What’s on …
What’s on? To keep you up-to-date with what’s coming up, I’ve compiled a list of the (mostly) Australian genealogy and history related events, both in person, and online that are coming up. As you can see there, is plenty on, so if you wish to keep on learning, and boost your genealogical and historical knowledge, you can do so – with many being available from the comfort of your own home.
September 2023
1-29 September 2023 (free conference)
Webtember: All Genealogy, all month (Online)
Organised by: Legacy Family Tree Webinars & MyHeritage
21-22 October 2023
2023 RAHS Conference (New South Wales)
Organised by: Royal Australian Historical Society
22 September 2023
Your Family Story! (Victoria)
Organised by: Geelong Regional Libraries
22 September – 1 October 2023
All About That Place: the One-Place Study Challenge (Online)
Organised by: Society for One-Place Studies & others
22 September 2023
Behind the Scenes Tour of PROV (Victoria)
Organised by: Genealogical Society of Victoria
23 September 2023
UK Online Repositories (South Australia)
Organised by: WEA South Australia & History Helper
23 September 2023
Online Newspapers: Australia, UK and NZ (South Australia)
Organised by: WEA South Australia & History Helper
23 September 2023
Early Schools in South Australia (South Australia)
Organised by: Adelaide Northern Districts FHG
23 September 2023 (half-day conference)
Scotland – Here we come! (Online)
Organised by: Genealogical Society of Queensland
25 September 2023
Trip to the State Library of Queensland (Queensland)
Organised by: Caloundra Family History
25 September 2023
Saving Family Stories: Introduction to the Photo and Video Digitisation Station (Victoria)
Organised by: Geelong Regional Libraries
25 September 2023
Your Family Story! (Victoria)
Organised by: Geelong Regional Libraries
25 September 2023
Local history for kids and teens (Queensland)
Organised by: Moreton Bay Regional Libraries
26 September 2023
Your Family Story! (Victoria)
Organised by: Geelong Regional Libraries
26 September 2023
Holiday workshop: Creating records (ACT)
Organised by: National Archives of Australia
26 September 2023
The bizarre, the weird and the wonderful (South Australia)
Organised by: National Archives of Australia
27 September 2023
HeritageTalk: Audioculture presents: The Jazz Age in Auckland (New Zealand & Online)
Organised by: Auckland Libraries
27 September 2023
The Ryerson Index: One of the best free sites for finding deaths & funerals in Australia (Online)
Organised by: Geelong Family History Group
27 September 2023
Digitising John Forrest Scrapbook – a journey (Western Australia)
Organised by: Royal Western Australian Historical Society
27 September 2023
Your Family Story! (Victoria)
Organised by: Geelong Regional Libraries
27 September 2023
Your Family Story! (Victoria)
Organised by: Geelong Regional Libraries
28 September 2023
HeritageTalk: Secrets of Martha’s Corner with Dan Windwood (New Zealand & Online)
Organised by: Auckland Libraries
28 September 2023
Your Family Story! (Victoria)
Organised by: Geelong Regional Libraries
28 September 2023
Local history for kids and teens (Queensland)
Organised by: Moreton Bay Regional Libraries
28 September 2023
Holiday workshop: Creating records (ACT)
Organised by: National Archives of Australia
29 September 2023
HeritageTalk: No Nukes: the story of the nuclear free campaign in Auckland (New Zealand & Online)
Organised by: Auckland Libraries
29 September 2023
Night at the Library Museum (New South Wales)
Organised by: Lake Mac Arts & Culture
29 September 2023
Come find me at the Factory! Family History Workshop (New South Wales)
Organised by: Parramatta Female Factory Friends
30 September 2023
HeritageTalk: What is Māori Heritage? (New Zealand & Online)
Organised by: Auckland Libraries
October 2023
1 October 2023
HeritageTalk: Workshop The Stories of Places (New Zealand)
Organised by: Auckland Libraries
3 October 2023
Genealogy Club: Hospital Records (South Australia)
Organised by: Playford Library Service
3 October 2023
Holiday workshop: Creating records (ACT)
Organised by: National Archives of Australia
4 October 2023
Palaeography (New South Wales?)
Organised by: Botany Bay Family History Society
4 October 2023
HeritageTalk: The Snow Murders: greed, lies and violence in colonial Auckland (New Zealand & Online)
Organised by: Auckland Libraries
5 October 2023
WA Reflections – Russian Spy (Western Australia)
Organised by: State Library of Western Australia
5 October 2023
Holiday workshop: Creating records (ACT)
Organised by: National Archives of Australia
6 October 2023
Exploring Weston history walk (New South Wales)
Organised by: Cessnock City Library
6 October 2023
Designing the Sleep-out in Twentieth Century South Australia (South Australia)
Organised by: Historical Society of South Australia
7 October 2023
First Look at AncestryDNA (Online)
Organised by: Society of Australian Genealogists
7 October 2023
Disaster preparedness for family history collections (Queensland)
Organised by: Moreton Bay Regional Libraries
9 October 2023
Port Adelaide History Museum (South Australia)
Organised by: Pioneers Association of South Australia
9 October 2023
Toys and Joys: Vintage model vehicles (Victoria)
Organised by: Bendigo Library
9 October 2023
War Histories of Our Soldiers Project (Queensland)
Organised by: Caloundra Family History
9 October 2023
Saving Family Stories: Introduction to the Photo and Video Digitisation Station (Victoria)
Organised by: Geelong Regional Libraries
10 October 2023
Museums of History NSW – Western Sydney Records Centre Tour (New South Wales)
Organised by: Society of Australian Genealogists
10 October 2023
Preserving your photographs (Queensland)
Organised by: Moreton Bay Regional Libraries
10 October 2023
Lost Hawkesbury Landscapes (Online)
Organised by: Hawkesbury Library Service
11 October 2023
Palaeography: German script and print (South Australia)
Organised by: WEA South Australia & History Helper
11 October 2023
Same Ships Project: ‘Trusty’ (South Australia)
Organised by: Pioneers Association of South Australia
11 October 2023
Following the Sources (Online & New South Wales)
Organised by: Hawkesbury Library Service & Hawkesbury Family History Group
11 October – 22 November 2023 (6 sessions)
Beginners Practical Introduction to Family History (Online)
Organised by: Society of Australian Genealogists
12 October 2023
Conservation and Significance Assessment (New South Wales)
Organised by: Lake Mac Arts and Culture
12 October 2023
SAG’s 2023 Diploma Synopsis Workshop (Online)
Organised by: Society of Australian Genealogists
13 October 2023
Memory Craft: Papercraft and Scrapbooking (Victoria)
Organised by: Geelong Regional Libraries
14 October 2023
Cloak and Dagger: Contrasting Careers of Two Huguenot Spies (Victoria)
Organised by: Huguenot Society of Australia
14 October 2023
Introduction to the Society, and our resources (Online)
Organised by: Genealogical Society of Victoria
14 October 2023
Researching Your Family History (Online)
Organised by: Genealogical Society of Victoria
14 October 2023
Cultivating a Future: Chinese at the Queensland Agricultural Frontier (Online)
Organised by: Genealogical Society of Queensland
16-17 October 2023
PHA 2023 Conference: Other Histories – Other Audiences (South Australia & Online)
Organised by: Professional Historians Australia
17 October 2023
The Memory Place: Family fun (Victoria)
Organised by: Bendigo Library
17 October 2023
GEDmatch tips and tricks (Queensland)
Organised by: Moreton Bay Regional Libraries
17 October 2023
Genealogy Club: Trades and Craftsmen (South Australia)
Organised by: Playford Library Service
18 October 2023
HeritageTalk: Labour Day in Auckland with David Verran (New Zealand & Online)
Organised by: Auckland Libraries
19 October 2023
Dear Kate: the vision of the Mitchell women Workshop (Tasmania)
Organised by: State Library, Tasmanian Archives & Allport Museum
19 October 2023
Copyright, Privacy and Ethics (Queensland & Online)
Organised by: Caloundra Family History
21 October 2023
Huguenot Heritage, Past and Present: 2023 Conference (New South Wales)
Organised by: Huguenot Society of Australia
21 October 2023
Dear Kate: the vision of the Mitchell women Workshop (Tasmania)
Organised by: State Library, Tasmanian Archives & Allport Museum
21 October 2023
Researching Your Historic Home (Victoria)
Organised by: Bendigo Regional Archives Centre & Bendigo Library
21 October 2023
Historical Bendigo: Resources at the National Archives (Victoria)
Organised by: Bendigo Regional Archives Centre & Bendigo Library
21 October 2023
Conservation and Significance Assessment (New South Wales)
Organised by: Lake Mac Arts & Culture
21 October 2023
Convict clothing colonial times (New South Wales)
Organised by: Lake Macquarie Family History Group
21 October 2023
Memoir/Life Writing Workshop (Victoria)
Organised by: Geelong Regional Libraries
21 October 2023
Managing Frugally: An alphabet of tips and tools for family historians (Online)
Organised by: Genealogical Society of Queensland
22 October 2023
Bay to Birdwood 2023 (South Australia)
Organised by: Bay to Birdwood & History Trust of South Australia
22 October 2023
Genealogy SA Library Open Day (South Australia)
Organised by: Genealogy SA
23 October 2023
Saving Family Stories: Introduction to the Photo and Video Digitisation Station (Victoria)
Organised by: Geelong Regional Libraries
23 October 2023
Researching your Scottish Ancestry (Online)
Organised by: Genealogical Society of Victoria
24 October 2023
Caroline’s Diary: A Hidden Gem of the SAG Collection (Online)
Organised by: Society of Australian Genealogists
24 October 2023
Making Better Use of Word for Your Family History (New South Wales)
Organised by: Botany Bay Family History Society
25 October 2023
Port Adelaide Heritage Bus Tours (South Australia)
Organised by: Port Adelaide Historical Society
25 October 2023
Family History Talk – Getting Started (Western Australia)
Organised by: State Library of Western Australia
25 October 2023
Aboriginal Family History (Western Australia)
Organised by: State Library of Western Australia
25 October 2023
AI (Artificial Intelligence) and Family History (Online)
Organised by: Geelong Family History Group
25 October 2023
Connect and Share – Family Life – Take a trip down memory lane (Victoria)
Organised by: Geelong Regional Libraries
25 October 2023
ScotlandsPeople Website Online (Online)
Organised by: Genealogical Society of Victoria
28 October 2023
Writing Family History Workshop with Dr Betty O’Neill (New South Wales)
Organised by: Society of Australian Genealogists
28 October 2023
Tour of North Road Historical Cemetery (South Australia)
Organised by: Adelaide Northern Districts FHG
28 October 2023
Writing Family History Workshop with Dr Betty O’Neill (New South Wales)
Organised by: Society of Australian Genealogists
28 October 2023
Beginners’ Introduction to DNA (Online)
Organised by: Society of Australian Genealogists
28 October 2023
Handle With Care: Exploring the Bendigo Health Archives (Victoria)
Organised by: Bendigo Regional Archives Centre & Bendigo Library
28 October 2023
Walk through Geelong’s History: Geelong Eastern Cemetery Tour (Victoria)
Organised by: Geelong Regional Libraries
November 2023
1 November 2023
Military Websites (New South Wales?)
Organised by: Botany Bay Family History Society
1 November 2023
HeritageTalk: Digital Recording of Cemeteries with Joe Mills (New Zealand & Online)
Organised by: Auckland Libraries
3 November 2023
Sir Josiah Symon: Anti-Socialist Senator for South Australia (South Australia)
Organised by: Historical Society of South Australia
3-5 November 2023
WikiTree Symposium Conference (Online)
Organised by: WikiTree
4 November 2023
About U3A Worldwide and Western Australia (Western Australia)
Organised by: Family History Society of Rockingham & Districts
4 November 2023
“If only I could see your grave” – Remembering the Western Front (Online)
Organised by: Genealogical Society of Queensland
4-11 November 2023 (2 sessions)
Introduction to MyHeritage DNA (Online)
Organised by: Society of Australian Genealogists
7 November 2023
Genealogy Club: Friendly Societies (South Australia)
Organised by: Playford Library Service
8 November 2023
Palaeography: English and Scottish (South Australia)
Organised by: WEA South Australia & History Helper
8 November 2023
Same Ships Project: ‘William Nichol’ (South Australia)
Organised by: Pioneers Association of South Australia
11 November 2023
The AJCP in Trove (Online)
Organised by: Genealogical Society of Queensland
13 November 2023
War Histories of Our Soldiers Project (Queensland)
Organised by: Caloundra Family History
15 November 2023
HeritageTalk: Building the Takapuna Tramway with Derek Whaley (New Zealand & Online)
Organised by: Auckland Libraries
17 November 2023
Exploring Chinamans Hollow history walk (New South Wales)
Organised by: Cessnock City Library
18 November 2023
Conserving Works on Paper (New South Wales)
Organised by: Lake Mac Arts & Culture
18 November 2023
William the 4th (New South Wales)
Organised by: Lake Macquarie Family History Group
21 November 2023
In plain sight: Twentieth century LGBTQ+ writers in our collections (South Australia)
Organised by: State Library of South Australia
21 November 2023
Genealogy Club: Heraldry (South Australia)
Organised by: Playford Library Service
22 November 2023
Family History Talk – Getting Started (Western Australia)
Organised by: State Library of Western Australia
22 November 2023
Short presentations from members (Online)
Organised by: Geelong Family History Group
25 November 2023
In Search of…DNA (Online)
Organised by: Society of Australian Genealogists
25 November 2023
Wring that Document Dry: getting the most from your research documents (Online)
Organised by: Genealogical Society of Queensland
29 November 2023
Aboriginal Family History (Western Australia)
Organised by: State Library of Western Australia
December 2023
2 December 2023
Constructing a Digital Convict Memorial (Online)
Organised by: Genealogical Society of Queensland
3 December 2023
Christmas Quiz (Western Australia)
Organised by: Family History Society of Rockingham & Districts
6 December 2023
1843 Retrospective Talks (South Australia)
Organised by: Pioneers Association of South Australia
22 December 2023
Talk and Walk: Learn about historic Leopold (Victoria)
Organised by: Geelong Regional Libraries
28 December 2023
Proclamation Day Luncheon (South Australia)
Organised by: Pioneers Association of South Australia
January 2024
6 January 2024
C.Y. O’Connor Part 2 (Western Australia)
Organised by: Family History Society of Rockingham & Districts
24 January 2024
Researching Land in Victoria Part 3: Land Selections (Online)
Organised by: Geelong Family History Group
February 2024
3 February 2024
Lucy Saw Rockingham History (Western Australia)
Organised by: Family History Society of Rockingham & Districts
28 February 2024
Even More Local History (Online)
Organised by: Geelong Family History Group
28 February – 2 March 2024
RootsTech Conference 2024 (United States & Online)
Organised by: RootsTech & FamilySearch
March 2024
2 March 2024
Success Convict Ship (Western Australia)
Organised by: Family History Society of Rockingham & Districts
27 March 2024
Welfare records for family history (SLV) (Online)
Organised by: Geelong Family History Group
December 2024
