| Friday 2 August | | |
10am – 12pm
| Papers Past Workshop
On Papers Past you can find millions of digital pages from New Zealand newspapers, diaries, letters, magazines and parliamentary papers. Learn how to search for and find information for personal and family research. This historical newspaper database can be a very helpful resource for researchers.
$6 per person.
Bookings via Eventfinda: limited to 10 participants |
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| Wednesday 7 August | |
10am – 2pm
| Family History Research Assistance
Drop-in session with members of the Rotorua Branch of NZ Society of Genealogists.
No bookings required. First come, first served basis |
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| Thursday 8 August | | |
10.30am-12pm
| Exploring FamilySearch.org from a British Isles perspective
Raymon Naisbitt from FamilySearch.org (USA) will be talking on Exploring FamilySearch.org from a British Isles perspective. Raymon manages the Professional Services team at FamilySearch and is passionate about family history. He served with the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogist and is accredited in England research.
No bookings required. Koha appreciated.
Sponsored by the
Rotorua Branch of NZ Society of Genealogists
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| 1pm-3pm | Introduction to DNA Genealogy
Talk by Rotorua Genealogy Society DNA Group talk about DNA research process.
No bookings required. Koha appreciated. | |
| Friday 9 August | | |
10am – 12 midday
| Online Cenotaph Database Workshop
Learn how to use the Cenotaph database to discover military backgrounds of family members.
$6 per person
Bookings via Eventfinda: limited to 10 participants. |
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| Saturday 10 August | | |
2-3pm
| Alex Gilbert – I'm Adopted
Russian-New Zealand adoptee, author and founder of 'I'm Adopted' Alex Gilbert was adopted when he was two years old from an orphanage in Arkhangelsk, Russia.
No bookings required. Koha for the work of I'm Adopted appreciated.
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| Wednesday 14 August | | |
10am – 2pm
| Family History Research Assistance
Drop-in session with members of the Rotorua Branch of NZ Society of Genealogists.
No bookings required. First come, first served basis |
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| Thursday 15 August | | |
1-3pm
| Presenting Family Histories
Various people will share how they documented their family histories.
No bookings required. Koha appreciated. |
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| Friday 16 August | | |
10am – 12pm
| Māori Maps and Māori Land Online workshop
Workshop to present how to use these resources.
$6 per person.
Bookings via Eventfinda: limited to 10 participants. |
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| Monday 19 August | | |
10am – 2pm
| Māori Land Court Research Drop-in sessions
One-on-one research advice from Ben Manley for those wanting to research their Māori land.
No bookings required. First come, first served basis |
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| Wednesday 21 August | | |
10am – 2pm
| Family History Research Assistance
Drop-in session with members of the Rotorua Branch of NZ Society of Genealogists.
No bookings required. First come, first served basis. |
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| Thursday 22 August | | |
5pm -6pm
| Introduction to Mapping Histories: Storytelling with Maps
(Te Akatea: Winter Lecture Series)
Ben Manley will introduce free, basic tools that can combine maps with narrative text, images or video to create visual narratives.
No bookings required. Koha appreciated. |
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| Friday 23 August | | |
10am – 12midday
| Māori Land Court Research Workshop
(Te Akatea: Winter Lecture Series)
Workshop by Ben Manley on accessing valuable, historical resources the court may hold for researchers of whanau, iwi and hapu history.
$6 per person.
Bookings via Eventfinda: limited to 10 participants. |
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| Monday 26 August | | |
10am – 12pm
| Mapping History: Storytelling with Maps
(Te Akatea: Winter Lecture Series)
This workshop will introduce free, basic tools that can combine maps with narrative text, images or video to create visual narratives. (Ben Manley)
$6 per person
Bookings via Eventfinda: limited to 10 participants |
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| Tuesday 27 August | | |
1 -2.30pm
| Talking Adoption
Marianne Pilbrow and her team from Oranga Tamariki Adoption Services will share how to go about finding family members who have been adopted and the services their team can offer.
No bookings required. Koha appreciated. |
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| Wednesday 28 August | | |
10am – 2pm
| Family History Research Assistance
Drop-in session with members of the Rotorua Branch of NZ Society of Genealogists.
No bookings required
First come, first served basis |
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| Friday 30 August | | |
10am – 12pm
| Ancestry.com Workshop
Learn how to use the Ancestry.com database for family history research.
$6 per person
Bookings via Eventfinda: limited to 10 participants |
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