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• WEBINAR: Reviewing your research - get past that roadblock in your tree

  • When
    7 Jan 2020
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Your place!
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  Revisiting your research, along with access to newly available records and data, can provide new leads to follow which often results in opening up new branches to include in our ever-growing family trees. Michelle will discuss this while covering the benefits of reviewing your research.

  Skill level: All, beginners welcome     Presenter:  Michelle Patient

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• GROUP: DNA Research Group - Beginners

  • When
    11 Jan 2020
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
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  Learn the basic DNA concepts and the first steps of interpreting your DNA test results. This session covers all of the popular DNA testing companies. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion.

  Skill level: Beginners     Presenter: Mel Hulbert    

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• LECTURE: Working with Ancestry DNA

  • When
    11 Jan 2020
  •  
    1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
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    40

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  Go beyond the DNA basics and examine in greater detail what can be done with Ancestry DNA results - exploring ethnicity and DNA cousins. The session will also look at privacy settings, linking DNA to a family tree, sharing access to Ancestry DNA results, uploading a family tree and downloading raw data.

  Skill level: All     Presenter:  Christine Woodlands

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• FREE LIBRARY TOUR: Where do I start at the SAG library?

  • When
    18 Jan 2020
  •  
    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  • Location
    2/379 Kent Street Sydney NSW
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    10

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  Get an overview of the services and resources at the Library. Explore highlights of the collections and take a guided tour. Why not stay on after the tour and do some research?

  Members only. Limit 10.

  
  

  Skill level: All, beginners welcome     Presenter: Lorraine Brothers

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• GROUP: Legacy Software Users Group

  • When
    18 Jan 2020
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
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    40

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  Legacy Software group meetings provide opportunities for you to extend your knowledge of Legacy features and to share your Legacy experiences. If you are undecided about which family history software program to purchase come along and see what Legacy can offer you.

  
  

  Skill level: All, beginners welcome     Convenor:  Beverley Hyssett   
  

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• WEBINAR: Understanding the UK census

  • When
    20 Jan 2020
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    8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Your place!
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  The census is a vital source for UK research. Learn what censuses are available, how to access them and how to interpret them.

  
  

  Skill level: All     Presenter:  Jenny Joyce

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• FREE RICHMOND VILLA TOUR: What's in the SAG archives (MIDAS)?

  • When
    23 Jan 2020
  •  
    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
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    10

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  The SAG's archives have a wide range of records such as manuscripts, photos, diaries and family histories - many of which are not held anywhere else! Explore the highlights of the archives, take a guided tour and find out how to search the archives using the MIDAS catalogue. Members only. Limit 10.

  Skill level: All, beginners welcome     Presenter: Danielle Lautrec

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• Studying with the SAG - An information session

  • When
    30 Jan 2020
  •  
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
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  Find out more about the Society’s popular Certificate in Genealogical Studies course and its Diploma in Family Historical Studies in this information session.

  Presenter: Heather Garnsey
  

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• WEBINAR SEASON TICKET: Feb-April 2020

  • Start
    1 Feb 2020
  • End
    30 Apr 2020
  • Location
    Your place
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  By booking a Webinar Season Ticket you will be able to view every standard webinar we hold between Feb-April 2020, either live or by watching the recording later. You book and pay once. We'll set you up in each webinar and send you the confirmation link. And in addition you'll get one webinar free - so this quarter you get 5 for the price of 4.

  
  

  
  

  The webinars covered by the Season Ticket this quarter are:

  • Learn from their Scottish abode - Kerry Farmer, 4 Feb
  • Online books for family history - Jill Ball, 17 Feb
  • Using FamilySearch - Paul Parton, 9 Mar
  • Putting your family history online - Danielle Lautrec, 1 Apr
  • Education records in Queensland - Helen V. Smith, 21 Apr

  Only available until 3 February.

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• GROUP: DNA Research Group - Intermediate

  • When
    1 Feb 2020
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
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    40

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  Tools in Practice

  This session will explore how the DNA Painter tool ‘What Are The Odds’ (WATO) can help you solve genealogical puzzles. There will be time allocated for questions and discussion.

  Skill level: Intermediate     Presenter: Christine Woodlands   
  

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• GROUP: DNA Research Group - Advanced

  • When
    1 Feb 2020
  •  
    1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
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    40

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  How do you organise your DNA information? What records do you keep and why? What tools do you use? How have your DNA outcomes been improved by using this method? This session is a facilitated discussion on the benefits and pitfalls of the various tools and techniques. It requires pre-work by participants that will be distributed before the meeting.

  Skill level: Advanced     Presenter: Mel Hulbert    

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• WEBINAR: Learn from their Scottish abode

  • When
    4 Feb 2020
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Your place!
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  Much can be learnt about how our Scottish ancestors lived from the historical records that relate to places. Join Kerry Farmer in examining some sources you might not have considered.

  Skill level: All     Presenter:  Kerry Farmer
  

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• LECTURE: Ancestry Day - Morning session only

  • When
    6 Feb 2020
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
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    30

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  Get tips from an insider about how to use the Ancestry website. The morning session will cover the range of resources available, how to use the website and what changes are in the pipeline.

  NB If you wish to attend both sessions at a discounted price, please make your booking using the Full Day event listing.

  Skill level: All, beginners welcome     Presenter: Jason Reeve, Ancestry
  

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• FOCUS DAY: Ancestry - Full Day registration

  • When
    6 Feb 2020
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    10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
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    10

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  Get tips from an insider about how to use the Ancestry website.The morning session will cover the range of resources available, how to use the website and what changes are in the pipeline. The afternoon session will explore the DNA sections of the website and the features available to help you analyse your DNA results. Lunch is not provided.

  Skill level: All     Presenter:  Jason Reeve, Ancestry

  
  

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• LECTURE: Ancestry Day - Afternoon session only

  • When
    6 Feb 2020
  •  
    1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
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    30

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  Get tips from an insider about how to use the Ancestry website. The afternoon session will explore the DNA sections of the website and the features available to help you analyse your DNA results.
  

  NB If you wish to attend both sessions at a discounted price, please make your booking using the Full Day event listing.

  Skill level: All     Presenter:  Jason Reeve, Ancestry
  

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• GROUP: Family Tree Maker AM session

  • When
    8 Feb 2020
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
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    40

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  Join other users of this popular family history software program for insights, ideas and opportunities to share tips and ask questions.

  
  

  Skill level: All, beginners welcome     Convenor: Larry Czarnik

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• GROUP: Family Tree Maker PM session

  • When
    8 Feb 2020
  •  
    1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
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    40

  Join other users of this popular family history software program for insights, ideas and opportunities to share tips and ask questions.

  Skill level: All     Convenor: Larry Czarnik   
  

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• GROUP: Writing Discussion Group

  • When
    13 Feb 2020
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    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
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    40

  Sue Stenning will give small groups a badly written document for them to correct, decipher and make more acceptable. This is an exercise and discussion in why we corrected the grammar and composition. If you also have a badly written document, bring a copy along for us to see.

  Skill level: All     Presenter: Sue Stenning
  

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• LECTURE: Frugal family history

  • When
    13 Feb 2020
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    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
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    40

  Researching your family history is fun and exciting but the costs can build up. Find out Danielle’s best tips for family history on a budget.

  Skill level: All     Presenter:  Danielle Lautrec
  

  
  

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• LECTURE: Hatching, matching and dispatching in England and Wales

  • When
    15 Feb 2020
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
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    40

  Kerry Farmer will demonstrate multiple ways of finding when your ancestor was born, married or died in England or Wales.

  Skill level: All     Presenter:  Kerry Farmer
  

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• LECTURE: Deep dive into FindMyPast

  • When
    15 Feb 2020
  •  
    1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
  • Spaces left
    40

  Recently returned from England, Michelle will take us on an afternoon tour of the English records on the FindMyPast website.

  Skill level: All     Presenter:  Michelle Patient
  

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• WEBINAR: Online books for family history

  • When
    17 Feb 2020
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Your place!
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    100

  Discover where to find free online books to help you with your family history, such as local and regional histories, parish records and much more.

  Skill level: All     Presenter:  Jill Ball

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• FREE LIBRARY TOUR: Where do I start at the SAG library?

  • When
    26 Feb 2020
  •  
    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  • Location
    2/379 Kent Street Sydney NSW
  • Spaces left
    10

  

  Get an overview of the services and resources at the Library. Explore highlights of the collections and take a guided tour. Why not stay on after the tour and do some research?

  Members only. Limit 10.

  
  

  
  

  Skill level: All, beginners welcome     Presenter: Lorraine Brothers

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• EXTERNAL TOUR: Millers Point walking tour

  • When
    4 Mar 2020
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
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    15

  

  Walk in the steps of the convict stone masons, millers, sea captains and merchants of Millers Point. See the history and hear the stories of Sydney's colourful past. Walk starts with a lecture at Richmond Villa. Limit 15.

  Tour leader: Ralph Hawkins
  

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• HANDS ON COMPUTERS: Trove Newspapers

  • When
    6 Mar 2020
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    2/379 Kent Street Sydney NSW
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    14

  Learn to use the newspaper resources of Trove for family history, with tips on features such as downloading, printing, using tags and lists, and correcting newspaper text. Attendees need to be familiar with using the internet and already have a Trove account. Limit 14

  
  

  Skill level: All, beginners welcome     Presenter: Danielle Lautrec
  

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• WEBINAR: Using FamilySearch

  • When
    9 Mar 2020
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Your place!
  • Spaces left
    100

  Paul Parton from FamilySearch will share some of his extensive knowledge and tips for using the FamilySearch website effectively, including searching the historical records, using the family tree and the research wiki.

  Skill level: All     Presenter:  Paul Parton, FamilySearch

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• FREE RICHMOND VILLA TOUR: What's in the SAG archives (MIDAS)?

  • When
    12 Mar 2020
  •  
    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
  • Spaces left
    10

  The SAG's archives have a wide range of records such as manuscripts, photos, diaries and family histories - many of which are not held anywhere else! Explore the highlights of the archives, take a guided tour and find out how to search the archives using the MIDAS catalogue. Members only. Limit 10.

  Skill level: All, beginners welcome     Presenter: Danielle Lautrec

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• GROUP: Writing Discussion Group - Your March born ancestor

  • When
    12 Mar 2020
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
  • Spaces left
    40

  This month pick one of your ancestors who was born in March and in a short, three minute story, tell us about them. If you have a photo you would like to use, please email it to Lilian Magill before 11 March

  Skill level: All     Convenor: Lilian Magill

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• LECTURE: Researching World War One nurses

  • When
    14 Mar 2020
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
  • Spaces left
    40

  

  In this session, Dr Nicole Blay RN and Janette Pelosi will share stories of WWI nurses and show how to find out about those women who served.

  
  

  Skill level: All     Presenters: Nicole Blay and Janette Pelosi

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• LECTURE: Deciphering handwriting

  • When
    19 Mar 2020
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    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
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    40

  Family history involves reading a lot of handwritten documents. Reading older documents can often be difficult, as the words, their meanings, inks, the shapes of the letters have changed over time. Get tips from a professional transcription agent who specialises in birth death and marriage certificates and parish records in NSW.

  Skill level: All, beginners welcome     Presenter: Marilyn Rowan 
  

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• HANDS ON COMPUTERS: Ancestry DNA

  • When
    20 Mar 2020
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    2/379 Kent Street Sydney NSW
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    14

  This hands on computer session is ONLY for people who are already working with AncestryDNA test results and want to learn more about using that website for analysing their results. Limit 14

  
  

  Skill level: All, beginners welcome     Presenter: Veronica Williams

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• LECTURE: DNA case studies

  • When
    26 Mar 2020
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
  • Spaces left
    40

  Kaye Vernon is a consultant who uses DNA research to supplement traditional family history research. Join Kaye as she presents some case studies which demonstrate the potential of DNA and the approaches which you could apply to your own research.

  Skill level: All     Presenter: Kaye Vernon

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• LECTURE: Australian military records

  • When
    26 Mar 2020
  •  
    1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
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    40

  

  Whether it’s First Fleet marines or service men and women from the two world wars, many Australians have military ancestors. Learn how to trace your military ancestors and pinpoint the records of interest.

  
  

  Skill level: All     Presenter: David Berry, NSW State Library

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• WEBINAR: Putting your family history online

  • When
    1 Apr 2020
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Your place!
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    100

  Putting your family history online is a great way to share your research with family and other researchers, and to utilise the tools provided by genealogy companies. What are some of the options available, how do you do it and what steps do you need to take to deal with copyright, privacy and good research practices?
  

  Skill level: All, beginners welcome     Presenter:  Danielle Lautrec

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• FREE LIBRARY TOUR: Where do I start at the SAG library?

  • When
    4 Apr 2020
  •  
    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  • Location
    2/379 Kent Street Sydney NSW
  • Spaces left
    10

  

  Get an overview of the services and resources at the Library. Explore highlights of the collections and take a guided tour. Why not stay on after the tour and do some research?

  Members only. Limit 10.

  
  

  Skill level: All, beginners welcome     Presenter: Lorraine Brothers

  Note: Members need to be logged in to the site to make an event booking.

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• GROUP: DNA Research Group - Beginners

  • When
    4 Apr 2020
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
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    40

  

  Learn the basic DNA concepts and the first steps of interpreting your DNA test results. This session covers all of the popular DNA testing companies. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion.

  Skill level: Beginners     Presenter: Barbara McAlary    

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• LECTURE: Working with Family Tree DNA (FTDNA)

  • When
    4 Apr 2020
  •  
    1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
  • Spaces left
    40

  This session is primarily for people who are already working with Family Tree DNA test results and want to learn more about using that website for analysing their results. However people who have not yet tested may also find it useful to decide whether to test with FTDNA.

  Skill level: All, beginners welcome     Presenter: Veronica Williams

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• GROUP: Writing Discussion Group - What the editor wants

  • When
    9 Apr 2020
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
  • Spaces left
    40

  Jennie Fairs will explain what she, as an editor, looks for when editing an article or book. Spelling, grammar, punctuation, consistency and sequencing are just some of them. She will also take questions on how you can improve your skills. 

  Skill level: All     Presenter: Jennie Fairs

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• COURSE: Publishing Workshop

  • Start
    9 Apr 2020
  •  
  • End
    23 Apr 2020
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
  • Spaces left
    40

  Back by popular demand! Writing your research/ memoir; preparing for printing/publication; formatting; book styles; using photos, maps & charts; indexing; cover design; registration; print specifications & quotes; marketing and more.

  One fee for three sessions on consecutive Thursdays (9th, 16th and 23rd).

  Skill level: All     Presenter: Margaret Szalay

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• WORKSHOP: Brickwalls

  • When
    16 Apr 2020
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    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
  • Spaces left
    40

  Find out why brickwalls occur in your research and learn ways to get your research moving again. This is a hands on workshop to practice some techniques and help each other out. Bring examples of your brickwalls. You can bring a laptop if you wish, but it is not necessary for this workshop.

  Skill level: All     Presenter: Danielle Lautrec

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• GROUP: Legacy Software Users Group

  • When
    18 Apr 2020
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
  • Spaces left
    40

  Legacy Software group meetings provide opportunities for you to extend your knowledge of Legacy features and to share your Legacy experiences. If you are undecided about which family history software program to purchase come along and see what Legacy can offer you.

  
  

  Skill level: All, beginners welcome     Convenor:  Beverley Hyssett   
  

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• WEBINAR: Education records in Queensland

  • When
    21 Apr 2020
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Your place!
  • Spaces left
    100

  While the first education record that comes to mind is the very important school pupils register and related records such as the discipline register there are a range of other education records that are also of genealogical use. These include records of teachers and their movements within the school systems and progressions (or otherwise in their careers), School Inspector Reports, the community involvement in getting a school in their district and the continued community involvement in the school activities, development of the curriculum and examinations, school journals and histories.
  

  Skill level: All     Presenter:  Helen V. Smith

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• LECTURE: Convict records in the NSW State Archives

  • When
    30 Apr 2020
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    120 Kent Street Sydney NSW
  • Spaces left
    40

  

  What records are available to research convict ancestors? How do you interpret these records? What’s the difference between an absolute and a conditional pardon? And much more…

  
  

  Skill level: All, beginners welcome     Presenter: NSW State Archives

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