Today’s Congress 2015 speaker interview is with Grace Karskens from the University of New South Wales, one of the keynote presenters. I’m excited about her presentation and think it will offer much food for thought for all of us. I wonder if you could tell us a little about your background? Are you a genealogist, researcher, … More Meet Congress 2015 Speaker: Grace Karskens
Exciting news to hand from the Congress 2015 organisers…we are to have a Congress app which will contain all sorts of handy info making it easy to carry Congress content (and current) on your smart phone or tablet. I used the RootsTech app when I was at Salt Lake and found it super-helpful so expect … More Let’s get Congress ‘Appy
As the bingo callers say “13, lucky for some” as it is for genealogists who’ve been procrastinating about Congress 2015 in Canberra. The big day is now only 13 days away and today is the last day to submit your late registration, sign up for the social functions, and generally start thinking about your session … More Black Cats and Bingo Callers: Congress 2015 Final Registration
Tonight I had a glitch with GeniAus’s Hangout on Air for which the topic was an enquiry from Sharon from Gathering Dust blog re how we each handle our filing/”piling” system. Perhaps the gods were laughing,as after the first minutes I was inaudible to anyone and my screen dump didn’t work. In the end I … More Dare I do it?
It’s just a month today until we’ll be enjoying the excitement of the Welcome Reception for Congress 2015. Isn’t it funny how we wait and wait for something special to come along then all of a sudden it’s upon us? The Welcome Reception is being held at the Australian War Memorial so it will be very special … More Only 28 more sleeps to Congress 2015
I’ve done the serious and the sightseeing… now it’s time for a quick synopsis of my explorations of the Expo Hall. Last week I mentioned how the bloggers had a privileged tour of the Hall before Thursday’s Keynote Speeches. From then on it was busy, busy. I had looked at many of the companies’ websites, … More Exploring the Expo Hall at RootsTech/FGS
After my intense post this morning on ethics, genealogists and conferences, I hope you enjoy the light relief from my about-town photos of Salt Lake City. This awning on a semi-derelict building near the Hilton Hotel kept catching my eye. I made these two collages with Pic Collage, having been shown it by my new friend … More Incidental Sightseeing Part 2: Salt Lake City
Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar. (DH Lawrence) from http://www.brainyquote.com/ Sometimes we need to be reminded that this genealogical passion of ours isn’t just about vacuuming up as many names, dates and data as we can track down, wherever we find them. We are also obligated to act … More Ethics, Genealogists and Conferences
When you have less than a week to fit in four conference days, three visits to the Family History Library, and lots of socialising, there’s not much time left for actual sightseeing. I notched up some distance to-ing and fro-ing and along the way took shots that caught my eye. Here are some of them. … More Incidental Sightseeing Part 1: Salt Lake City
My genimate Jill Ball (GeniAus) was generous enough to invite me to participate in an interview with Congress 2015 speaker, Josh Taylor at the combined RootsTech/FGS conference in Salt Lake City. It was my first experience of being interviewed, and interviewing, in a proper sound booth so that was fun…and slightly intimidating at first. Jill … More Congress 2015 meets RootsTech/FGS
Family history across the seas 