Conference Extras

Conference Dinners

Two dinners are planned ($95 each) - for days 2 and 3 of the conference. They will be at the Castle Hill RSL Club. Conference attendees may bring spouses/partners not booked for the conference itself.

DAY 2 - Wednesday 9 November 2022 - 7pm to 9pm

After dinner speaker: Paul Milner

Topic: The messages our ancestors leave behind - A humorous and thought-provoking look at the messages our ancestors left behind and why? Plus raising the question about what we will leave behind.

DAY 3 - Thursday 10 November 2022 - 7pm to 9pm

After dinner speaker: Carol Becker

Topic: So you are married to a genealogist? - Non-genealogist Carol is married to Paul Milner. If you bring your non-genealogy spouse/partner along, they will cheer Carol all the way. And at the same time, you will be embarrassed by the insights Carol brings.

CLICK HERE to book the dinners. The booking form has provision to note any special dietary requirements.

More on the menus will be given in an update to the page.

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Workshops

There are 11 workshops. Three of the more popular ones will be repeated, subject to enough bookings.

With just 20 places in each available initially we are offering repeats of the three most popular ones.

CLICK HERE to book the workshops.

It is expected that some may book out quickly. If they do, there will be a wait list you can add your name to in case of any withdrawals.

workshops SUMMARY

DAY 1

• 10.30am - Brickwalls (Mia Bennett) - 2 hours - $30 - also on Day 4
• 1.30pm - What are the odds? - WATO (Angie Bush) - 2 hours - $30 - also on Day 3
• 4.00pm - Better than fiction: writing and sharing our family stories (Betty O'Neill) - 1 hour - $15

DAY 2

• 10.30am - Recording memories (Fiona Brooker) - 1 hour - $15
• 1.30pm - When worlds collide: resolving conflicts in genealogical research (Judy Russell) - 2 hours - $30- also on Day 3
• 4.00pm - Reading German handwriting and understanding the records (Eric Kopittke) - 1 hour - $15

DAY 3

• 10.30am - When worlds collide: resolving conflicts in genealogical research (Judy Russell) - 2 hours - $30 - also on Day 2
• 1.30pm - What are the odds? - WATO (Angie Bush) - 2 hours - $30 - also on Day 1
• 4.00pm - Are you an ethical genealogist? (Penny Walters) - 1 hour - $15

DAY 4

• 10.30am - How to run and analyse a surname DNA project (Maurice Gleeson) - 2 hours - $30

• 1.30pm - Brickwalls (Mia Bennett) - 2 hours - $30 - also on Day 1

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A minimum of 10 people is needed for a workshop to go ahead

For more details see the program