Join us via Zoom from the comfort of your home or in the library on Unley Road (numbers strictly limited).

Presented each 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month at 1pm ACDT (commencing Feb 2022)

Members: FREE
Visitors: $15.00

All registrants will have access to a recording after the event.

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May 11

Doreen Kosak presents "Other Ways to tell A Family Story"
Presented as part of our South Australian History Festival events
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Writing a family history may be rather daunting for some of us. However, there are many other ways we can share our family history with family and friends. This topic explores some of the different resources we can all use to inspire us; maps, objects, photographs, oral history, short stories and diaries.

Doreen has been the convenor of the Genealogy SA Family History Writers Group since 2013. She is a keen family historian, and has found that genealogists are a valuable source of information about the social history of a place. They therefore fill in many of the gaps that cannot be found in the archaeological record. Preferring to ensure that this social history does not become lost, she will discuss some of the ways we can easily record it.

 May 25

Michael Bollen presents "Getting your Family History Book Published"
Presented as part of our South Australian History Festival events
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Genealogy SA presents Michael Bollen, publisher with Wakefield Press, who will discuss what sorts of manuscripts they accept and what do they look for in family history submissions.

Wakefield Press is well-known for its publishing of history books, especially books relating to South Australia. How does this small private company work? What sorts of manuscripts do they accept and what do they look for in family history submissions?

Michael Bollen has been director and publisher at Wakefield Press since 1989. He has worked across all areas of this small busy firm, from commissioning, through editing and working with designers and printers, to publicity, sales and marketing and admin.

June 8

David Ballinger presents "Genealogy SA databases - Part 3 - Searching the library MPCviewer – tips and tricks”

This presentation will deal with tips and tricks with searching the various databases able to be searched in the SAGHS Library through the MPCviewer. There will also be a look at new enhancements in the results of searches.

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