Guest Lecturers and their Topics

Guest Lecturers and their Topics
Dick Eastman – Resources, Research, Results in 21st Century
The list of resources we can access in the 21st Century grows every day - or even - every minute. The ways we can Research and the Results we can expect change daily also. An up-to-the-minute look at what is exciting in our genealogy world today.

Sherry Irvine – Contracts & Sales in Scotland
Solve Problems Without the OPRs Two classes of Scottish records, the registry of deeds and sasines, are under-utilized, yet they can provide important family information. People of all classes are mentioned; vital facts and relationships may be found.
These records should be searched on a routine basis. This lecture explains content and access, and demonstrates problem-solving strategies built around deeds and sasines.

Graham Langton - A World Away
Records of Immigration to New Zealand, 1840-1960s
All New Zealanders are immigrants or descendants of immigrants. Written records exist from 1840 (and occasionally earlier) to the 1960s in a variety of forms and places. The greatest concentration of records is at Archives New Zealand, but not all under ‘immigration’. Lateral thinking is necessary to make the most of that and other sources.

Dan Poffenberger - Getting the Most Out of the Family History Library Catalogue
A Professional Researcher's Tips and Tricks The key to research is source material. The key to an incredible amount of source material is the Family History Library Catalog (FHLC). This is particularly true if it will be necessary to order microfilm to a local centre. This lecture will thoroughly review the FHLC in a way that will help you find the information you are looking for.


Kasia Grycza - Introduction to Footnote
A discussion about what it is, how we built it, what we plan to do with it, and how that can help you find and connect information about your family.

Jennifer Harrison – She only stole a handkerchief
Researching recidivist convicts While the voyage to Australia and life in Sydney and Hobart changed the direction of most convicts, several persisted with lives of crime. Follow these miscreants through the colonial courts, gaols and other places of detention. Trace them as they move between penal settlements and locate them in records kept far from the capital cities.

John Grenham – Whatever you’re having yourself: Irish census substitutes
The talk includes a brief summary of the better-known census substitutes, but focuses on more useful and lesser-known records, including the Loan Funds, the Charleton Marriage Fund, agricultural surveys, official petitions and electoral records. Since the range of records is by definition infinite, a complete account is impossible; the aim of the talk is to sketch the main areas in which these records are being uncovered, to show how they can be used, and to bring hope to those who have run out of the standard Irish sources.

Cora Num – Digital Data: The Delivery, the Dynamics and New Developments
This paper explores the ever expanding trend for the digitisation and electronic delivery of primary genealogical material, and other related information, directly to family history researchers worldwide. Key issues for family history research such as fees for service, copyright, citation, privacy and preservation are addressed including advice on the use, display, recording/cataloguing, appropriate storage and backup of the electronic material once it is received.

Megan Hutching – Getting the best from your oral history interviews
Oral history interviews are a good way of getting information to supplement written material and to get information that does not existing anywhere else. To make the exercise worthwhile, it is essential that interviews are worth the time and energy put into them. This lecture will cover some of the issues that family historians need to consider when you begin to preserve the past for the future using oral history.

Megan Smolenyak – Which DNA Test is Right for you?
This workshop will combine the content of Trace Your Roots with DNA and Beyond Y-DNA: Your Genetic Genealogy Options, and allow time for participants to ask questions about their specific family situations to help determine the best test and testing candidate(s) for their purposes.

Todd Knowles - A taste of National Archives in England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland,
Canada, Australia, New Zealand This workshop will delve in to the records and resources that are available in the archives preserved by most national archives. Just which records are always preserved, what are some of the special records that each country stores. The access to these records and how this differs from country to country. What is available in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. And, especially, what is available on line for these countries.

John Kitzmiller – The Life Preserver of Family History
Archiving Your Family Memorabilia Treasured memorabilia are slipping away every minute of every day, from photographs to needlework! You will learn how to preserve these by using such things as websites, blogs, online publishing, etc. Please bring some of your treasures, (on a flash drive perhaps!) and you will learn how to create online magic.

Paul Allen - Introducing the World Vital Records England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales,
Australia and New Zealand collections.

Peter Walker - The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding (TNG)
This workshop describes the features and benefits of this online database application for family trees. Utitlising PHP/MySQL server technologies, TNG generates data, reports and trees using active web-pages, a more flexible solution than creating multiple static pages.

Paul Smart – What’s New at Family Search
An overview of the new software and inside look at what is new and different. See the new ideas and features. Not only what is new, but what is VERY NEW!!

Michael Gandy – The British in India
Especially the records of the East India Company Tens of thousands of ordinary British people (especially Scots) worked for the East India Company, especially in its Army, or were stationed in India later during their service with the Indian Civil Service or the British Army.
Records are excellent and a lot of material is available from Salt Lake City; for other material you will need to visit or write to India - a wonderful excuse! This lecture will concentrate on the 19th century but questions about the earlier and later periods are welcome.

Judy Jones - Using Strategy to Find a 19th Century Family in England and Wales
Using civil registration, census and church records, as well as analysis to find and verify a family in 19th century England and Wales. Learn to find an entire family by following a predetermined strategy, mixing two or more records, and using analysis and evaluation to make decisions. To benefit fully from this class you should already know how to find the 3 basic record types (civil registration, census, church records) for researching in England and Wales. The strategy used in this class will be demonstrated in the following workshop section, showing how to use many online sources to work the strategy.


Lynne Blake – My Ancestors Worked on the Land
Many of us have ancestors who worked on the land as farmers, agricultural labourers or ancillary occupations (eg. ploughmen, blacksmiths etc.). But what do we know of their daily lives, and the social and economic conditions that impacted upon them? This session will show how we can add social context to the names and dates you have collected.

Chris Watts – Just what is there at TNA!!
Records of interest to the family historian at The National Archives of the UK (TNA).
This talk will introduce the researcher to some of the key records, of interest to the family historian, held at The National Archives of the UK (TNA). It will explain what you should expect from the Catalogue and why you will not find everything indexed.

Pat Parsons – Pioneer Whalers of the Hawke’s Bay Coast – Their Origins and Impact
Pioneer Whalers of the Hawke’s Bay Coast – Their Origins and Impact The origins and inter-marriage of the early whaling fraternity of the Hawke's Bay coast are attracting more and
more attention from genealogists and descendants. This paper examines these pioneer whalers and provides direction for those trying to trace ancestral lines back to America, Europe and Australia. It also addresses intermarriage with the coastal Maori communities and suggests where researchers might have success with missing details.

Locating and Researching Manor Records in Europe
A multimedia presentation set at the Palace of Rogalin using the manorial records and the writings of the owner Count Edward Raczyński. It dispels the myth that records for Eastern Europe were destroyed during the World Wars. The session demonstrates how to research ancestors' lives as workers on a manorial estate. Includes a tutorial using gazetteers and online catalogs.

Stephen Young - PowerPoint Your Family History: Make Powerful Points in Your
Presentations Using Microsoft PowerPoint can be a very persuasive and entertaining tool in presenting your family history. This lecture will demonstrate the dramatic effects this tool can employ using text, graphics and animation. Technological presentations can be used not only by teachers in the classroom, but also shared by genealogists with relatives on their own desktop computers.

John Kitzmiller - Do You really have a family crest?
How to identify families by tracing the symbols (Heraldry) associated with them.
Heraldry was and is a very useful tool in tracing families past the end of parish registers. How to use heraldry in connecting families will be discussed, especially using the various Visitations. Those attending this lecture will learn how to read a blazon, which sources to use to see if their ancestor had a coat of arms, and how to register a coat of arms.

Vivienne Parker & Keith Vautier - Imprint~Preparing to Publish your Family History -
Part One ~ Presented by Vivienne Parker Covers the preparation required to prepare your book for publishing covering the parts of a book, writing, desktop publishing and layout including pictures, proofreading, copyright and privacy. Now you will be ready for the next stage... Part 2 Monday 10am

Elaine Collins – Ancestors on Board Elaine gives us the low down of the 1911 census.

Sherry Irvine – Irish Church Records: Guaranteeing a Complete Search
No, this is not an oxymoron. “Complete” means searching every surviving church record of baptism, marriage or burial that could possibly mention your ancestors. This lecture explains the necessary steps to identifying, locating and accessing church records of five denominations: Roman Catholic, Church of Ireland, Presbyterian, Methodist, and Quaker.


Judy Webster - 'Black Sheep' and Vanishing Relatives
Can't find a death registration? Want to identify the father of an illegitimate child? Are you researching someone who 'vanished', or a convicted criminal, alleged offender, victim of crime, deserted wife/child, or mental asylum patient? This talk describes relevant sources and problem-solving techniques. It uses mainly Queensland examples, but much of the advice is also relevant elsewhere.

Clark Stiles - Papers Past - delivering New Zealand's newspapers
Newspapers are one of the most important sources for historical research but they are one of the most difficult to preserve and to access. A significant amount of our newspaper heritage has been lost. Much of what remains is at risk. This talk examines the state of our newspaper heritage and outlines what the National Library has and is doing to save it and make it more accessible through Papers Past, the Library's digitisation site.

Paul Allen - Inventing the Future: Genealogy in this decade
Paul's predictions and ideas on where the genealogy industry is headed including social networking, collaborative efforts, searching functionality and what World Vital Records Inc is doing to help genealogists receive improved access to records world wide.

John Kitzmiller - At the End of Your Rope
Techniques to Solve Complex Problems, Track Migrants, and Trace Immigrants
Many scientific research techniques are in use by genealogists, and others remain to be used. Pattern recognition, probability, location & jurisdictions, chronology, generational spacing, and intergenesic intervals will be studied. Answer the question - why did your ancestors do what they did?

Graham Langton - In New Zealand’s Service:
The Variety of Military Records at Archives New Zealand
New Zealand has a strong military tradition and few families of more than two generations in New Zealand have not been touched by war. Archives New Zealand holds many Military records from the 1840s to the 1960, mostly Army, but some Navy and Air Force. Records are far from complete but their variety gives hope to researchers.

Cathy Pilgrim - I have always imagined that Paradise would be a kind of library”:
Collections and services at the National Library of Australia
This paper will explore the innovative uses we have made of new technologies in recent years, to preserve and improve access to our collections. It will outline digitisation projects and their benefits to those with an interest in family history and genealogy in particular. It will also describe specialised, subject based search services such as Music Australia and Australia Dancing, as well as services based around collection and information formats, such as pictures and people data. We’re not only developing ways of assisting users to locate highly relevant
material, but also to contribute their knowledge to the nation’s collections.

David Hey – Discovering English Apprenticeship Records
Apprenticeship registers from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries are informative not only about past trades and crafts but about how far people moved in search of work. They give the name of an apprentice's father, his occupation, and where he lived, as well as the master's name, occupation and residence. The recorded surnames show that most boys did not move far, unless they went to London.

Stephen Young - Presenting Your Family History Using PowerPoint
Learn how to use this Microsoft Product to enliven your family history presentations in this computer workshop. Basic tips and tricks using graphics and animations will be taught. Registrants should know basic computer technology and are encouraged to bring a flash drive containing family history photos and information to apply in their own productions.

Judy Jones - Hands-On Using Strategy to Find a 19th Century Family in England &
Wales using on-line sources, document a family group. This workshop is a hands-on demonstration of the “Using Strategy to Find a 19th Century Family in England and
Wales” lecture.

Nigel Bayley – Using the Genealogist

John Grenham – Naming of the Green – Irish Place Names and Surnames
Beginning with an overview of hereditary naming practices, the talk focuses on the distinctiveness of Irish patronymics, “O” and “Mac”; the division and subdivision of tribal patronymics, with examples including the O’Neills, Hegartys, O’Kanes and O’Donnells; genealogy in early Ireland and its relation to naming traditions; Norman influences and the linguistic background; anglicisation: translation, transliteration and distortion. A section on place names then gives a summary of Irish territorial divisions, their origins and genealogical relevance. The final section deals with the connections between place names and surnames, focusing on the
territoriality of Irish surnames, with specific examples from Longford, Donegal and Kerry.

Ken Scadden -‘Three months in a leaking boat’
Life on board a Nineteenth Century migrant ship bound for New Zealand
Join the voyage of an immigrant ship bound for New Zealand: hear of the pain of departure, the living conditions on board. What did they eat? Where did they sleep? How did the handle the shipboard routine and the strange manners and customs of the seafarers? How did they entertain themselves? What was it like to be battened down below in a big gale? Hear of the shenanigans onboard - fraternisation between passengers and between passengers and crew, shipboard romances, life-long friendships and enemies made, occasional drunken, lecherous or mutinous crews and the hazards posed by collision at sea, running aground, fire and striking
icebergs and arrival in the new land. The lecture will be fully illustrated and accompanied by music and reading of diary extracts and poetry.

Michael Gandy - 'Where two or three are gathered together'.
The main religious groups in English family history From the moment the Church of England was set up lots of people disagreed with it! This lecture describes the main religious groups of the 1600s, 1700s and 1800s, what they thought about the things family historians mind
about, and what records there are - kept by them or others. Scotland and Ireland may be referred to but the talk is not about them.

Cora Num - Occupational Records: Getting Them Working for You
Work plays a major role in everyone's life. Occupational and work related records can contain a wealth of information about individuals and the nature of their work. This paper aims to encourage researchers to access this under-utilised but very valuable source of information.
The sources highlighted include books, manuscripts, newspapers, pictorial material and Internet sources. There are strategies for locating an ancestor’s occupation, dealing with the often outdated terminology and locating relevant records. The tendency for many authors of work related books to give their publications quirky titles that reflect the trade, business or occupation is discussed and examples given so that researchers become aware of the need to search ‘beyond the title’ for access to these publications.

Megan Smolenyak – Trace Your Roots with DNA
Genetic genealogy has swiftly graduated from pioneering research to standard practice. But what is it and how can you use it to further your genealogical endeavors? Come hear one of the co-authors of Trace Your Roots with DNA discuss her own and others' experience managing a DNA project, including such considerations as test and vendor selection, privacy, and convincing others to participate.


Paul Smart - Get me to the Kirk on Time
Church Records in Scotland The Background to early Church Records from 14th Century, what they contain, and the availablity and access to the records. Looking at access to these records at home, in the Family History Library and in Scotland.

Dan Poffenberger -Who’s the Father??
Finding the Fathers of Illegitimate Children in England If someone with English ancestry doesn't have a base born ancestor it is because they haven't found him or her. This sometimes sensitive subject may cause frustration as lines on a pedigree chart are left blank because of an unknown name of a father. This course will review all relevant sources which may provide the name of a father including parish registers, Bishop's Transcripts, civil registration, census, parish chest/poor law, and court records. Examples and statistics will be shown so that those attending the course will feel confident that all reasonable efforts have been exhausted to learn the name of a father. Points to consider if the name of the father cannot be determined will also be noted.

Dick Eastman – Digital Data – “Grandpa in your Pocket”
A light hearted look at Technology to Take with You When Researching Away from Home - some of the portable, high-tech gadgets of today that can help simplify your genealogy searches or allow you to extend those searches in ways not easily available before.

Neville Thomas – Family History on Video
Not everyone is interested in looking at a Family Tree via charts and reports, but many will watch a video on tape or DVD. Interest in genealogy, Apple Macs, and video production come together in the creation of a "MY FAMILY HISTORY" video. Gathering visual information is a challenge, but a rewarding one. Sources include family photographs, books, maps, Parish Registers, and archive images. Then the task is to assemble it all into a visual story together with commentary. This presentation will show a completed project as well as looking at the
tools and techniques.

Elaine Collins – Using Find My Past

Chris Watts - Unlocking those English resources
This workshop will start with by looking at sources for English Genealogy such as Estate Duty Office Registers; the contents of the parish chest; marriage licenses; divorce; tithe maps, land tax, Lloyd George's doomsday; manor rolls. Then a question and answer session during which Chris will guide the researcher and call up records available on line that might assist. Looking at Pay2View sites and free sites. Those attending will need to bring their questions. There will be a list of Do’s and Don'ts available to guide enquirers in formulating their questions.

Todd Knowles – A taste of Civil Registration in England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland,
Canada, Australia, New Zealand What is Civil Registration and when did it start and under what circumstances and what information was and is collected in these countries. Are there special years when the information requested changed? What are the special differences between the countries. What has been preserved and how do we access the information - both at home via the internet and away when we are visiting our countries or the Family History Library in Salt
Lake City.

Sherry Irvine – Irish Church Records: Guaranteeing a Complete Search
The workshop demonstrates how to determine exactly what survives for five denominations. It begins with how to identify the churches that ancestors may have attended and what sources, online and published, indicate the extent and location of surviving records. There is advice about using resources of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and those of heritage centres and archives in Ireland. The purpose of the workshop is entirely practical and two-fold. First, dispel the myth about avoiding Irish research because nothing survives and secondly show there are straight-forward steps to discovering the situation for your research problems. There is an added benefit—once the importance of ensuring “complete” searches is understood it will be beneficial to all research in Ireland.


Megan Hutching – Getting the best from your oral history interviews: a practical
approach This workshop will provide practical information for family historians who wish to use oral history as a means of preserving the past for the future. We will go through the stages of an oral history interview, and discuss ways of using recording material. Handouts will be provided.


Megan Smolenyak – Ouch! - Cases that hurt my brain
How could brothers also be uncle and nephew? How could the 1853 death of a toddler in Scotland help solve an American Civil War history-mystery? How do you find serial centenarians in the same family? Come and hear!

Geraldene O’Reilly – Irish Emigration: Nominated & assisted immigrants to New
Zealand Ships Passengers Lists are the main source of information on Irish Immigrants arriving in New Zealand. However there are other resources such as Nomination lists, Promissory Notes and Treasury Account Books that can reveal additional details on Irish family links. British Parliamentary Papers and Government letters contain nomination lists, some of these documents for the period prior to the Immigration & Public Works Act of 1870.

John Kitzmiller – Migration How Scotland came to be.
What is a Scot? A Scot is someone who is literally a product of the genetics of migration and lineage. Picts, Celts in all their variety, Norsemen, Normans, and Flemings contributed to this framework. Learn where current Clan names really came from.


Kasia Grycza – Preserving Photos
A look at how you can preserve your family photos (old and new) using today's technology. Scanning, some restoration (wouldn't you like the chance to make great great grandfather look handsome!!) using inexpensive hardware and software. A look at five mistakes most family photographers make, how to store your files, how to access these and how to share them around your family.

Cathy Pilgrim - Moving type from past to present: chronicling Australia through the
digitisation of newspapers This presentation will outline the progress made in recent years in locating, preserving and digitising Australia’s newspaper collections.
Through the Australian Newspaper Digitisation Project, the National Library of Australia has enabled Australian historical newspapers to be made freely available online for research purposes. We are building a service where anyone with access to the Internet can search the content of the first Australian newspapers, published from 1803 through to 1954, in their entirety.

Chris Watts – Every Journey has two ends
Getting the most out of departure and arrival records So often when searching for migration details of our ancestor researchers think in terms of just arrival or departure records. This talk will, through the medium of examples, demonstrate how by using the two together the shortcomings of content, indexing and accessibility may be minimized. This talk will not be a survey of available passenger lists but a demonstration of research technique. Material from New Zealand, Australia, UK, Canada, USA and Germany will be used.

Michael Gandy – Huguenot Ancestry
In the late 1600s about 60,000 Huguenots (French Protestants) came to England and settled in London or the South East of England. They kept very good records and we can nearly always trace back to the original refugees and find where in France they came from. This lecture explains the published material, the unpublished material and the non-Huguenot records in which Huguenots all appear. It will also indicate what sort of records are likely to exist in France and how to access them.


Cora Num – Solve not Revolve: Take a Spin with the Internet Revolution
This paper explores techniques and strategies for effective and efficient access to family history information on the Internet. These include the use of structured and precise queries, keyword selection and appropriate phrasing. A knowledge of these basics will allow users to become effective search engine users. Some of the pitfalls to avoid when using search engines will be highlighted. Techniques for using technology, to enhance access to existing records are discussed and useful Australian and overseas web sites for family history research are also highlighted.

Ken Scadden - ‘What on earth do I do with all this stuff?’
Protecting your family treasures How to identify, use, care for and protect the family treasures that you have inherited or gathered during the process of your family history research. How do I care for them to ensure that they survive for future generations?
This paper does not purport to provide all the answers from a conservators point of view. The presenter is an experienced archivist and museum curator and will offer basic practical advice as to how you can care for this material in your home. It will cover: historic photographs and post cards, maps and plans newspaper clippings, care for textiles, medals trophies etc. Opportunity for interaction with a questions and answers session.

Paul Smart - New FamilySearch
An overview of the new software and inside look at what is new and different. See the new ideas and features. Not only what is new, but what is VERY NEW!!

John Grenham - Chasing shadows: Irish genealogy online
For a variety of reasons, few large sets of Irish genealogical records are available online. However, there are many highly-valuable local or partial record-sets, which can be difficult to track down. The workshop will start with an outline of the main Irish records and where any online transcripts can be found, and will proceed to guided hands-on research. Participants will receive complementary subscriptions to the ireland.com Irish Ancestors site."

Vivienne Parker & Keith Vautier - Imprint~Preparing to Publish your Family History
Part 2 of 2 Presented by Keith Vautier
Includes alternatives to paper publishing: CD/DVD technology, video and web publishing. The various printing processes are discussed along with different bindings. Financing, and marketing your finished work are an important part of the project so that you are not “out of pocket” when you have completed your dream. Stephen Young – Presenting your Family History using Power Point Learn how to use this Microsoft Product to enliven your family history presentations in this computer workshop. Basic tips and tricks using graphics and animations will be taught. Registrants should know basic computer technology and are encouraged to bring a flash drive containing family history photos and information to apply in their own productions.

Paul Allen - Getting the most out of World Vital Records, Family Link and "We're
Related"

Sherry Irvine “Gold in the Ring of Fire” History Trails and Genealogical Research
Gold was a seductive cry that drew many across continents and oceans. In the middles 1800s there were several gold rushes in the USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. This lecture uses a gold rush theme to stress the importance of developing genealogical research along historical trails. It demonstrates how to tie records and history together to achieve research results when two or more countries are involved.

Peter Lineham - Religions are like tribes:
How New Zealand's Religious History has been passed through families
This lecture will look at the way in which denominational divisions have been maintained in family traditions, from fathers and mothers to children and grand-children. It will particularly look at Methodists, Congregationalists, Baptists and Brethren. Historically religious distinctiveness has often focused on Catholics. In New Zealand I argue that there is unexpected power in the various religious traditions of Protestantism which has shaped and haunted families and their traditions.

Jennifer Harrison – More than Maps
Using Irish Ordnance Survey Records
While researchers may use Ordnance Survey maps, many may not utilise other products which emanated from the years when Ireland was mapped. The Memoirs series was augmented by the Name Books and the Letters. Several of these have been reprinted and available in many libraries. These invaluable items will assist in acquiring the essential knowledge of location required for undertaking Irish research.

Judy Webster - Using Indexes: Tips and Traps
There are traps involved in using indexes. We are less likely to miss relevant items if we are aware of potential problems, such as mistakes commonly made by indexers when interpreting handwriting. Indexes also differ in the way they sort entries with Mc/Mac, O', surnames without a given name, Chinese or compound names, etc.

Judy Jones - Can Archiving Save Space, Money, Your Mind and Your Marriage?
Creating digital and electronic files to resolve problems and create opportunities.
Turn your overstuffed desk or office into powerful, useful space. Learn how to create an effective electronic filing system that will be easy to use, share and keep current. Use the tips in this class to identify the computer skills and equipment needed to store electronically, ways to customize files to meet individual needs, organize your files, and create and execute a conversion plan.

Todd Knowles - Pacific Island Research at home and away from home The Family History Library is Salt Lake City has a wonderful collection of records for the Pacific Islands. But it is
not easy to access! You can use the International Genealogical Index to search for a name, but finding information about the Polynesia Islands is not easy. Todd will show the wealth of information that is available and what you can access at home and away from home, especially in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. And, what films you can order to research in your local Family History Centre or the NZSG Rooms in Panmure.

Herb Farrant - With New Zealanders on the Western Front 1914-1918
A Review of the NZEF’s service in France and Belgium World War I to many means Gallipoli. However it was on the battlefields of the Western Front over 32 months that New Zealand citizen soldiers through fortitude, stoicism and courage fought as a division to become one of
the finest in the British Army. From a distance of some 90 years the sequence of military events and achievements of that period will be reviewed, with that which is now visible illustrated as a lasting tribute and legacy to a generation now passed from our sight.

Peter Walker – Tools and Techniques for One-Name Studies
This lecture will describe what One-Name Studies are and the differences between them and regular genealogy, highlighting the tools and techniques that can assist with such broad surname studies. Topics will include data sources, database and software tools, mapping and DNA analysis. Peter will also explain how the Guild of One- Name Studies assists its members with their studies.

Barbara Mansell – Locating School Records in New Zealand
Barbara will talk about the types of records that could be available to you and where to locate them. She will cover the years prior to the Education Act 1877 through to the present day. Industrial Schools, Native/Maori Schools and Special Schools will also be discussed.

Dick Eastman – How to Select a Genealogy Program A side-by-side comparison of the leading programs of today. Ask yourself these questions - Do you need a program? What do you need in a program? What about those extra CDs? What is important to you in a genealogy program? In this workshop, Dick will look at these questions and more, compare programs and suggest the answers!!


Todd Knowles – Origins Network
Megan Smolenyak – Which DNA Test is right for you?
Surname studies using Y-DNA tests are a popular and obvious application of genetic testing for genealogical purposes, but are you aware of your other options? Come learn about mtDNA, SNP, BioGeographical and ethnic tests, as well as the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation and the Genographic Project, and determine if one or more of them is right for you.


Kasia Grycza - Now Boarding: Armchair Travelers and Frequent Flyers
Planning a Trip for Overseas Research The Internet is a powerful research tool. But it can be intimidating when researching in other countries. This lecture covers techniques for finding researchers and providers in other counties who will retrieve needed information and records. Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness offers low cost research. This session is based
on 30 years of travel experience leading overseas tours as well as private research in Europe. Learn how to plan ahead, get the most for your dollar, travel light and bring home the research you went for!

Lynne Blake - My Ancestors Worked on the Land;
Finding out more in records in New Zealand and abroad
Many of us have ancestors who worked on the land as farmers, agricultural labourers or ancillary occupations (eg. ploughmen, blacksmiths etc.). But what do we know of their daily lives, and the social and economic conditions that impacted upon them? This workshop will show how we can add social context to the names and dates you have collected.

Jennifer Harrison – Days of our Lives - Preserving your own life-stories
Each person is a pivot, probably remembering at least their grandparents and possibly knowing two or more further generations. Therefore their role in remembering stories and passing them on is vital. Also important, is the recording of their own life experiences. Several pointers will be offered to inspire intriguing personal stories. This lecture will teach aspects of biography and perhaps influence the descriptive writing style of listeners encouraging them to ask penetrating questions of their material.

Judy Jones - Ancestors at your Finger Tips:– Can jurisdictions help?
Find records of your ancestors using a new website (CD database) that breaks down barriers to finding jurisdictional boundaries. Upon the completion of this tool, the ability to find the jurisdiction which created records and connects you to indexes and images will become a “click of the mouse” experience.

Chris Watts - Is there a Tommy Atkins in your family?
First World War Army Service Records This talk will look at the material available about soldiers, both officers and other ranks, who saw service in the British Army during the First World War. The material covered will include that at The National Archives (TNA)
and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission as well as some currently on-line sites.


Kasia Grycza - Roast the Scribe
A light hearted look at record errors and bad handwriting while offering useful solutions to navigate around them. The session begins with a survey of comical but erroneous record entries both from traditional and electronic sources. This session will help you learn techniques for deciphering hard-to-read handwriting or script, whether modern or archaic. Recognize the rubrics common to civil and religious records. Tips and tricks to successfully find ancestors in online databases.

Dick Eastman – Putting the Genes in Genealogy
A serious look at the new role of the Family Historian in a DNA world. And the possibility that today's genealogists may become the lifesavers of family and loved ones in the near.


Sherry Irvine – Visiting Kin - Facts and Fun with Family Travellers
Many years before computers I found a collateral relation visiting in England in 1851. That took time and effort. Today it is easy to check for travelling kin in census and passenger records, and use the facts to solve problems. This lecture presents new ideas for searching online censuses and passenger lists that may get you out of genealogical trouble.

John Grenham – Improving the Poor: Irish Loan Fund Records
Irish Loan Funds, in particular the Reproductive Loan Fund, can provide wonderful information on the rural poor in the 1830s and 1840s. The lecture describes the background to the records, their formats and locations, and outlines the best ways of using them.

Jan Gow – Genealogy in 2020 - A Report from the Future
In 2020, you will attend a family reunion and have dinner with the animated holograms of your ancestors. What questions would you ask your ancestors? How would the conversation go? Would your ancestors ask you, "How did you get so much of my life wrong?"

Megan Smolenyak – Beyond Y-DNA: Your Genetic Genealogy Options
Surname studies using Y-DNA tests are a popular and obvious application of genetic testing for genealogical purposes, but are you aware of your other options? Come learn about mtDNA, SNP, BioGeographical and ethnic tests, as well as the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation and the Genographic Project, and determine if one or more of them is right for you.

John Kitzmiller- The Life Preserver of Family History
Treasured memorabilia are slipping away every minute of every day, from photographs to needlework! You will learn how to preserve these by using such things as websites, blogs, online publishing, etc. Please bring some of your treasures, (on a flash drive perhaps!) and you will learn how to create online magic!

Paul Smart – New FamilySearch

Dan Poffenberger – Ancestry

Peter Walker - Custodian
This workshop demonstrates the features of this database program that allows raw and unlinked genealogical data to be stored in an easy way. Custodian is of great value to One-Name Studies, but can be used by anyone wanting to record all their base data separately from their ‘family tree’ program.

Alan la Roche - Fencibles and Governor Grey’s Folly
The Royal New Zealand Fencible immigration scheme in Auckland 1847 to 1852
The soldier-settler immigration scheme initiated by Earl Grey to provide military protection for settlers was highly successful but had its critics. For the Irish escaping from the potato famine or English from the effects of the Industrial Revolution, these “worn out” men brought their young wives and families to start a new life in a new land. Most overcame the bad habits encountered in military life and successfully created villages just like those at “home”.