Video and Audio Presentations
Audio Presentations
DNA deciphering families, surprises and skeletons
Genealogy is now the second most popular hobby in the United States (after gardening) according to Time magazine.
Genealogist Michelle Patient is an expert in using DNA testing to help people find their roots. (04/08/2017)
Genealogy and Social Media
Family histories are often the starting point for film makers like Gaylene Preston in the film Home by Christmas - not to mention historical novelists like Stephanie Johnson and Jack Lazenby. Lynn Freeman looks at one of the big issues being talked about - social media, and the pros and cons of using it to track down relatives and fellow genealogists. She's joined by genealogists Donna Bridgeman and Lisa Durrant. (14/08/2016)
Video Presentations
Locating Your Ancestors Through Burial Records
Presenter: David Verran, Team Leader Central Auckland Research Centre, Auckland Libraries
David presents a seminar on the importance of the 1882 Cemeteries Act.
08/03/2015