Family History Month Events

Family History Month Events

    Sweat, Strikes & Sunshine: Queensland’s Working Heritage

    Friday Aug 1st: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
    State Library of Queensland
    In Person | More Info

    Family History Month Opening Ceremony

    Friday Aug 1st: 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
    AFFHO
    Online | More Info

    Christchurch Family History Expo

    Saturday Aug 2nd: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Christchurch City Council Libraries (NZSG is a sponsor)
    In Person | More Info

    They Came By Ship

    Saturday Aug 2nd: 10:30 am - 3:00 pm
    FamilyHistoryWA
    In Person | More Info

    Legacy Software Users Group

    Sunday Aug 3rd: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Gold Coast Family History Society
    In Person | More Info

    Biographical Storytelling

    Sunday Aug 3rd: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Yarra Plenty Regional Library
    In Person | More Info

    Under The Same Moon author talk

    Monday Aug 4th: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Boroondara Library Service
    In Person | More Info

    CQ Chatters

    Tuesday Aug 5th: 10:00 am - 10:30 am
    CQ Family History Association
    Online | More Info

    Railway connections in your family history

    Tuesday Aug 5th: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    State Library of Queensland
    Online | More Info

    People of Old Queanbeyan

    Tuesday Aug 5th: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Family History ACT
    Hybrid (Online & In Person) | More Info

    Finding Families

    Wednesday Aug 6th: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
    State Library Victoria
    Online | More Info

    Writing and Researching ‘The Trials of Billy Freeman’

    Wednesday Aug 6th: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    Genealogy SA
    Hybrid (Online & In Person) | More Info

    Introduction to Working with Segments and Chromosome Painting with Donna Rutherford

    Wednesday Aug 6th: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Society of Australian Genealogists
    Online | More Info

    Researching Pubs and Publicans

    Thursday Aug 7th: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
    State Library Victoria
    Online | More Info

    Learn to Research Your Family Tree – Rosebud Library

    Thursday Aug 7th: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
    Presented by Mornington Peninsula Family History Society on behalf of Mornington Peninsula Shire Library
    In Person | More Info

    Auckland Family History Expo

    Friday Aug 8th: 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
    New Zealand Society of Genealogists and the NZSG Genealogical Computing Group
    In Person | More Info

    CQFHA Open Day

    Saturday Aug 9th: 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
    Central Queensland Family History Association
    In Person | More Info

    Geneagala Day

    Saturday Aug 9th: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Hornsby Shire Library
    In Person | More Info

    West Gippsland Genealogical Society Open Day

    Saturday Aug 9th: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    West Gippsland Genealogical Society
    In Person | More Info

    World War 1 Soldier Settlements

    Saturday Aug 9th: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    Cooroy-Noosa Genealogical & Historical Research Group Inc
    In Person | More Info

    Sharpen Your Research Skills

    Sunday Aug 10th: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Genealogy SA
    In Person | More Info

    Using DNA for Family History

    Sunday Aug 10th: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Genealogy SA
    In Person | More Info

    Who's your Mob

    Monday Aug 11th: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
    State Library of Queensland
    In Person | More Info

    Researching your Family History in South Asian Countries

    Monday Aug 11th: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
    Yarra Plenty Regional Library
    In Person | More Info

    CQ Chatters

    Monday Aug 11th: 11:00 am - 11:30 am
    CQ Family History Association
    Online | More Info

    Researching your home (Victorian resources)

    Tuesday Aug 12th: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
    State Library Victoria
    Online | More Info

    Publishing a Family History with Dr Sarah Craze

    Tuesday Aug 12th: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    Boroondara Library Service
    In Person | More Info

    FamilyHistoryWA Seminar for Family Historians: ‘Looking Forward to the Past: Family History Research in the Digital Age’

    Thursday Aug 14th: 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
    FamilyHistoryWA
    In Person | More Info

    Learn to Research Your Family Tree – Hastings Library

    Thursday Aug 14th: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
    Presented by Mornington Peninsula Family History Society on behalf of Mornington Peninsula Shire Library
    In Person | More Info

    Genealogy means business: Tracing ancestors through company records

    Thursday Aug 14th: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    State Library of New South Wales
    Online | More Info

    The Good Oil Discussion Circle – Using Family History Software

    Thursday Aug 14th: 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
    The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc.
    Online | More Info

    Getting Started in Family History

    Thursday Aug 14th: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    Boroondara Library Service
    In Person | More Info

    Beginners Practical Introduction to Family History

    Friday Aug 15th: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Society of Australian Genealogists
    In Person | More Info

    Intermediate Research Methods Course

    Friday Aug 15th: 9:00 am - 11:30 am
    Society of Australian Genealogists
    Online | More Info

    Family History Story Time

    Friday Aug 15th: 10:30 am - 11:15 am
    Wyndham City Libraries
    In Person | More Info

    New and Existing Member Orientation: Discovering the GSV and our Resources

    Saturday Aug 16th: 9:00 am - 10:30 am
    The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc
    Online | More Info

    Family History Month Open Day

    Saturday Aug 16th: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Illawarra Family History Group Inc.
    In Person | More Info

    Family History Open Day

    Saturday Aug 16th: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Wyong Family History Group Inc.
    In Person | More Info

    Open Day

    Saturday Aug 16th: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Botany Bay Family History Society
    In Person | More Info

    Revealing the Huguenots: Their Diaspora, Their Descendants, and My Own Personal Discoveries (presented by Neil Renaud)

    Saturday Aug 16th: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
    Colo Shire Family History Group
    In Person | More Info

    Open Day

    Saturday Aug 16th: 10:30 am - 2:00 pm
    Gold Coast Family History Society
    In Person | More Info

    Researching Your Family History

    Saturday Aug 16th: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
    The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc.
    Online | More Info

    Software Saturday

    Saturday Aug 16th: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Adelaide Northern Districts Family History Group
    In Person | More Info

    International Settlers Discussion Circle – Researching Ancestors from Scandinavia

    Saturday Aug 16th: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc.
    Online | More Info

    First Look at AncestryDNA

    Sunday Aug 17th: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
    Society of Australian Genealogists
    Online | More Info

    Discovering My Ancestral Village

    Sunday Aug 17th: 10:30 am - 3:30 pm
    Chinese Australian Family Historians of Victoria
    In Person | More Info

    Scottish Special Interest Group

    Sunday Aug 17th: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Gold Coast Family History Society
    In Person | More Info

    "Pushing Up Daisies" – Australian cemetery research online

    Monday Aug 18th: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Gold Coast Family History Society
    In Person | More Info

    Exploring and using the Scotlands People website

    Monday Aug 18th: 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
    The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc.
    Online | More Info

    Newspapers for Family History

    Tuesday Aug 19th: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
    State Library Victoria
    Online | More Info

    CQ Chatters

    Tuesday Aug 19th: 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
    CQ Family History Association
    Online | More Info

    Death Records: pathways into people's lives

    Wednesday Aug 20th: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
    State Library of Queensland
    Online | More Info

    Whose DNA is it anyway? Ethics in genetic genealogy

    Wednesday Aug 20th: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    State Library of New South Wales
    In Person | More Info

    Treasures of Trove

    Wednesday Aug 20th: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Boroondara Library Service
    In Person | More Info

    Declutter, Sort and Preserve your Printed Photos

    Thursday Aug 21st: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
    Wyndham City Libraries
    In Person | More Info

    Discovery Day – Sharing the Knowledge

    Thursday Aug 21st: 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
    Narre Warren & District Family History Group
    In Person | More Info

    Finding family crimes

    Thursday Aug 21st: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    State Library of New South Wales and Museums of History NSW
    Online | More Info

    Researching Family History in New Zealand

    Thursday Aug 21st: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
    The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc.
    Online | More Info

    Farming Families of Whittlesea

    Thursday Aug 21st: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Yarra Plenty Regional Library
    In Person | More Info

    "Introduction to Family History" – public welcome but booking essential

    Friday Aug 22nd: 9:00 am - 11:59 pm
    Gold Coast Family History Society
    In Person | More Info

    Family History Open Day

    Saturday Aug 23rd: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Genealogical Society of Queensland Inc
    In Person | More Info

    Genealogy SA Family History Awards

    Sunday Aug 24th: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Genealogy SA
    In Person | More Info

    DNA and Family History for Beginners

    Tuesday Aug 26th: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
    Wyndham City Libraries
    In Person | More Info

    Family Search Australian Affiliate Library Forum: NZ

    Wednesday Aug 27th: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
    Family Search
    Online | More Info

    Learn to Research Your Family Tree – Mornington Library

    Wednesday Aug 27th: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Presented by Mornington Peninsula Family History Society on behalf of Mornington Peninsula Shire Library
    In Person | More Info

    CQ Chatters

    Wednesday Aug 27th: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
    CQ Family History Association
    Online | More Info

    Family Search Australian Affiliate Library Forum: Australia

    Thursday Aug 28th: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
    Family Search
    Online | More Info

    Working women

    Thursday Aug 28th: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    State Library of Queensland
    Online | More Info

    Online Writing Workshop with Dr Betty O'Neill

    Friday Aug 29th: 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
    Society of Australian Genealogists
    Online | More Info

    Migration Stories

    Friday Aug 29th: 10:00 am - 11:45 am
    Woollahra Library hosting a talk by Suzanne Hyde from the Society of Australian Genealogists
    In Person | More Info

    Aspects of Immigration to Victoria in the 19th Century

    Saturday Aug 30th: 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
    Gisborne Genealogical Group
    In Person | More Info

    Everything Scottish

    Saturday Aug 30th: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Cooroy-Noosa Genealogical & Historical Research Group Inc
    In Person | More Info

    Wellington Family History Day (Where: Johnsonville, Wellington, New Zealand)

    Saturday Aug 30th: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
    Combined Greater Wellington Branches of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists
    In Person | More Info

    Rookwood Cemetery Tour – General Historical

    Sunday Aug 31st: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Society of Australian Genealogists
    In Person | More Info

    DNA Group – "The seXY gene: the X & Y chromosomes

    Sunday Aug 31st: 1:00 pm - 11:59 pm
    Gold Coast Family History Society
    In Person | More Info

    Family History Month Closing Ceremony

    Sunday Aug 31st: 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
    AFFHO
    Online | More Info

Thank you to our generous sponsors who support AFFHO, particularly during Family History Month.