/>

Sandra Hayward

Personal stories of our ancestors through to ourselves.
The Personal Historian
Australia
Currently accepting clients for...
  • DNA
  • Family History Research
  • Writing /Publishing
Family History Research
  • DNA
  • Family History Research
DNA
  • Adoption / Unknown Parentage
  • Tutor / Coach
Speaking/Presenting
  • DNA
  • Family History Research
  • Methodology & Resources
  • Available for in-person events
  • Available for virtual events
Writing/Publishing
  • Author/Writer
Other Speciality
  • Oral Historian

                     
Everyone has a story to tell- from our ancestors' tales of triumphing over struggles, to our own stories of life's challenges and successes.  Let me help you find the stories of your ancestors, or record your life stories for your loved ones. For over thirty-five years, I have been refining my skills through collecting the stories of my own relatives and ancestors.  I am an historian as well as a family historian, and enjoy helping others to find their roots and understand from where their ancestors originated.  I am also passionate about providing the social history context of WHY and HOW ancestors made decisions that changed their careers, their homes and chose to emigrate.

I can help develop your family tree, collect the stories of your ancestors, and break through brick walls using DNA evidence.

Publications/Media
Colonial Expressions of Identity in Funerals, Cemeteries, and Funerary Monuments of Nineteenth-Century Perth, Western Australia https://www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/2/3/23
Lectures
  • Introduction to DNA in Family History
  • Intermediate DNA in Family History
  • Historical mysteries solved by DNA
  • Symbols and epitaphs in nineteenth century Australian cemeteries
  • Cemeteries can tell stories
  • Stromatolites and thrombolites of Western Australia
  • Auroras- more than lights in the sky
Repositories
All Victorian & Western Australian repositories
Research Time Periods
  • 21st Century
  • 20th Century
  • 19th Century
  • 18th Century
Languages
English
Affiliations
  • Association of Professional Genealogists
  • Professional Historians Association
  • Family History Western Australia (FHWA)
  • Genealogical Society of Victoria (GSV)
  • National Trust of Western Australia
  • Oral Historians Association Australia
  • Society of Australian Genealogists
  • Utah Genealogical Association
  • Wendish Heritage Society
Degrees
  • Master of History
  • Graduate Diploma in Local, Family & Applied History
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Geology and Chemistry
  • Graduate Diplomas in Teaching, Geoscience & Librarianship