Speaker Topics

Following is a list of topics submitted by our speakers. Use the 'Sort' option to sort by category or place. This list will increase as:
- some speakers have yet to submit details
- we expect additions relating to new major sponsors services
- there are a number of topics missing from our list which we hope to cover in due course

Further details are still to come - including topic overview, length of presentation and what may be required of a host (internet access data projector etc)

Australia - National

An Introduction to the Colonial Secretary's Papers and the Australian Joint Copying Project - Cora Num
An Overview of the Best Records on the Web and CD-ROM (in development) - Alan Phillips
Asylum Records: A Place to Look for Missing Ancestors - Shauna Hicks
Australian BDM Records - Ray Thorburn
Australian Census and Muster Records - Ray Thorburn
Australian Convict Records - Ray Thorburn
Australian Directories - Ray Thorburn
Australian Electoral Rolls - Ray Thorburn
Australian Government, Police & Education Gazettes - Rosemary Kopittke
Australian Immigration records(assisted and unassisted) - Ray Thorburn
Australian Naturalization Records - Ray Thorburn
Bankruptcy Records - Andrew Peake
Be a Sport: Archives and published sources to discover your ancestors sporting achievements - Bruce Smith
Behind Bars: Convicts and Criminals - Shauna Hicks
Big Brother is Watching - Australian Government Archives - Kerry Farmer
Biographical Database of Australia - Carol Baxter
Blogs for Family Historians - Carole Riley
Charles Ledger - Quinine and Fluffy Camels - Ray Thorburn
Colonial Christmas Observations - Ray Thorburn
Convict Ancestors: Fascinating and Frustrating to Research - Shauna Hicks
Convicts on the Internet - Cora Num
Crossing the Water - Immigration to Australia - Kerry Farmer
Directories and Almanacs - Rosemary Kopittke
DNA for genealogists - Kerry Farmer
Family Photo Book - Rosemary Kopittke
Family Photo Book: a Great Way to Present your History - Alan Phillips
Find My Past Australasia - Rosemary Kopittke
Finding your Australian Jewish Ancestors - Kim Phillips
Gold Fever (being developed) - Vicki Eldridge
Government Publications: Untapped Resources for Family History (government gazettes and parliamentary papers) - Shauna Hicks
Harry O and the Irish Connection - Ray Thorburn
Heritage Tourism - Cathy Dunn
How Did They Get Here?: Locating Shipping and Immigration Records - Cora Num
Immigration Records to Australia Post World War II - Andrew Peake
Introduction to World War I - Ron Austin
Introduction to World War II - Ron Austin
Making the Most of Archives: Tips for Using National and State Archives - Shauna Hicks
Native Americans in Australia in 1890’s - Ray Thorburn
Occupational Records: Getting Them Working for You - Cora Num
Online Newspapers: New Pathway to Discovering Ancestors - Shauna Hicks
Overview of Genealogy Software (in development) - Alan Phillips
Prisoners of Conscience in Colonial Australia. - Ray Thorburn
Probationary Convicts - 1838 to 1868. - Ray Thorburn
Researching Convict Ancestors - Vicki Eldridge
Researching in Country Newspapers - John Graham
Researching Land and Buildings - Susie Zada
State and National Archives Online: Practical Tips - Shauna Hicks
Taking a Lead from Government and Police Gazettes - Vicki Eldridge
Taking Care of Business: Locating and using Australian Business Archives for Family History Research - Bruce Smith
The Black Death (Plague) in Australia - Helen Smith
The Donnithorne Saga - Ray Thorburn
The Master Genealogist (TMG) (Genealogy program by Wholly Genes) - various topics - Kerry Farmer
The Ryerson Index - John Graham
Thomas Wells - Convict and Author - Ray Thorburn
Tour of Australian Repositories for Family Historians - Graham Jaunay
Tracing Your Criminal Ancestors - Carol Baxter
Travelling Showmen (with special reference to circus) - Mark St Leon
Unlock the Past: For Societies, Libraries and all Researchers - Alan Phillips
Unlocking Government and Police Gazettes - Alan Phillips
Using "Find My Past" - Kerry Farmer
Using "Scotland's People" - Kerry Farmer
Where? What? Still? Researching Your Ancestor’s Home - Susie Zada
Which Genealogy Program? - Kerry Farmer
Working Lives - A genealogist’s guide to working through Trade Union archives to discover more about our ancestor’s working lives - Bruce Smith
“No Medicare for Them” - Helen Smith

Australian Capital Territory

Heritage Tourism - Cathy Dunn

British Isles

19th Century British Records (General Register Office and Census) - Jeremy Palmer
19th Century British Records (General Register Office, Census and Parish Registers) - Jeremy Palmer
Beyond the Census - Pre 1841 British Census Substitutes - Jeremy Palmer
British First World War Records - Jeremy Palmer
British Guild Records - Jeremy Palmer
British Military Records - Jeremy Palmer
British Research - specific eras and places (Norwich: 1570 Census of the Poor, 16th and 17th century research, Gaelic Scotland, UK genealogy on the internet) - Lesley Silvester
British Research - specific eras and places (Norwich: 1570 Census of the Poor, 16th and 17th century research, Gaelic Scotland, UK genealogy on the internet) - Mike Murray
Civil Registrations of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland - Allan Murrin
England and Wales Family History - Neil Chippendale
Isles of St Kilda - Ray Thorburn
Pauper Migration from Britain - Ray Thorburn
Researching in Kent - Helen Smith
Robbie Burns’ Universality (Burns’ Night Toast) - Ray Thorburn
Robbie Burn’s Humanity (Burns’ Night Toast) - Ray Thorburn
Sir John Elley - Soldier of the King - Ray Thorburn
The British Parish Chest - Jeremy Palmer
The Dreadnought Migration Scheme from the UK - Ray Thorburn
The Pentrich Revolution - Ray Thorburn
UK Census - Allan Murrin

England

Before Rose – Local History in Family Research - Sylvia Murphy
England and Wales Family History - Neil Chippendale
English and Welsh Probate Records - Jeremy Palmer
Finding Your Way around the English and Welsh Censuses 1841-1901 - Graham Jaunay
London: specific focused presentations for family historians (Growth in London, Railways, Guilds and apprenticeship records, The London Blitz) - Mike Murray
London: specific focused presentations for family historians (Growth in London, Railways, Guilds and apprenticeship records, The London Blitz) - Lesley Silvester
London: the Tyranny of Cost and Distance - Neil Chippendale
Lost in London: Introduction to London genealogy including unique problems and what to do about them - Mike Murray
Lost in London: Introduction to London genealogy including unique problems and what to do about them - Lesley Silvester
More than Criminals – The Old Bailey On-Line - Sylvia Murphy
Research in Kent - Jeremy Palmer
Researching in England Prior to Civil Registration - Graham Jaunay
Tracing Your Ancestors in England - Rosemary Kopittke
Tracing your English Ancestors from Afar - Graham Jaunay

Germany

Church Archives and Records for German Research - Eric Kopittke
Civil Records in Germany - Eric Kopittke
Early Germans in Brisbane - Eric Kopittke
Emigrant Lists for European Ancestors - Eric Kopittke
Internet Resources for German Research - Eric Kopittke
Locating Your Ancestor’s Place of Origin in Germany - Eric Kopittke
Maps and Gazetteers for German Research - Eric Kopittke
Migration from the German States - Ray Thorburn
Reading German Handwriting - Eric Kopittke
The German Church in the 1930s (Catholic and Protestant) (in development) - Aimée Engler

India

Census and Census Substitutes in Colonial India - Sylvia Murphy
First Steps in British India - Sylvia Murphy
Lachlan in Love in India - Sylvia Murphy
Maps and Gazetteers for India - Sylvia Murphy
Probate and Estate Records of British in India - Sylvia Murphy
Researching Ancestors in the Days of the East India Company - Sylvia Murphy
Researching Ancestors in the Days of the Raj - Sylvia Murphy
Sahibs, Nabobs and Boxwallahs: the British & Europeans in India 1600-1947 - Sylvia Murphy
The Long Journey to India - Sylvia Murphy
Using Newspapers and Journals in Family Research - Sylvia Murphy
Which Army, What Rank? - Sylvia Murphy

Ireland

Fenianism and Colonial Society - Ray Thorburn
Irish Research in the Electronic Age - Cora Num
Tracing Your Irish Ancestors from Afar - Graham Jaunay
Tracing Your Irish Ancestry - Jeremy Palmer

New South Wales

19th Century Migration from the South Coast to the Richmond River - John Graham
Aboriginal Family History – Research & Resources - Cathy Dunn
Deaths 1788-1810, NSW and Norfolk Island - Cathy Dunn
Early Australian Colonial Education - Cathy Dunn
Early Settlers of the Southern Illawarra and Northern Shoalhaven - John Graham
Getting the Best from New South Wales Births, Deaths and Marriages - Allan Murrin
Heritage Tourism - Cathy Dunn
How to Effectively use the New South Wales BDM Indexes - John Graham
Internal Migration in NSW and Robertson Land Act - Ray Thorburn
NSW Education/Teachers/School History and Records - Vicki Eldridge
Old Sydney Burial Ground 1792 – 1820 - Cathy Dunn
Researching in the NSW Lands Department - Carole Riley
Scandal and Skulduggery in Early Sydney - Carol Baxter
The Kiama Family History Centre and its Work - Ray Thorburn
The War Memorials in New South Wales Project: Hornsby Shire - Neil Chippendale
Tracing Your Ancestors in Colonial New South Wales - Carol Baxter
Tracing Your Ancestors in Colonial New South Wales - Cathy Dunn
Tracing Your Ancestors in the Mitchell and State Libraries of New South Wales - Carol Baxter
Tracing Your Ancestors through New South Wales Land Records: Old System, Torrens Title, Pastoral and Conditional Purchase - Carol Baxter
Tracing Your Ancestors through the Land and Property Management Authority (aka Land Titles Office) - Carol Baxter
Tracing Your Ancestors through the New South Wales Muster and Census Returns - Carol Baxter
Tracing Your Ancestors through the State Records of New South Wales - Carol Baxter
Women Convicts in NSW: 1788 - 1805 - Cathy Dunn

New Zealand

Tracing your New Zealand ancestors - Kerry Farmer

Northern Territory

Biographical Sources for the Family Historian in South Australia and the Northern Territory - Andrew Peake

Other countires

Tracing your Canadian ancestors - Kerry Farmer

Other Europe

Emigrant Lists for European Ancestors - Eric Kopittke
Overview of History of Poland - Eric Kopittke
Tracing your Norwegian ancestors - Kerry Farmer

Pacific Islands

Norfolk Island 1st Settlement 1788 - 1814 - Cathy Dunn

Queensland

Early Germans in Brisbane - Eric Kopittke
Online Sources for Queensland Family History - Shauna Hicks
Queensland Family History Research - Ann Swain
Researching in Queensland - Helen Smith
William Busby: Stone Mason of Toowong - Helen Smith

Scandinavia

Danish Census and Emigration - Eric Kopittke
Emigrant Lists for European Ancestors - Eric Kopittke

Scotland

Basic Scottish Research - Ann Swain
Early Scottish Ancestry and History - Ann Swain
ScotlandsPeople - Rosemary Kopittke
The Mobile Scot - Ann Swain
Tracing Your Ancestors in Scotland - Rosemary Kopittke
Tracing your Scottish ancestors - Kerry Farmer
Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors from Afar - Graham Jaunay

South Australia

Biographical Sources for the Family Historian in South Australia and the Northern Territory - Andrew Peake
Bound for South Australia - Graham Jaunay
Employment Records as a Source of Biographical History: South Australia and the Northern Territory - Andrew Peake
Experiences of SA German-Australians in the early 1900s (in development) - Aimée Engler
Finding South Australian Families in Newspapers - Graham Jaunay
Records Relating to Institutional Care in South Australia - Andrew Peake
South Australian Lutherans in the 19th century (in development) - Aimée Engler
South Australian Lutherans in the early 20th Century (in development) - Aimée Engler
South Australian Lutherans: Were they National Socialists? - Aimée Engler
South Australian Military Ancestors - Graham Jaunay
South Australian Shipping Records - Andrew Peake
The South Australian Government Gazette with particular reference to … (Port Adelaide, Copper Triangle etc) - Andrew Peake
Using South Australian BDM Indexes Effectively - Graham Jaunay
Using South Australian Resources in Family History - Graham Jaunay

Victoria

Old Victorian Pubs - and researching hotels in general - Susie Zada
Point Henry: an amazing place - Susie Zada
Scots in Geelong & district to 1860 - Susie Zada
Tracing your ancestors in the Victorian goldfields - Kerry Farmer
Victorian Resources for Family History Research - Shauna Hicks

Wales

England and Wales Family History - Neil Chippendale
English and Welsh Probate Records - Jeremy Palmer
Finding Your Way around the English and Welsh Censuses 1841-1901 - Graham Jaunay
Tracing Your Welsh ancestors from Afar - Graham Jaunay

Western Australia

Finding Rhoda: a case study - a personal story about finding a lost cousin who came to Fremantle in 1923 - Lesley Silvester
Finding Rhoda: a case study - a personal story about finding a lost cousin who came to Fremantle in 1923 - Mike Murray
From Outpost to Federation, tracing your family history in Western Australia - Kerry Farmer
Strangers on the Shore: Maritime history of WA in story and song - Mike Murray
Western Australian Research: Overview of WA history, WA records, Strangers on the Shore: maritime history of WA in story and song - Lesley Silvester

World wide

Help! My ancestors are lost! - Helen Smith
Using Family Tree Maker - Helen Smith
Where to start in Family History - Helen Smith
An A to Z for Tracing Missing Ancestors - Cora Num
Aunt Ruby Remembers.......1920, 1930, 1940, 1950, etc . - Annie Payne
Between the Lines – Using Newspapers in Family History - Cathy Dunn
Beyond the IGI - Allan Murrin
Blazonry - Heraldry for Family Historians - Jeremy Palmer
Brief Introduction to Family History Research - Shauna Hicks
Business Continuity Planning for Local Societies - John Graham
Caring For Your Family Archives - Shauna Hicks
Causes of Death: Fact or Fiction? - Helen Smith
Choosing a Family History program - Helen Smith
Climbing Your Family Tree: an Introduction - Jeremy Palmer
Coming to Grips with FamilySearch on the Web - Graham Jaunay
Computers in Genealogy - Ray Thorburn
Convict Transportation - Ray Thorburn
Cops, Crooks and Victims 1840s style - Graham Jaunay
Costumes as an Aid to dating 19th Century Photos - Graham Jaunay
Diaries and Letters: Fleshing out the Family History - Shauna Hicks
Digital Data: The Delivery, the Dynamics and New Developments - Cora Num
Digitising and Organising Your Family History - Helen Smith
DNA for the Genealogist: What can DNA testing tell us as genealogists? - Lesley Silvester
DNA for the Genealogist: What can DNA testing tell us as genealogists? - Mike Murray
Facebook Applications for Family Historians - Carole Riley
Facebook for Family Historians - Carole Riley
Facebook Start-up - Carole Riley
Family History - Jeremy Palmer
Family History in School Education - Ray Thorburn
Family History in the Digital Age: How to Cope - Cora Num
Family History on the Cheap: Tips and Tricks - Shauna Hicks
Finding Laurence Ryland … or not! - Susie Zada
Genealogical software programs (demonstration and how to use them) - Lesley Silvester
Genealogical software programs (demonstration and how to use them) - Mike Murray
Genealogy on the Web - Graham Jaunay
GenealogyWise - Carole Riley
Genetics and Family History - Ann Swain
Genetics in Genealogy - Ray Thorburn
Great-Uncle Charlie had TB - Helen Smith
Help! I’m Stuck - Breaking Down Brick Walls - Helen Smith
Heritage Collector - Allan Murrin
Heritage in Cemeteries - Ray Thorburn
Heritage Tourism - Cathy Dunn
Host your own website - Carole Riley
How to Gather, Organise and Preserve Your Family Stories - Annie Payne
How to get the best out of genealogical websites: what’s there, how to use them, specific search tips and demonstrations - Mike Murray
How to get the best out of genealogical websites: what’s there, how to use them, specific search tips and demonstrations - Lesley Silvester
How to Read Old Handwriting - Graham Jaunay
Identifying and Dating 19th Century Family Photographs - Graham Jaunay
Indexing for Genealogists and Local Historians - John Graham
Introducing Family Photo Book - Aimée Engler
Introduction to Family History Research - Graham Jaunay
Just What Did Cause Their Death? - Helen Smith
LDS Catalogue on FamilySearch: an overlooked resource - Allan Murrin
Life Events that Create Records - Andrew Peake
Linking Local History and Genealogy Research - John Graham
Making the Most of Family Search and the Family History Library Catalogue - Sylvia Murphy
Mei Quong Tart and Chinese Emigration - Ray Thorburn
Memory Triggers and How to Use Them to Unlock Your Memories - Annie Payne
Military Ancestors: Discover Their Stories - Shauna Hicks
Missing an Ancestor: Try Looking Behind Bars! (prison records) - Shauna Hicks
Moments, Monuments and Mortality: Family History and the Local Community - Cora Num
Names and their Problems for Researchers - Ray Thorburn
Never Judge a Book by its Cover or its Title - Susie Zada
One Name Studies: What can you get from them? - Helen Smith
One Place Studies: What can you get from them? - Helen Smith
Online Trends in Family History - Shauna Hicks
Organising Your Family History - Susie Zada
Organising, Recording and Preserving Your Family History - Graham Jaunay
Palaeography - Jeremy Palmer
Pitfalls in Family History Research - Graham Jaunay
Practical Extensions of Family History - Ray Thorburn
Professional’s Diary: A few anecdotes from the diary of a professional researcher - Lesley Silvester
Professional’s Diary: A few anecdotes from the diary of a professional researcher - Mike Murray
Researching at Home in Your Pyjamas - Helen Smith
Researching the Maternal Line - Graham Jaunay
School Days: Education Records for Family History - Shauna Hicks
Sharing Photos on the Web - Carole Riley
Skeletons in the Closet! - Susie Zada
Skeletons in the Family: Looking at Convicts, Prisons and Asylum Records - Shauna Hicks
So You Want to Publish Your Family History - Graham Jaunay
Solve not Revolve: Take a Spin with the Internet Revolution - Cora Num
Stepping Stones to the Past: Awareness building - how to get started with your family history - Mike Murray
Stepping Stones to the Past: Awareness building - how to get started with your family history - Lesley Silvester
Tartan - The Worldwide Scottish Fabric Heraldry - Ray Thorburn
Telling Your Story in Print: Producing a book - Mike Murray
Telling Your Story in Print: Producing a book - Lesley Silvester
Telling Your Story: a video documentary - Mike Murray
Telling Your Story: a video documentary - Lesley Silvester
The Future with FamilySearch Pilot - Allan Murrin
The Holden Brothers Circus & Family - Susie Zada
The Marquis de Ray Land Scam - Ray Thorburn
The Maze of Online Social Networking Sites - Carole Riley
The Vagaries of the Web - Graham Jaunay
Tracing Your Past: Practical Skills in Genealogy and Family History - a structured course - Mike Murray
Tracing Your Past: Practical Skills in Genealogy and Family History - a structured course - Lesley Silvester
Using Free and Pay Resources on the Net - Helen Smith
Using the Internet Effectively - Helen Smith
Using The Master Genealogist - Helen Smith
Warning Warning: Tips and Tricks to Avoid Common Family History Mistakes - Shauna Hicks
What is a Personal Historian and Why Do You Need One? - Annie Payne
What Was the Voyage Really Like? - Shauna Hicks
Why Use a Professional: Engaging a professional - why bother and what to expect - Mike Murray
Why Use a Professional: Engaging a professional - why bother and what to expect - Lesley Silvester
Writing INTERESTING Family Histories - Carol Baxter
Writing Your Legacy Letter - Annie Payne
Your Ancestors: where they lived, worked, played or went to school! - Susie Zada
Your Ancestors: where they played! - Susie Zada