Events

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 […]

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.  

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.

Q&A session. Also Simon Young would like to share a few words about the Family History Storytelling platform he is building called "One Ancestor at a time" It will help people turn their family tree into a book that other family members will want to read, assisted by AI. He is looking for people he […]

From Gears to Google: The Evolution of Computing with Alan Cobcroft Did you know that the origins of computing date back to mechanical devices like the abacus and Charles Babbage's early engines? Join us as Alan Cobcroft takes us on a journey through the fascinating evolution of computing—from 19th-century innovations to the digital age. With […]

Q&A session Discussion on Genealogical apps for smart phones.

AGM followed by our speaker Stephanie van Gaalen from Archives NZ. A general overview of records at Archives and finding records in our database Collections search

AGM followed by our speaker Ruth Greenway from Tapestries.co.nz I am passionate about recording the stories of people, communities, and organisations. Tapestries have been commissioned to document stories, undertake historical research and oral history interviews by individuals, families, community groups, corporate companies, small businesses, and other organisations, and for Radio New Zealand and the Ministry […]

Our speaker is Victoria Passau, a librarian from the Auckland Museum - Cenotaph Project Victoria will talk mostly about the sources they use to obtain more info on the 275,000 persons named in the Project.  The Museum collects info from all social sources, not just the Ministry of Defense. We will connect to the Cenotaph […]

No regular meeting this month as members of the GCG will be involved in the Auckland Family History Expo from Friday 8th to Sunday 10th August.

This month we are holding a Q&A workshop session. One of the topics will be Passkeys - what are they and why are they replacing passwords? Please bring along your laptops for a group discussion. Have your questions ready so we can discuss and collaborate on any issues. 

Zoom presentation on the National Army Museum Collection by Lucy Alabaster.  

A presentation by the National Library in Wellington. The Online Customer Experience team, which covers several National Library and Archives New Zealand services including Papers Past, Digital New Zealand and the National Library & Archives websites among others will give an overview of the National Library plus additional news.  

This month we will be having a presentation by Daniel Tizzard-Close from the Visitor Service Team at the National Army Museum. Daniel will talk about the changes and updates at the Museum - research & donation enquiries, indexing of people & places, commemorative events  

Q&A workshop session where visitors and members can share their knowledge and ask questions on any aspect of genealogical computing. We welcome your input and contribution to our group.  

AGM plus a workshop on tools in use by genealogists today. Also discussion on what people are doing in their research and possible technologies that are developing that will help with our research e.g.  AI - Perplexity & NotebookLM etc.  

AI as a Tool for Genealogy: Doug Crutch will be giving us a presentation on how modern Artificial Intelligence can act as your tireless digital detective—helping you instantly read old cursive, colorize vintage family photos, and effortlessly sift through mountain-sized PDFs to break through your genealogical brick walls.  

Robyn Williams will be speaking on Brickwalls

Q&A with member Show & Tell Here are some possible topics for discussion: 1.  Demonstrate a genealogy program, website, app or tool they use 2.   Bring along a genealogy problem, photograph, document, piece of software or website that has you puzzled — and let's see if the GCG can solve it together. 3.  A series of very […]

Join us for a practical workshop, Getting Started with DNA for Genealogy, where we'll take the mystery out of using DNA as a genealogical research tool. We'll begin with the basics: what your DNA results are telling you, what a DNA match actually means, and how to start making sense of the people who appear […]

Please note: There will be no scheduled monthly meeting for October as GCG committee and members will be exhibiting at the Family History Expo.

End of year Christmas function with quiz & prizes  

Possible speaker TBA