There will be a presentation on Friday 26 May 2017 on
Digitising Family Records
Do you need to do something with those boxes of family stuff cluttering the spare room? Do you need to understand the techniques of how to archive the contents of your boxes appropriately for this technological age?
Learn the basics of digitising your records with a flat-bed scanner. The topics covered include image resolution, colour management, use of different file types, file naming and management. We will also review equipment and backup options suitable for the task.
This will be followed by a hands-on workshop.
On Saturday, 27 may 2017 there will be two presentations:
Obscure Place Names
and Parish Maps
Frustrated with not finding the
place named on your ancestor’s certificate? This session will investigate
reasons why that place name may have eluded you.
It will cover resources that are
available to assist you in finding your locality in New South Wales, the
background to NSW Parish maps, use of the HLRV (Historic Land Records Viewer)
where you can view Parish maps and how to print or download the selected Parish
map to your computer.
Using Maps in your
Family Story
Enlighten your reader with a sense
of place and the setting of your family story. Use maps to show the family’s position
in the world, their local environment and the path of their travels.
Learn why we need to use a map
using different content, sources of maps for you to use; how to modify and then
insert the finished map into your story.
Kaye Vernon of The Teapot Genealogists will also be speaking at the seminar on DNA in Family History.