Name: A Look at Family History’s Role in 21st Century Society – AFFHO
Start: 2021-08-01
End: 2021-08-01
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The party starts today ~ Family History Month Aotearoa/Australia

On August 1, 2021

By Maggie

Family History Month starts today in Aotearoa and Australia! What are your plans for the month?

To start us off, AFFHO (Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations) has an opening presentation this evening (8pm NZST / 6pm AEST) from the wonderful Shauna Hicks, a professional genealogist based in Queensland, Australia.

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Next weekend in Te Whanganui-a-Tara we have a Family Research Day in Johnsonville on Saturday 7th, with four presentations and experts and helpdesks available. I’ll be helping out on both the Irish and Scottish Interest Group helpdesks so come along and bring your research questions.

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Family History Month 2021

On July 27, 2021

By Maggie

Family History Month is celebrated every year during August across Aotearoa and Australia. It’s a chance to learn more about researching your whakapapa/family history, whatever stage you’re at, and explore ways to share your stories with whānau and friends. There are several major events happening around the motu for family historians, with Auckland and Christchurch…

Thomas Gaffney ~ where’s the body buried?

On June 7, 2021

By Maggie

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One of my father’s great quests is to find the grave of his 2 x great grandfather, Thomas Gaffney. The family story is that Thomas’s son Michael travelled from New Zealand back to England to place a headstone on his father’s grave. While I was living in England, I was determined to find that headstone.

Wellington war memorials ~ Anzac Day

On April 22, 2021

By Maggie

The Wellington War Memorials Project researched the lives of the 96 men on five community war memorials in Wellington, who were listed as killed during the First World War.

Research Day programme ~ 17th April

On April 11, 2021

By Maggie

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The programme is now out for the NZSG Palmerston North’s Research Day this coming Saturday at Kilwinning Lodge, Church Street. If you’re in the Lower North Island, you might like to pop along.

Finding John Clarke, soldier

On April 7, 2021

By Maggie

For one of my portfolio pieces for the (IHGS) Diploma in Genealogy I’m undertaking this year, I have decided to focus on my 3 x great grandfather, John Clarke, who served in the 74th Regiment of the British Army during the mid 19th century.

Genealogy Research Day, Palmerston North ~ 17th April

On March 15, 2021

By Maggie

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Covid levels allowing, the Palmerston North branch of the NZ Society of Genealogists will be holding a Genealogy Research Day on Saturday, 17th April at Kilwinning Lodge, Church Street, Palmerston North from 9.30am to 4pm.

Accentuate the Positive ~ 2020

On February 3, 2021

By Maggie

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A bit late to the party as usual, but I couldn’t resist taking part in Geniaus Jill Ball’s Accentuate the Positive geneameme this year. And of all years to be late, it was the tenth anniversary of starting my blog, exactly one month ago on 3rd January.

Family History Month 2020

On July 23, 2020

By Maggie

Family history events taking place, both in person and online, across New Zealand in August.

The (genetic) force is strong in this one ~ Ann Philp of Fife

On May 23, 2020

By Maggie

Back in March I got to hear several presentations from Angie Bush, and I loved the way she presented DNA matches in charts using Lucidchart. So, I thought it might be interesting to try it out on one of my father’s family lines where he has quite a few matches.