Thursday 15 August 11am-12pm Auckland Library website: Your portal to a vast array of family history resources. We have subscriptions to big name websites, digitised Auckland history items, eBooks and eMagazines, Events and so much more. Talk presented by Alicia Griffin
Thursday 22 August 11am-12pm Is it a brick wall or a locked door?
Strategies for having another look for those ancestors who don’t want to be found. We all have them, let’s share some tips and tricks to track them down. Talk presented by Jane Brooker
Saturday 24 August 10am-1pm - Family History Research Day
Join volunteers from Papakura branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists and library staff for help with getting started or breaking down brick walls in your family history research. Learn more about the resources available from Auckland Libraries and NZSG to aid your search.
Thursday 29 August 11am-12pm Black and white and read all over.
Digitised historical newspapers can be a treasure trove of family history - from family notices, advertisements for your ancestor’s business, articles about events they performed at, school prizes won, etc. Advice on how and where to search newspapers online. Talk presented by Alicia Griffin.
