With search engines, a part of our everyday lives, most of us have turned to Google at some stage in our family history research. It is so easy to type in a name or genealogy search query and discover all the fantastic resources the internet has to offer. However, Google search results can be unpredictable when it comes to research. Sometimes you have to trawl through the rubbish to find the real genealogy gems. You will learn handy Google tricks…

Following a case study it will show researchers how to trace ancestors in Cornwall and how to access parish registers and other not so well known records, including finding Cornish mining ancestors.   Presenter:  Annalies Nutley Professional genealogist working the last 13 years, founder of Bygone Days Genealogy in 2015, studied with the National Institute for Genealogical Studies for 3 years to attain PLCGS (with certificates in English Records, Australian Records, and Methodology)

During this presentation Helen will show you how to access Tasmanian online genealogy records for researching ancestry, family history and genealogy. Birth, marriage, death, census, church, military, immigration and naturalisation records will all be explored.  Additionally, you will learn how to access Tasmanian archives and original documents and published resources. Presenter:  Helen Connor Helen is fascinated with history and addicted to family history.  She has been researching her Australian, New Zealand, Irish, Scottish and English ancestors for over thirty years. …

Learn how to search for Australian, Irish, UK and US records on Find my past that is available at GSQ. This is a hands-on session so bring information about your ancestors to take advantage of the help available.(Limited to 14 participants) Presenter: Judy Lofthouse Judy has been a member of the Genealogical Society since 2006 and has researched her family in Australia, England and the USA and her husband’s in England and New Zealand. Her particular skills are using computers…

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TBC Presenter:  Pauline Williams Pauline has been researching her family history for over 30 years and has regularly presented talks for GSQ and other organisations on a wide range of topics. She convenes GSQs Writing Group, contributes to GSQs blog, and regularly writes for Generation.  

This course is designed to take you through the various record collections in Australia and overseas to help you locate your elusive military ancestors. Through your research, you may be able to glimpse what life could have been like for an individual during a time of great upheaval and unrest. Muster rolls, service records, maps and war diaries all help to build a clearer picture. Whether your ancestor came as an escort for a convict ship or served in World…

Have you come across Ancestors who went to New Zealand, but not sure how to find out more about them? New Zealand has been the First in the World for many Global Events - did you know that in 1893 NZ Women were the first in the World to be granted Voting rights, and you can see on the Women Suffrage Petition Roll, the Signatures of the Ladies who signed it - and All for Free. Now isn't this a…

The Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP) is a collection of unique historical material relating to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific dating from 1560 to 1984. The project microfilmed over five million individual documents relating to the region which were held in UK depositories. The AJCP has been available on microfilm. The National Library of Australia is currently digitising these and making them available on Trove. Current timeline is for the digitisation to be finished by mid-2020. The AJCP is a…