Unlock The Past Regional Roadshow - Brisbane to Southern QLD, Northern NSW

Presenters: Shauna Hicks (biography and topics) and Rosemary Kopittke (biography and topics)

Shauna and Rosemary will be presenting at a number of towns as follows:

• Nerang - Monday 23 August - Gold Coast Family History Society. To be held at the Nerang Bicentennial Community Centre from 1:00pm - 4:00pm. Presentations will be given by Shauna (Skeletons in the Family - Convicts, Prison and Asylum Records) and Rosemary (Australian Government, Police and Education Gazettes - Unlocking a major untapped resource). (see separate listing for full details)
• Ballina - Tuesday 24 August - Richmond-Tweed Family History Society. To be held at The Players Theatre, Swift Street, Ballina. Presentations will be given by Shauna (What was the voyage really like?) and Rosemary (Australian Government, Police and Education Gazettes - Unlocking a major untapped resource). (see separate listing for full details)
• Casino - Wednesday 25 August - Casino and District Family History Group. To be held at the society rooms - Upstairs Room 5, School of Arts Building, Walker Street, Casino. A general information session on Unlock the Past from 11am till noon followed by a light lunch (small charge); presentations by Rosemary (Australian Government, Police and Education Gazettes - Unlocking a major untapped resource) 1:00-2:00pm and Shauna (Online Newspapers: New Pathway to Discovering Ancestors) 2:00pm to 3:00pm. Contact: casdfhg@australis.net (see separate listing for full details)
• Tweed Heads - Thursday 26 August - Tweed Gold Coast Family History and Heritage Association. To be held at the South Tweed Sports Club - 4 Minjungbal Drive, Tweed Heads South. General information session on Unlock the Past from 11am till 12:30, presentations by Shauna (State and National Archives Online: Practical Tips) and Rosemary (Australian Government, Police and Education Gazettes - Unlocking a major untapped resource) 1:30pm to 3:30pm. Light lunches are available at the Club. Contact: tweedfhs@hotmail.com (see separate listing for full details)
• Toowoomba - Wednesday 1 September - Toowoomba & Darling Downs Family History Society. To be held at the Middle Ridge Uniting Church, 264 Stenner Street, Toowoomba (between Hume and Ramsay Streets) from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Presentations by Shauna (Caring for you Family Archives) and Rosemary (Australian Government, Police and Education Gazettes - Unlocking a major untapped resource). (see separate listing for full details)

At each venue all those attending will receive a discount voucher pack and there will be lucky door prizes as well from Gould Genealogy & History, FindMyPast and other Unlock the Past sponsors.

The general format of a regional roadshow is

• to travel from one town to another on successive days - normally 4 or 5 days
• be available for informal discussions or set meetings in the morning/afternoon with your society or organisation and any others in the town with an interest in history, genealogy and heritage
• speak at an afternoon/evening meeting - usually 2 one hour talks
• if a day of the roadshow falls on a Saturday a seminar may be suitable - with more time available

Benefits of being involved

• expertise comes to you
• publicity for supporting organisations - possibly introducing new members
• get the latest information on developments in a fast changing scene (resource wise)
• a selection of products to show and sell, with some roadshow specials