Quoting from https://www.nla.gov.au/blogs/behind-the-scenes/2016/08/05/genies-in-the-library
LIFE AS A FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARIAN
MEET THE NATIONAL LIBRARY'S ULTIMATE 'GENIES'
12 AUGUST 2016
If you’re like me and have an interest (and/or obsession) with family history, chances are you have dreamt of losing yourself in the endless stacks of the National Library. Shipping records, newspapers, books, manuscripts, pictures… who knows what family secrets are waiting to be discovered.
For a lucky team of librarians, hunting for elusive ancestors is all in a day’s work. I visited my colleagues in our Newspapers and Family History team to find out just what being a family history librarian involves….etc.
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