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Just happened across this site and thought I would share for those that are not aware of it. Cheers Lyn VIC Aliases A number of members served in the AIF under false names for a variety of reasons. The tables below identify such persons https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/aliases.html
The next meeting of the Melbourne based TMG User Group will be held this coming Sunday: Venue/Time: Sunday July 12 11:00am Lobby Area <http://vicgum.asn.au/meetings.html#Venues>Mount Waverly Masonic Hall 318 Stephensons Road, Mt Waverley Parking at rear and end of lane on the left <https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Masonic+Centre/@-37.87888,145.128489,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x6ad640056dee814f:0xf345e8e4f6006074>Map Here. Please pass this invitation on to all known TMG (and potential TMG) users. Membership of VicGUM is not required; this is an open TMG meeting. Topic: Don Ferguson has a presentation on Charting, a topic requested at our last meeting. After that there will be general discussion and Q&A so please bring your issues/questions along. Cost: No cost. After the meeting: In common with this new User Group meeting time; VicGUM will have their monthly meeting <http://vicgum.asn.au/>view details here. As always this is a meeting relevant to all Genealogists and you are encouraged to attend. This is free to Members of VicGUM and $5.00 for guests. Graeme Simpson
The next meeting of the Melbourne based TMG User Group will be held this coming Sunday: Venue/Time: Sunday June 14 11:00am Lobby Area <http://vicgum.asn.au/meetings.html#Venues>Mount Waverly Masonic Hall 318 Stephensons Road, Mt Waverley Parking at rear and end of lane on the left <https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Masonic+Centre/@-37.87888,145.128489,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x6ad640056dee814f:0xf345e8e4f6006074>Map Here. Please pass this invitation on to all known TMG (and potential TMG) users. Membership of VicGUM is not required; this is an open TMG meeting. Topic: Nothing specific has been arranged. There will be general discussion and Q&A so please bring your issues/questions along. Cost: No cost. After the meeting: In common with this new User Group meeting time; VicGUM will have their monthly meeting <http://vicgum.asn.au/>view details here. As always this is a meeting relevant to all Genealogists and you are encouraged to attend. This is free to Members of VicGUM and $5.00 for guests. Graeme Simpson
The next meeting of the Melbourne based TMG User Group will be held this coming Sunday: Venue/Time: Sunday March 8 11:00am Lobby Area <http://vicgum.asn.au/meetings.html#Venues>Mount Waverly Masonic Hall 318 Stephensons Road, Mt Waverley Parking at rear and end of lane on the left <https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Masonic+Centre/@-37.87888,145.128489,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x6ad640056dee814f:0xf345e8e4f6006074>Map Here. Please pass this invitation on to all known TMG (and potential TMG) users. Membership of VicGUM is not required; this is an open TMG meeting. Topic: Nothing specific has been arranged. There will be general discussion and Q&A so please bring your issues/questions along. Cost: No cost. After the meeting: In common with this new User Group meeting time; VicGUM will have their monthly meeting <http://vicgum.asn.au/>view details here. As always this is a meeting relevant to all Genealogists and you are encouraged to attend. This is free to Members of VicGUM and $5.00 for guests. Graeme Simpson
The next meeting of the Legacy Users Group [LUG]will be held on Wednesday 19 November at 10.00 AM in the Meeting Room, GSV, Level B1, 257 Collins Street, Melbourne.. We'd love to have some questions in advance or suggestions for topics to be covered. There are NO stupid questions; we were all beginners at some stage. Cost $4 to help defray Auditorium costs. Please think carefully about the future of this group as a new leader is needed for 2015 As this is the last meeting for 2014 we will share some Christmas food after a shortened meeting. Judy will bring a Christmas cake; can we please have a volunteer to bring some orange juice, it can be stored in the GSV frig if you want to bring it in earlier. Would others please bring a SMALL plate to share. Carol will bring paper plates and cups. All welcome. (For) Carol
Just a reminder that GUM has its monthly meeting this Sunday afternoon, details and topic below. Social Media for Genealogists presented by: Meg Bate Sunday November 9, <http://www.vicgum.asn.au/meetings.html#Venues>at the Mount Waverley Masonic Hall Commencing at 2:00 pm This presentation will guide and assist genealogists understand the networking maize by exploring tools such as facebook, twitter, blogging, flicker, Pinterest, YouTube, Google ++. Building solid relationships with our friends and family is one of the greatest appeals of social networking. Members no charge, non-members $5.00
The next meeting of the Melbourne based TMG User Group will be held this coming Sunday: Venue/Time: Sunday November 9th 11:00am Lobby Area <http://vicgum.asn.au/meetings.html#Venues>Mount Waverly Masonic Hall 318 Stephensons Road, Mt Waverley Parking at rear and end of lane on the left <https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Masonic+Centre/@-37.87888,145.128489,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x6ad640056dee814f:0xf345e8e4f6006074>Map Here. Please pass this invitation on to all known TMG (and potential TMG) users. Membership of VicGUM is not required; this is an open TMG meeting. This will be our last meeting for the year as we don't traditionally meet in December. Our next meeting after this one will be next February. Topic: Nothing specific has been suggested, so it will be general discussion and Q&A, bring along your issues to discuss. Cost: Although there is no cost associated with hiring the hall or use of the equipment which has been covered by VicGUM there will be a $2.00 charge, common to all User Group attendees, for the provision of limitless Tea, Coffee and biscuits. The Legacy Discussion Group will be there as well in the hall. Please note that GUM has one copy of TMG 9 remaining. If you know of any TMG user that still wants to get TMG 9 to future proof for some years their older version, let me know. It will go on a first come basis. After the meeting: In common with this new User Group meeting time; VicGUM will have their monthly meeting <http://vicgum.asn.au/meetings.html>view details here. As always this is a meeting relevant to all Genealogists and you are encouraged to attend. This is free to Members of VicGUM and $5.00 for guests. Graeme Simpson
This message sent unsuccessfully by Carol - must be in plain text otherwise it will continue to be rejected ... The next meeting of the Legacy Users Group [LUG] will be held on Wednesday 15th October at 10.00 am in the Meeting Room, GSV, Level B1, 257 Collins Street, Melbourne. Are there any topics you'd like discussed? There will be time for general questions, and we'd love to have some questions in advance to legacyusers@vicgum.asn.au Remember, there are NO stupid questions. And remember, for the group to continue we need a new leader for 2015 Cost $4 to help defray Auditorium costs. All welcome; and I look forward to seeing you. Carol
The next meeting of the Legacy Users Group [LUG] will be held on Wednesday September 17th at 10.00 am in the Meeting Room, GSV, Level B1, 257 Collins Street, Melbourne. There will be time for general questions, and we'd love to have some questions in advance to legacyusers@vicgum.asn.au Remember, there are NO stupid questions Cost $4 to help defray Auditorium costs. All welcome; and I look forward to seeing you. Carol
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP Date: Sunday 28th September 2014 Time: 9:30 am for 10:00 start Venue: Waverley Masonic Centre 318 Stephensons Road, Mt Waverley - Melway® 70 E1 (Approximately 700 metres from Mt Waverley railway station) (See details on the web site www.vicgum.asn.au) The cost for the day is: members- $30.00, non-members- $50.00. Non-members who join on the day will be admitted at member cost. The attendance cost includes continuous tea and coffee together with a light lunch. Information about the day: Downloading and installing free photography management software. How to add names and titles onto photographs How to use digital cameras, adjusting "film" speed, using close up etc. Camera mounts for holding the camera still Organising photographs, folders, filing, naming protocols. Meta data- what it means, preparing photographs for social media. Hands on sessions. Free software available (BYO USB key) Presenters include: Graeme Simpson, Meg Bate, Doug Elms, Robyn Pidcock By the end of the workshop you will have some great information on what free software is available and how to manage your digital images. Please bring a notebook and pen. Never been to a GUM Workshop? See the FAQ at: http://www.vicgum.asn.au/GUM_WorkshopFAQs.pdf For catering purposes, please advise your attendance at: bookings@vicgum.asn.au For more information, contact the VicGUM® office (03) 9639 2005 on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10am and 3pm.
The next meeting of the Melbourne based TMG User Group will be held this coming Sunday: Venue/Time: Sunday September 14th 11:00am Lobby Area <http://vicgum.asn.au/meetings.html#Venues>Mount Waverly Masonic Hall 318 Stephensons Road, Mt Waverley Parking at rear and end of lane on the left <https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Masonic+Centre/@-37.87888,145.128489,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x6ad640056dee814f:0xf345e8e4f6006074>Map Here. Please pass this invitation on to all known TMG (and potential TMG) users. Membership of VicGUM is not required; this is an open TMG meeting. Topic: Nothing specific has been suggested, but I assume we will talk a little about the end of support for TMG and its implications as we continue to use TMG 9. General discussion and Q&A to follow. Cost: Although there is no cost associated with hiring the hall or use of the equipment which has been covered by VicGUM there will be a $2.00 charge, common to all User Group attendees, for the provision of limitless Tea, Coffee and biscuits. The Legacy Discussion Group will be there as well in the hall. Note that most user group attendees last month intend to continue using TMG. It is strongly suggested that users of older versions at least update to TMG 9 as it runs well on current Windows versions (Win 7/Win 8) and will provide some years of use before any move to another program is required because of any future operating system limits. If you haven't upgraded, note that VicGUM has reduced the price of TMG 9 to $48 (+P&P). After the meeting: In common with this new User Group meeting time; VicGUM will have their monthly meeting <http://vicgum.asn.au/meetings.html>view details here. As always this is a meeting relevant to all Genealogists and you are encouraged to attend. This is free to Members of VicGUM and $5.00 for guests. Graeme Simpson
The next meeting of the Legacy Users Group [LUG]will be held on Wednesday 20 August at 10.00 AM in the Meeting Room, GSV, Level B1, 257 Collins Street, Melbourne. We have had a few queries re Charts so will cover some of that. There will be time for general questions. We'd love to have some questions in advance. There are NO stupid questions; we were all beginners at some stage. Cost $4 to help defray Auditorium costs. All welcome. Judy (for Carol who is away)
The next meeting of the Melbourne based TMG User Group will be held this coming Sunday: Venue/Time: Sunday August 10th 11:00am Lobby Area <http://vicgum.asn.au/meetings.html#Venues>Mount Waverly Masonic Hall 318 Stephensons Road, Mt Waverley Parking at rear and end of lane on the left <https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Masonic+Centre/@-37.87888,145.128489,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x6ad640056dee814f:0xf345e8e4f6006074>Map Here. Please pass this invitation on to all known TMG (and potential TMG) users. Membership of VicGUM is not required; this is an open TMG meeting. Topic: We have TMG 9.03 release and of course the end of support for TMG - we will have some discussions about both! General discussion and Q&A to follow. Cost: Although there is no cost associated with hiring the hall or use of the equipment which has been covered by VicGUM there will be a $2.00 charge, common to all User Group attendees, for the provision of limitless Tea, Coffee and biscuits. The Legacy Discussion Group will be there as well in the hall. After the meeting: In common with this new User Group meeting time; VicGUM will have their monthly meeting <http://vicgum.asn.au/meetings.html>view details here. As always this is a meeting relevant to all Genealogists and you are encouraged to attend. This is free to Members of VicGUM and $5.00 for guests. Graeme Simpson
The next meeting of the Legacy Users Group [LUG] will be held on Wednesday July 16th at 10.00 am in the Meeting Room, GSV, Level B1, 257 Collins Street, Melbourne. There will be time for general questions, and we'd love to have some questions in advance to legacyusers@vicgum.asn.au Remember, there are NO stupid questions Cost $4 to help defray Auditorium costs. All welcome; and I look forward to seeing you. Apologies, Carol
These days everyone is very busy and you may have missed this. The Duff Down Under Ancestry/FTM Seminar 3 weeks from now on the 26th July. It is highly unlikely that this will be repeated - for information about Duff Wilson : <http://blogs.ancestry.com/au/2014/06/19/family-tree-maker-expert-duff-wilson-touring-australia-in-july/?o_xid=61199&o_lid=61199&o_sch=Email>http://blogs.ancestry.com/au/2014/06/19/family-tree-maker-expert-duff-wilson-touring-australia-in-july/?o_xid=61199&o_lid=61199&o_sch=Email There are still places available so dont leave it to the last minute to book, we need to provide a confirmed number of attendees to the caterer 5 working days before the event. Registrations cannot be accepted on the day as the lunch has to be pre-ordered. (If you have dietary requirements please let us know in advance) For bookings and payments please click the following link: <http://www.vicgum.asn.au/30thMelbourneSeminar.html>http://www.vicgum.asn.au/30thMelbourneSeminar.html Presenters: Robert Duff Wilson, the Senior Product Manager for Family Tree Maker from Ancestry.com in Provo, Utah on his first visit to Australia John Donaldson an alpha tester for Family Tree Maker Doug Elms, President of VicGUM Topics Covered: Ancestry & The Community The Future for Family History Ins & Outs of Family Tree Maker Ancestry Search Hints Online Ancestry Member Trees Q&A session where you can pose all your questions to the experts! Location: State Library of Victoria 328 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000 (Enter from Latrobe St.) Parking is available in the QV car park, enter from Russell St and costs $10 all day. Remember that this is also Melbourne Open day so arrive early and enjoy a coffee beforehand at one of the many coffee shops in the QV complex. For full details of how to access the State Library visit: <http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/visit/how-get-here>http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/visit/how-get-here The Library is open until 6:00 pm so you may wish to visit their new Family History section: <http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/explore/family-history-resources>http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/explore/family-history-resources I look forward to welcoming you on the day. Doug Elms (per Graeme Simpson) VICTORIAN GUM (GENEALOGISTS USING MICROCOMPUTERS) INCORPORATED ABN 47 032 151 571 Reg. No. A0023358X Level B1, 257 Collins Street, MELBOURNE. VIC. 3000. PO Box 375, FLINDERS LANE. VIC. 8009. Tel: 03 9639 2005 Email: <mailto:info@vicgum.asn.au>info@vicgum.asn.au Website: <http://www.vicgum.asn.au>www.vicgum.asn.au
The next meeting of the Melbourne based TMG User Group will be held: Venue/Time: Sunday July 13th 11:00am Lobby Area <http://vicgum.asn.au/meetings.html#Venues>Mount Waverly Masonic Hall 318 Stephensons Road, Mt Waverley Parking at rear and end of lane on the left <https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Masonic+Centre/@-37.87888,145.128489,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x6ad640056dee814f:0xf345e8e4f6006074>Map Here. Please pass this invitation on to all known TMG (and potential TMG) users. Membership of VicGUM is not required; this is an open TMG meeting. Topic: The introductory topic will be using the Add Family feature of TMG including how to handle this feature when one or both parents are already in your database. General discussion and Q&A to follow. Cost: Although there is no cost associated with hiring the hall or use of the equipment which has been covered by VicGUM there will be a $2.00 charge, common to all User Group attendees, for the provision of limitless Tea, Coffee and biscuits. The Legacy Discussion Group will be there as well in the hall. After the meeting: In common with this new User Group meeting time; VicGUM will have their monthly meeting <http://vicgum.asn.au/meetings.html>view details here. As always this is a meeting relevant to all Genealogists and you are encouraged to attend. This is free to Members of VicGUM and $5.00 for guests. Graeme Simpson
The next meeting of the Legacy Users Group [LUG] will be held on Wednesday 18th June at 10.00 am in the Meeting Room, GSV, Level B1, 257 Collins Street, Melbourne. There will be time for general questions, and we'd love to have some questions in advance to legacyusers@vicgum.asn.au Remember, there are NO stupid questions Cost $4 to help defray Auditorium costs. All welcome; and I look forward to seeing you.
The next meeting of the Legacy Users Group [LUG] will be held on Wednesday April 16 at 10.00 am in the Meeting Room, GSV, Level B1, 257 Collins Street, Melbourne. There will be time for general questions, and we'd love to have some questions in advance to legacyusers@vicgum.asn.au Remember, there are NO stupid questions Cost $4 to help defray Auditorium costs. All welcome; and I look forward to seeing you. Carol