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| Our first visit to Norfolk Island in 2007 |
Still trying to break free from my Covid fog and days that just seem to run into each other. I know it is Tuesday because that is when we have our genealogy Zoom sessions here on Bribie. But the other days could be any day.
But there is a lot to be excited about coming up in 2021 with conferences both in person (Sunshine Coast and Norfolk Island) and virtual.
But first my last week or so.
Back Ups
Like many people I do a back up of my computer files and genealogy databases on the 1st of every month. Sometimes I may back up during a month if I have done something substantial but otherwise it is a could habit to get into. First of the month, back up.
Blogs
It was nice to see my last Diary post mentioned in Interesting Blogs in Friday Fossicking at That Moment in Time 25 Sep 2020. Chris' round up of blog posts is always interesting and covers a wide variety of subject areas.
Conferences
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| My AFFHO Meritorious Service Award - would be nice to get another personal chance to wear this. |
Family History Down Under 2021 has a new venue in Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast and the program has just been released. I paid my early bird registration this week as attendee numbers are limited by the new venue and covid regulations. Of course that may change again if we can move past covid in 2021.
The AFFHO Congress is on Norfolk Island in 2021 which should be covid free but it is so difficult to make future plans amongst the uncertainty of travel plans.
I love visiting Norfolk Island and would like to see what the program is before I make any decisions.
On the virtual front we have RootsTech 2021 which is going to be massive with so many people and countries participating around the world.
New Resources
Ancestry, Findmypast, FamilySearch and MyHeritage have all added new records to their already super databases. Now might be the time to check again for any missing ancestors or families that have been tricky to find. As more and more records are indexed, it can be easier to locate them, especially if they are not where you think they should be. People did move around.
Talks
I have another Facebook Live session with MyHeritage on 12 October at 4pm Brisbane time.
Plus my weekly Zoom sessions with our little Bribie Zoom Genies. For something difference we will be hiring the Bribie Arts Centre for a 3 hour in person workshop on a number of topics. Members will be bringing their laptops for hands on searches or genealogy software questions. Should be fun and good to see people in person although we do have to meet all the covid requirements.
Ancestry Time Australia and New Zealand @ANZAncestryTime is starting up on Tuesday 6 October from 7 pm Brisbane time. Come along and join everyone for a live hour of genealogy on Twitter. Other time zones for around the world are on the home page.
What's Coming Up?
I have a couple of clients at the moment keeping me busy.
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| Me in Oct 2019 |
I am also one of the moderators for the new @ANZAncestryTime and I'm not too sure what that involves, but I will be there every Tuesday night 7 pm Brisbane time.
My revamped website is almost in the final stages. Some of you might have seen some of the changes throughout the year - what should have been a lot quicker kept getting delayed by my illness, broken shoulder and family losses.
I am really looking forward to moving on post cancer. What a difference a year makes - only one more treatment to go!
Another thing some of you may have noticed, earlier in the year (before everything else happened) I set up a Facebook page for my business.
The intention is to separate out my personal life from my genealogy life although I suspect the two are intertwined. We shall see.
Until next time, stay safe and well and have fun genealogy searching.
YouGYou aretare a husyrbusy lady - about your work with the Zoom genies on Bribie. Looking forward to working with you and the team on #ANZAncestryTime
ReplyDeleteThanks Jill. I think #ANZAncestryTime is going to be really exciting.
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