The Outback Family History Blog
has just turned 10 years old this month.
It has been a remarkable journey from its humble beginnings. Initially, my sole intention was to document captivating stories that crossed my path, purely for my own enjoyment. Presently, the mailing list boasts an impressive 7500 subscribed readers. I am genuinely delighted that these stories resonate with so many, just as they do with me. My guiding principle has consistently been, ‘If I find it intriguing, others may feel the same.’ To diversify beyond my personal preferences, I have been fortunate to receive a wealth of contributions from ‘visitors.’ These contributions have showcased remarkable family narratives and cherished photographs from private collections. Additionally, fellow enthusiasts, including one of my dedicated volunteers, frequently forward stories that warrant sharing. Naturally, some of the most captivating tales emerge when least expected, often during the pursuit of an entirely different narrative.
A snapshot of where the visitors are from for the last 3 months
The site’s top 10 subscribers are distributed across various locations, ranked in order of the number of subscribers as follows: Australia, North America, Britain, Ireland, China, Sweden, New Zealand, Canada, Indonesia, and Germany.
Google Analytics tells me that there during these ten years there have been:-
1,070,329 unique page views
I’m amazed, it just seems to ‘self-generate’. Each Saturday four new stories are added to the website. Once each month on Sunday Nights, Outback Family History has a spot on the ‘We Remember’ show with Harvey Deegan on 6PR Radio. Each Tuesday the Kalgoorlie Miner selects a story from the blog for their history page. Excitingly, there are fresh endeavours on the horizon for the upcoming year, and we’ll be revealing these plans to you very soon. Stay tuned for more updates!
Finally, a heartfelt thank you goes out to each and every one of you for your unwavering support, as well as your kind and uplifting comments. Your encouragement has been truly invaluable.
There are a total of 1787 stories on the blog as of today.
Moya Sharp
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Congratulations on such a wonderful job
I enjoy reading the history of our beautiful Goldfields
Congratulations on 10 years of research and sharing these wonderful stories.
Congratulations Moya…. My Sunday mornings are spent with a coffee and a read of Outback Family History, which I look forward to every week. Who needs “Macca” when we’ve got “Moya”?!
Thank you Moya and congratulations on 10 years of wonderful stories and facts. Keep up your good work, I enjoy the stories from the Goldfields.
Thank you and congratulations on your ten years of history’s interesting stories, Moya. Thank you also for your wonderful website full of data on our ancestors.
Fantastic work Moya, here’s to the next 10 years 🙂
Congrats!! Thanks for all the hard work you put into this. A lot of my relatives up up there on the goldfields. Thoroughly enjoy reading all about the people of the goldfields.
Happy birthday. Wonderful work Moya, I enjoy reading every Sunday.
Saving our history in great text and photos.
Love reading your great work Moya. I was born in Wiluna on the 24 July 1938 and when we left during the WW2 as my Father was in the mines for a while until we left Wiluna to come to Adelaide when I was about 3
Congrats Moya!❤️🙏 So pleased for you. Not sure what I would do at Sunday morning coffee time without your mesmerising stories!….all the best and may you continue long into the future👍
I am truly amazed at these details over 10 years. We had a group in Eaglehawk, Victoria, that collected artificers and family history but sadly they had to close earlier this year. They too have a page where tales, information and photos are shared by one person from this group. I am so grateful that you are keeping our family history alive. Keep up the great work.
Much of the material that I put on the Outback Family History web site is from the Goldfields Family History Center which closed about 13 years ago. I kept all the gathered reacords and am slowly digitising them and putting them on the web site. Its sad to see all of these small societies close but its a sign of the times. People want things online and dont want to visit a centre. I suppose at least more people can thewn access it all. This is the page, not the blog – http://www.outbackfamilyhistory.com.au
Congratulations and well done Moya. I look forward to your stories every Sunday. My family goes back to the early days of Kanowna and your stories have given me a better understanding of life on the Goldfields at that time.
Thank you so much for your kind comments Barry.