Family History ACT

Reunion & Mac Support Users Group (convenor Danny O’Neill) meets on the first Friday of every month (except January) in the Education Room.  Contact Danny 60done@gmail.com

Monthly Meeting TBA

Family Tree Maker (FTM) Users Group (contact Support Team) meets on second Thursday of each month (except January) in the Education Room.  Contact the Support Team at ftm.sug@familyhistoryact.org.au or come along to any meeting.

Irish Special Interest Group (convenor Barbara Moore). There are six meetings per year, held on the first Saturday of February, then the second Saturday of March, May, July, September and November. Contact Barbara at bmoore123@iinet.net.au

DNA Special Interest Group (convenors Elizabeth Hannan, Marilyn Woodward and Sue Barrett) meets on the second Saturday of every odd month (except January) in the Education Room.  All welcome!  This group will meet after the Irish SIG following a lunch break, so bring a lunch if also attending the Irish SIG. Please come along if you can, but for room setup purposes send an email to dna.sig@familyhistoryact.org.au

Legacy Users Group (convenor Julie Hesse) meets on the third Thursday of each month in the Education room. Contact Julie (bnjhesse@grapevine.com.au).

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.

Rosemary McKenzie: Silk Ribbon Weavers

Presented by Danny O'Neill, convenor of Digital Assets Management Special Interest Group. He will demonstrate how to improve faded photographs using both Vuescan and Epsom scan software – from setting up the scanner to going beyond the autoscan functions of your software. Zoom will allow participants to share their screens to resolve problems. Cost for members is $30 and for non-members is $40

Writers Special Interest Group (convenor Clare McGuiness) meets on the third Saturday of every month except January and December in the Education Room. For room setup purposes email Clare at writers_SIG@familyhistoryact.org.au if you are attending.

This workshop will be using Zoom as the meeting room, and will be a continuation of the Scanning photographs 1008 workshop, and designed for users with a good understanding of the basics covered in that course.  Registered attendees will be given a guide on how to roughly calibrate your monitor one week before the workshop, so please book early. Topics covered will be scanning black and white negatives, colour negatives, colour slides, and batch scanning. Cost for members is $30 and for non-members $40

Early Australia Special Interest Group (convenor Pauline Ramage) meets on the fourth Sunday of every odd month in the Education Room. 

Practical Procedures in the Library – Education Session. Making best use of the HAGSOC Library with Jeanette Hahn. These sessions are not just for those new to the Library but for anyone wishing to improve their knowledge and make the most of our own really fabulous resource. Bookings are required. Four places available per session as we will be using the computers in each room. Register at HAGSOC Library- 6251 7004 in the designated folder.

DNA Drop In Clinic No bookings required. Have you had a DNA Test and don't know what it means or how to use the results in family research?? Join in this round table group to discuss your specific questions/problems on DNA. Contact: dna.sig@familyhistoryact.org.au

Beginning Family History is a tightly focused review of all aspects of conducting successful, secure and fun research into your family.  Session 1 covers the topics of guiding principles, record keeping, use of vital records and the role of DNA. Please see the Courses page for details, or contact registration@familyhistoryact.org.au with any queries.

Monthly meeting TBA

The Master Genealogist (TMG) User Group (convenor Allyson Luders). We meet on the first Wednesday of each even month in the Library. Contact Allyson at allysonluders@gmail.com

Scottish Special Interest Group (convenor Robert Forrester) meets on the first Thursday of every even month in the Education Room. All members welcome, especially those with Scottish ancestry.

Reunion & Mac Support Users Group (convenor Danny O’Neill) meets on the first Friday of every month except Jan in the Education Room.  Contact Danny 60done@gmail.com

Digital Assets Management Special Interest Group (Convenor Danny O’Neill) Meeting based on the collaborative model with discussion and support to members wanting to explore how to manage their computer files, photos, documents and the like on all platforms, for our precious assets in digital form.

Beginning Family History Session 2 covers the variety and scope of where information on your family might be found. It will cover the specific groups of convicts, women, emigrants and the military.  We will look at using libraries, archives and newspapers.