Program
The conference program on family history brings together researchers, genealogists, and community storytellers to explore the past through records, memories, and DNA. The program encourages participants to connect personal family stories with broader historical contexts, deepening understanding across generations.
Raffle Prizes
The raffle prizes at the NSW & ACT conferences are always a highlight—and this year they’re better than ever! We’ve lined up a fantastic array of prizes that are sure to delight, so don’t miss your chance to join in the fun and maybe head home with something special.
This is a short list of some of the prizes -
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MyHeritage - yearly subscriptions
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OldNews by MyHeritage - year subscriptions
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SAG - year subscriptions and event tickets
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Diahan Southard - ebook and eworkbook bundle
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VicGUM - membership
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NSW Family History Transcripts
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Roots Magic - memberships
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Family Tree Webinars
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The British Newspaper Archive
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Joy Murrin Family History Services
You can buy raffle tickets online at any time on the registration page.
You don't have to register to buy tickets.
Printed program
Friday 18 September
Open 10.00am - Welcome
10.00am - Workshop - Fiona Brooker - 5 DNA Research Steps - Let’s start at the beginning
11.00am - Workshop - Christine Woodlands - When the paper trail runs cold: How DNA can restart the search (90 mins)
11.00am - Workshop - Danielle Lautrec - Plan smarter, not harder: using Notion for strategic genealogy research (90 mins)
1.00pm - Workshop - Jill Ball - Social Media and Family History
1.00pm - Workshop - Christine Woodlands - When the paper trail runs cold: How DNA can restart the search (90 mins)
2.00pm- Workshop - Fiona Brooker - Slow Down: Planning your research
3.00pm- Workshop - Robyn Denley - FamilySearch - Join your generations
4.00pm Fair Closes
5.00pm Meet & Greet - Sails Resort
Saturday 19th September
8.00am - Registrations and trade tables open
8.45am - Welcome to attendees - Martyn Killion - John Vincent Crow Memorial address
9.00am - Martyn Killion - When the paper trail runs dry – alternative sources for births, deaths and marriages in NSW.
9.40am - Christine Yeats - The legal paper trail and beyond: finding family on both sides of the law
10.20am - Morning Tea
11.00am - Andrew Redfern - Beyond the paper trail: Digital workflows for family history
11.40am - John Grenham - Mapping Ireland's records - recording
12.20pm - Shari-Lei McLean - Ryerson - Ten million and beyond
1.00pm - Lunch Break
2.00pm - Jeff Madsen - Land records impact the family narrative
2.00pm - Louise Briffa - BDM - From paper to pixels: the long journey of Registry Records
2.45pm - Chris Hingerty - From paper to patriarchs : Using Y-DNA to rebuild lost lineages
2.45pm - Tony Wales - German brick walls and digital joy!
3.25pm - Afternoon Tea
4.15pm - NSW & ACT FFHS Annual Meeting
Dinner - 6pm for a 6.30pm sit down Auditorium Panthers
Sunday 20th September
8.30am - Open
9.00am - Cathie Sherwood - From grant to grid reference: following an 1822 paper trail into the digital landscape
9.40am - Jill Williams - Ireland -The Irish Schools Collection - a vastly underused resource - webinar
10.20am - Morning Tea
11.00am - Shauna Hicks - Finding your way on digital trails in the archives
11.40am - Fiona Brooker - The time travelling genealogist
12.20pm- Lunch
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