Conference Reminder

The Society received this reminder email from the organisers of the NSW & ACT AFHS Conference 2014. A great learnng and social opportunity for the family historians in our midst.

The Society will be having a table at the exhibition associated with the conference.
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Hello All,

Don't forget that you can still register for the conference,  from the website until 31 August:
http://www.conference2014.org.au/Registration.html

You can book using either the secure trybooking service or download the form and send in completed with a cheque or do an EFT.

The cost for the standard registration will be $160.

The conference dinner (on Sat night 13/9) is a separate booking for $45.

You can also book separately for the Lambis Englezos talk (on sun 14/9 at 10.30 am) thru the website, until 14/9, for $10. If you have full or sun registration the Lambis talk is incl and you do not need to pay the extra $10. This talk is certain to be well worth listening to as Lambis will talk about the undiscovered burial site of Fromelles. If you have friends interested in this topic please recommend this talk to them.

Family History Conference

The Illawarra Family History Group, hosts for the 2014 Annual Conference of The NSW & ACT Association of Family History Societies, has asked us to share details of the conference with our members.

Each year several members of our Society attend and enjoy this conference which has a range of learning activities for all family historians.

Evernote - Technology Special Interest Group

The main topic for discussion at our meeting at 1:30pm next Thursday, 20th March will be Evernote.  

Evernote,  http://evernote.com,  is a free online organisational tool that is available for Windows and Mac and for tablets and smartphones.   I will recycle a talk I gave on the recent genealogy cruise about this amazing free product and hope that anyone who has dabbled with Evernote will contribute to the conversation.  I will also share some of the tips I learnt during a recent Hangout on the topic of Evernote and Genealogy. If you are just curious then just come along and hear what it is all about. 

A slide from the Evernote Presentation

As per usual we will also have time for some general discussion, sharing of new resources and questions. 

As there are still members who have asked for Flip-Pal guidance I have indicated that I will appear at 1:00pm to give them some help prior to our meeting. Feel free to come along early if you need assistance in this area. 

Jill Ball

DNA for Genealogists

A reminder: this Saturday 23 February, 10.30am

Come and join us to learn how genealogists can use DNA testing to enrich their family history research.

Kerry Farmer will help us understand how the genetic markers in DNA can help us find our ancestors, when genealogy is combined with genetics. 

Kerry will explain DNA in simple terms and discuss the various tests available, and how to decide which DNA tests and which DNA testing companies best suit what you want to know.

This talk will be held in the meeting room between Gordon Library and our Research Rooms in the Old Gordon Public School on Pacific Highway Gordon from 10.30am to 11.30am.

The cost is $5. 

Bookings are preferred on 9499 4568 or khs@khs.org.au

Canberra Opportunity

The organisers of the 2015 National Genealogy Congress in Canberra have advertised their Call for Papers and asked for this news to be distributed.

Issue 2 :: November 2012 Call for speakers Would you like to present a paper at Congress 2015? Or do you know someone who might like to do so? All speakers interested in presenting at Congress 2015 are now being invited to advise Congress organisers through a Registration of Speaker Interest (ROSI) process. The call for speakers will remain open until the end of June 2013. Detailed information is available on our website congress2015.org.au Speakers are asked to address the theme of the Congress, Generations Meeting Across Time,which allows exploration of a very wide range of issues, resources and technologies encompassing the fields of family history, genealogy and heraldry. Within this broad theme topics could cover, but are not limited to: Crossing the great divide – be it geographic, social or cultural Building the nation – infrastructure, military, social, political etc. Finding families in national, state and local institutions or repositories Making the digital age work for family historians and genealogists Please pass this information to any potential speakers who may not have caught up with this news.

Hornsby Library Talk

Members might be interested in this talk at Hornsby Library on Wednesday evening at 6:30pm. Local Family Historian, Peter Booth will be presenting "Tips and Tricks for the Family Historian".

Bookings are essential as these talks are very popular.

Venue:  Hornsby Central Library
Location: 28-44 George St (Entrance in Hunter Lane) Hornsby NSW 2077
Time: 6:30pm
Cost: $5
Contact:  Hornsby Central Library
Phone:  9847 6614