Please note: For a more detailed speaker review, refer to the Branch 'News & Views' published in the subsequent month.
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Date | Time | Details See Colour Key |
Thursday |
7:30pm |
'Genealogy on the Cheap' - Doug Miller Doug provided a really useful list of ways and means and sources for doing Genealogy research without spending mega-bucks. |
Thursday |
10:00am |
'Genealogy on the Cheap' - Doug Miller Doug provided a really useful list of ways and means and sources for doing Genealogy research without spending mega-bucks. |
Sunday |
12 noon - 3pm |
'Hutt City Libraries Family History Open Day' Venue: Heritage Centre, Petone Library [1] 12 noon - 'Ancestry.com Workshop' - Tricia Meehan Learning how to navigate Ancestry.com with the library's Family History Specialist Tricia Meehan. [2] 1pm - 3pm - 'Family & Military History Help' Jeffrey Russell was available to help you understand your military records. Our Hutt Valley Branch Heritage Library volunteers were also there to assist you with your family research. |
Thursday |
7:30pm |
[1] Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) The motion that was put at the brief EGM at the beginning of this evening meeting was:
[2] 'Burials on Matiu/Somes Island 1872-1919' - Gail Rumble
Gail gave an interesting talk with background family histories of many of the burials on Matiu/Somes Island. Some quite sad stories amongst them, too. |
Thursday |
10:00am |
'Burials on Matiu/Somes Island 1872-1919' - Gail Rumble Gail gave an interesting talk with background family histories of many of the burials on Matiu/Somes Island. Some quite sad stories amongst them, too.
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Thursday |
7:30pm |
'Managing your Personal Digital Archives' - Flora Feltham, Digital Archivist, National Library
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Thursday |
10:00am |
'Suffrage 125; Lower Hutt Women in WW1' - Jeffrey Russell, Community Library Manager, Moera This presentation was about three women with Lower Hutt connections concentrating on their lives overseas during World War One.
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Thursday |
7:30pm |
[1] Annual General Meeting See Annual General Meeting - reports webpage.
[2] Speaker after the AGM: Peter Burke talked about the background to his book, True to Ireland. The book tells the story of a group of 155 Irishmen living in New Zealand in WWII who refused to be conscripted into the armed forces. For Peter Burke, this is a deeply personal story because his father was one of the leaders of a group set up to persuade the government to allow the men to stay in New Zealand but not serve in the army. This is the untold story about a group of brave patriotic Irishmen. |
Thursday |
10:00am |
'Putting Flesh on the Bones of your Research' - Dianne Fraser Dianne's research was based mainly on Queensland, Australia. |
Thursday |
7:30pm |
'Putting Flesh on the Bones of your Research' - Dianne Fraser Dianne's research was based mainly on Queensland, Australia. |
Thursday |
10:00am |
'Petone West School : gone but not forgotten 1909-1983' - Beryl Harris An old leather strap and other memorabilia evoked many memories for those present at this meeting. Beryl, a pupil there between 1939 and 1948 was one of the organizers of the 100year reunion in 2009 although the school was closed in 1983. Beryl’s book documents the experiences of the children at the school during those times. In the early 1990's one of the old buildings was cut up in to eight pieces and transported along Jackson St, through Alicetown and Lower Hutt, over the Melling Bridge, and up Tirohanga Rd to the Rudolf Steiner School in Matuhi St, where it was re-assembled. It is still in use and still known as Petone West. |
Thursday |
7:30pm |
Members: your finds or treasures that have helped further your family history. Bring along your items for show and tell, or simply tell us about them. The Computer/Projector will be available. Some of the items shown and talked about over the two meetings included: published books of family surname research, photo albums, photo(s) of family members who had been hard to research or yet to be researched, reprints of poetry published by a family member, tray cloth with embroided names of descendants of a loved family member, bible with an unusual promise. |
Thursday |
10:00am |
Members: your finds or treasures that have helped further your family history. Bring along your items for show and tell, or simply tell us about them. The Computer/Projector will be available. Some of the items shown and talked about over the two meetings included: published books of family surname research, photo albums, photo(s) of family members who had been hard to research or yet to be researched, reprints of poetry published by a family member, tray cloth with embroided names of descendants of a loved family member, bible with an unusual promise. |
8 August 2019 |
The committee regret to advise that both branch meetings for August were cancelled due to the late cancellation
of our guest speaker. |
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Saturday 24 August 2019 |
9.30am to 4.00pm |
'Wellington Family History Open Day' The Hutt Valley Branch hosted the NZSG Combined Wellington Branches Family History Open Day this year. The Open Day included a programme of excellent speakers, and a research hall with help desks and other exhibits. Lots of expertise was on hand to break down some 'brick walls'! |
Various |
'Heritage in the Hutt 2019' Lower Hutt's month celebrating Heritage, starts Sunday 8 September running until Monday 30 September. This year examined the history of our city's architecture, industry, environment and social history with exhibitions, talks and tours to learn about how our community started. Exhibitions highlighted early town planners' work to design unique suburbs in Lower Hutt. These innovative thinkers gave our communities their distinctive curved roads, community centres and parks.
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Thursday |
7:30pm |
'Breaking Down Brick Walls'- Bring your questions to the meeting. Refer to this excellent document: Excellent range of queries, with attendees providing helpful suggestions to fellow researchers. |
Thursday |
10:00am |
'Research Morning' - Bring your laptops, internet available. Members brought laptops, but unfortunately, there were a few glitches with our connection to the libraries WIFI. However, some helpful research was done. |
Thursday |
7:30pm |
'Irish Interest Group' - Graeme McVerry, |
Thursday |
10:00am |
'Irish Interest Group' - Jenny Martin, |
Thursday |
7:30pm |
'What is available at Wellington City Archives' - Adrian Humphris, Wellington City Archivist In February 2020 there will be a visit to Wellington City Archives for those members who are interested. More details closer to the date. Adrian provided an enthusiastic and enlightening view of what is available from Wellington City Archives, and expecially what is increasingly becoming available via online access. |
Thursday |
10:00am |
'The First Christmas, 336 AD' - Patrick Fenlon At the celebration on December 25th 336 AD, what might those Roman Christians have eaten at that first Christmas? Patrick provided an interesting view of what foods were available at that time, and how they were prepared. Some unusual food: ostrich, flamingo, (farmed) edible dormice -- not your usual creature of today, but an animal about the size of a hamster. Recipes show use of lots of honey, and herbs. They had no potatoes, tomatoes, peppers of any kind including chilli, or sweet corn because all those grew in the Americas and no Roman ship was capable of crossing the Atlantic. "Dates Alexandrine" and "Mild Fish Pickle" were provided for attendees to sample.
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Thursday |
7:30pm |
'Old Recipe Books and Recipes from Christmas Past' - Helene Philpott & Susie Fraser Many memories of past Christmas-time food and conventions, also old recipe books and especially those which were frequently used, some still being "go-to" books. Susie had also made a fruit-based "Celebration Cake" from one of her old recipe books, which was shared around - lovely! Followed by Supper. |