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

  Open Day - Saturday 24 August 2019
10:00am - 4:00pm

Join us for our Family History Open Day.

Hosted at http://www.HuttValleyGenealogy.org.nz

Whether you are an experienced researcher
or just beginning your family history journey,
there will be something on today's programme for you. 

All welcome.


Venue

Hutt Bowling Club,
6 Myrtle Street
Lower Hutt

Look for the sign opposite the end of Huia Street - free parking down the drive.  Parking also available on the street, but some zones are "Pay and Display" even on Saturdays.

Buses arrive/depart Bunny St (Queensgate) (see map).

Entry

$5:00 (Sorry, no EFTPOS)

Food

  • Tea & Coffee available, for a gold coin, please
  • No lunch food available
  • BYO Food or visit nearby cafes just a short walk away (see map)

Nearby Cafes (see map)

  1. Bellbird Eatery, Dowse Art Museum
  2. Wholly Bagels & Pizza, 34 Knights Road
  3. Tutaki Café, Lower Hutt Events Centre, Laings Rd
  4. The Crooked Elm, Pub, Laings Rd
  5. Fellow Café on the Green - behind Bowling Club through the gardens to the War Memorial Library
  6. Queensgate Food Court (using Bunny St entrance)
  7. Starbucks, 6 Bunny St
  8. Saigon-Paris Bakery & Cafe, 90 Queens Drive
  9. Pita Pit, 86 Queens Drive
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Speaker Programme

Come along and hear one or more of our excellent 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)

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Help Desks

Throughout the day there will be specialists in family history on hand to provide guidance and answer questions:

  • New Zealand
  • Māori - sorry, our specialist cancelled
  • Australian
  • English
  • Irish
  • Scottish
  • USA

Organisations

Experienced staff from the following organisations will also be there to help you:

  • 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
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Map

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