Dr Louise Steding will be the guest speaker. Dr Louise Steding has taught forensics, criminology, and policing for the past 10 years and has been a practicing archaeologist for over 30 years. She was a lecturer in Policing Studies at the Police Academy in NSW with Charles Sturt University (Goulburn), and taught forensic psychology, criminology, forensics and policing at Swinburne University of Technology (SOL), where she was awarded an adjunct professorship (Hawthorn, Victoria). Louise continues to advise police and families as a forensic specialist who combines criminology and forensic archaeology in search and recovery methods. Her work involves landscape modification recognition, interview content analysis, use of ground penetrating radar, excavation method selection and human bone recognition. She is also the author of seven books on cold cases and forensics.

https://www.coldcase.au/

Info:          

Cost:             $30 (non members) $25 (members) for each workshop

Morning tea included

Payment:    EFTPOS, Direct Deposit, credit card or cash.

We are delighted to again welcome Carol Liston AO and Christine Yeats  to CCFHS for a RAHS Seminar day. 

The RAHS executive members are:

• President – Adjunct Associate Professor Carol Liston, AO, BA (Hons), PhD, FRAHS
• Senior Vice President – Ms Christine Yeats, BA, DipLib, DipArchAdmin, FRAHS

This will be an all day event with lunch and morning tea provided. The agenda and cost will be provided closer to the event.

To understand and use Autosomal DNA results in family history research

Where:               Central Coast Family History Centre

Cost:                    $30(non-members) ($25 members) for each workshop

(Afternoon/Morning Tea & Workshop Notes included)

Payment:            EFTPOS, Direct Deposit, Credit Card or Cash

For more information or to book contact us on 02 4324 5164 (Tues – Fri) or                  email admin@centralcoastfhs.org.au

Liz Parkinson will be talking about:

Henry Ferdinand Halloran – The Forgotten Pioneer of Avoca

Henry Ferdinand Halloran (HFH for short) bought the Avoca Estate of 640 sq acres for £2,000 in 1908, and laid the foundations for the popular beach-side suburb which we see today. His Avoca House became a draw-card for the well-heeled from 1911 onwards, as it had swimming, tennis and golf for the summer and log fires and hot meals for the winter. He also acquired North Avoca and planned to link the two areas by a road through Bareena Island, as the council didn’t establish a road where the Scenic Highway exists today until the late 1920’s.

Marilyn Rowan has been an approved Transcription Agent for the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages since 1995. Marilyn has provided over half a million transcripts of NSW certificates to tens of thousands of customers both in Australia and overseas. As a Family History professional, Marilyn has given numerous talks and presentations and is now a published author of a Getting Started Guide to assist those wanting to get started on their Family History journey. Marilyn is a mother of three, grandmother of six and Manager of an NBL1 Men’s Basketball Team

In this presentation by Marilyn Rowan, you will:
· Discover simple ways to Get Started on your Family Story
· Know what an NSW Birth, Death and Marriage Transcription Agent provides
· Understand what’s in the NSW BDM Registers, the type of certificates and what you can get
· See how the BDM Information can help your research
· Find out some of the tips, tricks and common traps when researching and using NSW BDM records
· Get tips on deciphering some of the difficult handwriting found on BDM Certificates
· Learn what you will need to successfully order NSW BDM Transcriptions …along with many other “value-add” services a Transcription Agent provides.