Our regular monthly meetings are held on the 3rd Saturday of each month from February to November.
For all the details use the calendar view buttons below:
To view a list of past events & meetings click here.
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
GCG is a sponsor of the Auckland Family History Expo to be held on Friday 8th to Sunday 10th August. For all the details go to: https://genealogy.org.nz/Auckland-Family-History-Expo/11491/
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 […]
Zoom presentation on the National Army Museum Collection by Lucy Alabaster.
GCG 40th Anniversary celebration lunch. Cornwall Park, Pohutukawa Drive, Epsom, Auckland. No regular monthly meeting in November.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Robyn Williams will be speaking on Brickwalls
Build your confidence with computers. Whether you're new to computers or simply want to become more confident using them for genealogy, this practical workshop is designed especially for you. Everything […]
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, […]
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 […]
The GCG will be exhibiting at this year's Expo, do come along and see us. For full details go to https://genealogy.org.nz/Auckland-Family-History-Expo/11491/ Whether you are just beginning to explore your […]
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