From Little Things
Big Things Grow

Unearth the seeds of your family tree and discover your ancestral story.

Where did my family come from?

What was Grandma doing during the war?

Could that story about great Aunt Ethel really be true?

If you’ve ever asked yourself questions like these and are unsure how to answer them, Little Things Genealogy can help.

With over 40 years research experience and formal qualifications as a family historian, I love nothing more than helping people uncover their family histories and mysteries.

Welcome to my website!

About Me

I started researching my family history after my Nanna showed me her grandparent’s marriage certificate. That was over 40 years ago, and I have been researching ever since. Along the way I’ve undertaken a number of genealogy courses and gained formal qualifications in family history, and love helping others uncover their family histories and mysteries

How I Can Help

Every research project is unique. You may be looking for a family tree chart or deeper research into your ancestors and their lives. Or perhaps you have a brick wall you are trying to break down. Whatever it is you are curious about, here are some of the ways I can help

Story Archive

Over the years I have discovered many a fascinating ancestor and solved quite a few family mysteries. You can read about some of my genealogical adventures in my Story Archive

Testimonials

  • Evie, 2024 (Castlemaine, Australia)

    I fortuitously came across an ad for Teresa and Little Things Genealogy, and immediately contacted her to see if she could find information on my Mother. Mom had been trying to find out more about her family as she was adopted at the age of 3 in South Africa, but she had been unsuccessful.

    Teresa in such a short time found a huge amount of information. She continued to find more and more info, way beyond my expectations!
    Teresa had so much knowledge about how to access relevant sources to find out about my Mother’s story.
    At the end, she wrote a concise, detailed report on all her findings, with Family Trees included.
    I cannot recommend Teresa more highly.

  • Andrew, 2024 (Melbourne, Australia)

    I have been researching my family history for the last decade and over that time Teresa Collis has been the best genealogist I have come across. Teresa is a genuine partner in bringing a family story to life and has incredible capacity to access a wide range of resources to break through brick walls. In one instance, Teresa used military records to track a family across the UK, Ireland and South Africa! I give her the highest recommendation.

  • Deirdre, 2024 (Kyneton, Australia)

    Thank you, Teresa, for the information you have sent me, it has been invaluable to my little family tree.

  • Betty, 2023 (New Zealand)

    I am so lucky that you have come into my life Teresa, as you have so kindly shared so much of my family history with me, I will be forever grateful and cannot thank you enough. Once again you have turned up trumps regarding my husband’s Grandfather, thank you so much. A big thank you for the work you have done on his side of the family.

  • Celia, 2021 (UK)

    Goodness me that is smart work that you have done on the picture. Thank you so so much for this information. I hadn’t been able to decipher that signature but it does all seem to tie up and is so interesting.

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