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For more information Message from Council
201 Unley Rd, Unley SA 5061
ABN: 64 788 909 036
(2nd & 4th of each month)
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CANCELLED due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
POSTPONED due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
Topics: Effectively searching the Genealogy SA's databases. Zotero - a free, easy to use tool to help you collect, organise, cite and share your research sources.
Topic: Family history quiz night. Come along and have some fun
Topic: Recovering lost information in Irish records. Presenter: Jeff Fitzsimmons
An unintended destination and altered destiny: How a New Zealand migration scheme brought Joachim Gottfried Heinrich Langbein and others to South Australia in 1845. Presenter: Debra Burke
This seminar, held over two consecutive evenings, aims to help researchers find their way around the SAGHS Library and also to use the computers to solve difficult problems.
This seminar, held over two consecutive evenings, aims to help researchers find their way around the SAGHS Library and also to use the computers to solve difficult problems.
Topic: TBA
Topic: TBA
Topic: The value of maps in Irish research. Presenters: Sue Lear and Emily Richardson. This week will focus on using Google Maps and other resources to pinpoint your ancestors and find those elusive connections.
From Prussia (and Bohemia) to South Australia - why, when, How? Presenter: Philip Mann
We are seeking lots of volunteers to help check and prepare indexes to be made available for members on the Society's in-house computers and website. No experience is necessary.
The German Influence throughout South Australia on Early Government Schools. Presenter: Alison Hicks
An introduction to land records, both under the Real Property Act from 1857 (SA) and Old System records.
Topic: Irish graves in South Australia. Presenter: Janine McEgan who will discuss her PhD work in relation to the graves of the Irish in South Australia.
Topic: How to avoid common mistakes in family history research. Presenter: Paula Ritchie.
S.A. prison and hospital records at SAGHS - what can they tell us? Presenter: Aileen Preiss
This seminar, held over two consecutive evenings, aims to help researchers find their way around the SAGHS Library and also to use the computers to solve difficult problems.
This seminar, held over two consecutive evenings, aims to help researchers find their way around the SAGHS Library and also to use the computers to solve difficult problems.
We are seeking lots of volunteers to help check and prepare indexes to be made available for members on the Society's in-house computers and website. No experience is necessary.
Partners in progress - The Dreyer family. Presenter: Chris Shears
An introduction to Probate, Local Government Assessment records and Adelaide City Council records. Note: Attendance at a South Australian Land Records seminar is a prerequisite to this seminar.
Topic: The benefits of using DNA in family research. Presenter: Ron Featherston
An introduction to land records, both under the Real Property Act from 1857 (SA) and Old System records.
Topic: Irish medical records. Presenter: Jeff Fitzsimmons who will give us an analysis of where these records can be found and what they can tell us about the lives of our ancestors.
We are seeking lots of volunteers to help check and prepare indexes to be made available for members on the Society's in-house computers and website. No experience is necessary.
Topic: TBA
This seminar, held over two consecutive evenings, aims to help researchers find their way around the SAGHS Library and also to use the computers to solve difficult problems.
This seminar, held over two consecutive evenings, aims to help researchers find their way around the SAGHS Library and also to use the computers to solve difficult problems.
Topic: Christmas get-together details TBA
Society Library & Research Centre
201 Unley Rd, Unley SA 5061
PO Box 3114, Unley SA 5061
(08) 8272 4222
ABN: 64 788 909 036
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