History, Genealogy and Heritage Events

Below is a list of coming history, genealogy and other heritage events. Click on the event title for further details on each.
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Australia

22 Feb 2010 - Shake Your Family Tree - (Capital City)
28 Feb 2010 - Certificate in Genealogical Research - Correspondence Course
5 Apr 2010 - Online course - Australian and New Zealand Family History - Online
24 May 2010 - Find My Past in Australia Roadshow - Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Sydney
7 Jun 2010 - Online course - Australian and New Zealand Family History - Online
5 Jul 2010 - Australian Historical Association Biennial Conference - Perth
18 Jul 2010 - 2010 Islands of History Conference - Norfolk Island
30 Jul 2010 - National Family History Week - Australia wide

Australian Capital Territory

10 Sep 2009 - From Little Things Big Things Grow: Fighting for Indigenous Rights 1920-1970 - Canberra
19 Jan 2010 - Discovering Archives - Canberra
22 Feb 2010 - Shake Your Family Tree - (Capital City)
6 May 2010 - BlueShield Australia & DISACT Symposium 2010: Disaster Proofing Heritage Collections - Canberra
31 Jul 2010 - Basic Family History Course Part 1 - Canberra
5 Aug 2010 - Gallipoli: A ridge too far - Canberra
7 Aug 2010 - Basic Family History Course Part 2 - Canberra
14 Aug 2010 - Out of Ireland - Canberra

New South Wales

1 Jan 2010 - Macquarie 2010 Bicentenary Commemorations - Various
12 Feb 2010 - Cape Banks FHS meeting - Maroubra
22 Feb 2010 - Shake Your Family Tree - (Capital City)
23 Feb 2010 - Irish Orphan Girls - exhibition - Sydney
5 Mar 2010 - Crookwell Country Festival - Crookwell
5 Mar 2010 - Goulburns Annual Celebration of Heritage Festival - Goulburn
7 Mar 2010 - Nepean FHS Family History Fair - Penrith
8 Mar 2010 - ONE hundred - Sydney
27 Mar 2010 - Cowra Family History Group Seminar - Cowra
3 Apr 2010 - South Coast Maritime & History Expo - Ulladulla
9 Apr 2010 - TMG Weekend - Penrith
17 Apr 2010 - Newcastle Family History Society Open Day - Lambton
17 Apr 2010 - Irish Seminar - Port Macquarie
20 Apr 2010 - Stories to Tell: Self Publishing for Work or Pleasure - Mosman
21 Apr 2010 - Stories to Tell: Conducting an Oral History Interview - Mosman
21 Apr 2010 - Stories to Tell: Oral history interview demonstration - Mosman
22 Apr 2010 - Stories to Tell: The Making of our Digital Nation - Mosman
5 May 2010 - NSW Schoolhouse Museum Tour & Talk - North Ryde
6 May 2010 - Jenolan Caves Annual History Festival - Jenolan
6 May 2010 - Tour with ranger John Robert Newton: Goat Island: Tall Tales, Myths & Legends - Sydney
15 May 2010 - The Ryerson Index & Migrating from the South Coast to the Richmond River - Coffs Harbour
19 May 2010 - Diving into Archaeology - Parramatta
22 May 2010 - Seminar 2010 - Wyong
24 May 2010 - Find My Past in Australia Roadshow - Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Sydney
30 May 2010 - Access across the generations: Records relating to Russian migration and settlement in NSW - Sydney
4 Jun 2010 - Max Dupain on Assignment NSW - Tamworth
5 Jun 2010 - English essentials online & inhouse - Sydney
6 Jun 2010 - Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS) Land Workshop - East Gosford
6 Jun 2010 - Rookwood Cemetery Tours - Rookwood
9 Jun 2010 - How to Trace your Irish History - Hornsby
13 Jun 2010 - Blast from the Past Motoring Expo - Kembla Grange
3 Jul 2010 - Family Tree Maker Focus Day - Sydney
7 Jul 2010 - The Irish Vanguard: Stories of the first Irish convicts transported to NSW - Sydney
13 Jul 2010 - 2010 Public Libraries NSW Conference - Albury
18 Jul 2010 - 2010 Islands of History Conference - Norfolk Island
7 Aug 2010 - Hawkesbury Family History Fair - Windsor
14 Aug 2010 - Central Coast Family History Society "OPEN DAY" - EAST GOSFORD
21 Aug 2010 - Cowra FH Group Seminar - Kendal St., Cowra
23 Aug 2010 - Unlock The Past Regional Roadshow - Brisbane to Southern QLD, Northern NSW - Various
24 Aug 2010 - Richmond-Tweed Family History Society - Ballina
25 Aug 2010 - Casino and District Family History Group - Casino
26 Aug 2010 - Tweed Gold Coast Family History and Heritage Association - Tweed Heads South
1 Sep 2010 - Family History Beginners Course with Lynnette Fiddick - East Gosford
3 Sep 2010 - NSW History Week - Various
4 Sep 2010 - Wyong Family History Group Inc Colonial Open Day - Wyong
4 Sep 2010 - In The Street and On The Land - Goulburn
4 Sep 2010 - Richmond-Tweed Family History Society - BALLINA NSW

Norfolk Island

18 Jul 2010 - 2010 Islands of History Conference - Norfolk Island

Northern Territory

5 Feb 2010 - Darwin Family History Seminar - Darwin
22 Feb 2010 - Shake Your Family Tree - (Capital City)
5 Jun 2010 - Darwin Family History Seminar - Millner, Darwin

Queensland

4 Dec 2009 - Book Launch: They Chose Beenleigh - Immigrant Landowners and Pioneers Prior to 1885 - Beenleigh
8 Dec 2009 - Book Launch: Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery: Our Back Yard - Toowoomba
9 Dec 2009 - QFHS CD Launch - Brisbane
11 Dec 2009 - QFHS QFF Launch - Brisbane
15 Jan 2010 - Populate or Perish - Brisbane
18 Jan 2010 - Getting Started - Brisbane
21 Jan 2010 - Women Transported: Life in Australia's Female Convict Factories - Whiteside
15 Feb 2010 - ArchivesSearch - Brisbane
16 Feb 2010 - Aircraft, Airports and Aviators - Brisbane
17 Feb 2010 - Queensland FHS - Brisbane
21 Feb 2010 - Beginners' Workshop - Gladstone
22 Feb 2010 - Shake Your Family Tree - (Capital City)
28 Feb 2010 - Discovering Queensland - Brisbane
4 Mar 2010 - Max Dupain on Assignment Qld - Cairns
13 Mar 2010 - Tracing my family's history - Brisbane
16 Mar 2010 - Development of Retention and Disposal Schedules - Mt Isa
17 Mar 2010 - Lives Less Ordinary: Records of Women - Brisbane
17 Mar 2010 - Implementing a Retention and Disposal Schedule - Mt. Isa
18 Mar 2010 - Harmony Day - Brisbane
19 Mar 2010 - Organising Your Research - East Brisbane
24 Mar 2010 - Queensland State Archives Records and Information Management Forum - Brisbane
30 Mar 2010 - Queensland State Archives Recordkeeping Seminar Series - Various
31 Mar 2010 - Google Your Genealogy - East Brisbane
13 Apr 2010 - Records Management Disaster Preparedness Rockhampton - Rockhampton
14 Apr 2010 - Records Management Disaster Recovery Rockhampton - Rockhampton
17 Apr 2010 - The Home Front: World War II - Brisbane
20 Apr 2010 - Records Management Disaster Preparedness Cairns - Cairns
21 Apr 2010 - Records Management Disaster Recovery Cairns - Cairns
23 Apr 2010 - Fun With Weights and Measures - Whiteside
24 Apr 2010 - What's In It For You? Genealogical Society of Queensland resources - East Brisbane
27 Apr 2010 - Records Management Disaster Preparedness Mt Isa - Mt Isa
27 Apr 2010 - Redcliffe Journeys - Redcliffe
28 Apr 2010 - Records Management Disaster Recovery Mt Isa - Mt. Isa
1 May 2010 - Open Day - Genealogical Society of Queensland - Brisbane
9 May 2010 - Queensland Heritage Festival - Many locations
12 May 2010 - The Heritage Talks: The Dayboro Story - Whiteside
12 May 2010 - Breaking Down Brick walls - Cleveland
15 May 2010 - Our Favourite Records: A display of treasures from the National Archives - Brisbane
15 May 2010 - Display of Treasures at the Archives - Brisbane
19 May 2010 - Queensland Family History Society - Brisbane
19 May 2010 - Our Favourite Records: A display of treasures from the National Archives - Brisbane
19 May 2010 - Display of Treasures at the Archives - Brisbane
22 May 2010 - Sunshine Coast Seminar - Shauna Hicks and Find My Past - Nambour
22 May 2010 - Cooroy-Noosa Genealogical & Historical Research Group - Cooroy,
22 May 2010 - Immigation Workshop - Queensland Pioneer Families 1859-1901: How Did They Get Here? - Brisbane
23 May 2010 - History Queensland: Family & Local History Fair - Cleveland
24 May 2010 - Find My Past in Australia Roadshow - Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Sydney
24 May 2010 - Genealogical Society of Queensland North Brisbane - Brisbane
30 May 2010 - National Boer War Day Celebrations - Brisbane
30 May 2010 - Film: 'A Jouney Through Huguenot France' - Toowong
5 Jun 2010 - Caloundra Family History Research Group Seminar - Caloundra
5 Jun 2010 - Australian Research Seminar - Guest Speakers Judy Webster & Nola Fulwood - Caloundra, Sunshine Coast
5 Jun 2010 - Queensland Day Dinner - Brisbane
6 Jun 2010 - Guided Heritage Walks at Toowong Cemetery - Toowong
9 Jun 2010 - The Heritage Talks: The Makings of a Nutty Business - Whiteside
12 Jun 2010 - History Alive - a journey through the past - Brisbane
15 Jun 2010 - Getting Started - Runcorn
16 Jun 2010 - Anglo-Celtic Migration: Tracing British, Scottish and Welsh Immigrants - Brisbane
16 Jun 2010 - Anglo Celtic Migration to Queensland & Australia - Cannon Hill
16 Jun 2010 - Google Your Genealogy - Brisbane
17 Jun 2010 - The Story of the Hospital Ship Centaur - Caloundra, Sunshine Coast
19 Jun 2010 - Anglo Celtic Migration to Queensland & Australia - Cannon Hill
20 Jun 2010 - Introduction to Genealogy - Brisbane
23 Jun 2010 - Land Records Talk No. 1 - Redcliffe
26 Jun 2010 - Info Session: Newspaper Resources for Family Historians - Brisbane
27 Jun 2010 - Researching the History of Your House - Brisbane
4 Jul 2010 - Guided Heritage Walks at Toowong Cemetery - Toowong
5 Jul 2010 - Cooroy-Noosa Genealogical & Historical Research Group - Cooroy
7 Jul 2010 - Hervey Bay Family History Association - Pialba
8 Jul 2010 - Bundaberg Genealogical Association - Bundaberg
10 Jul 2010 - Unlock the Past Regional Roadshow - Brisbane to Gladstone - Brisbane to Gladstone
10 Jul 2010 - Genealogical Society Gladstone District - Gladstone
15 Jul 2010 - Getting the most out of Queensland State Archives - Mackay
17 Jul 2010 - The Shepherds Walk - Beaudesert
17 Jul 2010 - Making Australia Home - Chinese Migration - Cannon Hill
19 Jul 2010 - Southern Suburbs Genealogical Society of Queensland - Brisbane
20 Jul 2010 - ArchivesSearch - Runcorn
28 Jul 2010 - Land Records Talk No. 2 - Redcliffe
31 Jul 2010 - Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP) presentation - Brisbane
1 Aug 2010 - Guided Heritage Walks at Toowong Cemetery - Toowong
3 Aug 2010 - Getting Started - Runcorn
13 Aug 2010 - Finding Your Ancestors at SLQ, QSA and NAA - Brisbane
14 Aug 2010 - Internet Security for Family Historians - Brisbane
20 Aug 2010 - Summers Past: Golden Days in the Sun 1950-1970 - Whiteside
22 Aug 2010 - Writing Your Family Story - Brisbane
23 Aug 2010 - Unlock The Past Regional Roadshow - Brisbane to Southern QLD, Northern NSW - Various
23 Aug 2010 - Gold Coast Family History Society - Nerang
28 Aug 2010 - Genealogical Society of Queensland 2010 Seminar - Coorparoo
31 Aug 2010 - There’s a War On! - Redcliffe
1 Sep 2010 - Toowoomba & Darling Downs FHS - Toowoomba
4 Sep 2010 - Understanding German and Scandinavian Research - East Brisbane
4 Sep 2010 - Mt Thompson 75th Anniversary Open Day - Holland Park
5 Sep 2010 - Guided Heritage Walks at Toowong Cemetery - Toowong
8 Sep 2010 - The Heritage Talks: Summer Getaways of Yesteryear - Whiteside

South Australia

22 Feb 2010 - Shake Your Family Tree - (Capital City)
9 Mar 2010 - Home and Away: Defence records in the National Archives - Adelaide
15 Mar 2010 - TMG User Group Meeting (Paddocks House Genealogy Group) - Adelaide
18 Mar 2010 - Adelaide Northern Districts Family History Group Meeting - Adelaide
22 Mar 2010 - Google & Genealogy - Adelaide
23 Mar 2010 - Google & Genealogy - Adelaide
10 Apr 2010 - Tracing Your English Ancestors - Adelaide
13 Apr 2010 - But I don't know the language! Family History Research in a Foreign Country - Tea Tree Gully
21 Apr 2010 - Monumental Men: the lives of the men behing the Tea Tree Gully War Memorial - Lunch Time Bites - Modbury
25 Apr 2010 - Genealogy on the Web - Adelaide
27 Apr 2010 - Tasty Treasures Seminar - Adelaide
28 Apr 2010 - Researching Your Ancestors with Ancestry - Modbury
11 May 2010 - Moonta Jubilee Hospital Reunion - Moonta
14 May 2010 - Jamestown Centenary of Secondary Education Celebrations and Reunion - Jamestown
17 May 2010 - Expanding Horizons: History, the City & the Web - Adelaide
21 May 2010 - SA History Week - Various
24 May 2010 - Find My Past in Australia Roadshow - Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Sydney
25 May 2010 - Gumeracha & District History Centre Open Day - Gumeracha
25 May 2010 - A pub with no beer but plenty of history! - Adelaide
25 May 2010 - How the Cornish Saved Australia - Highgate
26 May 2010 - A pub with no beer but plenty of history! - Adelaide
28 May 2010 - SA History week - South Coast Family History Group Presentation - Victor Harbour
29 May 2010 - National Archives Reading Room Open Days - Adelaide
4 Jun 2010 - Kent Town Boys Home Reunion - Hackney
8 Jun 2010 - National Archives Seminar - Adelaide
8 Jun 2010 - Job Hunting - Adelaide
19 Jun 2010 - Creative Memories Workshop - Port Adelaide
24 Jun 2010 - Researching your ancestors with Ancestry - Tea Tree Gully
29 Jun 2010 - Breaking Down Brick Walls No. 2: Tracing your english/Welsh Ancestors - Mt Barker
1 Jul 2010 - Campbelltown High School Reunion - Campbelltown
10 Jul 2010 - Finding your way around the English and Welsh censuses 18411901 - Tea Tree Gully
21 Jul 2010 - Sabres Softball Club 50-year 1953-1970 Reunion - Adelaide
24 Jul 2010 - Edwardstown Football Club Reunion - Adelaide
24 Jul 2010 - National Archives Reading Room Open Days - Adelaide
30 Jul 2010 - History & Genealogy Expo Adelaide 2010 - Richmond (3km West of Adelaide CBD)
6 Aug 2010 - State History Conference (SA) - Murray Bridge
7 Aug 2010 - Family History for Beginners Free Workshop - Mt Gambier
21 Aug 2010 - Haskett Reunion - Hindmarsh

Tasmania

22 Feb 2010 - Shake Your Family Tree - (Capital City)
16 Mar 2010 - Tasmanian Family History Society - Hobart
12 Aug 2010 - Community Courses in History - Various

Victoria

8 Feb 2010 - VALA Conference - Melbourne
22 Feb 2010 - Shake Your Family Tree - (Capital City)
6 Mar 2010 - Our Jewish Roots: Second Australian National Conference on Jewish Genealogy - Melbourne
10 Mar 2010 - Cobram Genealogy Group - Cobram
13 Mar 2010 - AIGS Bendigo Area Family History Expo - Bendigo
21 Mar 2010 - Archiving Workshop: Preserving Your Family Records & Photographs - Blackburn
24 Mar 2010 - Valuing Our Veterans - Greensborough
2 Apr 2010 - Golden Horseshoes Festival Beechworth - Beechworth
2 Apr 2010 - Military Historical Society of Australia 2010 National Conference - Box Hill
17 Apr 2010 - Geelong Heritage Festival - Geelong
17 Apr 2010 - Family History Troubleshooting - Ringwood
17 Apr 2010 - Heritage of Agriculture - Yarra Glen
28 Apr 2010 - Using Ancestry Library edition database - Greensborough
3 May 2010 - Beginning Irish Family History - Melbourne
5 May 2010 - Starting Family History Workshop - Melbourne
8 May 2010 - 2010 Ballarat Heritage Weekend - Ballarat
10 May 2010 - Beginning Scottish Family History - Melbourne
10 May 2010 - Research Skills Workshop - Melbourne
15 May 2010 - Warrnambool Family History Seminar - Warrnambool
24 May 2010 - Find My Past in Australia Roadshow - Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Sydney
26 May 2010 - Finding Families: Genealogy workshop - Melbourne
26 May 2010 - Using Letters and Diaries - Greensborough
28 May 2010 - Victorian Association of Family History Organisations 7th State Conference - Yarrawonga
2 Jun 2010 - Starting Your Family History - Melbourne
20 Jun 2010 - Scanning & Digital Imaging Workshop - Mt Waverley
23 Jun 2010 - Writing a Life Story - Greensborough
23 Jun 2010 - Writing a Life Story - Greensborough
28 Jul 2010 - How to use Genealogy Blogs - Greensborough
31 Jul 2010 - Heirloom Discovery day - Mill Park
3 Aug 2010 - Family History Research Day - Mill Park
3 Aug 2010 - Writing and publishing your family history - Watsonia
4 Aug 2010 - Chinese Family History - Moonee Ponds
4 Aug 2010 - Chinese Family History - Moonee Ponds 3039
12 Aug 2010 - Essendon Historical Society's 40th Anniversary - Essendon
17 Aug 2010 - Using the Ancestry database - Lalor
19 Aug 2010 - Restoring your family photographs - Ivanhoe
19 Aug 2010 - Who's Hiding a convict? - Eltham
23 Aug 2010 - Starting your family history - Thomastown
25 Aug 2010 - Irish Newspapers - Greensborough
28 Aug 2010 - South East Victoria Family and Regional History Expo - Beaconsfield
29 Aug 2010 - Maryborough Family History Fair - Maryborough
30 Aug 2010 - Researching your Italian Family History - Mill Park

Western Australia

22 Feb 2010 - Shake Your Family Tree - (Capital City)
8 May 2010 - Oral History - West Perth
12 May 2010 - Making Australia Home: Immigration records for family historicans - East Victoria Pk
23 May 2010 - Bus tour to Melville, Alfred Cove & Wireless Hill - Various
26 May 2010 - Seminar & tour: Making Australia Home - East Victoria Pk
30 May 2010 - Pioneers Memorial Service - Perth
7 Jun 2010 - Foundation Day Celebration, Stirling House - Perth
8 Jun 2010 - Durack Dynasty - Perth
8 Jun 2010 - Australian Joint Copying Project - Bayswater
5 Jul 2010 - Australian Historical Association Biennial Conference - Perth
7 Jul 2010 - Family History Tour - Perth
7 Jul 2010 - Australian Joint Copying Project: what is it and where do I start? - Perth
1 Aug 2010 - Bus Tour to Williams and District - Various
3 Aug 2010 - National Family History Week Program - Perth
4 Aug 2010 - Introductory Seminar and Tour of the National Archives - East Victoria Park
19 Aug 2010 - "Making Connections: From the Beach to the Bush". Museums Australia WA State Conference - Kalgoorlie
25 Aug 2010 - Musical Evening at Stirling House - Perth

New Zealand

5 Apr 2010 - Online course - Australian and New Zealand Family History - Online
12 May 2010 - Family History Lunchtime Series: Pao (song in text) - Auckland
26 May 2010 - Family History Lunchtime Series: Navy Museum Resources - Auckland
7 Jun 2010 - Online course - Australian and New Zealand Family History - Online
9 Jun 2010 - Family History Lunchtime Series: Caring for family archives - Auckland
20 Jun 2010 - Ireland's Parish Records - Auckland
23 Jun 2010 - Family History Lunchtime Series: Ancestry database - Auckland
7 Jul 2010 - Family History Lunchtime sessions: Irish Resources by Geraldine O'Reilly - Auckland
7 Jul 2010 - Family History Lunchtime Sessions:- Irish Resources - Geraldine O'Reilly - Auckland
17 Jul 2010 - New Zealand’s Family History Fair 2010 - Hamilton
20 Jul 2010 - Family History Special Lunchtime Session: Hear Marci Despain of Family Search - Auckland
20 Jul 2010 - What's New with Ancestry & Migration to NZ - Orewa

Other Countries

5 Apr 2010 - Online course - Australian and New Zealand Family History - Online
7 Jun 2010 - Online course - Australian and New Zealand Family History - Online
26 Jun 2010 - Yorkshire Family History Fair - Yorkshire, England

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