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SUMMARY:NSW-ACT Family History Conference
DESCRIPTION:This year’s NSW-ACT Family History Conference will be held in Port Macquarie on the 18th to 20th September. Early Bird registrations are available until 31 July 2026. The website has been updated and has all the details about the conference and the speakers –  https://www.portmacconference2026.com/\n\n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe conference program on family history brings together researchers, genealogists, and community storytellers to explore the past through records, memories, and DNA. The program encourages participants to connect personal family stories with broader historical contexts, deepening understanding across generations.​\nRaffle Prizes\nThe raffle prizes at the NSW & ACT conferences are always a highlight—and this year they’re better than ever! We’ve lined up a fantastic array of prizes that are sure to delight, so don’t miss your chance to join in the fun and maybe head home with something special.​\nThis is a short list of some of the prizes – \n\n\nMyHeritage –  yearly subscriptions\n\n\nOldNews by MyHeritage –  year subscriptions \n\n\nSAG – year subscriptions and event tickets\n\n\nDiahan Southard – ebook and eworkbook bundle\n\n\nVicGUM – membership\n\n\nNSW Family History Transcripts\n\n\nRoots Magic – memberships\n\n\nFamily Tree Webinars\n\n\nThe British Newspaper Archive\n\n\nJoy Murrin Family History Services\n\n\nFamily Tree Maker – subscriptions​\n\n\nYou can buy raffle tickets online at any time on the registration page.\nYou don’t have to register to buy tickets.​\nRegister here\n​Printed program​​​​\n\n\nFriday 18 September​\nOpen 10.00am – Welcome​\n10.00am – Workshop 1  – Fiona Brooker – 5 DNA Research Steps – Let’s start at the beginning​\n11.00am – Workshop 2 – Christine Woodlands – When the paper trail runs cold: How DNA can restart the search (90 mins)​​​\n11.00am – Workshop 3 – Danielle Lautrec – Plan smarter, not harder: using Notion for strategic genealogy research (90 mins) \n1.00pm – Workshop 4 – Jill Ball – Social Media and Family History​\n1.00pm – Workshop 5 – Christine Woodlands – When the paper trail runs cold: How DNA can restart the search  (90 mins)​\n2.00pm- Workshop 6 – Fiona Brooker – Slow Down: Planning your research​\n3.00pm- Workshop 7 – Robyn Denley – FamilySearch – Join your generations​\n​4.00pm Fair Closes​\n5.00pm Meet & Greet – Sails Resort \n\n\nSaturday 19th September\n8.00am – Registrations and trade tables open​\n8.45am – Welcome to attendees – Martyn Killion – John Vincent Crow Memorial address​\n9.00am –  Martyn Killion – When the paper trail runs dry – alternative sources for births, deaths and marriages in NSW.\n9.40am – Christine Yeats – The legal paper trail and beyond: finding family on both sides of the law ​\n​10.20am  – Morning Tea​\n11.00am – Andrew Redfern – Beyond the paper trail: Digital workflows for family history​\n11.40am – John Grenham – Mapping Ireland’s records – recording​\n12.20pm – Shari-Lei McLean – Ryerson – Ten million and beyond​\n1.00pm – Lunch Break​\n2.00pm – Jeff Madsen – Land records impact the family narrative​\n2.00pm – Louise Briffa – BDM – From paper to pixels: the long journey of Registry Records​\n2.45pm – Chris Hingerty – From paper to patriarchs : Using Y-DNA to rebuild lost lineages ​\n2.45pm – Tony Wales – German brick walls and digital joy!​\n3.25pm – Afternoon Tea​\n4.15pm – NSW & ACT FFHS Annual Meeting​\nDinner – 6pm for a 6.30pm sit down Auditorium Panthers​\nSunday 20th September\n8.30am – Open​\n9.00am – Cathie Sherwood – From grant to grid reference: following an 1822 paper trail into the digital landscape​\n9.40am  – Jill Williams – Ireland -The Irish Schools Collection – a vastly underused resource – webinar​\n10.20am – Morning Tea​\n11.00am – Shauna Hicks – Finding your way on digital trails in the archives​\n11.40am – Fiona Brooker – The time travelling genealogist​\n12.20pm- Lunch\nClose\n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://centralcoastfhs.org.au/events/nsw-act-family-history-conference/
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