All SIGs, SUGs, education and networking events, if scheduled, are being held via Zoom and in person.

Contact the coordinator for a meeting registration.

Groups

Special Interest Groups		Software User Groups
Australia Computer Continental Convict Digital Asset Management	DNA English & Welsh Heraldry Irish Scottish Writers	Family Tree Maker Legacy Reunion & Mac Support TMG Down Under

Special Interest Groups

 

Australia SIG

Convenor: Pauline Ramage

SIG Purpose: The Group provides a forum for discussion and exchange of information and to provide mutual support for those interested in researching family history in Australia, other than on convict ancestry

Meeting Time: 2pm on the fourth Sunday of each odd-numbered month

Meeting Place: Members may attend in person in the HAGSOC Education Room or remotely by Zoom.

Contact: For more information about this group please contact the Secretary by e-mail .

Other Information:

 

Computer SIG

Convenor: vacant

SIG Purpose: The Computer Interest Group is not only for those already using computers for genealogy - if you are considering the plunge into the computer world, this is the place for asking questions, getting an idea of the programs available etc.

Meeting Time: Currently not meeting.

Contact: For more information about this group please contact the Secretary by e-mail .

Other Information: The meetings are largely informal with discussions on latest trends, available resources, problems encountered, etc. New equipment and the latest genealogy programs are regularly demonstrated.

 

Continental SIG

Convenor: Vacant (if you would like to help in role please contact the secretary).

SIG Purpose: The Continental European Interest Group of HAGSOC meets as a forum for discussion and exchange of information on ancestry in continental Europe.

Meeting Time: Not currently meeting as need a convenor

Meeting Place: Members may attend in person in the HAGSOC Education Room or remotely by Zoom.

Contact: For more information about this group please contact the Secretary by e-mail .

Other Information: More critically than is the case if your ancestors came from England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales, searching for your ancestors on the Continent of Europe always involves needing to establish the exact state (or province) to which your ancestor’s places of birth, marriage and death belong at the time of each event, especially given the fact that documents are held in local archives and, if formerly the capital of an independent territory, that historic territory’s state archives. Your European ancestors may well have been born in one country and died in another while both events, decades apart, took place in the same town. This situation arises in a number of continental countries. Most widely known perhaps are Polish speakers who did not have their own country between 1795 and 1918, and yet were born and died in the same town, or nearby ones. These are the sort of issues we face individually, and wrestle with together in our discussions at the bi-monthly meetings of the HAGSOC Continental Special Interest Group.

 

Convict SIG

Convenor: Michele Rainger

SIG Purpose: The Convict Interest Group of HAGSOC meets as a forum for discussion and exchange of information on convict ancestry

Meeting Time: 7.30 pm on second Wednesday of even-numbered months

Meeting Place: Members may attend in person in the HAGSOC Education Room or remotely by Zoom.

Contact: For more information about this group please e-mail Michele .

Other Information: A HAGSOC convicts Yahoo group has been established.

 

Digital Asset Management (DAM) Special Interest Group

What's on in 2021:

Next meeting: Sat 29 May 2021, 1000 to 1200 via Zoom

For 2021, the new meeting day and time will be the LAST Saturday of every odd month from 1000 to 1200, and will be split into two sessions.

Session One starts at 1000, designed to help those beginning to work on managing their digital assets.
I will continue on the importance of using Backups, and how to avoid sending very small images attached to emails. It will also be an opportunity to ask for help on managing those digital assets.

Session Two starts at 1100, with Ann Peut discussing two apps or programs which can help us manage, organise and analyse our family history research - Evidentia and Airtable. Evidentia is a software program you download to your computer, paid but with a free trial which helps you organise and analyse the information you can obtain from genealogical sources. It gives you tools to help you assess the quality of the evidence and to record and compare conflicting evidence.
Airtable is a web-based hybrid spreadsheet and database which doesn’t require that you know how to write computer code. There are free and paid versions. If you are familiar with spreadsheets you will find it easy to use. It can be used as a research log but with the extra power available from being able to link records from one table into a field in a separate table. It can be a useful tool to use for large projects over an extended period of time such as a DNA research project on a brick wall ancestor. It can also be useful for keeping track of friends, associates and neighbours.

I’m hoping this will help members at different stages in their Digital Asset Management. Naturally, you’re welcome to join either session time, or stay for both sessions.

If you’d like to know more, or be on the mailing list, please send me an email with your details, membership number, and what you’re interested in.

Meeting Place: Zoom.

Convenor: Danny O'Neill

Contact:

What is DAM?

A possible description of digital assets and their management could be the following: Digital assets are any form of born or derivative digital file - including images, scans of analog media (paper documents, videos and photographs), documents, photos, videos, and presentations. Digital Asset Management refers to using systems and processes for the unbroken maintenance in organising, storing and retrieving digital assets, managing access rights (including in our absence or after death) and permissions (privacy and security), preserving and backing up digital assets, and ensuring continuity over time (e.g. migrating to new formats).

About the DAM name
This acronym is the name given by the author Peter Krogh for his book "The DAM Book - Digital Asset Management for Photographers" and many of his principles and ideas have been incorporated in thousands of photographer's workflows since it came out in 2005. The third edition of his book is now available, and HAGSOC members can receive a discount - ask for details at the meeting.

 

DNA SIG

Convenors: Elizabeth Hannan,Sue Barrett and Marilyn Woodward

SIG Purpose: The DNA special interest group is a forum for sharing ideas on how to get the most out of DNA testing for genealogical research.

Meeting Time: 12.30pm to 2.30pm second Saturday of every odd month except for January

Meeting Place: Members may attend in person in the HAGSOC Education Room or remotely by Zoom.

Contact: For more information about this group please contact the the convenors by e-mail .

 

English and Welsh SIG

Convenors: Floss Aitchison and Nina Johnson

SIG Purpose: Members of the Society are all welcome to join the English & Welsh special interest group forum for sharing ideas and exchanging information on how to get the most out of English & Welsh family history research.

Meeting Time: 7.30pm to 9.30pm third Thursday of every second month i.e. Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep & Nov

Meeting Place: Members may attend in person in the HAGSOC Education Room or remotely by Zoom.

Contact: For more information about this group please contact the Convenors by e-mail .

 

Heraldry SIG

Convenor: Niel Gunson

SIG Purpose: To advise and promote the history and application of Heraldry and how it is used throughout the world

Meeting Time: 8pm on the third Thursday of each even month except December, when there is a Christmas get together.

Meeting Place:Contact the Convenor - see Other Information.

Contact: For more information about this group please contact the Secretary by e-mail .

Other Information: Click here for more information on heraldry

 

Irish SIG

Convenor: Barbara Moore

SIG Purpose: The Irish Special Interest Group is open to all members of the Society especially those with Irish ancestry

Meeting Time: 9.30am to 11.30am. On the first Saturday of February, second Saturday of March, May, July, September, November.

Meeting Place: Members may attend in person in the HAGSOC Education Room or remotely by Zoom.

Contact: For more information about this group please contact Barbara Moore on 6281 2497 or by e-mail .

Other Information: The topic for discussion or guest speaker is listed under the Events tab on the website, in the monthly e-Newsletter or in the Society Education and Social Activities section of our quarterly journal, The Ancestral Searcher.

 

Scottish SIG

Convenor: Robert Forrester

SIG Purpose: The Scottish Interest Group is open to current members of the Society and all are welcome, especially those with Scottish ancestry.

Meeting Time: 7.30pm first Thursday of every even month.

Meeting Place: Members may attend in person in the HAGSOC Education Room or remotely by Zoom.

Contact:

Other Information: See the HAGSOC Calendar for details of topics to be discussed at each meeting.

 

Writers SIG

Convenor: Clare McGuinnes

SIG Purpose: The Writers Special Interest Group provides a supportive environment where like-minded members with an interest in writing family history can develop their writing skills. Are you meeting your writing goals? Don’t know how to start? Maybe you have already published a book. We encourage members at all stages of their writing journey to come along to our meetings and exchange information, ideas and techniques. The meetings are a mix of presentations and show and tell where we share our writing within the group.
The topic for each meeting is advertised in the calendar of events and in the President’s monthly newsletter. Join us at a meeting soon and come and hear what other HAGSOC members are writing about.

Meeting Time: 10am to 12.30pm third Saturday of each month February to November

Meeting Place: Members may attend in person in the HAGSOC Education Room or remotely by Zoom.

Contact:

Other Information:

Software User Groups

 

Family Tree Maker Users Group

The purpose of this group is to share information about the Family Tree Maker (FTM) family history program.
A gold coin donation covers the cost of morning tea. The aim of the group is to share information and provide practical support to members, from the expertise and experience within the group. Each meeting will have time for discussion and questions and answers sections, and every second month there will be an educational component presented by a member of the group. All versions of FTM are supported. Both new and experienced users of FTM welcomed.

Topics for the second half of 2020

09 Jul	Media Workspace
13 Aug	Sources Workspace
10 Sep	People Workspace
08 Oct	Places Workspace
12 Nov	Plan Workspace
10 Dec	Show and Tell by members of their 2020 research.

Meeting Time: 10.00am on the second Thursday of each month.

Meeting Place: Members may attend in person in the HAGSOC Education Room or remotely by Zoom.

Support team: The Support Team

Contact:

 

Legacy Users Group

The purpose of this group is to share information about the Legacy family history program.

Meeting Time: 10am on the third Thursday of each month except December.

Meeting Place: Members may attend in person in the HAGSOC Education Room or remotely by Zoom.

Convenor: Julie Hesse

Contact:

 

Reunion & Mac Support Users Group

Future meetings will be via Zoom until further notice. Please send me an email for details.

New to Reunion? A short one-on-one session is offered at 9.00am., before the main group meets at 9.30am.
This will be an open session on beginner topics, or work one-on-one to help with getting you started, or with questions you might have.

Then at 9.30 we will have the main meeting. I ask that any topics or questions you have, or solutions you have found to make life with Reunion or the Mac easier, be sent to me for inclusion in what we also cover.

The purpose of this group is to share information about the Reunion family history software application and the Apple Macintosh platform.
This group encourages members to actively participate in developing skills, offers support to questions on using the Mac, explores family history and Mac-based related tools. A gold coin donation covers the cost of morning tea. Please bring along a cup.

Meeting Time: 9.30 to 11.30am on the first Friday of each month, except January and December.

Meeting Place: Zoom

Contact:

 

TMG Down Under User Group

The purpose of the group is to learn, share and troubleshoot features of The Master Genealogist (TMG) family history software and the companion programs that facilitate the publication of websites and ebooks from TMG data, and provide tools for online research using the TMG data. Our TMG-DownUnder email list (see https://groups.io/g/TMG-DownUnder) facilitates contact between users to help solve problems and explore ideas, and is the medium for publicising our events.

At each meeting we have a presentation on a feature of the software, followed by general discussion about discoveries, questions and issues that have arisen within the user group in the use of TMG.

Meeting Time: 7:30pm on the second Wednesday of odd-numbered months (except January) and 2:00pm on the second Saturday of even-numbered months (except December).

Meeting Place: Members may attend in person in the HAGSOC Education Room or remotely by Zoom.

Convenor Lindsay Graham

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