Carol Baxter

Carol's six "popular histories" have received critical acclaim:

• "As lively and readable as a crime novel" (The Times, London)
• "A thrilling biography" (Publisher's Weekly, USA)
• "This spellbinding story of an extraordinary woman is one of the best books I've read in years." (The Australian newspaper)
• "A deftly woven tale of science, religion and science" (Maclean's Magazine, Canada)

Two of Carol's books have been contracted for television series:

• The Fabulous Flying Mrs Miller for the series, The Aviatrix.
• Captain Thunderbolt and His Lady for the series, Thunderbolt and Bugg.  

Carol turned her popular histories (and more) into gripping cruise ship talks. She tells true tales of drama, mystery and adventure ... and sometimes murder. Passengers say that she has them "on the edge of their seats". 

Carol teaches passengers the skills of researching, writing and self-publishing.   

As the General Editor of the Biographical Database of Australia, Carol edited many volumes of Australian record transcriptions.

Carol has written many "how to" publications, including Writing INTERESTING Family Histories. 

Carol has spoken at many genealogy conferences, including four Unlock the Past cruise ship conferences, and is a valued Legacy Family Tree Webinar speaker.  

For her services to Australian genealogy and history, Carol was voted/appointed: 

• Fellow of the Society of Australian Genealogists
• Adjunct lecturer at the University of New England (NSW).