Category Archives: Congress

Where are you going, my pretty maid?  Why go to conferences?

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“Ooh, look is that the American guest speaker over there?  She was fabulous the last time I saw her! Must NOT miss her sessions or a chance to chat with her.”  Conferences are such good fun. They are great places for learning; wonderful for meeting and catching up with friends and making new ones, too.  Not only that, but we can also observe and absorb how other people tackle the same family history problems we all have.  Importantly we can … Continue reading

Bridging the Past and the Future – Congress 2018 – another perspective

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I was one of over 600 delegates at the 15th Australasian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry, held at the International Convention Centre in Sydney from 9 -12 March. The theme for the Congress was Bridging the Past and the Future. Since my return, I’ve been reading quite a few posts by other bloggers recounting what they gained from attending the Congress, including Shauna Hicks’ post on this blog. As we each take something different from any event we attend, I … Continue reading

Bridging the Past & Future Congress, Sydney March 2018

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Congress was held at the International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour in Sydney over four days from 9 March to 12 March 2018. There were over 600 attendees plus exhibitors and it was wonderful to catch up with friends from all over Australia and to make new friends. Given the numbers, it was hard to locate people that you did want to chat to. There were numerous plenary sessions, and a choice between four talks at other times and even a … Continue reading

Leaving home to do it?

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By Tiggy Johnson. A discussion from Congress 2015 that really stood out to me involved whether or not you can do your family history from home. I always find this an interesting topic/debate, and it is one I believe comes up frequently at such events.   On this occasion, the discussion was closely linked to whether younger people are members of societies, such as the Genealogical Society of Queensland (GSQ), and how such societies might attract younger members, particularly now … Continue reading

Guest post – Pauleen Cass – perspectives on Congress 2015

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Congress 2015 has just come to a close after four days of concentrated learning and socialising. What a great job the convenor, Kerrie Gray, and her Congress team of “green people” did to bring us such a diverse and interesting set of topics and speakers. The idea of the Purple Patch people was an inspired one as they helped us find our way, sold us raffle tickets and were generally helpful, day in and day out. As part of the … Continue reading