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August - 'Family Secrets'

28/8/2021

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Another Zoom meeting this month because of  lockdown restrictions!  Seven people were able to participate, with two apologies, in a second 'virtual' session which ended up being very successful.  We also welcomed Helen, who joined our session as an observer.

Pains and gains were interesting – from a wife’s perspective with ongoing research; difficulty in finding out any information about the person for today’s topic; making contact with relatives about family secrets; updating the Monaro Pioneers website about a particular family line;  the technique of identifying some common abbreviations used for Christian names which opened up a new avenue of research; to hitting "another dead end" and the use of earlier family connections to further research.

Before getting a cuppa participants were asked to look around their room and choose a family photo to talk about.  This threw up some wonderful photos and fascinating stories. They included inter alia a personal wedding photo, a five generations photo (pictured), a photo of a grandfather during World War 1, an aunt’s 70th birthday, a 1941 photo kept by a father during World War 2 and an extremely old photo of an ancestor’s sister.
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The topic for the month was to discuss a family secret.  These stories are compiled on the family research site under the Family Stories link on our page and are well worth the read.

During the session the dilemma and ethics of sharing information on public forums was discussed.  Some of the stories potentially had sensitivities and implications for other possible (unknown) readers.  Decisions needed to be made by some class members about what to include in, and indeed whether to include, stories for the website. References on ethical dilemmas were previewed which provide some guidance -  Genealogy 101: Ethics for the Genealogist (blog post) and National Geneological Society – Guidelines for Sharing with Others.

Our new attendee Helen then outlined how direct family links to Benalla discovered during recent family research have made her feel that her move to Strathbogie many years ago and subsequent move to Benalla were preordained.

Next month’s topic is: ‘Memories Treasure Chest’ - Create or draw upon a ‘Memories Treasure Chest’ (box, shelf, drawer, old suitcase etc) containing objects and artefacts relating to your family history.  Capture the story of two ancestors using items such as maps, menus, theatre programs, an old report card, vials of perfume, a garment, treasured photographs, a souvenir, an expired passport or other object/s. Tell the story of each ancestor and item(s) chosen for them in no more than 250 words per ancestor.

Wendy Sturgess and Bev Lee
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Zoom session - Thursday 26 August - 'Family Secrets'

24/8/2021

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'A Family Secret' Have you come across, or do you suspect, a family secret or two in your tree?  Write about a family secret you don't mind sharing with others'

That's the 'Family Stories' topic for this month's Family Research session, which will be held on Zoom from  1.30 to 4 pm this Thursday, 26 August.   

We'll follow our usual pattern of sharing the month's family research progress, 'highs' and/or 'lows'; followed by a break and then the sharing of  'Family Secrets' stories. There'll also be the chance to share earlier stories if you haven't shared them already.  A list of the year's topics is attached or available at this link - Family Research Topics 2021.

Stories for Thursday's meeting have already started to appear in my email box!.  If you are able to send your stories, photos, powerpoint presentations before the session for the website that would be great, however feel free to send them in afterwards, or as always, present your story orally.  

Here's the invitation to the Zoom meeting with the link:

Beverley Lee and Wendy Sturgess (info.u3abenalla@gmail.com) are inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: U3A Benalla - Family Research - August 26
Time: Aug 26, 2021 01:30 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9208279060?pwd=L0t4cDQ1YmNkdDEwL3N4UjJFOEhkUT09

Meeting ID: 920 827 9060
Passcode: m2G814

We are using our U3A Benalla Zoom account this time, so will start at 1:30 pm and be able to continue on to 4 pm if we need to.  We'll still be able to take a coffee break.  



Bev and Wendy
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    Family Stories

    Family Research

    ​Family Research is a guided self-help group for members who are already working on their family tree.  Sessions commence with report backs on ‘pains and gains’ during research over the previous month accompanied by shared problem solving,  encourage-ment and ideas for next steps.  Presentations by group members and guest speakers provide inspiration and suggestions of different approaches and resources.  Stories are also shared each month on topics designed to encourage deeper reflection on our research.  

    Family Stories Topic List 2023

    Convenor/s Contact Details

    Bev Lee
    ​0478 607 838

    Barry O'Connor
    ​0407 266 688

    Jane Rushworth
    ​0437 621 575

    Meeting Times

    4th Thursday 1 to 4 pm

    List of Family Stories topics - 2023
    Finding the Alphabetical List of Names on Ancestry.com (Barry O'Connor)
    Graeme's Glossary - idea under construction 

    Links

    Benalla Family Research Group 
    Trove
    'More on Trove'
    Everyone Loves Trove (Podcast)
    'Lee Devitt Family History Blog' Bev Lee
    Digby Family Stories - Penny Bristol Jones
    DNA Detectives and the End of Family Secrets

    Hands on...

    Program to convert PDF files to Word –https://www.pdf2go.com/pdf-to-word

    Photo restoration - simple projects - 
    https://hotpot.ai/restore-picture

    ​HEREDIS 

    ancestry.com.au

    myheritage.com

    ​Scotland's People 

    findpenguins.com
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