RootsChat.Com

I'm researching the 19th century New Zealand gold rushes as part of my doctoral dissertation, and I am currently tracking down letters, diaries, and memoirs held in private hands that were written by miners.  If you have any material/ information by or about your ancestors you wouldn't mind sharing, please contact me.  In exchange, I'd be more than happy to send your way any info I might find about your ancestors.  I have copies of around 10,000 mining rights, cemetery and marriage records, and several administrative sources that list miners, including business and mining institute ledgers, library lending records, police gazettes, etc., many of which are not very genealogist user-friendly, but I am compiling in an easily searchable database.

Best,
Dan


Moderator Comment: topics merged


PS The Otago Daily Times ran an article recently about my research if you're interested:  http://www.odt.co.nz/on-campus/university-otago/101547/gold-rush-placed-its-global-context

Hi Prue,

I'm actually looking into the New Zealand rushes, which began with Otago in 1861 immediately after the Victorian rushes.  Many thanks anyway!

Best,
Dan

Redroger,

I'm researching the New Zealand gold rushes as part of my doctoral dissertation and am currently tracking down letters, diaries, and memoirs from miners held in private hands.  Do you have any firsthand accounts by your ancestor, which you'd be willing to let me take a look at.  In exchange, I'd be more than happy to send your way any info I might find about him.  I have copies of around 10,000 mining rights, as well as several administrative sources that list miners, including business and mining institute ledgers, as well as library lending records and the like.  I can be reached at ^(*)
All the best,
Dan


(*) Moderator Comment: Personal details removed in accordance with RootsChat policy,
to avoid spamming and other abuses.
Please use the Personal Message (PM) system for exchanging personal data.