I received

10 months ago
Kathy Cooper
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5/5

Speedy delivery with Aust Post. Great information in the guide, and the workbook is great- just downloaded so I don't mess it up!! Now to correct my mistakes. Thanks Marilyn and Peter

10 months ago
Patricia E.
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5/5

The step by step book is very well done, easy to read and understand. It has reminded me of a few websites to go to that had fallen off my radar.

10 months ago
Ian Kendall
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4/5

A good basic introduction to family history research, in clear, non-jargon language very suitable for a beginner.

10 months ago
valmai turnbull
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4/5

having fun trying to put my information in it

10 months ago
Carl Stewart
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5/5
Marilyn, thanks for the workbooks. At this stage I am still going through them. I have a lot of information both on the computer and printed. Really needs a lot more organising so I will be utilising the workbook information to sort it out. Is there a computer programme, eg. excel that helps in the number cataloging and cross referencing...
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10 months ago
John
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5/5

plenty of good tips on navigating the long road to getting results in family history

10 months ago
Susan Kolc
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5/5

I have found it interesting

10 months ago
Graham Ayton
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5/5

Well thought out information put forward in book

10 months ago
Terry C.
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5/5

This is the guide that I wish I had two years ago when I first started my family history research -- the wrong way! I reckon this book could have saved me at least eighteen months out of that two year journey.

10 months ago
Denise Corbridge
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5/5

My purchase experience was good. The bonus was that when my online purchase wasn’t going through on my iPad, I could request a phone call to me. It was great to have a chat to Chris. Being able to speak to the provider of a service is first class customer service.

10 months ago
Christine Howison
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5/5

Well set out and presented, easy to follow two very good books.

10 months ago
Megan Birkholz
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5/5

Always pleased with what I have ordered from Marilyn Rowan, with this package and certificates of familyBDms
Thankyou

10 months ago
Julie H.
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5/5

Love these books so helpful

10 months ago
Daena S.
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5/5

I am really pleased, excellent , just what I needed. Very fast delivery.

10 months ago
Wendy Simes
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5/5

It is clear and simple just what a beginner needs

10 months ago
Glenda
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5/5

I love these books. Easy to follow step by step guide with great tips to get started along with lots relevant information. The workbook is great too.

10 months ago
Janine M.
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5/5

Prompt delivery. Easy to read and follow books. They will be well utilised. Thank you

10 months ago
Colin M.
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5/5

Professional and helpful will really help with organizing and building my tree

10 months ago
Anonymous
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5/5

Great as usual.

10 months ago
Patricia O'Donnell
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5/5

I’ve been doing my family’s history for a few years and wish your books were available when I started. Everything is so structured and easy to follow. The charts are great for having everything at your fingertips, seeing how far you’ve got and what is missing.
I will be taking them to my family history group and recommending them to other people.

10 months ago