Family History Month - Photos of Open Day

Family History Open Day 2019 - http://www.HuttValleyGenealogy.org.nz/

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The following photos were taken during the Open Day, hosted by Hutt Valley Branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists at the Hutt Bowling Club. Click on any thumbnail image to see a larger version. Use right and left arrow keys to move from one large image to the next.

Open Day - 24 August 2019

Speakers 10:00am Two Degrees of Separation and an Introduction to the NZ Society of Genealogists, with Sarah Hewitt (Convenor, Kilbirnie Branch) 11:15am - 3 "lightning talks" to introduce new online resources: Wellington City Archives with Adrian Humphris (Wellington City Archivist) Digital NZ with Rowan Payne (Manager, DNZ Services) Papers Past with Emerson Vandy (Digital Services Manager) About 12:30pm - Lunch Break 1:15pm - 3 "lightning talks" to help access local resources Hutt City Libraries with Clark Stiles (Heritage Specialist) Upper Hutt Library with Reid Perkins (Library Archivist) Hutt City Archives with Jennie Henton (Archivist) 2:30pm Discovering my family history at Archives NZ and the National Library of New Zealand, with Richard Foy (Chief Archivist, Archives NZ)
1. Sarah Hewitt 2. Adrian Humphris 3. Rowan Payne 4. Emerson Vandy 5 Clark Stiles 6 Reid Perkins 7 Jennie Henton 8 Richard Foy
Displays Eastbourne Families Porirua Hospital Museum - "Out of Mind, Out of Sight" book - The Story of the Porirua Hospital Shetland Society of Wellington Golder Cottage, Upper Hutt
Eastbourne Families	Story of the Porirua Hospital.	Shetland Islands to NZ.	Shetland Society of Wellington.
Help Desks Throughout the day specialists in family history were on hand to provide guidance and answer questions: New Zealand Māori - sorry, our specialist cancelled through ill-health Australian English Irish Scottish USA		Organisations Experienced staff from the following organisations were there to help: Local Genealogical branches in Wellington district New Zealand Society of Genealogists (NZSG) Hutt City Libraries and Upper Hutt Libraries Hutt City Archives National Library and Alexander Turnbull Library Archives New Zealand New Zealand Defence Force Archives and Medals
Beginners desk Ireland - England - Scotland help desks Busy Ireland desk Busy Ireland desk Ireland, England and Scotland desks busy Australia help desk Hutt City Libraries desk Hutt City Archives - Upper Hutt Library desks Hutt City Archives - Upper Hutt Library desks National Library - Alexander Turnbull Library help desk Archives NZ - NZ Defence Force and Medals help desks USA help desk Panorama of a busy hall Panorama of a busy hall Helene Philpott gets Presentations underway Safety Officer and MC, Bernard Philpott Presentation to Joan McCracken, long-time Family History Month organisational helper Joan McCracken with her flowers