Trove -- Too Bad We're Not All From Australia

Trove, the website of the National Library of Australia, has, as of today, 310,226,952 Australian and online resources. Too bad we aren't all Australians, although I am sure they are glad we are not. As a matter of fact, some of my ancestors came to the United States from Australia in my Parkinson and Bryant lines, although they were not natives, having immigrated from England. I still have relatives that live in Australia and a niece that lives near Perth. When I was younger, I dreamt about going to Australia and particularly digging for opal in Coober Pedy. Now that I am much older, it looks like this is one dream that will never come true.

I have mentioned this website before several times, but it bears repeating. It is an example of what can be done if the powers that be are convinced that digital records are important. Here is a breakdown of the Trove collections:

Journals, articles and research	139813780
Books	17347395
Maps	386375
Diaries, letters, archives	529811
Lists	27741
Music, sound and video	2472666
Digitised Newspapers and more	73829387
People and organisation	908499
Pictures, photos, objects	4812909
Archived websites (1996 - now)	70126130
Total	310254693

If you don't have Australian relatives, you still can find some gems of information and families extending back into England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. I have even found entries by my genealogical blogging friend, Jill Ball.