Abstract
Effective in identifying the experiences of groups in social history, prosopography focuses on the common or shared elements of individuals in a population. While use of this method remains low in Australia, as an approach to historical inquiry prosopography provides an option for researching and uncovering historical narratives across both mass and elite populations. Considering the evolving nature of prosopography, both advantages and limitations of its use as an approach to Australian historical inquiry are discussed. With digital humanities in mind, connection points with Australian archives are explored and analysis of prosopographical lexicons using Microsoft 365 PowerBI demonstrated. This presentation includes a case study of doctoral research use of prosopography focusing on regional Queensland history.