Rachel M. Croucher
Origins Research Network
Genealogist and record agent
Australia
Currently accepting clients for...
- Family History Research
- Writing /Publishing
Family History Research
- Document Retrieval / Record Agent
- Family History Research
Writing/Publishing
- Author/Writer
- Editor
Other Speciality
- Document Translation
- Heir & Probate Search
Rachel M. Croucher is a highly credentialled genealogist and record agent with nearly 20 years of experience in the practice of history. As a genealogist, she specialises in managing research projects to compile family histories and genealogies for clients. In contrast, as a record agent, she has extensive experience in researching specific records and the holdings of specific archives. She is currently vice president of the Australasian Association of Genealogists and Record Agents (AAGRA) and a member of the Genealogical Ethics and Standards Advisory Group at the Society of Australian Genealogists (SAG).
Rachel is also studying for a postgraduate degree in law at Macquarie University and aims to be admitted as a legal practitioner by 2026. Her interests include succession law (in particular probate genealogy), family law, family violence advocacy, peace advocacy, and the power of restorative justice to repair the harm caused by crime and wrongdoing.
Rachel is also studying for a postgraduate degree in law at Macquarie University and aims to be admitted as a legal practitioner by 2026. Her interests include succession law (in particular probate genealogy), family law, family violence advocacy, peace advocacy, and the power of restorative justice to repair the harm caused by crime and wrongdoing.
Publications/Media
? ?I wasn?t prepared for the emotional impact of tracing my ancestry?, with Kimberly Gillan, April 20, 2018, SBS Life. ? ?Melbourne International Animation Festival showcases Lithuanian talent?, August 19, 2013, The Lithuania Tribune. ? 'Echoes from a silent past: restoring and preserving Jewish cemeteries in Lithuania', July 30, 2013, The Lithuania Tribune. ? 'In his own words: A photographer speaks', July 30, 2013, The Lithuania Tribune. ? ?Fostering intercultural communication through food: Lithuanian entrepreneurs speak?, May 1, 2013, The Lithuania Tribune. ? 'Lithuanian-Australian folk band The Lost Clog bring down the house', November 30, 2012, The Lithuania Tribune.
? ?I wasn?t prepared for the emotional impact of tracing my ancestry?, with Kimberly Gillan, April 20, 2018, SBS Life. ? ?Melbourne International Animation Festival showcases Lithuanian talent?, August 19, 2013, The Lithuania Tribune. ? 'Echoes from a silent past: restoring and preserving Jewish cemeteries in Lithuania', July 30, 2013, The Lithuania Tribune. ? 'In his own words: A photographer speaks', July 30, 2013, The Lithuania Tribune. ? ?Fostering intercultural communication through food: Lithuanian entrepreneurs speak?, May 1, 2013, The Lithuania Tribune. ? 'Lithuanian-Australian folk band The Lost Clog bring down the house', November 30, 2012, The Lithuania Tribune.
Repositories
Jewish Holocaust Museum and Research Centre; Public Record Office Victoria; University of Melbourne Archives; National Archives Australia; Gippsland and Regional Studies Collection (GRSC).
Jewish Holocaust Museum and Research Centre; Public Record Office Victoria; University of Melbourne Archives; National Archives Australia; Gippsland and Regional Studies Collection (GRSC).
Research Time Periods
- 21st Century
- 20th Century
Languages
English and German.
English and German.
Affiliations
Genealogical Society of Victoria; Australian Sikh Heritage Association; East Gippsland Family History Group; Society of Australian Genealogists; Victorian Association of Family History Organisations; Australasian Association of Genealogists and Record Agents.
Genealogical Society of Victoria; Australian Sikh Heritage Association; East Gippsland Family History Group; Society of Australian Genealogists; Victorian Association of Family History Organisations; Australasian Association of Genealogists and Record Agents.
Degrees
After finishing high school at Bairnsdale Secondary College in the Victorian region of East Gippsland, Rachel spent one year studying at Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium in Mettmann, Germany, on the Rotary Youth Exchange Program. She went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in German and European Studies at the University of Melbourne, during which time she spent two semesters at the University of Vilnius in Lithuania. Since then, Rachel has completed a Master of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Monash University?s Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation and a Diploma of Family History at the University of Tasmania. She is currently studying a Juris Doctor at RMIT University.
After finishing high school at Bairnsdale Secondary College in the Victorian region of East Gippsland, Rachel spent one year studying at Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium in Mettmann, Germany, on the Rotary Youth Exchange Program. She went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in German and European Studies at the University of Melbourne, during which time she spent two semesters at the University of Vilnius in Lithuania. Since then, Rachel has completed a Master of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Monash University?s Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation and a Diploma of Family History at the University of Tasmania. She is currently studying a Juris Doctor at RMIT University.