Our regular monthly meetings are held on the 3rd Saturday of each month from February to November.
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To view a list of past events & meetings click here.
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Speaker to be advised. We are looking for new people to join the committee. Committee meetings are held generally after the regular monthly meeting but not every month.
Held every 3rd Saturday of each month @ 1.30pm from February to November
Sponsored by Ancestry as part of Family History Month. This talk covers a range of sources for your ancestors’ occupations as well as considerations when researching their occupations. *Mia is also a speaker at the Family History Expo. 12-14 August
Sponsored by Ancestry as part of Family History Month. The crimes only women could commit. The things that landed kids in jail. All creating records for genealogists to use in our family histories. *Judy is also a speaker at the Family History Expo 12-14 August
Family History Expo opening reception for speakers, exhibitors, and the general public. Bookings: $22 a ticket, numbers limited, bookings essential. Entry only by pre-paid booking. No door sales. No refunds (unless the event is cancelled). Tickets can be transferred in the event that you can't attend. Programme: 5pm: Refreshments and canapes, mix and mingle 6pm: […]
Auckland Family History Expo | Tāmaki Huinga Tātai Kōrero Friday 12 August 5pm to Sunday 14 August 5pm Come and see us for a weekend of family history and whakapapa at the Fickling Convention Centre. 546 Mount Albert Road, Three Kings, Auckland. Speakers: Judy Russell US (aka The Legal Genealogist), Mia Bennett UK, Shauna […]
Sponsored by Ancestry as part of Family History Month. A reminder that not everything is online and that researchers still need to use archives, libraries, historical societies and museums, genealogy and family history societies and so on. *Shauna is a speaker at the Family History Expo 12-14 August
The problem with a traditional family history book is that they take a long time to write and then let’s face it they get looked at when they are first received and then put on a bookshelf. We’re going to look at the steps to put together a captivating family history. Identify your theme Keep […]
This is an interactive in-person only workshop to uncover those ‘hidden’ women who are never mentioned by name in historical documents. Outcomes: Individual research on women will be added to a central database and available to other family historians Participants practice research skills and are re-energised with a new (short) project. Refreshments 4-5pm; presentation 5-6pm; […]
Pam White will be speaking on using Land research as part of your family history. There will also be a raffle run similarly to the EXPO raffles – 3 for $5 with an impressive list of prizes listed below:- Auckland Libraries Research Pack 12 months subscription to Internet Genealogy Magazine PDF copy Family Tree Maker […]
Viv Parker will be speaking on her involvement at the AFFHO (Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations Inc) Congress held recently on Norfolk Island.
“WW2 Convoys- a Mariner’s Service” Bryn Smith will give a talk on discovering my fathers WW2 service as a merchant seaman on convoys and some of the types of records and reports that can be found.
Jo Cocker will be speaking on the Niche Academy. Please refer to the link below for further information. https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Pages/niche-academy.aspx
Viv Parker will be speaking on "Popular and Not So Well Known Resources in the NZSG Library.... Have you seen them?"
"ANZAC Special" John Soppet and the GCG committee are inviting you to a GCG Online presentation by Bryn Smith. Bryn will be repeating his talk on “WW2 Convoys- a Mariner’s Service” from our February meeting with a PowerPoint presentation about his father's WW2 service as a merchant seaman on convoys and some of the types […]
Robyn Williams will be speaking on "Researching the NZSG Library Catalogue & easy ways to search for what you are looking for"
John Soppet will be speaking on "Choosing Genealogical software".
We will be holding our AGM followed by a Q&A session where local expertise will help to answer any queries. We hope to have support from members & committee with knowledge on various programs and aspects of Genealogical research. We would also encourage input from the floor with perhaps demonstrations on how each program does […]
Family History Expo opening reception for speakers, exhibitors, and the general public. Bookings: $25 a ticket, numbers limited, bookings essential. Entry only by pre-paid booking. No door sales. No refunds (unless the event is cancelled). If you are unable to come, tickets can be transferred to someone else. Programme: 5pm: Refreshments and canapes, mix and […]
Auckland Family History Expo 2023 | Tāmaki Huinga Tātai Kōrero Auckland Libraries and the Genealogical Computing Group (an interest group of the NZ Society of Genealogists) proudly present a weekend-long event covering a wide range of topics on researching genealogy and family history. Friday 11 August 8.30am to Sunday 13 August 5pm Come and see us at the Fickling Convention […]
Lorraine Rice will be speaking on Maori Research at the FRC including looking at some associated websites.
Dorothy Walker will be speaking on "Simple Enhancing & repairing of old Photos".
This month we are hosting a "Christmas Special" - free research all day at the FRC with a Christmas lunch provided. GCG will pay for the use of the Library for each of our members. For catering purposes could you please RSVP your attendance to either Dorothy or Chris (contact details on the Contact us page) […]
This month we will be having a Q&A session where members & visitors can put forward questions and hopefully we can provide solutions or advice. We also welcome any tips & finds you may have come across over the holiday period so do please come along and share with the group.
The GCG Committee invites you to join us by Zoom to our public meeting at 1:30pm Saturday 16th March 24 The Zoom session will open at approx. 1:20pm to allow all to connect. John Soppet will be the Host. At times, it may be necessary to mute all except those speaking to reduce chatter. During that time, if you […]
Luke Howison is going to present to us about his website NZ Ancestor Search Helper. https://ash.howison.co.nz/ https://archway.howison.co.nz/
Dorothy Walker will be talking about the Society of Genealogists (SOG)
The GCG will be holding it's Annual General Meeting (AGM) followed by a presentation on the NZSG website by Melanie Middleton. "All the things that members are missing out on by not becoming familiar with the website. There is a huge amount of information available on our website that members do not access. This information […]
This month's speaker will be Mark McKinney who has designed his own genealogical database. Mark will be taking us through his various features and development journey over many years to now have 23GB of data and 4700 files.
Auckland Family History Expo 2024 | Tāmaki Huinga Tātai Kōrero Auckland Libraries and the Genealogical Computing Group (an interest group of the NZ Society of Genealogists) proudly present a weekend-long event covering a wide range of topics on researching genealogy and family history. 2024 is the tenth anniversary of our first Expo and we plan to make it an extra […]
This month's speaker will be Bryn Smith. Bryn will be talking on using maps to enhance your ancestor's story.
This month's speaker will be Gay Williams. Gay will be talking on using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Genealogy.
This month we will be having a Christmas themed event with a Q&A session. Join us for the afternoon. Food will be provided.
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