Researching abroad: British Isles & European ancestors - Canberra

Event Information

When

21 Aug 2017 9:30am - 4:30pm

Where

The Harmonie German Club of Canberra, 49 Jerrabomberra Avenue
Narrabundah
Australian Capital Territory

Other Information

Cost: $57

Contact

inquiries@unlockthepast.com.au
08 8263 2055

with leading international genealogists
Chris Paton (Scotland) and Dirk Weissleder (Germany)

Features

eight main presentations in two concurrent streams
supporting shorter presentations by local and sponsoring partners
an exhibition by event partners
special offers and hundreds of dollars worth of prizes

CLICK HERE for speaker biographies and other cities the roadshow covers
CLICK HERE or the image at the right to download a program leaflet for Canberra

When and where Harmonie Club

WHEN: Monday 21 August 2017, 9am-4.20pm

WHERE: The Harmonie German Club of Canberra
49 Jerrabomberra Avenue
Narrabundah ACT

Booking

Pre-booked - by 10pm Thu 17 Aug 2017 - $57
NOTE: only those pre-booked will be in the main prize draw
On the day - $60

CLICK HERE or the icon at the left to book your place

Program

Preliminary - subject to minor change

Monday 21 August 2017

You may move between streams on the day

BRITISH ISLES STREAM - Auditorium

9.00am	registration and exhibition
9.45am	welcome and seminar introduction
9.50am	Discover Scottish land records (Chris Paton)
10.40am	break and exhibition
11.10am	Scottish research resources before 1800 (Chris Paton)
12.10pm	British Isles resources at the Heraldry and Genealogy Society of Canberra
12.25pm	prize draw
12.30pm	lunch break and exhibition
1.30pm	MyHeritage: unique matching technologies for genealogy discoveries 1
2.00pm	Irish family history resources online (Chris Paton)
2.50pm	break and exhibition
3.15pm	Living DNA presentation
3.30pm	Down and out in Scotland: researching ancestral crisis (Chris Paton)
4.20pm	close

EUROPEAN STREAM -Keller Bar room

9.00am	registration and exhibition
9.45am	welcome and seminar introduction
9.50am	Primary and secondary sources on genealogy in Germany (Dirk Weissleder)
10.40am	break and exhibition
11.10am	European resources at the Heraldry and Genealogy Society of Canberra
11.30pm	Introduction to European research (Dirk Weissleder)
12.25pm	prize draw (in Auditorium)
12.30pm	lunch break and exhibition
1.30pm	Archives, libraries & institutions for genealogical researchers in Germany (Dirk Weissleder)
2.30pm	The International German Genealogical Partnership (Dirk Weissleder)
2.50pm	break and exhibition
3.15pm	MyHeritage: unique matching technologies for genealogy discoveries 2
3.30pm	Using DNA to solve genealogical puzzles (Rosemary Kopittke)
4.20pm	close