By Jill Ball © 2021. Does the excitement you feel when you find a promising reference to a book suddenly disappear when you are unable to locate a copy? On rare occasions we can simply beg, buy or borrow a copy of that book but often it takes some sleuthing to track a tome down. In this post I will discuss some of the places where you may be able to find that elusive title. In many cases we … Continue reading
‘Lifelong learning’ has been defined as the “ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated” pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons. Therefore, it not only enhances social inclusion, active citizenship, and personal development, but also self-sustainability, rather than competitiveness and employability.” In the spirit of this definition of lifelong learning, I’ve been reflecting on some of the things I’ve learnt this year and what lies ahead for 2016. 2015 has been a fairly busy year in terms of conference attendance: AFFHO Congress in … Continue reading
Despite it being only half way through November, it feels like the end of the year to me. As a result, I feel like I should be reviewing this year and planning for next. Reviewing this year is a bit of a mixed bag for me. On first thoughts, I feel like I haven’t done much research at all, and I don’t need to think much to know how little writing I’ve done. But when I reflect a bit, and … Continue reading
We wish all our readers a safe, happy healthy and genealogically rewarding 2015!Of course we know that Lady Luck can be fickle so we will need to plan and work a bit to get those genealogical rewardsSo what can we do to make Lady Luck shine on us?1. Self-education is always a good place to start. GSQ run regular educational presentations and as members you receive one free presentation a year as a membership bonus. As Jill Ball mentioned in … Continue reading
