Lectures

British Newspapers Come to Life - Sat 25 Feb

British Newspapers come to life!

Sat 25 Feb: Richmond Villa - 120 Kent St, Sydney

10.30am-12.00pm. Martyn Killion will demonstrate & explore the new British Newspaper Archive launched in November, which will digitise 40 million newspaper pages from the British Library over the next 10 years. Developed in association with Brightsolid this new site has free searching and a range of subscription packages available for viewing the full newspaper images. A wonderful breakthrough for UK research!

Cost:  $30.00 non-members. 

$20.00 for members - use the discount code MEMDISC when booking.

History of Rookwood - Thurs 1 Mar

History of Rookwood – The Place to visit before you die

Thur 1 Mar: Richmond Villa - 120 Kent St, Sydney

10.30am-12.30pm. Robyn Hawes from ‘Friends of Rookwood’ and member of the original SAG Rookwood Transcription team will explore the history of the largest cemetery in the Southern Hemisphere and the relocation of the Devonshire & Lewisham graves; delve into the stories of some of the more interesting inhabitants and give tips on locating your ancestors grave when you visit. Presenter: Robyn Hawes.

Bookings essential.

Cost $30 non-members.

$20.00 for members - use the discount code MEMDISC when booking.

Find relatives without searching - using MyHeritage Technology

Find relatives without searching - using MyHeritage Technology

Mon 26 Mar: Richmond Villa - 120 Kent St, Sydney

1.30pm-3.30pm. MyHeritage top of the line technology tools help you find relatives effortlessly.  Genealogy Super Search looks in 1,500+ databases at once, Smart Matching can extend your family tree and can reunite you with long lost relatives and Smart Research automatically researches your tree in over 100 genealogy databases.

Presenter: Daniel Horowitz, Chief Genealogist of MyHeritage.com who is visiting Australia as a speaker at the Australasian Congress in Adelaide.

Bookings essential.

Cost:  $30.00 non-members. 

$20.00 for members - use the discount code MEMDISC when booking.

So you want to be a Professional Researcher?

So you want to be a Professional Researcher?

Sat 28 Apr: Richmond Villa - 120 Kent St, Sydney

10.30am-12.30pm. Many people dream of turning their hobby into a career and for family historians this is certainly a possibility. Whether you want to work full time or part time, being a professional researcher is a rewarding occupation. In this discussion based seminar Jeremy Palmer covers the basics of how to be a professional researcher; such as getting qualified, what to charge, presentation and record keeping.

Presenter: Jeremy Palmer.

Bookings essential.

Cost:  $30.00 non-members. 

$20.00 for members - use the discount code MEMDISC when booking.

Facebook - Social networking - Sat 10 March - new date

Facebook – Social networking for Family Historians

Note new date - now being held on Saturday 10 March 2012 from 10.30am-12.30pm

(Was scheduled for Sat 24 March 10.30-12.30)

Facebook helps people to connect, share information regarding their daily life with each other on the internet and can help build lasting relationships with distant family members. We will look at the recent Facebook changes, privacy and technical issues, and the huge range of optional applications that can be used to find & connect with friends, family, groups and causes, or just to have fun.

Presenter: Carole Riley.

 Bookings essential.

Cost:  $30.00 non-members. 

$20.00 for members - use the discount code MEMDISC when booking.

Online resources for researchng Scottish ancestors

Online resources for researching Scottish ancestors

Sat 21 Apr: Richmond Villa - 120 Kent St, Sydney

1.30pm-3.30pm. There are many more online resources for researching Scottish ancestors than birth, marriage, death and census records. In addition to  these essential resources on the ScotlandsPeople website, Kerry Farmer will show you other valuable but lesser used resources such as gazetteers and maps, statistical accounts, directories, war memorials and cemetery records.

Cost:  $30.00 non-members. 

$20.00 for members - use the discount code MEMDISC when booking.

Scottish Immigration to Australia

Scottish Immigration to Australia

Sat 21 Apr: Richmond Villa - 120 Kent St, Sydney

10.30am-12.30pm. This presentation by Philippa Garnsey discusses the various Scottish immigration schemes to Australia, the reasons the Scots left their homeland and why Australia was chosen as their preferred destination.  A case study will be presented which illustrates some of the factors for immigration for one family and their village. In addition, Joan Healey will discuss the resources held at the SAG that might be useful in your research of Scottish ancestors.

Bookings essential.

Cost:  $30.00 non-members. 

$20.00 for members - use the discount code MEMDISC when booking.

County Spotlight - Sussex & Hampshire - 17 Mar

Saturday 17 March: Richmond Villa – 120 Kent St, Sydney

10.30am-12.30pm. Learn about the resources which are available for you to start and further your family history research in the Counties of Sussex and Hampshire. Selected online sources and those accessible in the SAG library will be covered.

Presenters: Philippa Garnsey & Joan Healy

Bookings essential.

Cost - $30 non members