Members present: David Hall, Tom Barnaby, Mal Sanders and Barry O’Connor convenor.
Pains and Gains;
David – Pains: Having trouble with adding the names on the younger generation to the family tree, due to the unusual names given, and having trouble determining their sex by the name.
Gain: He has located an extraordinary website for family tree creation which is the subject of a later paragraph in this report.
Phil – Pains; He is having a lot of trouble converting old word documents into current formats. The group discussed this and suggested a number of options that might assist. Pain – He has attempted to get information from his siblings but none seem to have any information that light assist.
Gains: he is working on the family tree ‘closer to the trunk’ and has been in contact with a number of possible relatives that have come up in his DNA test.
Mal – Pains: Is still having trouble extracting accurate information on one branch of the family to put into a book. Gain: In the past he found a number of very good old newspapers under the linoleum in his parents kitchen.
Following the early session, Barry gave the group a copy of the chronological sequence he uses when research any history. He showed how much easier it is to follow the sequence of events when writing the final book. He also showed how highlighting certain events during the period allows you to follow such things as land and livestock sales. Using the excel format you can also copy small articles from gazettes and newspapers into the file for future reference.
The following discussion was on the Research Resources and Tips and Tricks document.
The main item of interest was a ‘find’ this month which will be added to the resources list and circulated to members.
‘Find of the Month’. David Hall has an extensive family tree and has a great deal of difficulty locating a program that would produce the tree in the formats and segments that he needed.
The site is https://www.family-historian.co.uk/video-category/v7
The group spent some considerable time exploring the options that this site offers. David believes that the site has been around for over 20 years, but he only came across it a few weeks ago. The main features that the group viewed were the number of optional tree formats that were available. There is an extensive list of options for adding information and images to your family tree. There is also a mapping system which can show you by time period, where your ancestors lived anywhere in the world. You can transfer a tree from most of the popular sites such as Ancestry, My Heritage etc. The site also has numerous instructional videos for you to explore and add to your tree. Checking the site it appears that you pay a $89.95 joining fee and then pay for any updates that you require.
Our next meeting is scheduled for ANZAC Day and it was suggested that we continue the remembrance theme with a presentation session on members of our family that have served.
Barry O'Connor
Pains and Gains;
David – Pains: Having trouble with adding the names on the younger generation to the family tree, due to the unusual names given, and having trouble determining their sex by the name.
Gain: He has located an extraordinary website for family tree creation which is the subject of a later paragraph in this report.
Phil – Pains; He is having a lot of trouble converting old word documents into current formats. The group discussed this and suggested a number of options that might assist. Pain – He has attempted to get information from his siblings but none seem to have any information that light assist.
Gains: he is working on the family tree ‘closer to the trunk’ and has been in contact with a number of possible relatives that have come up in his DNA test.
Mal – Pains: Is still having trouble extracting accurate information on one branch of the family to put into a book. Gain: In the past he found a number of very good old newspapers under the linoleum in his parents kitchen.
Following the early session, Barry gave the group a copy of the chronological sequence he uses when research any history. He showed how much easier it is to follow the sequence of events when writing the final book. He also showed how highlighting certain events during the period allows you to follow such things as land and livestock sales. Using the excel format you can also copy small articles from gazettes and newspapers into the file for future reference.
The following discussion was on the Research Resources and Tips and Tricks document.
The main item of interest was a ‘find’ this month which will be added to the resources list and circulated to members.
‘Find of the Month’. David Hall has an extensive family tree and has a great deal of difficulty locating a program that would produce the tree in the formats and segments that he needed.
The site is https://www.family-historian.co.uk/video-category/v7
The group spent some considerable time exploring the options that this site offers. David believes that the site has been around for over 20 years, but he only came across it a few weeks ago. The main features that the group viewed were the number of optional tree formats that were available. There is an extensive list of options for adding information and images to your family tree. There is also a mapping system which can show you by time period, where your ancestors lived anywhere in the world. You can transfer a tree from most of the popular sites such as Ancestry, My Heritage etc. The site also has numerous instructional videos for you to explore and add to your tree. Checking the site it appears that you pay a $89.95 joining fee and then pay for any updates that you require.
Our next meeting is scheduled for ANZAC Day and it was suggested that we continue the remembrance theme with a presentation session on members of our family that have served.
Barry O'Connor
