Category Archives: Genealogical Society of Queensland
Where are you going, my pretty maid? Why go to conferences?
“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
Accentuate the Positive 2024 by Bobbie Edes
Remember to Accentuate the Positive is GeniAus’ challenge for each January, this is my 6th year in a row tackling this challenge where authors need to look back on their previous year and appreciate the positive actions that have taken place in their life. As suggested I have not responded to some points which didn’t apply to my year. Google provided an answer to many questions I asked of it through the course of my year. It is a ‘Go … Continue reading
Christmas closure
Birds of a feather flock together at Congress.
By Jill Ball. As a friendly flock we genies love to gather in person. The high spot on the genealogy calendar for family historians downunder is the triennial Congress or, to give it its proper name, the Australasian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry of the Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations Inc. (AFFHO) “The four-day festival of learning and laughing and loving” – Judy G Russell 2018 (11) Next year’s Congress, Connections2025, to be held in Brisbane in March 2025 will … Continue reading