National Volunteer Week, 21-27 May 2018
National Volunteer Week (NVW) is the annual celebration in Australia “to acknowledge the generous contribution of our nation’s volunteers”. Continue reading → National Volunteer Week (NVW) is the annual celebration in Australia “to acknowledge the generous contribution of our nation’s volunteers”. Continue reading → National Family History Month 2018 – Add Your Events Now
August is National Family History Month in Australia and New Zealand, and now is the time for organisations to add their event/s to the NFMH website. Continue reading → Storytelling Through Photography with UTAS Online Course
Applications for the University of Tasmania’s (UTAS) online course “The Photo Essay” are now open.
This course teaches you how to tell stories through photography, and about going deeper than a single image. Continue reading → South Australia’s History Festival is Just Days Away
Now in its 15th year, the South Australian History Festival gets bigger and bigger, and this year is no different. With a giant program that is jam-packed with events, covering all corners of the State, there’s oodles for the history buff (and even those not so much into history) to enjoy. Continue reading → Unlock the Past’s 14th, 15th and 16th Genealogy Cruises
When you love genealogy, AND love cruising, the idea of combining the two is a dream come true for many. And Unlock the Past Cruises has made that a reality. Since their first genealogy cruise in March 2011, not only have Unlock the Past Cruises cruised around Australia, but they’ve also been to the Pacific […] Continue reading → Australia’s Exploring Family & Local History Seminars
Unlock the Past’s “Exploring & Writing Family & Local History” seminar that was held last year in Adelaide was a big hit, so this year they’ve decided to do a similar thing, only this time they’re holding it in various states around Australia. Continue reading → Registrations Open for South Australia’s History Festival 2018
Event registrations for the 2018 South Australia’s History Festival are open now! Earlybird registrations close Friday 2 February. Standard registrations close Tuesday 13 February. Book your event in now. Continue reading → Legacy Family Tree Webinars 2018 Schedule Announced
Webinars are a fabulous way to learn, and the beauty of them is that you can do it from your own home, in your own time. Legacy Family Tree Webinars have just released their 2018 schedule, and registration is now open for all 106 classes. Continue reading → Early Bird Registration for Congress 2018 Closes September 30th
Congress, Australia’s big tri-ennial genealogy conference, is now less than six months away. So if you’ve been thinking about booking for Congress but haven’t as yet, don’t delay as the early bird rate closes on 30th September 2017. You can still book after that, but you will be paying the full rate. When: 9-12 March 2018 […] Continue reading → #AskACurator Day – 13 September 2017
For the 7th year in a row. #AskACurator Day is back again, and is being held on Wednesday 13 September 2017. Continue reading → Unlock the Past 2018 Cruise: Alaska
2011 was when Unlock the Past held their first history and genealogy cruise. And now 13 cruises later they’re already counting down to the next one … Alaska in 2018. Continue reading → Australian “Open House” Events
Held once a year, usually over a weekend, an Open House event allows you get to see up close, and behind the scenes, of many buildings that you aren’t normally allowed to go in. Continue reading → Become a ‘Researching Abroad Roadshow’ Ambassador
Calling all Australian and New Zealand genealogy bloggers and societies, you are invited to participate in Unlock the Past’s Researching Abroad Roadshow 2017 by becoming a Roadshow Ambassador. Continue reading → 